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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033484 | Dispensers for aerosol systems A dispensing assembly for an aerosol system for dispensing liquid material comprises an outlet member defining an outlet opening, a selector member, a collar member, an actuator member, and a base member. The collar member supports the selector member. The actuator ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7500621 | Systems and methods for securing aerosol systems A dispensing assembly for an aerosol system for dispensing liquid material. The dispensing assembly comprises a base member defining an alignment groove, an actuator member defining a plurality of finger portions, an outlet member defining an outlet opening, a selec... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7389947 | Pump-bottle atomizer A fluid atomizer that can include an orientable extension conduit between a pump bottle and an atomizing nozzle. A brace element between the bottle and the conduit limits movement of the nozzle during actuation of the pump mechanism. A resilient enlargement to engag... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7311823 | Pool filter cleaning device A pool filter cleaning device (1) which allows a person to thoroughly clean a filter cartridge (15) quickly and easily with minimal amount of splash back. The pool filter cleaning device (1) is comprised of a handle (2), an angled head se... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7237619 | Automatic fire sprinkler having a variable orifice An automatic fire sprinkler having a variable orifice, the sprinkler having a variable orifice associated with the automatic fire sprinkler, and wherein the orifice is responsive to the water inlet pressure of the sprinkler. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226001 | Aerosol assemblies for spray texturing An aerosol assembly for dispensing texture material. The aerosol assembly comprises a container, a valve assembly, an actuator member, and at least one outlet member. A stem portion of the actuator member engages a stem recess formed in a valve member to fix the act... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7140325 | Pour-on application method and devices The present invention relates to a device for applying a liquid pesticidal formulation to an external surface of a domestic animal, the device comprising an inlet and a plurality of spaced apart outlets, wherein the device is adapted such that when the middle of the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124964 | Nozzle with flow rate and droplet size control capability A flexible, self-adjusting flow nozzle is provided, optimally configured for agricultural uses. The nozzle flexes automatically in response to changes in fluid pressure, thereby maintaining an optimal droplet size and spray area for a variety of flow rates. The self... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7066411 | Flexible shower arm assembly A flexible shower arm assembly that allows the user to repeatably adjust the position of the shower head in three dimensions by configuring the shape of the shower arm attached between the water source, such as a shower pipe, and the water dispenser, such as a showe... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066398 | Aperture plate and methods for its construction and use A method for performing an aperture plate comprises providing a mandrel that is constructed of a mandrel body having a conductive surface and a plurality of nonconductive islands disposed on the conductive surface. The mandrel is placed within a solution containing ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044403 | Rotary driven sprinkler with multiple nozzle ring A rotary drive sprinkler having a multiplicity of nozzles which can be changed at any time. The nozzle assembly can have a cylindrical housing having a plurality of nozzles to rotate against a cylindrical housing assembly can have a cylindrical cavity at its outer p... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040554 | Spray head The present invention relates to a spray head for spreading liquid or semi-liquid products, preferably foodstuff. A product feeder (5) is provided to feed or convey a product (2) through a feed conduit (3) from a product container (4) to ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7021561 | Spray device and method A spray device including a barrel having a bypass and at least two spaced stoppers defining a first and second chambers and a spray nozzle. Movement of the first stopper drives the second stopper to the bypass and the fluid in the first chamber into the second chamb... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6991181 | Soaker/sprinkler hose A soaker/sprinkler hose having a cylindrical cross section with radial discharge orifices circumferentially spaced about the entire perimeter of the conduit along the length thereof for simultaneously directing liquid flow streams downwardly into the ground on one s... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6974090 | Adjustable dispenser tip An adjustable dispenser tip including a nozzle forming a passage along a length of the nozzle. A plurality of independently movable, flexible fingers define an orifice at a dispensing end portion of the nozzle. A coupler is positioned about at least a portion of the... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6726126 | Water jet ventilator A water jet ventilator or aerator is provided for a sanitary fitting such as a faucet. The water jet ventilator has a jacket defining a water inlet and a water outlet, jet splitting obstacles and structure for mixing the jets with air. The ventilator device splits t... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6722585 | Fluid spray head including a closure member A spray head (1) for spraying fluid through a spray orifice (7), the head being provided with an expulsion channel (5), and with a closure member disposed in fixed manner in the expulsion channel (5), upstream from the spray orifice (7... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6691933 | Water jet delivery disk in kitchen sprayer A water jet deliver disk in kitchen sprayer, comprising a first element, made of a rigid material such as plastic, and constituted by a peripheral body fixable to the sprayer body, by a hub adapted to convey a central jet, and by cross-members connecting ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6588682 | Water jet ventilator A water jet ventilator or aerator is provided for a sanitary fitting such as a faucet. The water jet ventilator has a jacket defining a water inlet and a water outlet, jet splitting obstacles and structure for mixing the jets with air. The ventilator devi... