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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7478769 | Method and apparatus for cooling electronic components A spray cooling system includes a spray delivery device and a cooling liquid delivered to the spray delivery device. The spray delivery device includes one or more inlet apertures and one or more corresponding outlet apertures, at least one pair of inlet aperture an... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7384007 | Shower head structure A shower head structure includes a front cover disc, a water outlet disc, a joint base, a water stopper body and a water stopper. The shower head body is installed to the joint base, and the water stopper body is connected to the water outlet disc, and the water sto... | 06/10/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7341202 | Method and device for producing a coherent layer of even thickness of liquid or melt on a rotating disk Method and device for continuously producing a coherent layer of a liquid/melt of even thickness by means of centrifugal action along the entire periphery of a rotating disk (13, 113), liquid/melt being supplied to the disk around its entire axis of rotation ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7302968 | Fill tube diffuser for fuel storage tanks A flow diffuser adapted to be fitted to the exit end of the fill tube of a fuel tank having slot like apertures which are arranged to extend substantially at right angles to the axis of the fill. A deflector is fitted into the base of the diffuser and is formed with... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7188789 | Atomising nozzle An atomizer nozzle (1) for fuels, in particular for feeding them into a chemical reformer for obtaining hydrogen, has a nozzle body (2) containing spray-discharge orifices (3) that discharge into a metering space, and has at least one metering a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7104471 | Dispensing devices A liquid dispensing device for dispensing a liquid into the surrounding atmosphere employs a forced airflow through a small cross-section outlet nozzle (48) to draw the liquid from an adjacent exit nozzle (50) into the airflow. The air outlet nozzle pr... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7083123 | Internal flame gas burner with high compactness The invention relates to an internal flame gas burner comprising a gas injector (1), a vacuum tube (2), and an annular chamber (5) formed by a pot (3) covered by a cap (4), the chamber having an internal edge (51) perforated... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7036748 | Method and apparatus for the drying of cemented carbide powder and the like A new method and apparatus for manufacturing powders of cemented carbide, cermets, ceramics and similar materials with good abrasive wear resistance starting from a slurry, wherein the slurry is introduced into a drop forming device including at least one essentiall... | 05/02/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6920749 | Multi-function simplex/prefilmer nozzle A multi-function spray nozzle for engine applications useful as a cooling device to introduce a fluid into the fluid stream of the engine, and as a cleaning device to introduce a fluid to clean internal components of the engine. The nozzle includes a multi-layered a... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6843427 | Method and device for producing a coherent layer of even thickness of liquid or melt on a rotating disk Method and device for continuously producing a coherent layer of a liquid/melt of even thickness by means of centrifugal action along the entire periphery of a rotating disk (13, 113), liquid/melt being supplied to the disk around its entire axis of rotation ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6669116 | Orifice plate An orifice plate 21 is attached at the tip of an injector 1 to cover a fuel passage hole 18. The orifice plate 21 is provided with a plurality of orifices 24 for allowing fuel having passed through the fuel passage hole 18 to be injected. The orifice plat... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6663025 | Diffuser and rapid cycle chamber The present invention provides a diffuser and a chamber for venting and/or pumping gas. The diffuser includes a body, a reflector, and a set of vanes. The body includes a nozzle through a center portion and has a curved surface on an upper side to define ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6634568 | Method and means for drying cemented carbide and similar A new method and apparatus for manufacturing powders of cemented carbide, cermets, ceramics and similar materials with good abrasive wear resistance starting from a slurry, wherein the slurry is introduced into a drop forming device including at least one... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6513736 | Gas-assisted atomizing device and methods of making gas-assisted atomizing devices Gas-assisted atomizing devices are provided that include liquid orifices, which release liquid, and gas orifices, which release gas to atomize the liquid into droplets. The atomizing devices are formed by at least a first layer and a second layer. The ato... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6450266 | Sprinkler arrangement for document storage In the typical embodiments described in the specification, a sprinkler arrangement for protecting stored documents has a sprinkler body with an orifice providing a K factor in the range from about 1.1 to about 2.7, a pair of frame arms terminating in a bo... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6299436 | Plurality fingered burner Cooking appliances including burners particularly configured to improve heating and reduce exposure of the burner above the cooktop include a burner head defining a chamber enclosed by a peripheral wall and a plurality of burner ports communicating betwee... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6135367 | Atomizing boards with asymmetrically distributed atomizing holes An atomizing board includes a board surrounded by a peripheral frame that is configured to allow stacking of two atomizing boards. The board includes a number of atomizing holes defined therein. A periphery that defines each atomizing hole includes an ann... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6090210 | Multi-zone gas flow control in a process chamber A showerhead for introducing gas from one or more external supplies into a substrate processing chamber, the showerhead including a faceplate including a plurality of gas injection ports through which gas is injected into the chamber, wherein the pluralit... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6082994 | Gas burner for cooking apparatus A gas burner for a cooking apparatus including a head and a cap to be laid upon the head is disclosed. The head includes a base formed with a through-aperture for feeding an air/gas mixture and a peripheral skirt formed with slits substantially perpendicu... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6016969 | Laminated array of pressure swirl atomizers A laminated array of pressure swirl atomizers forms spray plate that produces a fine mist or spray of liquid. The atomizers may be arrayed in a custom manner that may be made application specific for greater efficiency. The spray plate is typically formed... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5989015 | Variable flame retention device utilizing an interwoven flexible wire metal gauze The invention relates to a gas mixing burner (80) equipped with a flame retention device (1). This device incorporates in its construction a compressed gauze of interwoven flexible metal wire or wires for said gases to flow through it, and takes the form ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5950615 | Poultry house heater A gas burner assembly for a poultry house heater having a head that is fabricated from a metal stamping process. The gas burner has a venturi tube which extends between a burner orifice and a burner head. The burner head is manufactured from a top plate a... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5934562 | Hot melt adhesive dispensing system with laminated air heater An air pre-heating apparatus useable for pre-heating air supplied to one or more hot melt adhesive dispensing nozzles mounted on an adhesive supply manifold. Air is supplied from an air supply inlet on an outer portion of an outer heating member to an air... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5934573 | Measuring dispenser-spreader and method The dispenser dispenses and spreads measured quantities of granular materials over a relatively wide area. A plurality of individual measurement chambers are distributed throughout a disc or rectilinear panel which is moved relative to other discs or pane... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5875974 | Wave washer port ring gas top burner A surface gas burner assembly for a gas range comprises a circular burner base having a gas inlet portion, a gas plenum portion, and a gas port portion. The gas port portion comprises a raised wall around an outer periphery of the base having a top surfac... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5860602 | Laminated array of pressure swirl atomizers A laminated array of pressure swirl atomizers forms spray plate that produces a fine mist or spray of liquid. The atomizers may be arrayed in a custom manner that may be made application specific for greater efficiency. The spray plate is typically formed... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5829687 | Independently variable ARC low-flow spray head apparatus and method An irrigation spray head includes a plurality of orifices each for directing irrigation water in a substantially continuous stream to an impact location within an area around the spray head to be irrigated. Each orifice has associated with it a mechanism ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5803371 | Injection nozzle An injection nozzle for blowing air or injecting solvents reduces noise level and facilitates cleaning of injection passages. The injection nozzle includes a nozzle body provided with an opening and an inlet passage communicating with the opening. A plura... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5794859 | Matrix array spray head A matrix array spray head including a valve section for controlling nozzles is disclosed. The spray head is formed by a series of alternately stacked plates having channels formed in alternate plates for supplying either pressurized gaseous propellant or ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5781693 | Gas introduction showerhead for an RTP chamber with upper and lower transparent plates and gas flow therebetween A showerhead for use with a lamp head in a thermal processing chamber, the lamp head including a high intensity source which emits radiation that heats a substrate within the chamber, the showerhead including a top window on a side of the showerhead that ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5387398 | Supercritical water oxidation reactor with wall conduits for boundary flow control A reactor tube for supercritical water oxidation is designed to supply a thin, continuous layer of water along the inner surface of the reaction zone by a wall lining formed of laminated platelets individually etched and superimposed to form an array of e... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5083709 | Lawn irrigation nozzle A lawn irrigation nozzle having a cylindrical body with a vertically disposed axis with two discharge ports on opposite sides of the body adapted to produce a horizontal spray from each discharge port, a manually rotatable disc adjacent each discharge por... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4911340 | Arrangement in an injection mechanism Injection mechanism for powder and the like comprising a movable disc (II) with a number of throughholes (6) and two stationary members (I, III), each having a number of openings (1,2 and 3, 4, 5) communicating with a powder supply, a propellant gas sourc... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4901679 | Spray nozzle assembly for piston cooling A crankcase oil spray nozzle for cooling the crown of a piston of an internal combustion engine is assembled from relatively few stamped principal housing components which are assembled in a sandwich-like, low-profile configuration. The components coopera... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4880163 | Gas feeding nozzle for a chemical vapor deposition apparatus A gas feeding nozzle feeds at least one kind of gas to form a thin film on a substrate by a normal pressure vapor deposition process. The nozzle is constituted by a plurality of plate-like bodies. A single or a plurality of slit-like gas discharging apert... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4876990 | Spray nozzle assembly for piston cooling A tubular nozzle tip is connected to a holder member that is made entirely of sheet metal, the combination being secured together into a nozzle assembly by the bending and tightening of flanges associated with a housing or cover plate portion of the holde... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4874133 | Gas supply and distribution center The gas supply and distribution means comprises at least one gas distribution plate (13) composed of shaped blocks (14) through which extend gas ducts (15) having exit slots at the top sides of the shaped blocks. The gas distribution plate (13) is loaded ... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4862838 | Crankcase oil spray nozzle for piston cooling A crankcase oil spray nozzle for cooling the crown of a piston of an internal combustion engine is assembled from relatively few stamped principal housing components which are assembled in a sandwich-like, low-profile configuration. The components coopera... | 09/05/1989 |
