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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7819342 | Atomizer for dispensing liquids for medical purposes Atomizers (1) comprising a cartridge holder (4) which is arranged in the housing (3), a mouthpiece (5) which is provided on the housing (3) and in which an atomization device (6) is arranged, and a connecting tube system ( | 10/26/2010 |
| 7503511 | Pintle injector tip with active cooling A bi-propellant rocket engine may include a primary propellant flowing in a central passageway, a secondary propellant flowing in a secondary passageway generally coaxial with central passageway and a pintle tip having a central chamber sidewall coaxial with the pri... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7422772 | Conformal coating applicator and method An applicator for dispensing a conformal coating material onto a substrate. The applicator has a body with a nozzle having a dispensing orifice at a distal end of the body, and assist air is supplied to a location adjacent the dispensing orifice. A seat is disposed ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7404536 | Suction cup assembly including a quick release venturi A suction cup removably attached to a housing lifts and moves an object. A venturi removably attached to the housing provides a vacuum effect to secure the suction cup to the object. The venturi includes a pair of opposing ears. When the venturi is inserted into a v... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7201404 | Union nut with lock member Union nut (10) includes body (20) and lock member (50). Body (20) includes thread retaining end (30) with threads (33) for mounting upon a threaded pipe (120) and flange retaining end (40) including partial col... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7188786 | Hose-end sprayer assembly A hose-end sprayer assembly connectable to at least one container of product to be dispensed has an elongated housing for a venturi tube assembly rotatable about its central axis and devised to selectively open and close a product inlet opening as well as its associ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185830 | Uniform droplet spray nozzle for liquids A liquid spray nozzle configured to provide a relatively uniform droplet size spray having a nozzle body, a flow passage disposed in the nozzle body, a turbulent flow mechanism in the flow passage, a flow separating mechanism in the flow passage and a converging mec... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178742 | Fluid delivery system for spray applicator A fluid delivery system is provided as a modular system. The fluid delivery system provides a fluid to a robotic spray applicator system that may be used to spray a mold with a motor release compound or in-mold coating. The fluid to be dispensed is contained in the ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156320 | Method and apparatus for duct sealing using a clog-resistant insertable injector A clog-resistant injector spray nozzle allows relatively unobtrusive insertion through a small access aperture into existing ductwork in occupied buildings for atomized particulate sealing of a ductwork. The spray nozzle comprises an easily cleaned and easily replac... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150417 | Fuel injection valve A valve seat member has a valve seat with a fuel injection aperture. A valve body is movable between a close position wherein the valve body is put on the valve seat and an open position wherein the valve body is separated from the valve seat. A biasing member biase... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7134615 | Nozzle insert for mixed mode fuel injector A fuel injector includes a homogenous charge nozzle outlet set and a conventional nozzle outlet set controlled respectively, by first and second needle valve members. The homogeneous charged nozzle outlet set is defined by a nozzle insert that is attached to an inje... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125007 | Method and apparatus for reducing air consumption in gas conditioning applications A control system for adjusting the desired air pressure provided to one or more spray nozzles disposed to receive liquid and compressed air adjusts the amount of compressed air supplied to the spray nozzle based on various sensed operating parameters of the system. | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118049 | Hose-end sprayer assembly A hose-end sprayer has a selectively rotatable rotary valve received within the transverse bore of a housing which includes a carrier liquid inlet passage, a chemical liquid inlet passage and a discharge passage. The valve has a carrier liquid duct and a chemical li... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112758 | Apparatus and method for solution plasma spraying The apparatus for the thermal spray delivery of a precursor solution comprises a first solution reservoir, a second solution reservoir, singular or multiple atomizing liquid injector(s) disposed in fluid communication with the reservoirs, a flame source configured t... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7094049 | Quartz glass single hole nozzle for feeding fluid and quartz glass multi-hole burner head for feeding fluid The present invention provides a quartz glass single hole nozzle for feeding fluid capable of performing high-precision control of a flow rate, a burner for heat processing equipped with the quartz glass single hole nozzle, a quartz glass multihole burner head for f... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083121 | Modular automatic spray gun manifold A modular automatic spray gun manifold is provided. The manifold includes a plurality of spray gun modules arranged in an array in laterally spaced relation from each other. A junction element is arranged at an upstream end of the manifold. The junction element incl... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7032830 | Method and device for generating a liquid mist A device and a method for generating a mist for camouflaging ships, vehicles, air vehicles and stationary objects within infrared and radar wavelengths. The device generates mist by a liquid, for instance water, being injected into a flow of air which is supplied fr... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7015413 | Plasma generation system having a refractor A plasma generation system that is capable of generating uniform high-density plasma includes a microwave generator for generating microwaves, a refractor for altering a direction of propagation of the microwaves, and an electromagnetic unit for applying a magnetic ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008658 | Apparatus and method for providing treatment to a continuous supply of food product by impingement An apparatus and method for providing treatment by impingement to a continuous supply of food product includes a treatment zone at an ambient pressure, a fluid delivery zone at an elevated pressure, and a circulation assembly. Impingement plates containing apertures... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6986473 | Atomizer device and method for the production of a liquid-gas mixture In an atomizer device for the production of a liquid-gas mixture (4), the mixture (4) is introduced, particularly for compression, into a nozzle arrangement (3) in which the kinetic energy of the mixture (4) is in large part converted int... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6971590 | Liquid spray gun with manually rotatable frictionally retained air cap The present invention provides a liquid spray gun with several improved features, including (1) an air cap portion of a body assembly mounted for manual rotation on a nozzle portion of the body assembly between positions defined by stops and retained at those positi... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6962296 | Steam water spray systems An apparatus and method to use steam to atomize water to produce a mixture of moisture and heat for application to the web of a paper machine for both production improvement and paper quality control. The method allows independent droplet size and heat control in th... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6923385 | Nozzle for coating surfaces The present invention relates to a nozzle for mixing at least two fluid substances together for coating a surface with a reaction product of said fluid substances and possibly a reaction product of the aforesaid substances and the surface material to be sprayed with... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6920749 | Multi-function simplex/prefilmer nozzle A multi-function spray nozzle for engine applications useful as a cooling device to introduce a fluid into the fluid stream of the engine, and as a cleaning device to introduce a fluid to clean internal components of the engine. The nozzle includes a multi-layered a... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918243 | Bi-propellant injector with flame-holding zone igniter A bi-propellant injector (66) includes a first injector element (68) and a second injector element (70) injecting a first propellant (69) and a second propellant (71), respectively, into a combustion chamber (53). A flame-ho... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6892963 | Portable convergent spray gun capable of being hand-held A convergent type of spray gun is made portable by miniaturizing the components with the addition of a double tube, fluid tip and air cap for defining the discharge nozzle for the liquid resin and atomizing air. The dry powdered nozzle is likewise miniaturized and i... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6857581 | Spraying method and a spray system for coating liquids A spraying method and a spray system which comprises a unit (16) metering accessory liquid into the coating-liquid's spray jet (14). ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6767205 | Housing for an optical fiber preform torch A torch and mount assembly wherein the torch, which has a plurality of gas receiving nipples is carried in a housing through which it extends. The housing has a plurality of walls forming a substantially air tight enclosure. In at least one wall of the housing are o... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6712293 | Nozzle tip for agricultural sprayers Nozzle attached to the boom of agricultural sprayers each include an improved air eduction system and discharge slot eliminating the need to change the angle of the boom and nozzle to ensure a comprehensive spray pattern irrespective of boom height and improved pene... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6682342 | Combustor for waste gas treatment A combustor for waste gas treatment having a flame stabilizing zone 15 surrounded by a peripheral wall 13 and closed with a bottom wall 14. The flame stabilizing zone 15 is provided to face a combustion chamber 11. Burner ports 23 for auxiliary combustibl... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6659370 | Liquid spray device and cutting method A liquid spray device, comprising a container (1), a spray injection nozzle (2) for injecting oil spray into the container (1), a spray feeding path (5) for feeding oil spray in the container (1) to the outside of the container (1), oil (11) stored in the... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6604694 | Coanda injector and compressed gas line for connecting same A Coanda injector is provided, and has an inlet for a medium that is to be suctioned in. A pre-chamber having at least one inlet for receiving pressurized medium for a compressed gas line is provided, and has a nozzle slot that is preferably annular in sh... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6499675 | Analytical apparatus using nebulizer Disclosed herein is a nebulizer capable of performing spraying over a wide flow-rate range from a low flow rate to a high flow rate stably and with high efficiency. Further, the present invention provides a supersonic nebulizer capable of improving the ef... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6478239 | High efficiency fuel oil atomizer A high efficiency liquid fuel atomizer includes an elongated generally tubular member defining a liquid fuel pre-atomization chamber. The tubular member has an outer wall that extends around the chamber, an upstream end adapted for connection to a source ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6446883 | Nebulizer Disclosed herein is a nebulizer capable of performing spraying over a wide flow-rate range from a low flow rate to a high flow rate stably and with high efficiency. Further, the present invention provides a supersonic nebulizer capable of improving the ef... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6409098 | Apparatus and method for spraying single or multi-component material Apparatus and method for delivering single or multi-component material through a disposable delivery tube and atomizing the material into a spray pattern of substantially uniform dispersion. The apparatus includes a tubular manifold having an opening for ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6401981 | Sanitary beverage dispensing spout A sanitary beverage dispensing spout includes a diffuser housing, a central body integrally formed with the diffuser housing and depending therefrom and discharge ports extending through the bottom of the diffuser housing and opening downwardly about the ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6394792 | Low NoX burner apparatus An improved burner for combustion of fuel gas with air in a manner to result in low NOx, the burner is generally circular and has a refractory tile and gas tips. The gas tips are spaced around the outer circumference of a generally circular pas... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6378788 | Rayleigh-breakup atomizing devices and methods of making rayleigh-breakup atomizing devices Atomizing devices are provided that form droplets through the Rayleigh breakup mechanism. Various embodiments include one or more of the following features. Liquid orifices form jets of liquid that form droplets. Gas orifices provide gas coflow that inhib... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6363746 | Method and apparatus for making multi-component glass soot An apparatus for producing the glass soot used in the formation of optical fiber includes a burner with an internal atomizer. The atomizer includes an outer tube having a nozzle at an end thereof, and an inner tube located within the outer tube and having... | 04/02/2002 |
