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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 |
| 8006923 | Smooth bore nozzle with adjustable bore A firefighting nozzle of the present invention includes a nozzle body with an inlet and an outlet, a passageway having a smooth bore extending between the inlet and the outlet of the nozzle body, and a compressible member defining at least a portion of the passagewa... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7677474 | Sprinkler nozzle and flow channel A sprinkler is disclosed for improved flow characteristics. The sprinkler has a sprinkler head rotatably supported for distributing water and defining a flow channel for directing water flow therethrough with reduced head loss. The flow channel has a smoothly tapere... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7628341 | Bodyspray having adjustable spray orientation A bodyspray assembly is provided that includes a coupling assembly connected to a spray face. The spray face is operable to emit a directed spray having an omni-directionally adjustable angular orientation. Hence, a spray face in the form of a tile having an array o... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7455247 | Bodyspray having adjustable spray orientation A bodyspray assembly is provided that includes a coupling assembly connected to a spray face. The spray face is operable to emit a directed spray having an omni-directionally adjustable angular orientation. Hence, a spray face in the form of a tile having an array o... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7389950 | Sprinkler having movable nozzles A sprinkler includes hollow tube with a plurality of apertures and a plurality of nozzles are respectively inserted through the apertures. Each nozzle is connected to a bellow which is engaged with the aperture. A guide member is rotatably mounted to the hollow tube... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7347388 | Shower head A shower head includes a main body, a mounting seat, a locking nut, a connecting disk, an O-ring, a gasket, a water outlet faceplate, an adjusting bolt, and a connector unit. Thus, the connecting disk is moved toward the main body by rotation of the adjusting bolt s... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328859 | Power sprayer The present invention is a dispenser adapted to be coupled to a fluid container. The dispenser comprises a dispensing head, an energy source, and a fluid pathway. The dispensing head includes a fluid pump, a motor adapted to power the pump, a trigger adapted to cont... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320440 | Low cost pressure atomizer A spray device, useful for example as a fuel nozzle for gas turbine engines, comprises a body having a bore and a cap member having an orifice, the body and cap member in combination defining a chamber. Fluid passages introduce pressurized liquid into the chamber an... | 01/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7258285 | Adjustable smooth bore nozzle An adjustable nozzle comprising a nozzle body with an inlet, an outlet, and a passageway having a smooth bore extending between the inlet and the outlet. The passageway has an inner dimension transverse to the central axis of the nozzle and a compressible wall where... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7246756 | Transverse axes oscillating water sprinkler with cam driven, oscillating nozzles A water sprinkler for irrigating lawn and garden areas has two axes of movement, one transverse to the other. A barrel moves or oscillates on one horizontal axis to direct water spray from nozzles carried on the barrel across the length of the area, and the nozzle o... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7219876 | Electromagnetic valve apparatus The force to draw an armature of an electromagnetic valve apparatus driving a valve for opening or closing a high-pressure liquid passage is increased and valve bouncing is alleviated by a surface of the core being flat and a surface of the armature facing the surfa... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216820 | Faucet spray head assembly A faucet spray head includes a diverter valve that has a diverter stem constructed and arranged to control water flow patterns. The stem includes a neck and a head that is larger than the neck. A shell encloses the diverter valve, and the shell has an opening throug... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7182278 | Spray valve Accordingly, the invention provides a spray valve comprising: (a) an upper valve body including a hydraulic chamber for receiving an incompressible hydraulic fluid through a piston port and a piston slidable within said hydraulic chamber; (b) a lower valve body incl... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7159795 | Adjustable arc, adjustable flow rate sprinkler A sprinkler head includes a base; an arc adjustment ring; a nozzle and a stream deflector supported by an elongated stem carried by the base, the nozzle and the stream deflector cooperating to define an adjustable nozzle orifice; a water distribution plate secured t... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7143963 | Rotary atomizer and coating method by it A coating machine 3 serving as a rotary atomizer comprises a hollow unrotary paint nozzle shaft 5 provided in the center of a motor shaft 10 serving as its rotary shaft. The paint nozzle shaft 5 is provided at a tip thereof with a gun-spr... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143962 | Selected range arc settable spray nozzle with pre-set proportional connected upstream flow throttling A selected range arc settable spray nozzle with pre-set table precipitation rate in which the arc of coverage adjustment is coupled to an upstream flow throttling valve. As the arc of coverage is adjusted, the opening of the upstream flow throttling valve is proport... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140561 | Pivoting spray wand An adjustable spray wand is disclosed. The spray wand comprises a spray head body, a swiveling member, a locking mechanism, and a handle. The spray head body is rotatably coupled to the swiveling member. The spray head further has a locking mechanism having a contac... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137575 | Fire hose nozzle A nozzle for use with a fire hose is capable of varying a discharge pattern while maintaining the total water discharge amount at a fixed level. A first tube 4 is connected to a fire hose, a second tube 5 is screwed onto the first tube, and a throttle ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137573 | Rotary atomization coating apparatus In a rotary atomization coating apparatus having a center cone portion at a back side of an atomizer head inner part, the tip angle θ of the center cone portion is in the range of 30° | 11/21/2006 |
