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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146840 | Electrostatic painting method and apparatus An electrostatic painting method is disclosed in which air inside a paint feed channel is expelled when a color for painting is changed. An electrically conductive paint is channeled into a discharge channel of a fluid pathway, and the flow rate of the paint is meas... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8070077 | Apparatus for dispensing liquid material A method and an apparatus for dispensing liquid material to a substrate comprising a housing having a bore and an inlet for supplying liquid material from a material source to the bore. A nozzle communicates with the inlet and includes a discharge opening for dispen... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8033485 | Electrostatic atomizer and coolant-circulating equipment including same An electrostatic atomizer includes an atomizing electrode to which a high voltage is applied to atomize water held on the atomizing electrode so as to generate charged water particles; and a cooling unit for producing water, to be supplied to the atomizing electrode... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7823809 | Electrostatic spraying device An electrostatic spraying device has a capability of confirming that the device is ready for making an electrostatic spraying of the liquid composition on a user's skin. The device includes a nozzle and a pump for dispensing the liquid composition out through the no... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823808 | Electrostatic spraying device An electrostatic spraying device having a removable cartridge with a reservoir containing a volume of liquid compositions to be electrically sprayed on a user's skin. The device includes a nozzle for dispensing the liquid as well as an emitter electrode disposed adj... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7503512 | Electrostatic atomizer and air purifier using the same A liquid stored in the liquid storing means within a housing is supplied to a carrier. A high voltage applied to a discharge end of the carrier and an opposed electrode to emit tiny ionized liquid particles. At leas part of the liquid storing means is detachable to ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7347679 | Apparatus for manufacturing ultra-fine particles using electrospray device and method thereof An apparatus and method for manufacturing ultra-fine particles using an electrospray device is disclosed. One or more capillary provided at its tip with a nozzle is positioned within a guide duct and precursors such as metal organic materials and metal halogen compo... | 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 |
| 7328862 | Method and device for electrostatic coating An intermediate storage vessel has a cylinder container, a piston provided in the cylinder container so as to be slidable in a reciprocating manner, and an inpour hole portion is provided above the discharge hole portion. An insulation cover is provided so as to cov... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7312440 | Integrated micro fuel processor and flow delivery infrastructure Apparatus for transporting a fluid, atomizers, reactors, integrated fuel processing apparatus, combinations thereof, methods of atomizing reactants, methods of moving fluids, methods of reverse-flow in a reactor, and combinations thereof, are provided. One exemplary... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7269353 | Branching unit for an optical transmission system A branching unit for an optical transmission system, an optical transmission system and a method of operation of said branching unit (30) is disclosed having a first branch (38) and a second branch (40), each connected to a main branch (42 | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267708 | Rigid electrode ionization for packed bed scrubbers An ionizing particulate scrubber is provided for the removal of particulate from a gaseous exhaust stream, said scrubber including two sections: a charging section and a collection section. The charging or ionizing section includes one or more cylindrical tubular gr... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252247 | Self-cleaning spray nozzle A self-cleaning spray nozzle, and in particular a self-cleaning spray nozzle for use in an apparatus for the preparation of a particulate material by a controlled agglomeration method, for example a method for controlled growth of particle size. The apparatus is esp... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7204431 | Electrospray ion source for mass spectroscopy The invention provides an electrospray apparatus with an auxiliary electrode, and a method of using. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7156045 | Coating machine A coating machine having a coating material discharging mechanism for discharging a previously filled coating material under pressure to an atomizing mechanism wherein a coating material bag for filling a coating material is housed in a coating material discharging ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150412 | Method and apparatus for electrostatic spray A method and apparatus to improve the atomization of liquid and the efficiency of depositing liquid particles onto target objects, or to coat the target object with a thin film of liquid, to reduce the risk of high-voltage electrical shock, and to reduce the weight ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7083117 | Apparatus and method for droplet steering An apparatus and method for droplet steering is disclosed herein. A throated structure having a nozzle defines a converging throat with an inlet and an outlet and a vectored fluid stream directed therethrough. The fluid stream is driven through the system via a vacu... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7078679 | Inductive detection for mass spectrometry The invention provides devices, device configurations and methods for improved sensitivity, resolution and efficiency in mass spectrometry, particularly as applied to biological molecules, including biological polymers, such as proteins and nucleic acids. More parti... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070130 | Rotatable electrode ring and use thereof in electrostatically assisted high-speed rotary application of spray coating agents An electrode ring suitable for providing electrostatic assistance to the high-speed rotary application of spray coatings and having electrode fingers comprising electrode tips, wherein the electrode ring is constructed so as to be capable of performing rotational mo... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7032839 | Liquid spray gun with manually separable portions The present invention provides a liquid spray gun with several improved features, including (1) a molded polymeric possibly disposable body assembly through which passes liquid sprayed by the spray gun that is manually releasable from a metal platform portion of the... