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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7850100 | Electromagnetic fuel injector for a direct injection internal combustion engine An embodiment of a fuel injector comprising: an injection valve provided with a mobile needle for regulating the fuel flow through an injection nozzle; a supporting body having a tubular shaft and displaying a feeding channel which ends with the injection valve; and... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7753292 | Electromagnetic field injection valve A valve assembly including a valve element and a movable core is housed in a valve housing including a valve seat member, a magnetic cylinder, a nonmagnetic collar and a stationary core. A coil assembly is disposed on an outer periphery of the stationary core, and h... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7677478 | Fuel injection valve A fuel injector for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine includes an energizable actuator, a valve needle, which is in operative connection with the actuator and acted upon by a restoring spring in a closing directi... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7546961 | Fuel injector with electromagnetic actuator A fuel injector equipped with an injection valve comprising a mobile plunger ending with a sealing head; a support body having a tubular shape and comprising a feed channel; and a sealing body, in which is defined a valve seat of the injection valve; the sealing hea... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7438242 | Electromagnetically actuated fuel injector A fuel injector having an injection nozzle; an injection valve having a movable pin for regulating fuel flow through the injection nozzle; an electromagnetic actuator for moving the pin between a closed position and an open position respectively closing and opening ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434752 | Fuel injection valve A fuel injection valve is provided that includes a valve seat member (3) having provided therein a conical valve seat (8) and a valve seat hole (7) communicating with the downstream end of the valve seat (8), a flat fuel diffusion chamber... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7429006 | Deep pocket seat assembly in modular fuel injector having a lift setting assembly for a working gap and methods A fuel injector and various methods relating to the assembly of the fuel injector. The fuel injector includes a power group subassembly and a valve group subassembly having a respectively connected first and second connector portions. The power group subassembly inc... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422160 | Deep pocket seat assembly in modular fuel injector having axial contact terminals and methods A fuel injector and various methods relating to the assembly of the fuel injector. The fuel injector includes a power group subassembly connected to a valve group subassembly. The power group subassembly includes an electromagnetic coil, a housing, at least one term... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419103 | Fuel injector with direct needle control for an internal combustion engine A fuel injector with direct needle control has a nozzle needle guided in a nozzle body, and an actuator and a hydraulic pressure boosting unit that has an actuator pressure boosting piston connected to the actuator and a nozzle needle pressure boosting piston connec... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7407119 | Magnetic circuit using negative magnetic susceptibility A fuel injector for an internal combustion engine including a body, a stator member, an armature, an electromagnetic coil, and a diamagnetic member. The body includes a passage extending along a longitudinal axis between inlet and outlet ends. The armature member is... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7370817 | Actuated atomizer An actuated atomizer is adapted for spray cooling or other applications wherein a well-developed, homogeneous and generally conical spray mist is required. The actuated atomizer includes an outer shell formed by an inner ring; an outer ring; an actuator insert and a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357124 | Multiple capillary fuel injector for an internal combustion engine A fuel injector for vaporizing a liquid fuel for use in an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector includes a plurality of capillary flow passages, each of the plurality of capillary flow passages having an inlet end and an outlet end; a heat source arranged a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357338 | Gaseous fuel injector A fuel injector. The fuel injector includes a fuel channel configured to receive pressurized gaseous fuel from a fuel rail, and a nozzle in fluid communication with the fuel channel. The fuel injector also includes a pintle having an opened position and a closed pos... | 04/15/2008 |
| RE40199 | Fuel injection valve for an internal combustion engine A fuel jet adjusting plate has first nozzle holes arranged along a first circle coaxial with a central axis of a valve body and second nozzle holes arranged along a second circle coaxial with the central axis and having a diameter larger than that of the first circl... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347383 | Modular fuel injector and method of assembling the modular fuel injector A fuel injector for use with an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector comprises a valve group subassembly and a coil group subassembly. The valve group subassembly includes a tube assembly having a longitudinal axis that extends between a first end and a sec... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344093 | Fuel injection valve having stationary core and movable core A tubular member is arranged radially inward of a coil to cover outer peripheral parts of a movable core and of a stationary core. The stationary core has a tapered portion in an opposing portion, which is opposed to the movable core. The stationary core also has a ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341204 | Fuel injection valve In a fuel injection valve in which a funnel-shaped fuel collecting recess 35 is provided between a valve seat 8 and an outlet hole 7, and a flat fuel diffusion chamber 36 which diffuses a fuel radially outward and guides the fuel to a plu... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337768 | Multiple capillary fuel injector for an internal combustion engine A fuel injector for delivering fuel to an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector includes a fuel injector housing, a system for metering vaporized fuel to the internal combustion engine, the system positioned within the fuel injector housing, and a system for... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337986 | Fuel injection valve In a fuel injection valve for slanted fuel injection, provided between a conical flow path and an injection port is an intermediate flow path having a cylindrical surface coaxial to the conical flow path, so that the injection port has a portion of the cylindrical s... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331654 | Solenoid valve The invention relates to a solenoid valve made using certain materials which is capable of operation at high frequencies and which can be made as a compact unit. The plunger (1) is made from an electromagnetic material having a saturation flux density greater... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328688 | Fluid pumping apparatus, system, and method A fluid pumping apparatus, system, and method are disclosed in which an apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention comprises a housing, an inlet through which the fluid enters the housing, an outlet through which the fluid leaves the housing, a valve com... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314184 | Fuel injector with a metering assembly having at least one annular ridge extension between a valve seat and a polymeric valve body A fuel injector is described that includes a polymeric housing, pole piece, filter assembly, coil assembly, spring member, armature assembly and metering assembly. The polymeric housing has a passageway extending between an inlet and an outlet along a longitudinal a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309025 | Fuel injection method A fuel injection method is provided for correcting the fuel injection amount accurately by eliminating offset components when detecting a current flowing through a solenoid for fuel injection. A current component, which is detected during normal running and a drive ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309031 | Fuel injection valve A fuel injection valve includes a fuel injection port, a needle for cutting the fuel flow into the fuel injection port and a needle mover for moving the needle away from the fuel injection port and allowing the fuel to flow into the fuel injection port. When the nee... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309033 | Deep pocket seat assembly in modular fuel injector with fuel filter mounted to spring bias adjusting tube and methods A fuel injector and various methods relating to the assembly of the fuel injector. The fuel injector includes a power group subassembly and a valve group subassembly having a respectively connected first and second connector portions. The power group subassembly inc... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306172 | Fluidic flow controller orifice disc with dual-flow divider for fuel injector A fuel injector is described. The fuel injector includes an inlet, outlet, seat, closure member, and a metering orifice disc. The metering orifice disc is disposed between the seat and the outlet. The metering orifice disc includes a generally planar surface, at lea... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7306169 | Fuel injection valve for internal combustion engine A needle valve 20 having a seat contact section 24 at a leading end is provided. A nozzle body 22 having a seat section 26 with which the seat contact section 24 comes into contact is provided. The nozzle body 22 comprises a... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7306168 | Polymeric bodied fuel injector with a seat and elastomeric seal molded to a polymeric support member A fuel injector is described that includes a polymeric housing, pole piece, filter assembly, coil assembly, spring member, armature assembly and metering assembly. The polymeric housing has a passageway extending between an inlet and an outlet along a longitudinal a... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303144 | Reduction in hydrocarbon emission via spray pattern control through fuel pressure control in fuel injection systems Among other aspects shown and described, a fuel supply apparatus that provides multiple fuel spray targeting angles as a function of fuel pressure towards a combustion chamber of an engine to reduce hydrocarbon emission during cold-start or hot-start. A method and f... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302934 | Saddle-straddling type motor vehicle An air-cooled engine is hung and fixed under a rear part of a backbone of a body frame. The engine is disposed so that the center axis of a cylinder in its cylinder block extends approximately horizontally and so that its cylinder head is directed toward the front. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7299997 | Fuel injector with sauter-mean-diameter atomization spray of less than 70 microns A fuel injector is shown and described. The fuel injector includes an inlet, outlet, seat, closure member, and a metering orifice disc. The metering orifice disc is disposed between the seat and the outlet. The metering orifice disc includes a plurality of metering ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299998 | Internal combustion engine fuel injector An internal combustion engine fuel injector (1) has a rod (10) movable along an axis (3) to open/close a nozzle, and a servovalve (7) having a control chamber (23) with a discharge passage (26) which is opened/closed by a sh... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278594 | Fuel injector A fuel injector 10 may comprise a valve body 14 having a fuel path, a valve seat 23 fixed to a downstream end of the valve body, and a valve 25 that opens and closes a fuel injection hole of the valve seat 23. The valve may be hous... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273186 | Fuel injection device In a fuel injector (1) configured so that fuel injection is controlled by a solenoid valve (4), the solenoid valve (4) comprises an electromagnet (43), an armature bolt (41) that has a ball (42) and a plate member (41... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264181 | Fuel injection valve with restriction wall, and internal combustion engine equipped therewith Using a swirl type fuel injection valve, a concentrated spray area and a thin spray area are formed, the positions thereof are adjusted, and the spray is made to conform to the geometric shape of the engine and mounting position of the fuel injection valve, so as to... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258287 | Modular fuel injector with a spiral damper member and method of reducing noise A fuel injector includes a body, filter, and damper member. The body extends along a longitudinal axis between an inlet end and an outlet end with a flow passage extending therebetween. The filter is disposed in the flow passage proximate the inlet end. The damper m... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258281 | Fuel injector with a metering assembly having a polymeric support member which has an external surface secured to a bore of a polymeric housing and a guide member that is disposed in the polymeric support member A fuel injector is described that includes a polymeric housing, pole piece, filter assembly, coil assembly, spring member, armature assembly and metering assembly. The polymeric housing has a passageway extending between an inlet and an outlet along a longitudinal a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258282 | Fuel injector with an armature assembly having a continuous elongated armature and a metering assembly having a seat and polymeric support member A fuel injector is described that includes a polymeric housing, pole piece, filter assembly, coil assembly, spring member, armature assembly and metering assembly. The polymeric housing has a passageway extending between an inlet and an outlet along a longitudinal a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258284 | Fuel injector with a metering assembly having a seat molded to a polymeric support member A fuel injector is described that includes a polymeric housing, pole piece, filter assembly, coil assembly, spring member, armature assembly and metering assembly. The polymeric housing has a passageway extending between an inlet and an outlet along a longitudinal a... | 08/21/2007 |
