Quotables
"Rail travel at high speeds is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia."
Dionysius Lardner, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy at University College, London ; 1830
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7798429 | Handheld spray receptor The handheld spray receptor provides an apparatus which, when used with a supply of a liquid under pressure, dispenses a liquid material in a pattern that is controlled by an inexpensive and disposable actuator. Such actuators are employed as an industry standard pa... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7740193 | Cleaning device with preset lockable swivel head A trigger actuated aerosol spray cleaning device has a cleaning head that swivel or be locked in different preset discrete angular positions relative to the device. The cleaning head pivotally mounts onto a swivel part of a coupler at and end of the device. In one p... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7726589 | Hand held dual nozzle spray gun and system A spray gun for applying an electroless plating solution includes a handle, a trigger connected to the handle, a nozzle assembly connected to the handle, a first fluid passage, a second fluid passage, a switch, and a valve assembly. The nozzle assembly includes a fi... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7721977 | Vibration reduction pad for hand-held paint spray guns A pad for handle grips of hand held paint spray guns. Frequent prolonged use of paint spray guns can result in the fatiguing and stressing of operator hands. Fatigue and stress can be aggravated by requiring the operator to hold his or her hand in essentially one po... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7445167 | Spraying gun for washing car A spraying gun includes a gun body, a control valve, and a nozzle head. The control valve includes a valve body, an adjusting switch, a rotation knob, and a container. Thus, the water from the gun body is injected through the inlet flush hole of the valve body and t... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7438240 | Hand-held sprayer for hose rollers A hand-held sprayer includes an at least partially hollow shaft section, a liquid dispensing section and a hollow connecting plug element for connecting a hose extension to the hand-held sprayer. The connecting plug element is arranged within shaft section and can b... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434751 | Water spraying gun having different spraying types A water spraying gun includes a main body, a water supply member, a water outlet seat, a nozzle module, a control switch, and a rotation member. Thus, the water is injected outwardly from the water injection hole of the nozzle module or sprinkled outwardly from the ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422164 | Spray gun with pressure display A spray gun with pressure display for applying paint onto a painted object by atomizing the paint with compressed air. A pressure indicating device includes a digitally displayed pressure sensor (25), a pressure transducer part (24), and a display part... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422039 | Fluid transfer apparatus An apparatus for transferring a fluid from a supply container to a desired receptacle. The apparatus includes a conduit having a fluid passage with a valve seat and a flexible containment member. A moveable sealing member is coupled to the flexible containment membe... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7410105 | Sprayer and filter therefor A sprayer, which in one embodiment, is a hand held ergonomic sprayer is disclosed herein. The sprayer may include: a housing through which water flows; a handle for gripping by a user, which is joined to the housing; at least one spray nozzle operatively connected t... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407116 | Spray washer structure of insulator used for aircraft A spray washer structure used for attaching to an aircraft and washing insulators on high-voltage transmission lines includes a pivot seat, a core tube, an inner tube, and a nozzle. The pivot seat is supported by a plurality of legs and a rear leg that are attached ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7401745 | Powder diffuser nozzle for an electrostatic dusting device with oriented jet The invention relates to a powder diffuser nozzle (2) for an electrostatic dusting device, which is designed to be positioned at the end of an applicator gun. The inventive nozzle (2) comprises: a lateral wall (49) which defines a passage that e... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7389949 | Pressure washer trigger lock A pressure washer wand is connectable to a source of fluid. The pressure washer wand includes a housing that defines an interior and a flow path disposed substantially within the interior. The flow path includes an inlet in fluid communication with the source and an... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7380731 | Water sprayer having two water different spraying modes A water sprayer includes a housing, a control valve, a valve seat, a nozzle unit, a valve shaft, and a control button. Thus, the first nozzle and the second nozzle of the nozzle unit provide two different water spraying modes so that the water is injected outwardly ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374111 | Apparatus for spraying liquids, and disposable containers and liners suitable for use therewith A spray gun (1) has a fluid reservoir (11) with a removable liner (13) received in a container (12) having a detachable lid (15). The liner (13), which may be thermo/vacuum-formed from a planar material, has a shape that cor... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370813 | Multiple function dispenser A dispenser for mixing and dispensing a liquid chemical concentrate from a container with a dilutent. The dispenser includes a two piece slideable eductor assembly, one of which is also rotatable. Both a high and low flow rate can be obtained with simultaneous adjus... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364098 | Material dispensing apparatus A device for dispensing coating material includes a handle and a barrel coupled to the handle and extending therefrom toward a forward end from which coating material is dispensed. A first component is provided on the dispensing device. Multiple second components ea... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364097 | Shower head A water-saving type shower head operable to reduce flow volume while maintaining a high discharge pressure. A diameter-reduced water passage 19 of a flow control member 20 disposed in a head portion 22 of a shower head body 12 has a first... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360719 | Apparatus for applying loose fill insulation An improved apparatus for applying loose fill insulation generally includes an insulation feed portion and an insulation gun. The insulation feed portion is driven by a motor which is controlled by a clutch and a clutch control circuit. An insulation gun is mounted ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360723 | Showerhead system with integrated handle A showerhead system for communicating a fluid supply, the system including a fixed fluid dispensing unit supported at a location, the fixed dispensing unit including a plurality of nozzles in fluid communication with the fluid supply. A removable fluid dispensing un... