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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7927188 | Powder delivery rate control for air abrasive instruments A micro-abrasive blasting device and method for perturbation control using a plurality of delivery conduits of various lengths and/or apertures. The user is able to individually open and close bypass conduit pinch valve(s) external to micro-abrasive blasting device ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7731570 | Micro-abrasive blasting devices with perturbation control The present invention is a micro-abrasive blasting device (55) with superior perturbation control via a plurality of delivery conduits (25) of various lengths and apertures. The user is able to individually open and close bypass conduit pinch valve ( | 06/08/2010 |
| 7357697 | Superhard material article of manufacture The invention relates to abrasive water jet systems comprising an abrasive water jet mixing tube having a longitudinal bore lined with a superhard material, including such systems which use cubic boron carbide (CBN), diamond, or other materials with a hardness great... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347768 | Apparatus and method to test abrasion resistance of material using airborne particulate An apparatus and method to test the abrasion resistance of materials. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a conduit network, a primary air stream generating device to generate a primary air stream in the conduit network, a secondary air stream generating devi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341504 | Adjustable sand blasting gun An adjustable sand blasting gun has a body, a sand inlet and an adjusting device. The body has a chamber, a blasting head, a mounting tube and a connecting pipe. The blasting head is attached to the body and communicates with the chamber. The mounting tube is formed... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325308 | Processing method utilizing display information for carrying a cell structure with a catalytic component This is directed to a processing method for carrying a cell structure (1) with a catalytic component. Information about a mass of the cell structure (1) is displayed on the surface thereof prior to the initiation of a carrying process, and in the carry... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7270593 | Light beam targeting and positioning system for a paint or coating removal blasting system A blasting system for the removal of coatings or paint from an underlying surface uses an optical device to position the blasting nozzle an appropriate stand-off distance from the surface. The blasting media can use a variety of blasting media including abrasives, w... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258597 | Subsea abrasive jet cutting system and method of use An apparatus for cutting a material underwater is disclosed where the apparatus uses a mixture of abrasive material in a non-aspirated suspension mixed with a high pressure fluid, e.g. seawater. It is emphasized that. this abstract is provided to comply with the rul... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249994 | Abrasive cleaning plant with single-block plastic booth and integrated feeding and filtering device An abrasive cleaning apparatus comprising a single-block plastic blasting booth having a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, and side walls, wherein at least a portion of one of the side walls defines an opening closeable by a door, thereby providing... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241208 | Micro-abrasion device A micro-abrasion device includes a base station, a handpiece configured to spray a powder onto skin, a flexible supply pipe configured to supply powder from the base station to the handpiece, a flexible return pipe configured to return powder from the handpiece to t... | 07/10/2007 |
| RE39714 | Hand-holdable gas/abrasion apparatus A hand-holdable apparatus useful for abrading a surface is provided. The invention is particularly useful for dental applications using a stream of abrasive particles suspended in a gas stream to abrade the surface of a tooth. The apparatus of the invention may be m... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226343 | Device for abrasive-blasting of workpieces A device for abrasive-blasting of workpieces including a chamber (which is to be evacuated during operation) having a first opening, a nozzle pipe unit with a nozzle pipe which can be inserted through the first opening into the chamber, and a container for the accom... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226342 | Handheld apparatus for delivery of particulate matter with directional flow control A disposable apparatus for propelling particulate matter against a surface of a target material that includes: a mixing chamber having a chamber wall, a multi-conduit receiving port, a propellant-gas receiving conduit, and a discharge conduit. The gas delivery condu... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7182671 | Blasting apparatus and blasting method The present invention provides a lasting apparatus which is provided with an ejection device, which ejects blast media, and a recovery device, which sucks and recovers ejected and used blast media, on a traveling carriage, ejects the blast media to a surface to be t... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7166022 | Suction head for cleaning of the surface of carcass parts A suction head for cleaning of the surface of carcass parts consists of an oblong handle (1) and a nozzle (3) mounted at one end of the handle. An air duct (6) passes through the handle and the nozzle, and it can be connected with a suction devi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163449 | Hand held abrasive blaster A hand held abrasive blaster includes a tubular wand housing and an abrasives conduit which extends into the wand housing. The abrasives conduit includes a fixed portion at the rearward end and a rotatable portion at the forward end. A motor rotates the rotatable po... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7137873 | Grinding method for workpiece, jet guide means and jet regulation means used for the method A grinding method is provided which can grind a processing surface of a workpiece by a blast processing without use of specific abrasives to obtain a glossy surface such as a mirror surface. Abrasives together with compresses fluid are injected to the processing sur... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134945 | Soda blasting apparatus The Soda Blasting Apparatus (1) disclosed and claimed herein introduces pressure into a pressure vessel (10). The blasting medium (70) is metered from the pressure vessel interior (13) by a pressure differential introduced by a venture ( | 11/14/2006 |