| 7097119 | Power sprayer The present invention is a dispenser adapted to couple to a fluid container having an opening surrounded by a neck. The dispenser comprises a cap, a dispensing head, an energy source, and a conduit. The cap is adapted to seal the opening fluid tight when the dispens... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7028927 | Flowrate control device, in particular for medical use The invention concerns a device comprising two components connected to each other with possible displacement of one component relative to the other, sealing means arranged between said two components, and flow rate adjusting means actuated by displacement of one com... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028923 | Two-way water shut-off nozzle A dual closure nozzle for use with a hose carrying a liquid under pressure. The dual closure nozzle is made up of an inner delivery conduit attached to an end cap and threaded within an outer sleeve having a nozzle head. The dual closure nozzle is configured to have... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025288 | Edge remover having a gas sprayer to prevent a chemical solvent from splashing A gas sprayer mounted on an edge removing robotic arm is disclosed, wherein the edge removing robotic arm circles around along the edges of a substrate and sprays a chemical solvent over the edge surface of the substrate to dissolve photoresist materials attached to... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7011286 | Bag valve The bag valve comprises an open-ended sleeve of pliant impermeable material, one end of which is removably clamped around the down-stream open end of a conduit for fluids. The other end of the sleeve, the downstream end, can be gathered into a fully or partially clo... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6953159 | Spray through cap assembly with actuator locking means An improved spray through cap assembly (10) comprises separable base (11) and cover parts (13). The base part includes a hollow actuator (17) which is adapted to cooperate with an outlet of an aerosol or the like. The actuator is linked t... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6929198 | Pressure washer assembly A surface cleaner for assemblies having a spray nozzle such as pressure washers, spray wands, spray lances, and the like. The surface cleaner includes a guide having wheels in line with the spray nozzle for substantially maintaining the distance from the spray nozzl... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923386 | Two-way water shut-off nozzle A dual closure nozzle for use with a hose carrying a liquid under pressure. The dual closure nozzle is made up of an inner delivery conduit attached to an end cap and threaded within an outer sleeve having a nozzle head. The dual closure nozzle is configured to have... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6863229 | Spray head Spray head 1 especially for a high-pressure spray gun, comprising a rotary element 3, which is placed in a central body 2 and through which passes a spray nozzle 37, and a seal 4 ensuring leak-tightness between the rotary element | 03/08/2005 |
| 6834816 | Selected range arc settable spray nozzle with pre-set proportional connected upstream flow throttling A selected range arc settable spray nozzle with pre-set table precipitation rate in which the arc of coverage adjustment is coupled to an upstream flow throttling valve. As the arc of coverage is adjusted, the opening of the upstream flow throttling valve is proport... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6796510 | System and method for a two piece spray nozzle An aerosol tip mechanism for an aerosol-type dispenser for dispensing liquid content has a flexible outer shell, a rigid cap portion composed of lower and upper portions, and a rigid nozzle portion having a rigid shaft received within the outlet portion of the flexi... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6752296 | Bi-injection trigger sprayer nozzle cap A nozzle cap of a trigger actuated pump sprayer is produced of two different materials using a bi-injection molding process for delimiting the markings on the outer faces of four walls of the cap serving as indicia relating to specific rotative positions of the cap.... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6685109 | System and method for a two piece spray nozzle An aerosol tip mechanism for an aerosol-type dispenser for dispensing liquid content has a flexible outer shell, a rigid cap portion composed of lower and upper portions, and a rigid nozzle portion having a rigid shaft received within the outlet portion o... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6676042 | Airbag inflation nozzle assembly An airbag inflation nozzle assembly for fluidic mating with an inflation valve assembly, including an inflation valve stem, upon an inflatable cargo airbag comprises a housing, and an inflation nozzle member, having an inflation nozzle tip, pivotally moun... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6619568 | Material dispersing device and method A nozzle for delivering vaporized liquid material has a cylindrical housing with a central, cylindrical cavity having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The nozzle also has a plunger inserted into the fluid outlet of the housing so that the plunger and the... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6561439 | Dual closure nozzle A dual closure nozzle for use with a hose carrying a liquid under pressure. The dual closure nozzle is made up of an inner delivery conduit attached to an end cap and threaded within an outer sleeve. The nozzle is configured to have two different stop pos... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6412709 | Fluid mixing-jetting apparatus, fluid mixer and snowmaker A fluid mixing-jetting apparatus includes an apparatus body provided at its upstream end with an inlet arrangement for introducing plural kinds of fluids into a flow passage formed in the apparatus body. The apparatus further includes an end plate closing... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6302339 | Continuously adjustable water flow control apparatus A continuously adjustable water flow control apparatus includes at least a control seat, a adjustment head, a push sleeve and an adjustment cap. A relative position between the adjusting plate and the push sleeve can be changed by adjusting the adjustment... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6264117 | Spray nozzle for pop-up underground sprinkler A spray nozzle for pop-up underground sprinkler comprises a main fixed body and a revolving ring nut that is associated with the aforesaid main body in order to allow the adjustment of the spray angle. The main body and the ring nut as a whole create an a... | 07/24/2001 |
