Did You Know...
...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181893 | Fuel injection valve A fuel injection valve for internal combustion engines has a valve housing composed of a first housing part and a second housing part which are connected to one another in a connecting region. In order to improve the strength of the connection in relation to the pre... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8109451 | Shower spray device and related delivery nozzles There is described a shower spray device including a lower plate with a plurality of nozzles and an upper plate with an inlet for the water supply. An elastic sealing element is interposed between the two plates to delimit therewith a chamber for distributing water ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7967224 | Spray head for atomizing a medium The invention relates to a spray head for atomising a medium using a pressurised propellant, with a spray head body (10) which comprises a fastening ring (6) and an actuating element (20) movably connected thereto, a holding element (12) ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7922107 | Spray gun with paint cartridge A spray paint gun having a disposable cartridge inserted therein such that paint can flow through the cartridge in the spray gun without touching the spray gun. Since no part of the spray gun has paint touching it, there is no cleaning of the spray gun or its compon... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7891588 | Quick disconnect for wetted parts in a paint spray gun Apparatus and method for quickly disconnecting a wetted parts subassembly from a paint spray gun wherein the wetted parts subassembly includes a spray tip, pump cylinder and piston and paint cup components including a pump housing cylinder support carrying the pump ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7871023 | Two-part flow regulator, jet regulator or backflow preventer having a snap-in joint between the parts A flow regulator, jet regulator or backflow preventer (11) having at least two components or parts (2, 11), a first one (2) of which can be inserted into a receiving opening (12) of the second part (12). The two parts (2, 11... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7857242 | Quick connection device for electric spray gun An electric spray gun includes a barrel having a positioning member received therein which includes two guide slots and two respective holes are defined through two sidewalls of the positioning member and communicate with the two guide slots. A cylinder is fixedly c... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7854401 | Faucet wand A faucet wand includes a waterway having a body with a cavity therein. A plate is attached to the body to cover the cavity and form a conduit in the waterway. ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7823806 | Connector part for connecting a material supply device to a spray gun A connector part (3) for connecting a material supply device (10) to a spray gun (20) that includes a hollow cylindrical connection piece (5); a threaded wedge element (8) with a lower starting point (8a) and an upper... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7806350 | Spray nozzle A spray nozzle includes a body and a deflector. The body is aligned and connected to the deflector with a fastener. At least one pin can be used to further align the deflector relative to the body. A single mating surface is provided on each of the body and the defl... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7798433 | Fuel injection valve device A fuel injection valve device is capable of thinning a nozzle hole plate and improving fuel spray characteristics by a construction for reducing stress concentration that occurs at the weld part of the nozzle hole plate. The fuel injection valve device includes: a n... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7757972 | Conversion adapter for a fluid supply assembly A conversion adapter for connecting a fluid supply assembly to a fluid applicator. The conversion adapter provides a connection between the fluid supply assembly and the fluid applicator. The conversion adapter has a first end and a second end, and a bore between th... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7717362 | Pull-down spray head with metal shell An spray head includes a spray engine and a metal shell retained on the spray engine. The spray head is assembled by fitting the shell onto the spray engine and seating the shell against a cushioning ring. A retaining device is attached to the spray engine to secure... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7708212 | Nozzle assembly A nozzle assembly that includes upper and lower washers and a cam. A particular implementation of a nozzle assembly includes a stem coupled with a cam assembly. The stem has a nozzle in a first end which is in fluid communication with a second end of the stem. An up... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7621469 | Automotive modular LPG injector A fuel injector for use with LPG or other volatile fuels has fuel inlets through a cylindrical wall of a valve group tube assembly. Fuel venting is along a longitudinal axis of the fuel injector to an end opposite the injection end. An O-ring retaining cup is welded... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7516911 | Adjustable knife-curtain outlet structure of cleanout handle An adjustable knife-curtain outlet structure of cleanout handle, its features are as follows: outlet of cleanout handle is designed as layer lockup phase, grove to cover O-ring is set inside each screw thread; the small diameter screw thread of lockup phase is locke... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7510131 | Method for fluid jet formation and apparatus for the same A nozzle, comprising a housing; and an assembly including at least two deformable conjugated parts separated by a spacer seal, the assembly being arranged in the housing so as to form a nozzle outlet, the housing and the parts and the spacer seal being deformable so... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510130 | Fluid device having an orifice aperture and method of changing the aperture size of such an orifice aperture A method provides in a fluid device an orifice aperture having an exact aperture size and easy changeability of that size. While being brought into communication with a connecting pipe through an intersecting inner aperture drilled in a lower plate of a device main ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7506828 | Quick installation nozzle assembly for use within hot melt adhesive dispensing modules A quick installation hot melt adhesive dispensing nozzle assembly, for use in connection with hot melt adhesive dispensing modules, comprises a nut member which is adapted to threadedly engage a hot melt adhesive dispensing module seat member, and a hot melt adhesiv... | 03/24/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7434753 | Simplistic approach to design of a reusable nozzle hub A novel hub design that enables removal of nozzle core for disposal while the hub is retained for reuse. The reusable hub provides a cost advantage over a one-piece metal design, enabling the use of a dispensing system that is of high quality and low cost to prolife... