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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152076 | Device for collecting and dispensing roof rain water The container is mounted onto the structure and attached to the bottom of the rain gutter. It collects rain gutter water and pumps the water out across the lawn area using a battery/solar powered system, using a sump pump with hoses and nozzles. It also keeps leaves... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8132740 | Gas dynamic spray gun A portable gas dynamic cold spray gun eliminates many of the inherent limitations of the prior art by minimizing a scatter of operating parameters and improving its efficiency. According to one feature of the present invention, the powder flow rate is continuously m... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7766254 | Heated fuel injector A heated fuel injector includes a heated body, liquid fuel flowing through a fuel passage within the body, and a member that increases heat transfer from the heated body to the fuel within the fuel passage. The thermal efficiency of the fuel injector is increased se... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7753286 | Spray nozzle for overheated liquid A device providing for an overheated liquid to be sprayed in very fine droplets at a very high speed, comprised of a nozzle body followed by a mixer head and several injectors opening onto a divergent speed attainment nozzle. Fittings adjust the exit section of the ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7699243 | Applicator device for applying liquid material An applicator device for sheet application of liquid material including a main body, a nozzle assembly with at least one slotted application nozzle for dispensing the liquid material, and a clamping device attaching the nozzle assembly to the main body. ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7677468 | Inductive heated injector using additional coil A fuel injector assembly includes a first coil that induces a time varying magnetic field into a second coil that is utilized to heat fuel flowing through the fuel injector. The second coil generates a second magnetic field generated by a current induced by the firs... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7637441 | Cold gas spray gun A cold gas spray gun is disclosed. The spray gun includes a high-pressure gas heater which has a pressure vessel through which gas flows and a heating element situated in the pressure vessel, as well as a mixing chamber in which particles can be admixed with the gas... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7628340 | Constant current zero-voltage switching induction heater driver for variable spray injection An electronic high frequency induction heater driver, for a variable spray fuel injection system, uses a zero-voltage switching oscillator that is impedance coupled to an imbedded multiple function signal separator and integrated with a conventionally implemented el... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7472839 | Fuel injector A heating time period is decreased by that a valve body including a hollow valve shaft is arranged in a slidable manner in a cylindrical part of a casing on which a nozzle body with a valve seat is mounted at a front end thereof, a fuel is introduced from a fuel out... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7438873 | Animal scent lure with heating capacity A scent lure is configured as a reusable container with two separate compartments, one for a scent wick and one for a disposable heating element. The compartments are separated by a common dividing wall and are independently accessible for ease of use. The separate ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7395976 | Solution spray apparatus and solution spray method A solution spray apparatus includes a nozzle which sprays a droplet of a solution such as EL solution, a heater is provided on the nozzle to heat the solution in the nozzle to a temperature lower than a boiling point of the solution in the nozzle, so that the drople... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7387263 | Fuel injection valve of engine, fuel injection method and assembling method of the same The heating injector in which the fuel is heated within a short time when starting and the size of a fuel atomized particle is very small h as casing 10 for a fuel injection valve which supplies fuel to an engine, orifice member 50 with an orifice thro... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7377454 | Device for pumping a liquid from a packaging or a container The invention relates to a device for pumping a liquid from a packaging, for the distribution thereof in a heated, foamed or emulsified form, comprising a sub-assembly for aspiration by venturi effect which can be connected to the tubing of a pressurized liquid flow... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7360720 | Spray gun In a spray gun (1) for atomizing fluids, that can be actuated using a lever (15) mounted in a pivoting arrangement on a sleeve (11) which accommodates an atomizer nozzle (12) and in which the air flow can be generated by an air turbine ( | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361231 | System and method for mid-pressure dense phase gas and ultrasonic cleaning Workpieces are loaded into a cleaning chamber. The cleaning chamber is pressurized with a first dense-phase cleaning fluid, the temperature and pressure of the first dense-phase fluid being maintained at less than about 1500 psi using a temperature control device. T... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357124 | Multiple capillary fuel injector for an internal combustion engine A fuel injector for vaporizing a liquid fuel for use in an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector includes a plurality of capillary flow passages, each of the plurality of capillary flow passages having an inlet end and an outlet end; a heat source arranged a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347383 | Modular fuel injector and method of assembling the modular fuel injector A fuel injector for use with an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector comprises a valve group subassembly and a coil group subassembly. The valve group subassembly includes a tube assembly having a longitudinal axis that extends between a first end and a sec... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347679 | Apparatus for manufacturing ultra-fine particles using electrospray device and method thereof An apparatus and method for manufacturing ultra-fine particles using an electrospray device is disclosed. One or more capillary provided at its tip with a nozzle is positioned within a guide duct and precursors such as metal organic materials and metal halogen compo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337768 | Multiple capillary fuel injector for an internal combustion engine A fuel injector for delivering fuel to an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector includes a fuel injector housing, a system for metering vaporized fuel to the internal combustion engine, the system positioned within the fuel injector housing, and a system for... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337791 | Rollover car wash for large vehicles A vehicle washer of the rollover type especially suitable for washing large vehicles such as buses and trucks. The washer includes an overhead carriage moving along an overhead guide rail structure and including opposed L-shaped spray arms adapted to wash top and si... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325751 | Exhaust duct for a rotary sprayer having a pneumatic turbine The invention relates to a sprayer (1), comprising a pneumatic turbine (5), capable of rotating a bowl (6), the turbine being connected to a pressurized gas supply line (11), for driving said turbine and to a drive gas exhaust line (12... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322188 | Anti-condensation control system for device driven by compressed air An anti-condensation control system for devices driven by or utilizing decompressing air is provided. The system includes a supply of compressed air connected to a compressed air-utilizing device. A source of heated fluid is provided and is connected to a heat excha... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311863 | Method for producing glass-like carbon pipe, and glass-like carbon pipe produced by such method A method for producing a glass-like carbon pipe is provided. The method comprises the steps of producing a plurality of thermosetting resin molded articles by centrifugal molding, said molded articles each having the shape of the sections of a pipe divided in the lo... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311271 | Spray gun having mechanism for internally swirling and breaking up a fluid The present technique provides a system and method for improving atomization in a spray coating device by internally mixing and breaking up a desired coating fluid prior to atomization. In one embodiment, a flow barrier is disposed in the spray coating device downst... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305176 | Method and device for detecting leaks using smoke A smoke producing device for detecting leaks in a fluid system comprises a smoke producing chamber and a fluid reservoir for containing a smoke producing fluid. A heating element is provided within the smoke producing chamber. The chamber has a pressurized gas inlet... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302949 | High flow humidifier for delivering heated and humidified breathing gases An improved humidifier which may be used with a nasal cannula for high-flow respiratory gas therapy wherein a sterilized liquid is drawn from a sterilized liquid container by a high-flow driving gas passing adjacent to an aspirator tube orifice through which the ste... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293570 | Carbon dioxide snow apparatus A carbon dioxide snow apparatus of the present invention includes a carbon dioxide snow generation system and a propellant generation system connected to a common carbon dioxide gas source. The carbon dioxide snow generation system includes a condenser having a at l... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290723 | Aerosol splitter for ELSD The present invention is directed to a device for splitting a propelled aerosol cloud. The device utilizes a curved spray chamber and a thermal technique to divert any desired portion of the aerosol to waste. The remainder of the aerosol is made available to an ELSD... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289878 | Apparatus and method for modifying operation of an electric gun driver A method and apparatus for providing adjustment of current-related dispensing parameters in an electric dispensing gun. A control circuit receives user-selected inputs corresponding to dispensing parameters of the gun and converts those inputs into digital signals. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275699 | Mobile pumping unit for dispensing insulating material in situ A method and a self-contained, mobile dispensing system, wherein the material to be dispensed is formed by mixing several reactants. A generator provides power to the overall system. Storage tanks are provided for storing the reactants. A chiller unit chills the rea... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269876 | Window and lens glass cleaning system In a window and lens glass cleaning system for a window/lens glass of a motor vehicle, a washer nozzle, a heating element and a nonreturn valve are in each case arranged on or in a retaining part. The retaining part is fastened on a wiper arm which can pivot over th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267728 | System and method for cleaning and/or treating vehicles and the surfaces of other objects The present invention relates to a system and method for cleaning and/or treating a surface, preferably surfaces such as ceramic, steel, plastic, glass and/or painted surfaces such as the exterior surface of a vehicle. The system and method utilize a cleaning compos... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265982 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a packaging substrate mounted with semiconductor chips; a heat dissipation metal plate having three or more sides and mounted with the packaging substrates; a frame provided along a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263984 | Heated PCV valve and hose assemblies A PCV valve assembly including housing having a fluid inlet and outlet. A poppet valve is disposed in the housing between the fluid inlet and outlet and is moveable in an axial direction between a plurality of positions. A heating element having a positive temperatu... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264178 | Foam spraying rig A foam spraying rig comprising a vehicle having first and second fluid spray component storage tanks mounted in the body of the vehicle, each of which are heated by electrical heaters and by tubing which is connected to the coolant of the water cooled engine of the ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264678 | Process for cleaning a surface A process is described wherein a surface, for example the exterior surface of a vehicle, is contacted with a cleaning composition capable of rendering the surface treated hydrophilic and then rinsed with purified rinse water. Preferably the process also involves a p... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255292 | Module and nozzle for dispensing controlled patterns of liquid material A liquid dispensing module and nozzle or die tip for discharging at least one liquid filament. The nozzle includes a wedge-shaped member having a pair of side surfaces converging to an apex. A liquid discharge passage extends along an axis through the wedge-shaped m... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246758 | Metal atomizing device A metal atomizing device includes a casing with an inlet tube for providing liquid metal into the casing and an outlet is defined through the casing. The inlet tube and the outlet share a common axis. A polygonal impact member is located at an outlet of the inlet tu... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246759 | Modular spray gun apparatus and methods Modular spray gun apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a handle module and a head module that is removeably coupled to the handle module. The head module includes a first housing having an inlet adapted to be coupled to a sou... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7225998 | Apparatus and method for preparing and delivering fuel A method and apparatus for vaporizing liquid fuel. The apparatus includes at least one capillary flow passage, the at least one capillary flow passage having an inlet end and an outlet end; a fluid control valve for placing the inlet end of the at least one capillar... | 06/05/2007 |