| 7118463 | Sand blasting machine A sand blasting machine consists of a working chest and an air compressor that are coupled together. The working chest includes a casing, a upper lid, a nozzle holding dock, a nozzle, an air discharge filter device, an actuation switch, a left glove operation means ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108585 | Multi-stage abrasive-liquid jet cutting head A multistage abrasive-liquid jet cutting head comprising at least a first and a second mixing stage. Within the first mixing stage is a first mixing chamber arranged to accept a first flow of accelerated abrasive particles from a first abrasive feed tube and a press... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101266 | Abrasive blasting device An abrasive blasting device provides for both “cold” and “hot” processing. It includes a nozzle gun, an abrasive vessel, a batcher, an ejection-type mixer, a fuel tank, and a receiver. The nozzle gun includes a combustion chamber (108), a tubular elem... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101265 | Universal improved particulate matter delivery device The present invention includes an apparatus for delivery of pressurized particulate matter against a surface or target to abrade, texture, sandblast, etch, erase, cut, penetrate, smooth, clean, polish, harden and/or deburr the surface or target. The invention is exp... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7086616 | Broadcast spreader attachment for hand-held gas or electric leaf blowers A broadcast spreader attachment for a powered leaf blower for dispensing large dry particulates. The attachment typically includes an elongate main tube having opposite intake and discharge ends. A secondary smaller tube is affixed to and in fluid communication with... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7070488 | Micro-abrasion device The present invention relates to a micro-abrasion device comprising: a first reservoir intended to contain a powder to be sprayed onto a surface that is to be treated, a second reservoir intended to collect the use... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066406 | Paint sprayer A paint sprayer for spraying a fluid comprises a housing that houses a motor, a pump, and a fluid passage. A handle is coupled to the housing and a paint cup is coupled to the handle for storage of a fluid. The handle is positioned between the housing and the paint ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044831 | Multi-port sandblasting manifold and method A method and apparatus is provided to simplify sandblasting processes while increasing applied coverage areas in sandblasting operations. The method and apparatus provide a manifold assembly having a plurality of nozzles and that is rigidly attached to an air supply... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7033256 | Abrasive fluid jet machining apparatus A valve for controlling a flow of abrasive particles suspended in a pressurized carrier fluid has at least two apertured valve seats (74, 75) in face to face contact. One of the valve seats (74, 75) may be slid between a first position in which the ape... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7033249 | Dry ice blasting cleaning apparatus The invention is an apparatus used for cleaning equipment including extremely high voltage energized electrical equipment using a dry ice blasting stream as the cleaning agent. The apparatus comprises a cleaning wand and a heating mechanism for impeding the formatio... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7008305 | Water jet-processing machine A water jet-processing machine comprising a workpiece holding table for holding a workpiece, a nozzle for applying processing water to the workpiece held on the workpiece holding table, and a processing water supply means for supplying processing water containing ab... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6969015 | Particulate sauce dispensing nozzle Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a dispensing nozzle for dispensing a sauce containing particulates which is configured to reduce clogging of the nozzle by the particulates. In one embodiment, a dispensing nozzle comprises a nozzle body having a ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6964569 | Dental care device A pneumatic dental care device for private use which by means of a combination of air, liquid and powder at high pressure cleans the user's teeth and removes plaque and discoloration. The device consists of a base unit (100) and a hand unit (300) which... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6951505 | Method using handheld apparatus for delivery of particulate matter A disposable apparatus for propelling particulate matter against a surface of a target material that includes: a mixing chamber having a chamber wall, a multi-conduit receiving port, a propellant-gas receiving conduit, and a discharge conduit. The gas delivery condu... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6939205 | Device for processing component part contours A device for processing, particularly deburring, rounding and/or hardening component part contours, is provided, including a compressed air channel for supplying compressed air, an abrasive channel for supplying abrasive material and an ejector nozzle for ejecting t... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932165 | Controlling mechanism of pneumatic tool A controlling mechanism of pneumatic tool. The controlling mechanism is formed with a radial hole in which a speed adjustment button and a direction switching button are disposed. A pad member is disposed between the speed adjustment button and direction switching b... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6924454 | Method of making an abrasive water jet with superhard materials Methods for making abrasive water jet mixing tubes with superhard materials are presented. Also presented are methods for making a tubular elongate superhard material bodies. ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6878046 | Cleaning apparatus An apparatus for cleaning using blast cleaning media including a cabinet, an evacuation device in communication with the cabinet, and a delivery unit containing cleaning media in communication with the cabinet. The delivery unit includes a safety device for relievin... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6846221 | Adaptive nozzle system for high-energy abrasive stream cutting A system is provided for delivering onto a workpiece a high-energy abrasive cutting stream. The system generally comprises a head assembly for providing a pressurized fluidic stream; a nozzling unit coupled to the head assembly for nozzling the pressurized fluidic s... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6793563 | Particulate blaster assembly and aspirator A particulate blaster assembly (100) for use as an attachment to a portable air blower (150) includes an air directing tube (110), a vacuum generating assembly (120), and a particulate material aspirator (130). The air directing tu... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6790497 | Superhard material article of manufacture The invention relates to abrasive water jet systems including an abrasive water jet mixing tube having a longitudinal bore lined with a superhard material, including such systems which use cubic boron carbide (CBN), diamond, or other materials with a hardness greate... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6764391 | Pneumatic device A powder, such as an abrasive powder, is delivered from a pressure vessel having an outlet in the floor communicating with a flow of pressurized gas. A container of the particulate material is located within the pressure vessel and has an outlet to dispense small po... | 07/20/2004 |