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350722 | Single valve ready to use sprayer A sprayer head assembly for dispensing a chemical stored within a container comprise a body having a bore and a valve moveably positioned at least partially within the bore. The housing includes passages for carrier fluid and the chemical. A vent passage is also pro... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341209 | Spray gun assembly structure A spray gun assembly structure comprises a connecting tube having a first coupling head connected to water supply and a second coupling head mounted to a spray gun. A coupling shaft of the second coupling head defined by at least two annular grooves is mounted into ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7322534 | Spraying device The present invention relates to a spraying device suitable for spraying cleaning compositions and rinse water onto hard surfaces, More particularly the spraying device may be attached to a hose, for example a conventional garden hose, so that the cleaning compositi... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320438 | Shower head for dispensing a mixture of water and at least one bathing gel An apparatus includes an inlet conduit that has a threaded coupling removably attachable to the water supply source. A housing is connected to the inlet conduit and includes spaced compartments for storing bathing gels. Each compartment includes an inlet port that i... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316364 | Shower head A shower head includes a mouth piece including a middle axial through channel for flow through of water, a rotationally symmetrical deflection element for the water being near the external outlet of the channel, which mouth piece is connected to a holder through whi... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314189 | Delivery system for treated water, showerhead and supply pipe for said system A water delivery system is disclosed comprising a showerhead featuring two delivery points, at least one of which has an own on-off valve, and at least a supply tube carrying untreated water, wherein the showerhead features two separate conduits connecting the two d... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311271 | Spray gun having mechanism for internally swirling and breaking up a fluid The present technique provides a system and method for improving atomization in a spray coating device by internally mixing and breaking up a desired coating fluid prior to atomization. In one embodiment, a flow barrier is disposed in the spray coating device downst... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7281903 | Device for varying the pressure of the fluid delivered by a jet washer Device for varying the delivery pressure of a jet washer comprising a positive-displacement pump operated by a single-phase electric motor powered by alternating current and having a delivery nozzle of predetermined cross-section, and electronic means for controllin... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281673 | Multi-pattern spray nozzle assembly with movable water conduit A multi-pattern spray nozzle assembly includes a movable internal water conduit that may be in the form of a rotary member. The movable water conduit is movable between a plurality of spray stations on a spray head, each spray station capable of generating a differe... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7246759 | Modular spray gun apparatus and methods Modular spray gun apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a handle module and a head module that is removeably coupled to the handle module. The head module includes a first housing having an inlet adapted to be coupled to a sou... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240858 | Trigger mechanism for watering nozzles A trigger mechanism for watering nozzles includes a trigger whose lower end is pivotably connected to the handle and an activation rod has a first end inserted into a tube in the handle and a second end of the activation rod is in contact with the inside of the trig... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237726 | Paint sprayer gun A paint sprayer gun includes a gun body set, an air-floating member set, which includes a tubular shaft suspending inside the gun body set, a sleeve fixedly mounted inside the gun body set around the tubular shaft and having through holes for guiding in compressed a... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232077 | Fluid level sensing apparatus and method for a spray applicator The present invention relates to a level sensing spray applicator. In one embodiment, the spray applicator includes a gun that receives a liquid and a supply vessel coupled to the gun. The vessel includes a level sensor responsive to the volume retained by the suppl... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229030 | Single valve ready to use hose end sprayer Disclosed are embodiments related to a chemical sprayer that comprises a sprayer head assembly and a container. The container defines a cavity for storing a chemical to be sprayed. A valve may be longitudinally moveable from an open position to a closed position. In... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226002 | Sealing device for a watering nozzle assembly A watering nozzle assembly includes a core tube received in the barrel of the nozzle. A first seal ring and a second seal ring are respectively mounted to a second end of the core tube, and a plurality of apertures are defined radially in the core tube and located b... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219850 | Mechanical valve assembly A water spray nozzle assembly includes an internal channel that is sealable by an internal valve having a seat and a disc. A tilting member is operable to tilt the disc at least partially off of the seat, allowing water to flow through the internal channel. The disc... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216816 | Airless application system and method of spraying An airless application system. The system includes a primary product container, a secondary product container, and a sprayer in fluid communication with the primary product container and the secondary product container. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201332 | Adjustable spray nozzle An adjustable spray nozzle has a body and a valve assembly. The body has an inlet, a nozzle and a valve chamber. The valve chamber is formed between the inlet and nozzle and has two ends. The valve assembly is mounted in the valve chamber, protrudes from the ends an... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201336 | Liquid spray gun with non-circular horn air outlet passageways and apertures The present invention provides a liquid spray gun with several improved features, including (1) non-cylindrical air passageways on air horns included in an air cap portion of a body assembly that provide improved shape and uniformity for the wide elongate stream of ... | 04/10/2007 |
