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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8302889 | Fuel injection valve A fuel injection valve has a valve body for opening and closing a valve seat, and receives an operation signal from a control unit to operate the valve body so that fuel is injected from a plurality of injection holes formed in an injection hole plate welded through... | 11/06/2012 |
| 8276836 | Fuel nozzle assemblies and methods A fuel nozzle assembly includes a nozzle body and an orifice plate. The orifice plate may be removably positioned on an interior of the nozzle body. ... | 10/02/2012 |
| 8002207 | Fuel injection valve This invention serves to suppress the deterioration of oil tightness of a valve after welding without any change in the direction of fuel injection even with deformation of a convex portion after welding of an injection opening plate to a valve seat, as well as with... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7963466 | Nozzle device and nozzle for atomisation and/or filtration and methods for using the same Nozzle device and nozzle for atomization and/or filtration as well as methods for using the same. The nozzle and nozzle device for atomization, in particular a micro-machined reinforced nozzle plate, may produce small liquid droplets in air (spray) or into a liquid ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7926747 | Variable orifice black liquor nozzle A nozzle for the spraying of black liquor in a recovery boiler has discharge orifice inserts that can be removed and replaced with other inserts, to provide variable spray patterns, by changing the size and/or shape of the orifice of the nozzle, without requiring re... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7810745 | Nozzle device and fuel injection valve having the same A nozzle device has a nozzle holes for injecting sprays grouped into spray groups respectively in injection directions. The nozzle device has an injection axis extending through the center in the thickness direction thereof. The injection axis perpendicularly inters... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7798432 | Device for spraying anti-icing agents on transport surface The present invention provides a deicing device for spraying anti-icing agents over a transport surface, such as paved road or bridge, to protect the transport surface from snow deposition and ice formation. The deicing device that is surface mounted to the transpor... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7784717 | Methods and apparatus for fabricating components A method for fabricating a nozzle includes providing at least two plates. At least one of the at least two plates includes a first opening. Each plate includes at least one mating surface. The method also includes stacking the at least two plates together such that ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7726590 | Fuel injector director plate having chamfered passages and method for making such a plate An improved fuel injection spray director plate including conically chamfered entries to the flow passages through the plate. The conical chamfer may extend part way or all the way through the plate. In a currently preferred embodiment, the chamfer extends only part... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7530508 | Fuel injection valve In a fuel injection valve, a fuel guide member facing the valve hole is connected to an injector plate, and an annular diffusion chamber is formed between a valve seat member and the injector plate. A pair of first notches, a pair of second notches, and a plurality ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7487926 | Dispersion plate for dispersing a fluid, method for producing a dispersion plate and use of a dispersion plate A dispersion plate for dispersing a fluid includes two surface sides, a peripheral side and at least one through-opening which extends between the two surface sides, the opening including an inlet on one surface side, a passage, and an outlet on the other surface si... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7448560 | Unitary fluidic flow controller orifice disc 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, a plu... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7438241 | Low pressure fuel injector nozzle A nozzle for a low pressure fuel injector that improves the control and size of the spray angle, as well as enhances the atomization of the fuel delivered to a cylinder of an engine. ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7387468 | Orifice shield for drainage pipe An orifice shield for distributing water flowing from an orifice in a pipe and preventing blockage of the orifice. The orifice shield includes a housing including a cage, the cage being defined by a first plate joined to a second plate via fins, the fins being joine... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7370816 | Fuel injector A fuel injector includes a tube member and a valve element to slide axially in the tube member. The valve element includes a center portion and a plurality of plate portions projecting radially from the center portion, and each including side surfaces extending axia... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357697 | Superhard material article of manufacture The invention relates to abrasive water jet systems comprising an abrasive water jet mixing tube having a longitudinal bore lined with a superhard material, including such systems which use cubic boron carbide (CBN), diamond, or other materials with a hardness great... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357334 | Method and apparatus for separating a solution In a method and apparatus for separating a solution, the solution containing a target substance is atomized into a mist in an atomizer (1) to produce a mixed fluid of mist and air. In the collection of the mist from this mixed fluid, an air transmission membr... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7337987 | Liquid jetting device A liquid jetting apparatus (50) to jet a droplet of a charged liquid solution onto a base material, having: a nozzle (51) in which an edge portion thereof is arranged to face the base material K having a receiving surface to receive the jetted droplet,... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334746 | Seat-lower guide combination A fuel injector for an internal combustion engine, including a housing, a homogeneous member defining a continuous wall having a seat portion and a guide portion, a closure member, and a metering disk. The housing includes an inlet and an outlet disposed along a lon... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325753 | Irrigation sprinkler nozzle with enhanced close-in water distribution An improved irrigation sprinkler nozzle is provided for enhanced short range or close-in distribution of water for irrigating vegetation and the like positioned relatively close to the sprinkler. The improved sprinkler nozzle includes a nozzle passage for outward pr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320443 | Airless atomizing nozzle An airless atomizing nozzle comprises a tubular body including a bore having an inlet and an outlet; a cylindrical member including a face and a cylindrical delivery channel secured at the outlet, the delivery channel having substantially uniform diameter; and a pin... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316067 | Forming a perforate membrane by laser drilling and a subsequent electro-polishing step A method of forming a perforate membrane (1) is disclosed for use in a liquid transport device. The membrane has at least plural nozzles (10) formed therethrough. Each of those nozzles has a throat portion (12) opening at opposite end through op... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7313925 | Atomizer for thermal management system An atomizer for thermal management system for efficiently thermally managing one or more heat producing devices. The atomizer for thermal management system includes a housing having a coolant passage and a dispensing end, an orifice within the dispensing end, and an... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314185 | Liquid jetting device A liquid jetting apparatus (20) to jet a droplet of a charged liquid solution onto a base material, having: a nozzle (21) in which an edge portion thereof is arranged to face the base material K having a receiving surface to receive the jetted droplet,... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311272 | Thin plate stacked structure and ink-jet recording head provided with the same A stacked structure is formed such that a plurality of thin plates, which include at least one liquid flow passage thin plate provided with a liquid flow passage having a predetermined pattern formed on at least one surface, are stacked with an adhesive. A release g... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7273188 | Internal self-rotating fluid jetting nozzle An embodiment of an internal self-rotating fluid nozzle includes a rotor rotatably moveable within a nozzle body cavity. The rotor may include a jewel holder that carries at least one jewel member and spins against a rotor seat disposed near the front of the cavity.... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7243865 | Nozzle for generating a high-pressure jet A nozzle for generating a high-pressure jet of a flowable medium, having a nozzle body and a nozzle disk which is embedded in the nozzle body in a recess. The nozzle body includes an axial nozzle bore which leads into at least one of an inlet bore and an outlet bore... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240860 | Water distribution plate for rotating sprinklers A rotor plate for a sprinkler includes a water impingement surface bounded by an annular peripheral wall and having a radial center, and adapted to be impinged upon by a stream emitted from a nozzle. The water impingement surface is formed to include at least one ra... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240855 | Liquid dispense head and manufacturing method thereof A liquid dispense head is provided which can be manufactured at a reduced manufacturing cost, will not react with dispense liquid containing biomolecules, and can dispense liquid droplets having a constant amount from individual nozzles. The liquid dispense head has... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237308 | Composite hydroentangling nozzle strip and method for producing nonwoven fabrics therewith A composite nozzle strip for hydroentangling of a fibrous mass is provided to lower nozzle erosion potential and increase operational efficiency. The composite nozzle strip comprises a substrate comprising a material of a first hardness having at least one aperture ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7211614 | Insulating nozzle for gas blast circuit breaker The invention concerns an insulating nozzle for a gas blast circuit breaker. In accordance with the invention, the material constituting the nozzle comprises (A) 90% to 99.9% by weight of a fluorinated polymer, and (B) 0.1% to 10% by weight of a filler based on at l... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201329 | Fuel injector including a compound angle orifice disc for adjusting spray targeting A fuel injector includes an orifice disc. The orifice disc includes a peripheral portion, a central portion, and an orifice. The peripheral portion is with respect to a longitudinal axis and extends parallel to a base plane. The peripheral portion bounds the central... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201135 | Internal combustion engine The present disclosure provides an internal combustion engine having an engine housing with at least one cylinder that has diameter less than about 3 inches. A fuel injector is provided and disposed at least partially within the at least one cylinder, and includes a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198207 | Low pressure fuel injector nozzle A nozzle for a low pressure fuel injector that improves the control and size of the spray angle, as well as enhances the atomization of the fuel delivered to a cylinder of an engine. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198201 | Swirl nozzle and method of making same A spray nozzle includes a body defining an inlet chamber and an outlet. An orifice disk, adjacent the outlet, has opposing surfaces, an inner sidewall extending between the opposing surfaces which defines an orifice, and a peripheral sidewall extending between the o... | 04/03/2007 |