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6382531 | Shower head A shower head generally comprising a backing plate, a diaphragm and a cover plate. The rear surface of the backing plate includes a receptacle for receiving a conduit through which pressurized water may be directed to an aperture extending through the bac... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6318706 | Device for compressing a compressible fluid A circularly symmeterical casing is deformable between a maximum flow section and a minimum flow section, making it possible to increase the pressure of the air passing through casing from a minimum pressure for the maximum flow section to a maximum press... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6257503 | Dispenser head and receptacle fitted therewith A spray head for fixing on a control rod of a valve or a pump. The spray head includes a body and a shutter disposed in a housing of the body. The housing is suitable for dispensing substance under pressure. At rest the shutter is in a closed position in ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6220528 | Fuel injector including an outer valve needle, and inner valve needle slidable within a bore formed in the outer valve needle A fuel injector comprises an outer valve needle, an inner valve needle slidable within a bore formed in the outer valve needle, an inner end of the inner valve needle being located within the bore, the inner end of the inner valve needle being provided wi... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6027035 | Seal liquid supplying device The device includes a first and a second member. A gap between the first member and the second member is provided as a passageway tapered toward a distal end thereof. Seal liquid is supplied through this passageway to ports of a cell charged with liquid c... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5941462 | Variable spray nozzle for product sprayer A spray nozzle assembly composed of a support member defining a product flow path for conducting a flowable product which is to exit the nozzle assembly in the form of a spray; a spray nozzle member providing a spray opening communicating with the flow pa... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5938123 | Shower head with continuous or cycling flow rate, fast or slow pulsation and variable spray pattern A shower head assembly includes a housing enclosing a rotary valve member driven by a water activated motor. A rotatable tubular valve member surrounds the housing and has. an internal cartridge with circumferentially spaced internal passages for selectiv... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5938124 | Positive-displacement-metering, electro-hydraulic fuel injection system An axi-symmetric injection nozzle has an inner body with a tapered bore, an adjustment screw, and an outer tube. A seat lip is machined on the outside perimeter of the outer extremity of the inner body. A head lip is machined on the outer perimeter of the... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5908161 | Variable flow control device for precision application The present invention relates to an apparatus for variable flow control for precision applications, such as agrochemical applications. The invention is directed towards a flow control device comprising a metering rod moveably mounted within a housing. The... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5850974 | Device to produce an adjustable fluid jet A control device for an adjustable fluid jet having a piston arrangement with a through bore communicating with at least one through recess of an elastic element. A thrust bolt enters a jet tube arranged in a fixed manner at the jet head. A following cont... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5699964 | Showerhead and bottom portion thereof The showerhead of the present invention permits the removal of damaging water deposits, such as lime deposits, without causing damage to the surrounding showerhead portion on which the deposits are located. The showerhead includes a bottom portion with re... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5695128 | Regulating fan sprinkler nozzle A simple and rugged sprinkler nozzle for use on an end portion of a length of tubing is disclosed. The sprinkler nozzle comprises a housing having: a tube end portion having a tube opening therein adapted to receive and be seated on the end portion of the... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5577664 | Shower head with variable flow rate, pulsation and spray pattern A shower head includes a housing enclosing a first rotary valve member driven by a turbine wheel and gear reducer for cycling the flow rate through the housing between high and low flow rates, and a manually rotatable cross valve shaft provides for select... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5542863 | Water vehicle jet pump flow control apparatus In jet pump liquid flow control apparatus the combination comprising an annular body and a liquid flow passage through the body, the passage defining a longitudinal axis; an annular series of flow controlling elements spaced about the axis with successive... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5397064 | Shower head with variable flow rate, pulsation and spray pattern A shower head includes a housing enclosing a first rotary valve member driven by a turbine wheel and gear reducer for cycling the flow rate through the housing between high and low flow rates, and a manually rotatable cross valve shaft provides for select... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5323963 | Nozzle for spraying liquid including a deformable outlet orifice A nozzle for spraying liquids includes a body pierced with a bore, preferably a cylindrical or cylindro-conical bore, and carrying an endpiece pierced with an orifice which may be frustoconical flowing out towards the outside or dihedral opening out towar... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5295645 | Aircraft variable geometry nozzle The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing an operable divergent/convergent variable geometry exhaust nozzle for jet propelled aircraft. A multiplicity of hinged, overlapping, nozzle blades circumferentially surround the exhaust... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5292074 | Pool filter spray head apparatus A rigid primary conduit directs fluid into an arcuate manifold. The arcuate manifold includes a concave surface having a plurality of spray nozzles directed into the manifold in fluid communication with the primary conduit to direct individual spray appli... | 03/08/1994 |
