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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7900853 | Apparatus for supplying chemical liquid Provided is an apparatus for supplying chemical liquid. The apparatus includes: a plurality of nozzles, each of which can be moved forward or backward and supplies chemical liquid; a nozzle cover which accommodates the nozzles therein and has an open end to allow ea... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900852 | Cover for protecting a fusible linkage in a sprinkler head A combination of a cover and a sprinkler head. The sprinkler head includes a fusible linkage mounted within a frame and having a protruding portion. The cover includes a first member adjacent to the protruding portion of the fusible linkage. The first member has a f... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7757967 | Protection cover device for fire-fighting/protection instruments A protection device for a fire-fighting/protection instrument and its operational components. The device includes a proximal end surface and a distal end surface with a wall member extending therebetween having an outer surface and an inner surface. The proximal and... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7431222 | Aerosol spray masking device A masking device to prevent over-spray when using an aerosol can to apply aerosols to a work surface. The device includes a horizontal channel structure, the back end of which is essentially open and serves as an insertion point for an aerosol nozzle feed tube from ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7389942 | Pop-up bubbler assembly for dispensing fluid A pop-up bubbler assembly for drinking fountains or other appliances that includes a head with a dispensing spout that rises upward out of a housing to dispense an arc of clean water when activated. The bubbler head then drops back down into the housing after water ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7389827 | Nozzle assembly with blow-off cap for use in fire suppression system A discharge assembly used with a fire suppression delivery system comprises a nozzle having an outer nozzle surface and inlet and discharge ends. The inlet end receives fire suppression agent and the discharge end dispenses fire suppression agent through an orifice.... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7380730 | Tunnel sprayer for rows of plants Tunnel sprayer for rows of plants, is of the type having opposing shields (S, S′) which substantially cover the whole heights of the opposing sides of at least one row, and which comprise fans (14) to create a flow of air which in delivery travels parallel ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7334742 | Spraying device with droplet hold-back The present application describes a spraying device with droplet hold-back. The droplet hold-back is formed by a baffle, which collects the droplets in a defined volume. From this volume, the droplets can be suctioned by means of a suction opening and supplied to a ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320422 | Fastener tool The fastener tool includes a nosepiece, a nosepiece cover pivotally attached to the nosepiece, a latch pivotally attached to the nosepiece cover, a latch wire pivotally attached to the latch for engaging at least one hook disposed on the nosepiece, wherein the latch... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311823 | Pool filter cleaning device A pool filter cleaning device (1) which allows a person to thoroughly clean a filter cartridge (15) quickly and easily with minimal amount of splash back. The pool filter cleaning device (1) is comprised of a handle (2), an angled head se... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306173 | Fuel injection valve A fuel injector for fuel-injection systems of internal combustion engines has a solenoid coil; a valve needle that is operatively connected to the solenoid coil and acted upon by a restoring spring in a closing direction, in order to actuate a valve-closure member w... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7273189 | Protective cover for frangible bulb A cover mountable on a support frame for protecting a frangible item mounted within the frame is disclosed. The cover has first and second cover portions engaging the frame on opposite sides of the item. A hinge connects first ends of the covers together and a relea... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7246757 | Nozzle cover of air brush An air brush includes a brush member with a head portion at an end and a nozzle on the head portion. A nozzle cover is detachably bonded to the nozzle. The nozzle cover has a first attracting portion, and the nozzle has a second attracting portion associated with th... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7222767 | Nail gun with an adjustable clip assembly A pneumatic tool has a body, a handle, a clip, a biasing member and a cap. The handle is formed on and extends from the body and has a free end and an annular shank extending from the free end. The clip is rotatably and slidably mounted on the shank and has a collar... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216819 | Sprinkler head vegetation shield A sprinkler head vegetation shield that includes a sloping wall defined by a single-piece curved plate. A lip extends horizontally away from the wall along an upper perimeter thereof for supporting the shield adjacent a sprinkler head without attachment thereto. A n... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213774 | Air brush An air brush having a simple structure which can be easily disassembled and assembled without use of any particular tool, for improvement in maintenance performance. In the air brush, a needle to open/close a nozzle member is inserted through an air brush main body.... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7185567 | Torque plate tool and method for sprinkler head installation A tool and a method for installing a sprinkler head in a threaded fitting of a fire suppression system is disclosed. The sprinkler head is protected by a cover. The tool is formed from an elongated body having a cavity that is sized to receive the cover. One end of ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172138 | Powder spray gun mount and cleaning arrangements A gun mount for a spray gun includes a rigid bracket that is installed on a rigid vertical support such as a gun mover. The bracket securely mounts the guns so as to reduce vibration and swaying during a spraying operation, even when the guns are being vertically mo... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7152812 | Front mounted zero turn radius walk behind sprayer The present invention comprises a walk behind zero turn radius drive unit and a front spray frame carrying a plurality of transversely spaced, clearly observable spray nozzles. The drive unit permits accurate and high productivity traverse of the application area wi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7114665 | Sprinkler head protective guard A sprinkler head guard includes an inner casing that has a cylindrical shape, and vertically aligned top and bottom openings. A first coupling is conjoined to the inner casing and has a threaded inner surface. A second coupling has axially offset lower and upper end... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108195 | Protective shroud for FCC feed nozzles and method for designing such shroud A protective shield for protecting a feed nozzle encloses, not only the circumference of the feed nozzle, but also encloses and protects the end of the feed nozzle. The protective shield includes an open portion in its end which corresponds to, and surrounds the sli... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093777 | Jet clean nozzle with multiple spray openings A jet clean nozzle having multiple spray openings which increase the scan density of pressurized water sprayed against the surface of a semiconductor wafer. The jet clean nozzle includes a nozzle body for attachment to a nozzle adaptor that communicates with a water... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7066406 | Paint sprayer A paint sprayer for spraying a fluid comprises a housing that houses a motor, a pump, and a fluid passage. A handle is coupled to the housing and a paint cup is coupled to the handle for storage of a fluid. The handle is positioned between the housing and the paint ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066404 | Sprinkler spray shield A spray shield apparatus for shielding against spray from a sprinkler head and which can be quickly and easily attached and detached from a sprinkler standpipe or riser. The spray shield apparatus (20) has a semi-cylindrical body (22) enclosed within a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063273 | Spray delivery system A spray delivery system including a sectional boom attachable to a vehicle. The boom includes first and second movable arms and a fixed arm, each arm housing a plurality of spray nozzles. Each arm can include a frame having openings so that the arms are light-weight... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063275 | Sprayer having a spray shield and a spray shield retainer A sprayer has a spray shield and a spray shield retainer. The spray shield is removably attached to the spray shield retainer for efficient storage when not in use. The spray shield can be contoured to the body of the sprayer. The spray shield is configured for atta... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055614 | Torque plate for sprinkler head A torque plate for use with a sprinkler head in a fire suppression system is disclosed. The torque plate has a base from which one or more fingers project transversely. The torque plate is mounted on the sprinkler head. A protective cover surrounds the sprinkler hea... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051956 | Ejector device for direct injection fuel jet Disclosed is a device for increasing entrainment and mixing in an air/fuel zone of a direct fuel injection system. The device comprises an ejector nozzle in the form of an inverted funnel whose central axis is aligned along the central axis of a fuel injector jet an... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7032789 | Solenoid using color-coded visual indicia in a liquid dispensing system A liquid dispensing system and methods including color-coded visual indicia to assist an operator in the proper selection of the components and in the configuration of those components in the system during setup, maintenance and diagnostics. Color-coded indicia is a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032622 | Hose for introduction and distribution of inflator gas Disclosed herein is a hose for introduction and distribution of inflator gas which is characterized in that the hose is placed in an air bag apparatus for side collision and distributes the inflator gas upon operation of the air bag, that outside surface and/or insi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025282 | Covered bubbler head for a drinking fountain A protective cover is provided for substantially enclosing and protecting a bubbler head of a drinking fountain or the like against contamination when water flow to the bubbler head is turned off. In one preferred form, when the water flow is turned on, the protecti... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021564 | Fuel injection valve A fuel injector (1) for direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of internal combustion engines having an actuator (10), a valve needle (3) operable by the actuator (10) for actuation of a valve closure member (4) which... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004409 | Water spray plate and shower head A number of water spray holes formed on a water spray plate is not less than 130. A diameter of the respective water spray holes is not less than 0.1 mm and not more than 0.5 mm, and an entire aperture area thereof is not more than 30 mm2. With this arran... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6978945 | Dispensing device Hand-held dispensing devices for dispensing and applying a substance to the skin of a host are described. The devices include a hollow body, a capsule mounted within the hollow body for containing the substance, a nozzle mounted within the hollow body communicating ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6968572 | Fluid barrier arm cuff The present invention is directed to a fluid barrier apparatus for an arm. In one broad aspect, the apparatus includes a seal portion defining an opening for the arm or any part thereof. The seal restricts passage of fluid between clothing or bare skin and the appar... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6964382 | Grip cover for coating dispensing device hand grip A grip cover is provided for fitting over the hand grip of a coating dispensing device for dispensing coating material. The grip cover includes material for cushioning a hand of an operator using the coating dispensing device. ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6932285 | Orifice body with mixing chamber for abrasive water jet cutting An improved orifice assembly for use with an ultra high pressure fluid jet cutting apparatus is disclosed. The improved orifice assembly generally includes an orifice body defining a central bore, a high pressure inlet cavity located at an upstream portion of the bo... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932280 | Adjustable needle foot for dispensing system A needle foot assembly for a dispensing system includes a needle nut, a rotatable bearing, a friction brake, and an end piece holding the needle foot. The needle foot assembly attaches the needle to a dispensing head of the dispensing system. Rotation of the bearing... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6918546 | Reversible spray head Reversible spray head, including a reversible element or key (5) placed in a central body and through which is a channel (9) with a spray insert (10, 11) on each end; rotating the element or key 180° allows changing from one spray hole to the o... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6899279 | Atomizer with low pressure area passages A rotary atomizing applicator is provided with passages directing ambient air to an area of low-pressure created behind a rotary atomizer of the applicator. The passages have ambient air openings thereto remote from the rotary atomizer. When a low-pressure area is c... | 05/31/2005 |
