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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8083161 | Handheld sprayer with removable cartridge and method of using same A cartridge for a handheld electrohydrodynamic (EHD) spraying device and a spraying device incorporating the cartridge. The cartridge is disposable, and can contain therapeutic products. The device includes a wetted lead screw with a compliant seal, where the placem... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8002208 | Electrostatic coating apparatus A housing member includes a main housing body and an intermediate tube provided around the outer periphery of the main housing body. Located in a front portion of the main housing body is an atomizer including an air motor and a rotary atomizing head, while located ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7913938 | Electrostatic spray nozzle with adjustable fluid tip and interchangeable components An electrostatic spray charging nozzle designed for optimum charge level over a wide range of liquid and air flow rates. The electrostatic spray charging nozzle includes a nozzle cap having an outlet, a nozzle body having a first bore, and a fluid tip assembly exten... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7883032 | Devices and formulations Methods are described of delivering biological material, which methods include the steps of providing a liquid formulation containing the biological material, supplying the liquid formulation to an outlet and subjecting liquid issuing from the outlet to an electrica... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883033 | Lead screw locking device A cartridge for an electrohydrodynamic spraying device and a spraying device incorporating the cartridge, where the cartridge includes a locking mechanism. The cartridge is disposable, and can contain therapeutic or other fluid products. The fluid is delivered from ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7861954 | Electrostatic atomizer An electrostatic atomizer including a discharge electrode, a counter electrode, a cooling source, a high voltage power supply and a voltage detector. The cooling source cools the discharge electrode to form thereon dew as water. The power supply applies high voltage... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7837134 | Electrostatically atomizing device An emitter electrode is cooled by a cooler to generate condensed water which is charged by a high voltage applied between the emitter electrode and an opposed electrode and is discharged as a mist of charged minute water particles. A controller is provided to vary a... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7815132 | Method for preventing voltage from escaping fluid interface for water base gravity feed applicators A coating material dispensing device includes an orifice for coupling to a reservoir for the coating material. The orifice is surrounded by a surface including at least one wall defining at least one groove. The reservoir includes a complementary surface including a... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7793869 | Particulate material applicator and pump A nozzle assembly for a material application device includes an expansion chamber for slowing down the velocity of powder fed to the nozzle from a dense phase pump. The nozzle assembly includes a nozzle insert that forms the expansion chamber and provides air assist... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7757973 | Hand-held coating dispensing device A hand-held, electrostatically- and/or compressed gas-aided coating material dispensing device comprises a barrel and a handle extending downward from the barrel. The handle includes a module selected from modules having a number of different characteristics for cou... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7748651 | Electrostatic coating spray gun A spray gun suitable for electrostatic coating, using a coating material whose electric resistance is relatively low. A coating material nozzle is attached to the front middle region of a barrel having a forwardly projecting cylindrical section on the front outer pe... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7673819 | Handheld sprayer with removable cartridge and method of using same A cartridge for a handheld electrohydrodynamic (EHD) spraying device and a spraying device incorporating the cartridge. The cartridge is disposable, and can contain therapeutic products. The device includes a wetted lead screw with a compliant seal, where the placem... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7673820 | Subminiature thermoelectric fragrance dispenser A dispenser for dispensing a liquid includes a chamber holding a supply of liquid, an annular conduit substantially filled with liquid from the chamber, and a thermoelectric transducer near one end of the annular conduit. Upon application of electrical current to th... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7621470 | Electrostatically atomizing device Water is fed from a tank to a capillary carrier having an emitter end from which an ionized water particle is emitted by a voltage being applied across the emitter end and an opposed electrode. A cation exchanger is provided to remove minerals such as Ca2+ | 11/24/2009 |
| 7621471 | High voltage module with gas dielectric medium or vacuum An electrostatic spray gun includes a power supply, an enclosure having a wall and a valve providing access through the wall to evacuate the enclosure. Components of the power supply are housed in the enclosure and subject to the atmosphere within the enclosure.... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7617997 | Electrostatic coating system Total supplied current (I2) and high voltage (Vm) supplied to a rotary atomizer head (5) are detected by a total current sensor (115) and a high voltage sensor (116). Total leak current (I2) in paint paths, thinn... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7614572 | Electrostatic spraying device An electrostatic spraying device has a removable cartridge with a reservoir containing a volume of liquid compositions to be electrically sprayed. The reservoir is deformable according to inner pressure and configured to provide a removable cartridge. The device inc... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7411184 | Microfluidic device comprising an electrospray nose A microfluidic device including a microfluidic chip assembled to an electrospray structure. The microfluidic chip includes at least one microfluidic channel leading through an outlet aperture to a surface area of the microfluidic chip. The electrospray structure inc... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7402798 | Apparatus and method for controlling an electrostatically induced liquid spray A system for controlling an electrostatically induced liquid spray includes an electrostatic spray device for generating a liquid spray from a liquid sample; a spray current sensing means placed in relation to the spray device and configured to generate a current ou... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7384670 | Coating method and atomizer A rotary atomizer (1) has a rotary atomizing head (4) driven by an air motor (2) at a rotational speed of 4,000˜5,000 rpm, for example. A coating material is supplied to a central portion of the rotary atomizing head (4) through a paint ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7341211 | Device for the production of capillary jets and micro-and nanometric particles The invention relates to a method and devices for the production of capillary microjets and microparticles that can have a size of between hundreds of micrometers and several nanometers. The inventive method makes use of the combined effects of electrohydrodynamic f... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341416 | Machine and method to feed filled bags, open the bags, empty the bags, and dispose of the empty bags A filled plastic bag may contain insulation. The bags are stacked in a loader. A pair of reciprocating arms rotate a bottom-most bag causing that bag to fall through an opening of a base. A conveyor receives the bag and moves it through a transverse knife and a long... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337993 | Electrostatic atomisation device An atomization device comprises a conduit containing liquid to be atomized, a spray electrode (1) and a discharge electrode (3). Each electrode is adjacent to a dielectric (5) and they are connected in an electrical circuit (10) to enable... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337984 | Electrostatic atomizer and method of producing atomized fluid sprays Fluids are atomized using a miniaturized electrostatic microinjector. The microinjectors are capable of producing uniform droplets in several spray modes, and metering and dispersing very small volume fluids. The atomizer is useful in carburetion systems for interna... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7329320 | Apparatus for electrifying particle apparatus for scattering particle Disclosed is an apparatus for electrifying spacers and an apparatus for scattering spacers using the same. For the purpose of maintaining a cell gap of a LCD, the spacer is electrified to have a first electrified voltage by a first electrifying pipe having a first c... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329545 | Methods for sampling a liquid flow In a method for sampling a continuous liquid flow, the liquid flow is supplied to a surface along an input flow path. The liquid flow is sampled by forming a sample droplet from a portion of the liquid flow. The sample droplet is moved along an analysis flow path to... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7325750 | Powder coating system with improved overspray collection Powder overspray that is extracted from a spray booth is recovered back to a powder supply that is used to supply powder to the spray guns inside the spray booth. The powder overspray extracted from the booth is separated from the high flow air stream by a separator... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326043 | Apparatus and method for elevated temperature electrospinning Elevated temperature electrospinning apparatus comprises a pump upstream of or containing a resistance heater, means to shield applied electrostatic field from the resistance heater, and a temperature modulator for modulating temperature in the spinning region. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7296760 | Indexing valve A valve for controlling the flow of a gas or mixture of gases through a passageway in a coating material dispensing device includes first and second valve portions. The first valve portion is adjustable with respect to the second valve portion selectively to adjust ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296756 | Voltage block A voltage block comprises first and second reservoirs and a switching device including an inlet port, an outlet port, a first reservoir port and a second reservoir port. The switching device is mounted in a third reservoir for movement between a first position and a... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7282705 | Microdevice having an annular lining for producing an electrospray emitter A microdevice is constructed from a substrate having a microchannel formed therein and a cover plate arranged over the substrate. The cover plate in combination with the microchannel at least partially defines a conduit within the microdevice. The conduit has a surf... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279322 | Electrospraying apparatus and method for coating particles An electrospraying apparatus and/or method is used to coat particles. For example, a flow including at least one liquid suspension may be provided through at least one opening at a spray dispenser end. The flow includes at least particles and a coating material. A s... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7271688 | Three-stage liquid metal switch A three-stage liquid metal switch employing electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD), including a common EWOD switch 1310 having an input port 1302, a first shared-EWOD-switch output 1336, and a second shared-EWOD-switch output 1338; a first E... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261915 | Electrohydrodynamic coating fluid delivery apparatus and method An apparatus and method for improved control of low viscosity fluid flow during electrohydrodynamic spray deposition of the fluid to coat small targets, such as medical devices like stents. The apparatus includes a target holder which applies a first electrical pote... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7243648 | Thermal drop generator A silicon die having an orifice layer with plural openings formed therein defines a drop ejection device for use in a handheld inhaler. An underlying control layer defines fluid chambers, each carrying a heat transducer. A control system energizes selected heat tran... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240500 | Dynamic fluid sprayjet delivery system An adaptable semiconductor chip cooling system having a readily openable enclosure defining a chamber configured to hold a printed circuit board carrying components to be cooled. Within the enclosure is a sprayer delivery system with a height-controllable sprayer fo... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240861 | Method and apparatus for dispensing paint powders for powder coatings A corona charge spray gun for dispensing powders for powder coatings. The spray gun includes a housing defining a chamber terminating in an outlet passageway. A high voltage electrode is mounted in the chamber spaced upstream of the outlet passageway and a ground el... | 07/10/2007 |