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029207 | Rapid-set injection system using high-speed jet fluid A rapid-set injection system using high-speed jet fluid for forming a pile-shaped solid body in the ground has an injection rod which does not jam in the ground and which has two or three jet nozzles so that the injection rod linearly excavates the target ground. Th... | 04/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6969057 | Method and apparatus for adjusting and positioning air caps A device and a method are provided for positioning an air cap of a pneumatically aided atomizer. The air cap has air horns extending from its face to provide flows of air to aid in atomizing and shaping the atomized particle stream. The method and apparatus contempl... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6964385 | Method and apparatus for high throughput charge injection An apparatus for dispersing fluent material comprises a body defining a plurality of orifices arranged around a central axis and a charge injection device arranged on the central axis. ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6945483 | Electrostatic painting apparatus with paint filling station and method for operating same A waterborne paint bell applicator is movable to and from a docking position and includes a paint receptacle connected to a paint canister. A paint filling station has a plurality of paint injectors each connected to a different color paint supply and being movable ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942162 | Apparatus and method for remote monitoring and servicing material application systems A system and related methods for configuring and monitoring a spraying application system for installation and use at a site that is remotely located from the spraying system manufacturing site. The system provides a configuration module that allows a customer or pu... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6913213 | Electrostatic powder coating apparatus using a swirling flow pattern An electrostatic powder coating apparatus including a housing with an interior coating area for receiving a workpiece. The interior coating area includes a vortex inducing surface and a pressurized air input device directs air against the surface to form a swirling ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6906322 | Charged particle source with droplet control for mass spectrometry The invention provides devices, device configurations and methods for improved sensitivity, detection level and efficiency in mass spectrometry particularly as applied to biological molecules, including biological polymers, such as proteins and nucleic acids. In one... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6874712 | Swirl gun for powder particles A powder spraying gun generates a desired pattern of electrostatically charged particles for coating a workpiece without rotating parts or particle deflectors. The powder pattern is generated with a funnel-shaped output in conjunction with air introduced into a powd... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6866212 | Electrostatic spray device An electrostatic spraying device being configured and disposed to electrostatically charge and dispense a liquid composition from a supply to a point of dispersal, wherein the device comprises: a reservoir configured to contain the supply of liquid comp... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6860434 | Apparatus for manufacturing ultra-fine particles using electrospray device and method thereof An apparatus and method for manufacturing ultra-fine particles using an electrospray device is disclosed. One or more capillary provided at its tip with a nozzle is positioned within a guide duct and precursors such as metal organic materials and metal halogen compo... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6827287 | High throughput method and apparatus for introducing biological samples into analytical instruments Provided is a system for delivering a liquid sample to an inlet of an analytical instrument. Included is an acoustic ejector driven by a drive system that generates drive signals provided to the ejector. The drive signals are generated with a pulse width sufficient ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6817554 | Fluid nanosplitter device The present invention is directed to a flow splitter that includes an outer fluid conduit for receiving an incoming fluid flow that is the bulk flow of effluent from a liquid chromatographic column, flowing at an input flow rate. The flow splitter further includes a... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6814318 | Disposable cartridge for electrostatic spray device An electrostatic spraying device being configured and disposed to electrostatically charge and dispense a product from a supply to a point of dispersal. This device has a reservoir configured to contain the supply of product and a nozzle to disperse the product. A c... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6797066 | Apparatus and method for powder coating Provided is an apparatus for powder coating 1 which includes a coat-applying station 39 for applying a powder coating P on a work 3 to be coated, and a high frequency induction heating apparatus 47 for heating the work 3 covered wi... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6793150 | Bell cup post A dispensing apparatus is provided for a pulverulent material entrained in a stream of a transporting gas or mixture of gases. The apparatus includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes an interior into which the stream flows and a perimetr... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6739518 | Spray applicator An apparatus and method are disclosed for efficiently applying a test substance to a test unit by atomizing a solution or suspension of the test substance and electrostatically attracting the atomized droplets to the test unit. This apparatus and method can be used ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6732960 | System and method for blowing loose-fill insulation A system for blowing loose-fill insulation includes a loose-fill blowing machine including a discharge hose. An ionizer is disposed in the flow path of the insulation through the discharge hose, wherein the ionizer reduces the static charge developed on the insulati... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6708908 | Paint atomizer bell with ionization ring An ionizing device generates ionizing lines to shape solvent borne coating material being dispersed from an electrostatic rotary atomizer. A band having a clamping element affixes the device to the electrostatic rotary atomizer. A halo is affixed to the band by at l... | 03/23/2004 |
