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Class 239/72 - Audible


Subclass of Class 239 - Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing
Definition: Apparatus giving audible information.
No. of patents: 37
Last issue date: 01/22/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7320437Device for dispensing liquid
A liquid dispenser (100) primarily for use in dispensing liquid drench to animals. The dispenser (100) is electronic in operation and has the ability to control the speed of its pump (5) according to environmental conditions including the viscos...
01/22/2008
7311004Flow control and operation monitoring system for individual spray nozzles
An apparatus and process for monitoring fluid flow through a nozzle is disclosed. A vibration sensor, such as an accelerometer, is mounted to a nozzle. The vibration output received from the sensor is then analyzed to determine whether or not the nozzle is operating...
12/25/2007
7302944Barrel and ball sizer for paint-ball gun
A ball sizer for a paint-ball gun includes a bore having an entrance. In the preferred embodiment, the bore has a chamfer, which in turn has a smooth transition from the entrance to the bore of the sizer. The transition may define a section of a parabola, a section ...
12/04/2007
7264180Aerator sleeve attachment
The present invention provides for a sleeve that screws into the same opening in a faucet that a typical aerator screws into. This sleeve replaces the aerator and includes a smaller aerator that is inserted within the sleeve. In this fashion, water aeration can stil...
09/04/2007
7257999Liquid dispenser with volume meter
A liquid dispenser comprises a sprayer device and volume meter connected together to form an integral unit that prevents the sprayer device and volume meter from being disconnected without damaging the dispenser. The volume meter has an inlet end portion and a gauge...
08/21/2007
7232077Fluid level sensing apparatus and method for a spray applicator
The present invention relates to a level sensing spray applicator. In one embodiment, the spray applicator includes a gun that receives a liquid and a supply vessel coupled to the gun. The vessel includes a level sensor responsive to the volume retained by the suppl...
06/19/2007
7161253Portable power source
A portable power source for starting a variety of outdoor power equipment. The portable power source generally includes a housing, an electrochemical power supply, a switch having an ON position with a fixed contact and a START position with a momentary contact, and...
01/09/2007
7121477Sprinkler system with relief and backflow preventer valve and warning system
This above ground sprinkler system for a water supply provides a main supply hose having an inlet connected to the water supply and an outlet. A main valve is disposed between bib end of the hose and the water supply. A central station including a water supply inlet...
10/17/2006
7104474Container cleaning device
A device (10) for cleaning the inside of a container includes a base (11) carrying a tube (12). A hose (50) is received within the base (11) and is connected at one end to the bottom of the tube (12) and at the other end to ...
09/12/2006
7077336Information-displaying unit
The present invention refers to an information-displaying unit (1) which has a body of a determined geometrical shape internally with an illumination system having in the narrower portions thereof (12) an arrangement for installation of water atomizing...
07/18/2006
7038419Compressor drive
A fluid flow control system for an electromagnetic pump having an electromagnetic drive (11) and a compressor (6). The control system established a required current in the compressor coils (10) to control the position and movement of the actuato...
05/02/2006
7013894Portable, handheld, pneumatic driven medicinal nebulizer
A portable, handheld medicine delivery device capable producing atomized agents that are adapted to be inhaled through a nebulizer by a patient suffering from a respiratory condition. In addition, the present invention provides a means wherein the dose of the inhale...
03/21/2006
6997064Fluid metering and control device
A fluid measuring device that displays fluid volume usage against fluid volume limits and a fluid control device that stops fluid delivery when the fluid volume limit is reached. ...
02/14/2006
6926821Water treatment device with volumetric and time monitoring features
A totalization meter system for a water treatment device, the device having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture, and a channel for channeling water between the inlet and outlet apertures. A flow reactive device is positioned in the channel and is exposed to the...
08/09/2005
6823536Showerhead with removable electronic media device
A combination showerhead and electronic media device is provided. The electronic media device is integrated within the housing of the showerhead, thus saving space within the shower. The electronic media device may also be easily removed from the showerhead. In one ...
11/30/2004
6651900Control apparatus for a fire pump, operation display apparatus for a fire pump and operation mode control apparatus for a fire pump
In a fire pump adapted to force out the water, which is pumped from a water source, from a nozzle provided at a front end portion of a delivery hose, a nozzle control unit 8 adapted to control the fire pump remotely is provided in the vicinity of the nozz...
11/25/2003
6540155Automatic spray dispenser
A dispenser for attachment to a container containing a fluid material, including an actuator which keeps the container in a substantially constantly open configuration so as to allow the fluid to pass into the dispenser, and a controllable outlet, through...
04/01/2003
6279836Portable unit and wall unit dispensers and method of dispensing with timer
The invention includes a first dispenser for providing a first dilute concentrate of a use solution in a bottle. This bottle is then used in a portable delivery/dilution device which provides for a second level of concentration of the use solution. The bo...
08/28/2001
5878913Whistling aerosol can
A whistling aerosol can for providing a remote indication that the can is being utilized to dispense its contents. The device includes a valve assembly disposed atop a can and being in communication with contents therein. The valve assembly includes a dis...