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7429004 | Nozzle structure in washer fluid ejection apparatus At a time of forming lip portions in upper and lower edge portions of an ejection port in a protruding manner, a nozzle for ejecting a washer fluid of a washer fluid ejection apparatus in a diffusion manner is structured such that a step surface is formed on an inne... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7429007 | Fuel injection and method for adjustment thereof A fuel injector for fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines, in particular for direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of an engine, including an actuator, a valve needle which is mechanically linked to the actuator and is acted upon by a ... | 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 |
| 7419106 | Blower nozzle with variable velocity output A nozzle for use with a walk-behind blower includes a nozzle restriction due to a sloped upper wall of the nozzle body. The nozzle restriction increases the air velocity in the upper region of the nozzle and forces leaves and debris downward so that airflow through ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415970 | Fuel injector retention clip A fuel delivery system in accordance with the present invention comprises a fuel rail having an outlet opening and an outlet cup that is insertable into the outlet opening. The cup includes a flange. The flange includes at least one tab extending therefrom. The cup ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407115 | Nozzle arrangement The present invention relates to improvements in or relating to a nozzle arrangement. Th nozzle arrangement of the present invention are adapted to be fitted to a container and actuate the release of the contents stored in the container. The nozzle arrangement has a... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407120 | Adjustable racing injector An adjustable racing injector injects fuel by carrying out an opening and closing of a fuel orifice in a valve seat. The fuel orifice is controlled by a signal, typically provided by an engine control unit, which energizes a magnetic circuit including coil which in ... | 08/05/2008 |
| RE40433 | Nozzle arrangement for a paint spray gun A nozzle structure for a paint spray gun, is comprised of a central outlet for paint, an annular slot surrounding the central outlet, the annular slot being connected inside the nozzle structure via an annular duct to a number of virtually axially parallel bores, th... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399361 | Apparatus for applying fluid to a substrate An apparatus for applying fluid from a fluid source to a substrate. The apparatus comprises a housing configured to receive the fluid from the fluid source, a nozzle arrangement in fluid communication with the housing, and a lever pivotally mounted to the housing fo... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7389946 | Fluid product spraying device A fluid spray device having a body (10) provided with a spray orifice (15), a reservoir (20) containing the fluid to be sprayed, a spray device (30) that sprays one or more doses of the fluid contained in the reservoir (20); and an... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387264 | Asymmetrical spray nozzle with alignment notch A spraying system is provided including a spray gun and a spray nozzle. The spray gun has a discharge end. A locating pin is arranged on the discharge end of the spray gun. The spray nozzle is selectively mountable on the discharge end of the spray gun. The spray no... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7383958 | Desanding apparatus and system A desanding vessel is inserted in a high velocity fluid stream containing entrained particulates. The vessel comprises an upper freeboard portion having a large cross-sectional wherein the fluid stream velocity drops and particulates fall from suspension. Preferably... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7377040 | Method of manufacturing a polymeric bodied fuel injector Various methodologies relating to a polymeric fuel injector are disclosed. One method provides for manufacturing the fuel injector by forming a polymeric housing over a coil assembly and electrical connectors to provide a polymeric passage extending from an inlet to... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374111 | Apparatus for spraying liquids, and disposable containers and liners suitable for use therewith A spray gun (1) has a fluid reservoir (11) with a removable liner (13) received in a container (12) having a detachable lid (15). The liner (13), which may be thermo/vacuum-formed from a planar material, has a shape that cor... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367518 | Descaling nozzle A nozzle orifice of a nozzle (1) includes a tapered segment (16) extending from an elliptical discharge orifice (15) and having a taper angle θ of 30 to 80°, and a large-diameter segment (18) continuing with the tapered segment. The rat... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364098 | Material dispensing apparatus A device for dispensing coating material includes a handle and a barrel coupled to the handle and extending therefrom toward a forward end from which coating material is dispensed. A first component is provided on the dispensing device. Multiple second components ea... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360524 | Fuel injector retention clip A fuel delivery system in accordance with the present invention comprises a fuel rail having an outlet opening and an outlet cup that is insertable into the outlet opening. The cup includes a flange. The flange includes at least one tab extending therefrom. The cup ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7357337 | Flow regulator A flow regulator, comprising an enclosure which in turn comprises at least one screen designed to be crossed by the stream and is provided, at the input section, with a small net and with an underlying jet breaker plate provided with holes adapted to break up the st... | 04/15/2008 |
