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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8011599 | Method and device for nebulising high-viscosity liquids with minimal fallback A method of controlling evaporation of droplet cloud resulting from nebulization of a liquid expelled from a liquid droplet spray device is disclosed, wherein the liquid droplet spray device comprises a reservoir containing liquid, a perforate membrane plate, a flui... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8006915 | Ultrasonic waterjet apparatus An ultrasonic waterjet apparatus (10) has a mobile generator module (20) and a high-pressure water hose (40) for delivering high-pressure water from the mobile generator module (20) to a hand-held gun (50) with a trigger and an ult... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7980484 | Automatic flow gap adjusting anti-slab method and apparatus An anti-slabbing device pivotally coupled above a material conveyor and configured to drop down onto material conveyed and further configured so as to vibrate the leading edge of the material as it reaches the end of the conveyor to create a more consistent flow of ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7963458 | Ultrasonic liquid delivery device An ultrasonic liquid delivery device including a housing having an internal chamber and at least one exhaust port communicating with the internal chamber. An ultrasonic waveguide in the internal chamber ultrasonically energizes liquid within the chamber prior to the... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7954728 | Method for adjusting an operation frequency and checking an operating state of ultrasonic nebulizer A method for adjusting an operation frequency and checking an operating state of the ultrasonic nebulizer is related in the present invention. By detecting the current to determine a resonance frequency and whether deviated from a predetermined normal range, the neb... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7832655 | Delivery system for generating liquid active materials using an electromechanical transducer A delivery system and methods for generating droplets of liquid active materials, such as a perfume, air freshener, insecticide formulation, and volatile materials, to the atmosphere by means of a electromechanical transducer. The electromechanical transducer employ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828225 | Catalyst delivery system and method therefor A system and method for delivering catalytic molecular structure to a combustion chamber is disclosed. Catalyst base materials are reduced to a micronic fog by a device using the ultrasonic vibration of a piezoelectric disc. The liquid base materials evaporate insta... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7819335 | Control system and method for operating an ultrasonic liquid delivery device In a control system and method for operating an ultrasonic liquid delivery device, an ultrasonic waveguide, separate from the housing, is disposed at least in part within an internal chamber of the housing to ultrasonically energize liquid prior to the liquid being ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7784708 | Fuel injecting device and method for controlling said device A fuel injecting device and method of controlling the fuel injection device. The fuel injection device includes a cylindrical body, a needle whose end includes with a head forming a valve on a seat supported by the end of the cylindrical body, an actuator made of an... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7735747 | Micro-spray system resonance frequency modulation method and device A micro-spray system resonance frequency modulation method and device designed to minimize resonance frequency drift during atomization involves using a resonance frequency modulation unit for modulating resonance frequency and nodes, controlling and calibrating res... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7641130 | Methods and apparatus for optimizing aerosol generation with ultrasonic transducers The invention is an apparatus and methods for optimizing the performance and protecting one or more aerosol generating transducers from deterioration while operating in a chemically reactive aqueous solution by utilizing one or more protective barrier techniques to ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7533830 | Control system and method for operating an ultrasonic liquid delivery device In a control system and method for operating an ultrasonic liquid delivery device a first drive signal is delivered according to a first drive signal control schedule to an ultrasonic waveguide assembly to excite the ultrasonic waveguide for a predefined time. At ea... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7384670 | Coating method and atomizer A rotary atomizer (1) has a rotary atomizing head (4) driven by an air motor (2) at a rotational speed of 4,000˜5,000 rpm, for example. A coating material is supplied to a central portion of the rotary atomizing head (4) through a paint ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380729 | Dispensing method In a method for cleaning a liquid delivery device such as a dispensing or pipetting device, the liquid chamber can be flushed in a cleaning step. To remove gas bubbles which might exist in the liquid chamber, for example, the liquid in the liquid chamber is vibrated... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7364276 | Continuous ink jet apparatus with integrated drop action devices and control circuitry A continuous liquid drop emission apparatus is provided. The liquid drop emission apparatus is comprised of a liquid chamber containing a positively pressurized liquid in flow communication with at least one nozzle for emitting a continuous stream of liquid and a je... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364687 | Soft film The invention relates to a method of making a film, and to a die for making the film. The fluid die includes a fluid feed manifold connected to a housing having positioned therein at least one fluid feed channel in fluid communication with the fluid feed manifold. T... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357334 | Method and apparatus for separating a solution In a method and apparatus for separating a solution, the solution containing a target substance is atomized into a mist in an atomizer (1) to produce a mixed fluid of mist and air. In the collection of the mist from this mixed fluid, an air transmission membr... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353708 | Ultrasonic generator system The system controls the frequency of an ultrasonic signal to be applied to a waveguide, such that the frequency corresponds to a preferred resonance mode of the waveguide and not to adjacent undesirable resonance modes. The system operates by carrying out a first sc... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354008 | Fluidic nozzle for trigger spray applications A fluidic nozzle, for use with a trigger spray applicator that issues a desired spray pattern of fluid droplets, and wherein the applicator has a liquid delivering orifice and an exterior surface proximate the orifice that is configured to receive a spray nozzle, in... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351303 | Microfluidic systems and components Microfluidic systems and components. A microfluidic system includes one or more functional units or microfluidic chips, configured to perform constituent steps in a process and interconnected to form the system. A multi-layer microfluidic system includes a separate ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337987 | Liquid jetting device A liquid jetting apparatus (50) to jet a droplet of a charged liquid solution onto a base material, having: a nozzle (51) in which an edge portion thereof is arranged to face the base material K having a receiving surface to receive the jetted droplet,... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336291 | Thermal image forming apparatus A thermal image forming apparatus to form an image on a recording medium having first and second sides, the apparatus including a recording head to form the image by heating the recording medium, wherein the recording head rotates between first and second locations ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336486 | Synthetic jet-based heat dissipation device A synthetic jet array in a computing device, such as a mobile computing device, to dissipate heat generated by a heat generating component of the mobile computer is described. In one embodiment, a microscale synthetic jet array is integrated within a heat generating... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322349 | Apparatus and methods for the delivery of medicaments to the respiratory system An apparatus for delivery of a medicament to the respiratory system comprises a reservoir that is adapted to hold a liquid medicament that is to be delivered to a respiratory system. An aerosol generator is provided that is adapted to aerosolize the liquid medicamen... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318434 | Synthetic jet based medicament delivery method and apparatus A dry powder inhaler consisting of first chamber having an orifice for holding a dry powder and a gas, and a second chamber for receiving a deaggregated form of the dry powder and for communicating the deaggregated dry powder to a user. A synthetic jet drives the dr... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314185 | Liquid jetting device A liquid jetting apparatus (20) to jet a droplet of a charged liquid solution onto a base material, having: a nozzle (21) in which an edge portion thereof is arranged to face the base material K having a receiving surface to receive the jetted droplet,... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309024 | Wick assembly for dispensing a volatile liquid from a container and method of assembling same An interference fit assembly comprises a wick constructed of a porous polymer and a wall constructed of a polymer for interference engagement with the wick. The wick has a weight of 3.3 grams. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303265 | Air deflected drop liquid pattern deposition apparatus and methods A drop deflector apparatus for a continuous drop emission system that deposits a liquid pattern on a receiver according to liquid pattern data comprising a plurality of drop nozzles formed along a nozzle array axis and emitting a plurality of continuous streams of a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7284962 | Micropump This invention provides a fluid pump using perforate elements and closure elements which are alternately displace and relates particularly but not exclusively to miniature fluid pumps and pumps suitable for delivery of liquid pharmaceutical formulations. In the art ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284878 | Lumen regulating apparatus and process The present invention is a fluorescent light lumen regulating apparatus. More specifically, in one aspect, the present invention is a fluorescent lighting assembly for mounting at least one fluorescent lamp. In this aspect, the lighting assembly comprises a lamp hou... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280016 | Design of membrane actuator based on ferromagnetic shape memory alloy composite for synthetic jet actuator A membrane actuator includes a magnetically actuatable membrane and a magnetic trigger. The membrane includes a shape memory alloy (SMA), and the magnetic trigger is configured to induce a martensitic transformation in the SMA, to produce a larger force than would b... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267290 | Cold-performance fluidic oscillator A fluidic oscillator suitable for use at colder temperatures for generating an exhaust flow in the form of an oscillating spray of fluid droplets has an inlet for pressurized fluid, a pair of power nozzles configured to accelerate the movement of the pressurized flu... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267111 | Fuel injector Known fuel injectors have a valve housing in which an actuator and an hydraulic coupler are arranged, an electrical plug being provided on the valve housing for contact with a voltage source. The cables running from the plug to the actuator must be guided around the... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252085 | Device for inhalation therapy The invention relates to a device for inhalation therapy. Said device comprises an aerosol-producing device for spraying a liquid (3), preferably comprising a membrane (1), a support unit (6), an electromechanical transducer unit (7), and... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252140 | Apparatus and method for enhanced heat transfer One embodiment of the cooling module is implemented as a device having a heat sink and an integrated synthetic jet actuator. The heat sink is configured to have a channel and a jet distribution system associated with the synthetic jet actuator directs fluid flow int... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249830 | Ink jet break-off length controlled dynamically by individual jet stimulation A jet break-off length control apparatus for a continuous liquid drop emission system is provided. The jet break-off length control apparatus comprises a liquid drop emitter containing a positively pressurized liquid in flow communication with at least one nozzle fo... | 07/31/2007 |
| RE39671 | Ultrasonic fog maker and methods of drug delivery and air freshening An ultrasonic fog generator creates a fog of a liquid such as water. The visual appearance of the fog may be altered such as by being illuminated by one or more lights having one or more colors. Further, the fog may be used to deliver pharmaceuticals to one or both ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7221453 | Optical apparatus Various optical apparatus provide a source of parallel light (7, 75). The parallel light (7, 75) is generally achieved by directing an incident beam at the apex of a prism (1, 22, 24, 26, 28). The prism may have varying configurations. One confi... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204615 | LED light with active cooling An LED light assembly includes a housing, an LED disposed in the housing, a heat dissipating structure and a fluid current generator. The LED is in thermal communication with the heat dissipating structure and includes a flow path surface. The fluid current generato... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201802 | Apparatus for providing a substrate with viscous medium Solder paste application, inspection and correction. Following or during application of solder paste on a substrate, the result thereof is inspected and any detected errors are registered. Following an evaluation as to whether correction of these errors is required ... | 04/10/2007 |