03/09/1999
5570839Plural component flow monitoring system
A plural component dispensing system includes flow monitoring system to interrupt operation and/or provide an audible and/or visual warning signal to an operator if the flow of one component of a plural component material stops or reaches an unacceptable ...
11/05/1996
5535779Water outlet control device
A faucet or shower head includes a transparent zone on the casing thereof through which the color and quality of the water may be visually checked. A temperature display chip is mounted within the transparent zone and is covered with a transparent protect...
07/16/1996
5482078Water faucet fitting seat capable of producing musical tone or animal howl
A water faucet fitting seat capable of producing a musical tone or animal howl comprises a base and a sound producing device. The hollow base is provided therein with a channel having one end serving as a water outlet and another end which serves as a wat...
01/09/1996
5361988Vehicle mounted particulate material spreader
A spreader to be mounted on a vehicle. The spreader has a main container to hold a particulate material and an outlet for a particulate material. The particulate material can be dispersed from the outlet and there is an electric motor adjacent the main bo...
11/08/1994
5312039Electro-optic monitor for fluid spray pattern
Method and apparatus for monitoring the fluid spray pattern of fluid sprayed by a nozzle onto a semiconductor wafer during processing of the wafer. A light source is positioned to illuminate the fluid sprayed in a pattern P from the nozzle, and one or mor...
05/17/1994
5289974Spray gun having trigger overtravel protection and maximum flow adjustment knob warning
An improved hand held spray gun. The spray gun includes at least one manual trigger which when squeezed moves a valve needle to initiate fluid flow. A knob is provided to adjust the maximum fluid flow when the trigger is squeezed. When the trigger is rele...
03/01/1994
5207381Calibration of fluid delivery equipment
Fluid delivery equipment comprises calibration circuitry which, in a calibration mode of operation, detects a time at which fluid is first caused to flow in the equipment, and provides an output signal a predetermined time thereafter. The output signal ma...
05/04/1993
5022587Battery powered nebulizer
A battery powered nebulizer (10) includes a portable housing (58) containing a battery power supply (13), pump-motor combination (14), air compressor (16) and control circuitry (20). The control circuitry (20) includes a pulse width modulator (24) for swi...
06/11/1991
4951873Multi-line electronic media barrier
A multi-line electronic media barrier or safety system for preventing liquid contamination of air lines, including a capacitance proximity sensor for detecting a foreign undesirable medium such as paint in an air line. When foreign media is detected, a ma...
08/28/1990
4936508Shower head volume meter with alarm signal
A shower head volume meter producing an audible or other alarm for indicating when a predetermined volume of water has been delivered. A polite alarm or "beep" is used after a first volume of water y has been delivered, while an aggressive alarm in the fo...
06/26/1990
4917296Spraying apparatus with flow alarm
An apparatus for applying viscous coating material to a surface through spraying devices such as spray guns in which an alarm is activated in the event one or more of the spray guns becomes clogged or otherwise malfunctions. The apparatus includes separat...
04/17/1990
4905897Field sprayer nozzle pattern monitor
A field sprayer nozzle monitor comprises a sensor head in the form of an L-shaped horn device which is clamped onto the nozzle cap by way of a slot which receives the fin of the nozzle cap. The horn includes a mouth which receives sound from the spray noz...
03/06/1990
4712736Method and system for maintaining a spray pattern
A method of, and system for, spraying is provided in which voltages generated by the passage of pressurized medium through a spray nozzle is monitored. The generated voltage has characteristic patterns. Monitoring the variations in these patterns or the e...
12/15/1987
4645128Apparatus for spraying plant-protective agents
An apparatus for spraying plant-protective agents comprises a spray head having a motor, a spray plate mounted on the driving shaft of the former and a first container which is fastened to a lance. The container is connected via a connecting pipe line wit...
02/24/1987
4565322Liquid spray apparatus for dispensing liquid droplets of constant droplet size
A liquid spray apparatus comprises a pneumatic drive and automatic speed regulating device. To this end, a vane wheel which can be acted upon by an air stream is mounted axially displaceably on a shaft. The vane wheel is in contact with regulating element...
01/21/1986
4562960Pressure responsive aerator
'An aerator has a pressure responsive valve assembly therein for restricting the flow therethrough when the pressure of the water supply is increased. The aerator includes a housing mounting a stream straightener member and a partition member. The partiti...
01/07/1986
4154403Spraygun
A spray gun having a main air valve to regulate the flow of pressured air to the galleries of the gun, and bleed means to bleed air from the high pressure side of the valve to the low pressure side to reduce the effort required by an operator to use the g...
05/15/1979
4146049Traveling sprinkler radio-controlled mechanism and warning device
A traveling sprinkler radio-controlled mechanism and warning device which obtains an adequate and controlled duration of watering at opposed ends of a field to be watered while concurrently insuring that over-watering will not occur whenever an unattended...
03/27/1979
 
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