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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 |
| 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 |
| 7249606 | Apparatus for online and offline cleaning of industrial systems An industrial air or liquid handling device access and cleaning apparatus which allows the cleaning operator to clean the interior of a device while the device continues in operation, thus negating the need to shut down the system. The apparatus incorporates a clean... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7188631 | Suction device on a textile machine, especially a water needling device The inner circumferential surface of a suction pipe must be periodically cleaned as well as the inner region of the suction slit and especially the webs between the suction holes of the suction pipe. The aim of the invention is to facilitate said cleaning process. T... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7114663 | Thermally protected lance for repairing high temperature process vessel walls with pumpable fibrous refractory material and systems employing the same Systems and methods are provided whereby pumpable viscous fibrous material may be applied onto surfaces of high temperature process vessels while hot (i.e., while at or near such vessels' high operational temperatures of several hundreds up to several thousands of d... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104220 | Overhead livestock enclosure washing system An overhead livestock enclosure washing system for cleaning the pens of a livestock confinement building. The overhead livestock enclosure washing system includes a track member coupled to the ceiling of the building. A mobile unit operationally engages the track me... | 09/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7014128 | Showerhead assembly A showerhead assembly has a tubular shaped spray head and a longitudinal axis. The tubular shaped spray head has several apertures located along the longitudinal axis. The tubular shaped spray head is connected to a water source for introducing water in the tubular ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6939405 | Apparatus and method for applying a tire dressing fluid to a tire surface An apparatus for applying a tire dressing fluid to a tire surface is provided. The apparatus includes a tire engagement arm having an applicator manifold and leveling pad. The applicator manifold has an opening for receiving a tire dressing fluid and a plurality of ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6871658 | Transit concrete mixer drum washout system A washout system for cleaning concrete and other materials from the inside surface of a concrete mixer drum with a fluid is provided. The concrete mixer drum mounted to a concrete truck or the like with the fluid stored in a predetermined fluid source with the fluid... | 03/29/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6505995 | Road-marking machine A road-marking device which sprays thick ribs of paint to a road surface, transversely to the road axis, to form rumble strips is disclosed.... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6394370 | Reciprocating wand vehicle wash apparatus A wash apparatus for automotive vehicles includes a plurality of reciprocating wands which are driven by a compact drive/linkage system to move the wands in unitary reciprocating motion as a vehicle is moved adjacent thereto. Each wand has a turbo nozzle ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6192904 | Flexible lance for machining or inspecting a tube bottom of a steam generator A flexible lance for machining or inspecting a tube bottom of a steam generator includes a flexible metallic strip which has recesses disposed one after the other in its longitudinal direction. A flexible supply line is threaded through the recesses and a... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6182833 | Reciprocating sprayer for a cylindrical wastewater screen A reciprocating power sprayer for cleaning a rotating cylindrical wastewater screen of the type formed of tubular perforate wedgewire. The spray is reciprocated on an elongated pneumatic cylinder which is arranged in parallelism along the cylinder wastewa... | 02/06/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6090203 | Bowling lane oil application device and method An apparatus and method for applying a liquid dressing to a bowling lane has a chassis with wheels to guide the chassis along the longitudinal length of the lane. A spray nozzle for spraying the liquid dressing onto the bowing lane is mounted to reciproca... | 07/18/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6024147 | Spray applicator for roofing and other surfaces A method and an industrial robotic device for uniformly applying coatings at appropriate thickness and pitch upon a surface moves a spray applicator foam dispenser between two parallel tracks. The uniform application of foam at each pass is assured, by ac... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5901720 | Apparatus for applying fluids to vertical surfaces nonmanually and performing other nonmanual tasks adjacent vertical surfaces The present invention relates to an apparatus for performing nonmanual tasks on and adjacent vertical or nearly vertical surfaces. The apparatus is designed so that a portion of the apparatus can traverse the vertical or nearly vertical surfaces of struct... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5865143 | High-rise laying hen rearing facility and method Atmospheric growing conditions in high-rise animal rearing facilities are proved by spraying liquid alum periodically over the manure collection area. Improved high rise animal rearing facilities provided with a liquid alum treatment delivery system for m... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5855034 | Method and apparatus for cleaning colorant applicators This Invention is a method and apparatus for spraying water on the underside of a series of colorant applicators in order to rinse excess colorant from the machine parts. There is a water manifold having a first end portion connected to an upper trolley b... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5651381 | Cleaning apparatus for paint roller applicator A cleaning apparatus for a paint roller assembly having a roller applicator, the apparatus having a housing assembly forming a cleaning cavity and forming a longitudinal input slot, support apparatus removably supporting the paint roller assembly to dispo... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5494227 | High pressure screen shower A shower system comprising a header having a fluid inlet port, a plurality of substantially vertically aligned spray nozzles attached consecutively to said header and arranged in a substantially arcuate formation, and a drive system for laterally reciproc... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5482212 | Vehicle washing machine A vehicle washing machine is disclosed having an inverted U-shaped housing mounted for movement lengthwise of a stationary vehicle and return movement to an initial reference position during a vehicle washing cycle of the machine. The housing includes fir... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5454869 | Sealant applicator/injector A linear actuated sealant applicator pump for pumping a sealant into an aperture prior to installation of a fastener in that aperture. An air driven linear actuator translates a cam plate carrying a sealant applicator head from a first position in a first... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5452859 | Vehicle washing apparatus A vehicle washing apparatus is provided which includes an inverted U-shaped structure consisting of two vertical beams connected by a header beam and including a horizontal beam extending between the vertical beams. The vertical and horizontal beams are p... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5451002 | Multi-lance for cleaning tube bundles An assembly for cleaning a tube bundle includes a plurality of elongate tubular lances movable within an outer shell. A flexible fluid hose within the shell extends from an input port in the upper portion of the assembly to the manifold in the lower porti... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5411043 | Articulated annular sludge lance An articulated annular sludge lance and method is described for cleaning sludge from tubes in a steam generator from the annular chamber surrounding the tube bundle. The articulated annular sludge lance is moved around the annular chamber and directs a fl... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5381811 | Furnace cleaning apparatus A furnace cleaning apparatus for cleaning a cyclone furnace with a fluid from a fluid source. The furnace cleaning apparatus comprises a beam assembly capable of being pivotably mounted to the cyclone furnace. A rotary actuator is connected to the beam as... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5361993 | Device for material removing processing of a material layer A device for processing a concrete layer by water jets, comprising a jet tube on a carriage moveable to and fro along a guide. The jet tube is pivoted in planes substantially parallel to the guide and oscillates in planes making an angle with the guide. T... | 11/08/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5348234 | Cleaning lance machine A device for cleaning heat exchanger pipe bundles. The device includes a guide column supported by a support construction for displacement parallel to itself, wherein the guide column defines a guide path for a slide piece guided slidably along the column... | 09/20/1994 |
