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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7617996 | Spraying head for bathing A spraying head for bathing comprises an outer housing and an inner housing. In a center of a top edge of the outer housing is mounted a locking seat having plural water outlet openings and outer threads, and an engaging section mounted with a water-stop ring is for... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7392614 | Reinforced unitized mat to facilitate growing plants A reinforced unitized mat to facilitate growing plants includes at least two material layers defining fluid-conveying passageways forming distribution headers and a flow restrictor, an inlet for delivery of a fluid into the distribution headers, and an outlet for di... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7350724 | Double-seal jet spray device The invention concerns a water spraying device comprising a filter and a perforated plate which can be removed by being slid respectively through an opening or a hole emerging into a well provided in the body. A pin being inserted in the well to maintain two plugs o... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7347387 | Distributor for distributing a fluid to a number of fluid application nozzles A distributor which is mountable on a vehicle and is arranged for distributing a fluid from a reservoir to a number of nozzles through which the fluid is dispensed. The distributor includes housing, a first number of connections extending from the reservoir to the h... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7300002 | Dosing device A dosing device for liquid fuels, in particular for input into a chemical reformer in order to recover hydrogen or into a post-combustion device in order to generate heat, includes at least one metering device for metering fuel into a metering conduit and a nozzle b... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7276673 | Solder bonding method and solder bonding device A solder bonding method and a solder bonding device are provided, in which solder is melted, and heating of electrode portions is performed by irradiating laser light to an inner side of a region where electrodes portions are provided, making the temperature differe... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7251844 | Shower head with exfoliating members A shower head with exfoliating members is disclosed. A plurality of exfoliating members are affixed to the spraying part at the predetermined positions via magnetic force or positioning holes and positioning rods. Each of these exfoliating members includes exfoliati... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252246 | Oscillating sprinkler with pattern select feature An oscillating sprinkler having a pattern select feature. The sprinkler includes, in one embodiment, a tubular member having a plurality of spaced apart longitudinal slots thereon and an end portion having the same plurality of apertures therein. A plurality of lume... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7232076 | Water spreading in evaporative coolers A water spreader arrangement for use in an evaporative air cooler in which the spreader includes an inlet leading to generally vertical projections disposed over several levels. The projections are adapted to divide a single stream of water entering the inlet into m... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7213771 | Soaker hose and ground anchor assembly A garden soaker hose and reel assembly includes a ground anchor on one end of the soaker hose which is rigidly fixed to the soaker hose. The reel has a special configuration to make the soaker hose easier to unwind from the reel and to wind back onto the reel. The s... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207075 | Interchangeable gooseneck faucet A faucet spout assembly providing multiple spouts with different heights and curvature which are interchangeable within the same faucet. Laminar flow from the spout is achieved with a flow control device upstream of the spout outlet A check valve is optionally used ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7197795 | Method for hydrodynamic impingement on a web continuous material with water jets and nozzle beams for producing liquid jets The nozzle beam on a device for producing liquid jets in order to impinge said jets upon the fibres of a web of continuous material guided along the beam consists of a beam housing extending along the working width of the continuous web of fibre material, whereby tw... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188787 | Sprayer with water purifier A sprayer with a water purifier, a valve system, and a selector switch for the same are disclosed. In one non-limiting embodiment, when the sprayer is in use, the sprayer includes a purifier for purifying water. The sprayer may be compact and ergonomic. The sprayer ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7156327 | Device for spraying water with a thin seal support The invention relates to a device for spraying water, provided with a seal support (21) arranged between the body (1) and the perforated sheet (23) and in contact with the above. The seal support is mounted such as to be able to be removed from ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7097122 | Filtered shower arm A combination shower arm and water filter having an integrated design for attachment between a shower wall and a showerhead. The combination shower arm and water filter includes a housing having a number of components that may be easily manipulated, and which may be... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093780 | Shower head A shower head includes a main body, a locking seat, a locking nut, a water outlet faceplate, an O-ring, an adjusting bolt, and a connecting unit. Thus, the water outlet faceplate is moved toward the main body by rotation of the adjusting bolt, so that the O-ring is ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7059543 | Liquid sprayers A liquid sprayer includes a casing (1) having a flow-through channel composed of sequentially joined inlet portion (2) formed as a converging tube, a cylindrical portion (3) and an outlet portion (4) formed as a conical diffuser. A length... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051955 | Sprayer system A chemical sprayer system includes a three-way valve that includes an inlet port coupled to a fluid source, a first outlet port in fluid communication with a first elongated fluid passage, a second outlet port in fluid communication with a second elongated fluid pas... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052273 | Premixed fuel burner assembly A premixed fuel burner assembly includes a hollow tubular burner body, a hollow tubular venturi tube and a distribution plate. The burner body is a hollow tube having a open end and a closed end. The burner body also has a longitudinal porting area within which are ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040037 | Hairdryer diffuser A diffuser for a handheld electric hairdryer, includes a base from which a plurality of fingers extend, each finger having a longitudinal through-passage through which hot air passes from the base. There is attached to the base a thermal-capacitance element to moder... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7014128 | Showerhead assembly A showerhead assembly has a tubular shaped spray head and a longitudinal axis. The tubular shaped spray head has several apertures located along the longitudinal axis. The tubular shaped spray head is connected to a water source for introducing water in the tubular ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6997402 | Unitized mat to facilitate growing woody plants A unitized mat to facilitate growing woody plants includes at least two polymeric material layers, an inlet for delivery of fluid, and at least one outlet for dispensing fluid into an area covered by at least one layer. There is an opening in the layers through whic... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6996932 | Unitized mat to facilitate growing plants A unitized mat to facilitate growing plants includes at least two polymeric material layers defining fluid-conveying passageways forming distribution headers and a flow restrictor, an inlet for delivery of a fluid into the distribution headers, and an outlet for dis... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6983892 | Gas distribution showerhead for semiconductor processing We have developed a gas distribution showerhead assembly, for use in a semiconductor processing chamber, which can be easily cleaned, with minimal chamber downtime. The gas distribution showerhead assembly includes an electrode having openings therethrough, and a ga... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6976645 | Ejector for use with pneumatic booster An ejector having an ejector body integrally formed with a nozzle having inlet and outlet ends, a diffuser having inlet and outlet ends and a suction passage defining a suction port between the outlet end of the nozzle and the inlet end of the diffuser. The nozzle a... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6966499 | Spray pattern control with non-angled orifices formed on a generally planar metering disc and reoriented on subsequently dimpled fuel injection metering disc A fuel injector that includes a housing, a seat, a metering disc and a closure member. The metering orifices can be located on a first virtual circle greater than a second virtual circle as defined by a projection of a sealing surface converging at a virtual apex pr... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6962660 | Fluid filter system with secondary flow path for augmented filtration A filter system for spas and swimming pools is disclosed having a primary filter containing a porous membrane made of multiple plies. A fluid purifying medium in the form of irregularly shaped copper and zinc alloy particles is captured between the plies and placed ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6959882 | Watering and aerating soil with a drip line When the dripline used for watering soil, low pressure air in the range 10–100 inch water column is flowed through a buried dripline, in alternation of with flow of water at 5 psig or more. The flow of air provides oxygen to the soil, and more widely and evenly di... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6942167 | Nozzle body for producing very fine liquid jet flows on water needling devices The invention relates to jet flows on a nozzle beam for hydrodynamic water needling, formed inside a nozzle body which is supported as a component part on the nozzle strip. The aim of the invention is to ensure long-term secure positioning of the sapphire or similar... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926821 | Water treatment device with volumetric and time monitoring features A totalization meter system for a water treatment device, the device having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture, and a channel for channeling water between the inlet and outlet apertures. A flow reactive device is positioned in the channel and is exposed to the... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923643 | Premix burner for warm air furnace A burner assembly for use in a warm air furnace. The burner assembly has a cooling air box for receiving air and a premix burner for receiving air-fuel premix positioned within and spaced apart from the cooling air box. The burner assembly also has a burner face ass... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921021 | Spray pattern control with non-angled orifices formed on a dimpled fuel injection metering disc having a sac volume reducer A fuel injector that includes a housing, a seat, a metering disc and a closure member. The metering orifices can be located on a first virtual circle greater than a second virtual circle as defined by a projection of a sealing surface converging at a virtual apex pr... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6921022 | Spray pattern control with non-angled orifices formed on dimpled fuel injection metering disc having a sac volume reducer A fuel injector that includes a housing, a seat, a metering disc and a closure member. The metering orifices can be located on a first virtual circle greater than a second virtual circle as defined by a projection of a sealing surface converging at a virtual apex pr... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918759 | Premixed combustion gas burner having separated fire hole units A premixed combustion gas burner having separated fire hole units including a tube-shaped burner whose front face is opened and inner portion is of a hollow tubular shape so that the whole fire hole units of the burner can be separated to thus prevent deformation du... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916175 | Combustion gas burner enabling multi-stage control A combustion gas burner enabling a multi-stage control including a main casing on the bottom surface of which an air blower is mounted so that air can be supplied from the air blower through an air inlet formed in the lower portion of the main casing, a tube-shaped ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6901948 | Liquid fertilizer distribution system and method A removable flow restrictor 750 and a corresponding method for regulating flow through a fluid fertilizer distributor 700 are provided. A supply inlet port 712 is in fluid communication with a plurality of fluid outlet ports 716. The flow... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6892968 | Nozzle assembly for use in the treatment of waste water A nozzle for use in treating waste water is provided with a hollow body member having fluid inlets and outlets. A glide tube having a tapered interior is positioned within the body member. A boulet is positioned within the glide tube to form a pressure drop zone and... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6869028 | 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... | 03/22/2005 |
