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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177145 | Feed injector system A feed injector system comprises a movable central member, a first member substantially concentric with the central member to define a first channel for conveying a first fluid oxidizer stream, a second member substantially concentric with the first member to define... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7850096 | Injection head for the combustion chamber of a rocket propulsion unit An injection head for the combustion chamber of a rock propulsion unit has a base area with a plurality of injection elements distributed on it. Propellant constituents can be injected from each outlet of the injection elements into the combustion chamber, generatin... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7780099 | High-efficiency jet ejector and propulsive jet According to one embodiment of the invention, a system for altering fluid flow includes a main body having a first fluid flowing therethrough, a plurality of conduits disposed within the main body to form a plurality of flow paths, and a nozzle directing a second fl... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7677472 | Drilled and integrated secondary fuel nozzle and manufacturing method A secondary fuel nozzle is formed by brazing and welding a central core, a cylindrical body, and a unitary secondary fuel nozzle portion. The central core has a central bore for receiving a liquid fuel cartridge, and at least two passages concentric with the central... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7575182 | Nozzle structure A nozzle device is disclosed that may be used with a fluid-bed dryer apparatus or system. Such a nozzle device includes, in one embodiment, an intake block, an inner tube, an outer tube, a tip and an air cap. The tubes are connected to the intake block to form a pas... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7441715 | Adjustable and sealable jet nebuliser for bottles able to be elastically deformed by squeezing An adjustable and sealable jet nebulizer for bottles able to be elastically deformed by squeezing is mounted on the mouth of the neck (2) of a bottle (3). A conduit for air (16) and a conduit for liquid (17) are obtained coaxially in a cy... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7424980 | Nano-electrospray nebulizer A nebulizer is provided for use as an ion source for a mass spectrometer. The nebulizer facilitates alignment with a mass spectrometer target, reduces sample and nebulizer gas leakage, is easy to assemble and disassemble, and operates over a wide range of sample flo... | 09/16/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7415992 | Multi-conduit, multi-nozzle fluid distributor An apparatus for distributing a fluid is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of conduits and outlet ports that are capable of providing improved distribution of fluids. One or more conduits are arranged within a single conduit, which provides a compact an... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7389941 | Nozzle device and method for forming cryogenic composite fluid spray The present invention includes a nozzle device and method for forming a composite fluid. The nozzle device generally comprises a nozzle portion connected to a main body. The main body includes an inner axial bore extending therethrough. An annular wall extends radia... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7347685 | Torch manifold with integrated nozzles A manifold for a torch including a gas distribution portion for distributing gas directed into the manifold to two or more gas channels, a nozzle in each gas channel, an air passage in the manifold proximate each nozzle, and a flame tube portion including a channel ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341211 | Device for the production of capillary jets and micro-and nanometric particles The invention relates to a method and devices for the production of capillary microjets and microparticles that can have a size of between hundreds of micrometers and several nanometers. The inventive method makes use of the combined effects of electrohydrodynamic f... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337991 | Accessory for air blast and device equipped with accessory The invention relates to an accessory adapted to be mounted on the end of an outlet conduit (4) of an air blast device (1). The accessory is in the form of a tube having an inlet, an outlet and a central passage therethrough, the axial passage or tube ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7296759 | Ratcheting retaining ring A retaining ring for a coating material dispenser including a nozzle for the discharge of coating material and a cap having a plurality of orifices arrayed in a spatial orientation with respect to the nozzle to supply a flow of gas or a mixture of gases to aid in di... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294314 | Heat exchangers with novel ball joints and assemblies and processes using such heat exchangers What is disclosed herein deals with low to medium pressure, high temperature, all ceramic, air-to-air, indirect heat exchangers, novel ball joints, high load-bearing ceramic tube sheets, and tube seal extenders for ceramic tubes that are useful in such heat exchange... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294278 | Method for oxygenating wastewater A method and apparatus creates gas-enriched fluid that is used to treat wastewater. In one embodiment, the wastewater is withdrawn from a supply of wastewater to be treated, and the wastewater is delivered in an atomized manner to a vessel pressurized with gas to fo... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288610 | Method of polymerization and nozzle employed in same A polymerization method in which a first liquid and a second liquid are mixed in a gas phase and polymerized in the form of droplets is disclosed, wherein a polymerizable monomer and a polymerization initiator are each contained in at least one of the first liquid a... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284573 | Hose for installing loose fill insulation The present invention provides tubes for, in an exemplary embodiment, dispensing loose fill insulation. The tube comprises an inner web formed in a tubular shape and having a plurality of spaced helical projections disposed along an inner surface thereof and extendi... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275565 | Multi-conduit, multi-nozzle fluid distributor An apparatus for distributing a fluid is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of conduits and outlet ports that are capable of providing improved distribution of fluids. One or more conduits are arranged within a single conduit, which provides a compact an... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273187 | Nozzle for air-assisted atomization of a liquid fuel A nozzle (100) for air-assisted atomizing of a liquid fuel comprises a fuel feed passage (110) and an air feed passage (114) and a swirling chamber (118) from which fuel and air may be passed to an exit orifice (126) for emerging a... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270788 | Assay device processing instrument An assay device processing instrument comprises a plurality of processing modules. A transport system transports an assay device to each processing module, the transport system being adapted to transfer the assay device from the transport system to the module to ena... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267809 | Burner and method for the chemical reaction of two gas streams The invention relates to a burner with a burner head (1) and a gas feed pipe (2) that is located in the burner head (1) and that is surrounded by an ring channel (3) for feed of another gas. In the gas feed pipe (2) and in the ring... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252247 | Self-cleaning spray nozzle A self-cleaning spray nozzle, and in particular a self-cleaning spray nozzle for use in an apparatus for the preparation of a particulate material by a controlled agglomeration method, for example a method for controlled growth of particle size. The apparatus is esp... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7237730 | Modular fuel nozzle and method of making A modular fuel nozzle configuration is defined which permits lower-cost manufacturing operations such as injection moulding to be employed. Also described is a method of making such a component. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234649 | Spray gun A spraying apparatus for spraying liquid surface treatment material which includes a gas inlet, a liquid inlet and an outlet nozzle. The apparatus also has a needle valve for regulating the supply of surface treatment material to the nozzle. The needle valve is at l... | 06/26/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7207501 | Systems and methods for generating high volumes of foam Systems and methods for high volume, low pressure foam generation are provided that have a wide range of applications, particularly in fire fighting and fire prevention fields. The foam may be effectively delivered to targets that have heretofore been difficult, if ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7185833 | Method for fluid jet formation and apparatus for the same A nozzle having a housing and an assembly including at least two conjugated parts separated by a spacer seal. The assembly is arranged in the housing so as to form a nozzle outlet. At least one of he housing, the parts, and the spacer seal are deformable so as to de... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182282 | Fluid bed granulation apparatus A nozzle for distributor devices of granule's growth liquid substance in fluid bed granulators, is distinguished by the fact that it comprises a first duct (2), with substantially rectilinear axis (A) and with a predetermined diameter, which duct has an end p... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175108 | Applicator and nozzle for dispensing controlled patterns of liquid material An apparatus (10) for dispensing a filament of liquid includes a nozzle (12) having a liquid discharge passage (46) and a plurality of air discharge passages (70, 72, 74, 76). The liquid discharge passage (46) extends centrally thr... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163160 | Spray gun head A spray gun head comprises a flow distribution mechanism having an annular shield member disposed around a nozzle thereof and a plurality of apertures around the flow distribution mechanism; a cap comprising a central orifice and two pairs of holes at two opposite s... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163161 | Nozzle for thinning of phosphine The present invention relates to a nozzle for thinning of phosphine (chemical formula PH3), which is consisting in a tube-like air-inducing, a ring-like mounted split (ring split) and/or in at least one lateral mounted little tube as PH3-induci... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159798 | Spray head for a squeeze bottle A nebulising dispenser head (1; 100) for a bottle that is elastically deformable by squeezing, comprising a channel of the liquid and a channel of the air obtained in a machine block of the dispenser head (1; 100) and an ejection tip (3) provide... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7145137 | Demountable direct injection high efficiency nebulizer for inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry A nebulizer adapted for adjusting a position of a capillary tube contained within the nebulizer is provided. The nebulizer includes an elongated tubular shell having a gas input port and a gas output port, a capillary adjustment adapter for displacing the capillary ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143763 | Device for washing nasal cavities and collecting catarrhal matter The invention relates to a device for washing the nasal cavities with a nebulized treatment liquid. It comprises a base body, a atomizer chamber containing a washing liquid, means for nebulizing the liquid in said chamber and dispensing the atomized liquid to the na... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140552 | System for automatic self-proportioning of foam concentrate into fire fighting fluid variable flow conduit A fire fighting nozzle for extinguishing industrial scale fires including improved automatic pressure regulating features, enhanced educting features including central and peripheral channeling for foam concentrate, and combining with a capacity to throw dry chemica... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137254 | Coaxial spray nozzle injector The invention relates to power plants, in particular to devices for mixing and atomizing propellant components, and may be used for development injection elements and injector heads of liquid-fuel rocket engines (LRE). The task of the invention is to increase... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131600 | Reverse venturi atomization chamber and the use thereof An atomization chamber apparatus used for aircraft pesticide delivery, which has an open ended walled chamber, divided into left and right sections, each having outer and inner segments, each segment having a top and a bottom wall, the outer segments having a same r... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118052 | Method and apparatus for atomising liquid media There is disclosed apparatus for atomizing liquid media comprising an ultrasonic gas atomization nozzle (11) having a gas flow path (12) from a plenum chamber (17) which flow path is straight and is provided with a plurality of resonance cavitie... | 10/10/2006 |
