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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE40463 | Rollover pressure car wash apparatus and methods of operating same A variable pressure spray type vehicle laundry apparatus in which a carriage is mounted for longitudinal displacement along overhead parallel beams and an inverted L shaped spray arm carrying both horizontally and vertically directed nozzles circumscribes the vehicl... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7367515 | Device for applying marks to a playing field An auxiliary device for marking marks on a surface of a field playing surface. The device includes a frame attachable to a field line marking machine that includes a paint supply. A guide system having a length dimension is carried by the frame member. The guide sys... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7318442 | Automatic car wash system An automatic car wash system is provided for processing multiple vehicles simultaneously. The system according to one embodiment includes an elongate path, a plurality of stations for processing the vehicle, at least two detectors for indicating the presence of the ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7207503 | Chemical dispensing means for a travelling lawn sprinkler A chemical dispenser which is selectively removably mounted on a travelling lawn sprinkler. The chemical dispenser dispenses liquid chemical into the water being sprinkled onto the lawn by the water distributor as the self-propelled travelling lawn sprinkler propels... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7118629 | Apparatus for applying a coating to a roof or other substrate A device adapted to dispense or spray a coating such as a foam in a predetermined pattern or manner on a substrate, preferably a roof. The spray coating apparatus comprises a spray assembly having a carriage which is operatively mounted on a track that preferably pr... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7100622 | Pipe scarifier A scarifier for scarifying an interior surface of a sewer pipe, which includes an elongated frame having spaced apart upstanding frame elements at either end forming a plurality of guide surfaces on each side. A first track extends from one end of the frame to anoth... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7086353 | Lance system for inter-tube inspecting and lancing as well as barrel spraying of heat transfer tubes of steam generator in nuclear power plant Disclosed is a lance system for inter-tube inspecting and lancing as well as barrel spraying of heat transfer tubes of a steam generator in a nuclear power plant, so that foreign substances piled up around heat transfer tubes in the steam generator are removed using... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083116 | Boom arrangement for a car wash A double boom arrangement for use in a car wash includes a first and a second boom assembly mounted side by side on a respective rotatable coupling so that a horizontal portion of the hose of each boom can rotate about a vertical axis in a generally horizontal plane... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7066188 | Interior sewer pipeline scarifying apparatus This application discloses an apparatus for scarifying the interior surface of a sewer pipe, which can remain in the sewer under active flow conditions. The apparatus includes at least one scarifying head, which may transverse back and forth along a rail assembly, w... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7028926 | Sootblower nozzle assembly with nozzles having different geometries In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a sootblower design incorporates a downstream nozzle positioned on a nozzle block body and an upstream nozzle positioned longitudinally from the position of the downstream nozzle farther from a distal end of... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6926466 | Device and a method for rehabilitating conduits A polyurethane applicator (10) for spraying at high-pressures a liner on the inner circumferential wall of an existing conduit (C) to be rehabilitated. The applicator (10) includes a carriage (12) coaxially guided in the conduit (C) and an atomi... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6908046 | Self propelled fence painting system A self propelled fence painting system for painting a length of fence. The self propelled fence painting system includes a housing that includes a front wall, a back wall and an upper end wall that is coupled to and extends between the front and back walls. The fron... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6805311 | Track drive for a mobile irrigation system A track drive system for a mobile irrigation system adapts to either centrally pivoted circular or linear mobile systems, as desired. A first embodiment has a single drive wheel with opposed first and second end guide wheels, surrounded by a single narrow track. A s... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6764030 | Sootblower nozzle assembly with an improved downstream nozzle The present invention discloses a new design of the nozzle and the lance tube of a sootblower to clean the interior of a heat exchanger by impingement of a jet of cleaning medium. In accordance with the teachings of the present invention the sootblower design develo... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6698668 | Shielded plot sprayer A mobile shielded plot sprayer including a wind shield having a side wall that defines an enclosed area, and a movable atomizer within the enclosed area. A track assembly is located within the enclosed area and supported on the windshield. The atomizer is... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6666391 | Automatically reciprocal multi-stage supply and ventilation system An automatically reciprocal multi-stage supply and ventilation system includes two parallel tracks, and at least one set of material supply circulation unit mounted on the tracks. The material supply circulation unit includes a carrier device, a feeding d... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6644341 | Multi-barrel plant inoculation gun The present invention relates to multi-barrel plant inoculation gun for a rapid large-scale plant and virus inoculation comprising (a) liquid container for inoculum solution (27); (b) compressed-gas source; (c) at least one compressed gas fast-discharge-c... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6578773 | Dispensing assembly An assembly for jetting droplets of a viscous medium. The assembly is releasably mountable in a machine using the assembly for providing a substrate with deposits. The assembly comprises an assembly holder having first holding means mating with an assembl... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6547156 | Gantry mounted soap heating system A heating system for use with an automatic vehicle wash system used to wash a car positioned within a wash bay. The heating system of the present invention includes a heating unit mounted directly to an overhead gantry used to wash the vehicle positioned ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6540152 | Dispensing assembly An assembly for dispensing droplets of a viscous medium. The assembly is releasably mountable in a machine using the assembly for providing a substrate with deposits. The assembly comprises an assembly holder having first holding portions mating with an a... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6533861 | Automatic coating apparatus Mounted on a wrist portion (10) of a single coating robot (6) is a common main assembly body (11) to which a plural number of bell-shape heads (42, 81, 83) are replaceably connectible. Further, a head changer (61) is provided within a working area of the ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6431475 | Irrigation system A fully automated land irrigation system to irrigate regular and irregular shapes of land. The system includes an expanse of water delivery pipe moved laterally while irrigating adjacent to a stationary row of spaced access valves supplied by a water main... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6390387 | Shielded plot sprayer A mobile shielded plot sprayer including a wind shield having a side wall that defines an enclosed area, and a movable atomizer within the enclosed area. A track assembly is located within the enclosed area and supported on the windshield. The atomizer is... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6372053 | Rollover pressure car wash apparatus and methods of operating same A variable pressure spray type vehicle laundry apparatus in which a carriage is mounted for longitudinal displacement along overhead parallel beams and an inverted L shaped spray arm carrying both horizontally and vertically directed nozzles circumscribes... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6248175 | Nozzle arm movement for resist development A system and method is provided that facilitates the application of a uniform layer of developer material on a photoresist material layer. The system includes a nozzle adapted to apply a predetermined volume of developer material on a photoresist material... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6135363 | Vehicle wash boom system A vehicle wash boom apparatus includes a fixed journalling tube for journalling a boom-supporting tube for reciprocal and rotational movement about a vertical axis. The journalling tube carries a cam and the boom-supporting tube carries a cam follower. A ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6131832 | Manual watering boom and greenhouse The manual watering boom comprises of a wheeled frame, a water delivery system, and a handle. The wheeled frame comprises of a horizontal beam, at least two support structures, and a wheel assembly. The horizontal beam has a first and a second end and at ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6036123 | Apparatus for applying foam material to a substrate Apparatus for applying foamed plastic material on a roof deck comprises a wheeled frame moveable along the deck and carrying a foamed plastic dispenser support and drive assembly which extends transverse to the direction of movement of the frame and which... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5829689 | Solder spreading apparatus An apparatus for spreading a fluid substance, includes a container containing the fluid substance and a supporting unit. A lower holding unit, connected to the supporting unit, holds a lower end of the container. An upper holding unit, connected to the su... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5820038 | Coater track dispense arm An apparatus for dispensing a photoresist solution onto a semiconductor wafer. The apparatus may include a base that attaches a dispense arm to a track. A receiver may be connected to a distal end of the arm and a nozzle may extend through an aperture in ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5772125 | Machine for spraying a coating material A machine with an on-board supply tank for spraying a coating material. In one embodiment, the spraying machine includes a carriage (3) supporting an arm (4) with an end-mounted holder containing a tank (6) for supplying a spray nozzle (8). The arm furthe... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5620157 | Car wash boom system A car wash boom system of the present invention includes a low pressure washing brush boom and a high pressure pre-rinsing/rinsing wand boom which are mounted for relative rotation about side-by-side generally vertical axes. The washing brush boom include... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5353996 | Sootblower frame and drive assembly A sootblower frame and drive assembly has a pair of parallel spaced-apart longitudinal beams interconnected by plurality of rigid transverse frame members. Racks gears are mounted to the inside of the beams for carrying a drive carriage that drives a lanc... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5346140 | Mounting apparatus for spray guns A spray gun mounting apparatus having a first reciprocal member and second and third spaced fixed members, whereby spray guns or attachment arms for spray guns may be selectably attached to two of the members.... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5261600 | Vertical tube bundle cleaner A tube bundle cleaner capable of cleaning vertical tube bundles by remote actuation by an operator is provided. To prevent binding of the flexible fluid supply conduit which supplies hydroblasting fluid to the manifold upon which the cleaning lances are m... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5248341 | Robotic carrier mechanism for aircraft maintenance Disclosed is a robotic paint system for aircraft consisting of a robotic wash/rinse gantry, a robotic cart carrying a robotic painting system, and a control system. The paint system includes a robotically controlled wash/rinse gantry movable along the ent... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5221297 | Traveling spray assembly and method for washing of electrostatic precipitator collector plates The improved traveling spray assembly and washing method includes a vertical header pipe mounted on tracks that run the length of the bank of collector plate electrodes. The header bears a plurality of nozzles directed to spray washing fluid onto the coll... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5135175 | Apparatus for cleaning textile machines and a nozzle for use in such an apparatus A pneumatic nozzle for use in an apparatus for cleaning textile machines comprises a frustum-shaped flattened tubular body made of a flexible material. The tubular body is inflatable upon flow of pressurized air therethrough whereat the tubular body takes... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5111997 | Automatic spray painting machine The present invention relates to an automatic spray painting machine comprising a first movable portion movable in a direction toward and away from a work object, a second movable portion movable in a specified direction perpendicular to the moving direct... | 05/12/1992 |
| 4911188 | Hydraulic ceiling-concrete remover An apparatus and method for removing concrete from a ceiling surface by hydrodemolition which includes a mobile truck unit adapted for movement along a floor surface or the like and which supports a pair of upstanding telescoping support arms having an el... | 03/27/1990 |
