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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7314186 | Wheel mounted spraying assembly and method A method of applying a chemical material, such as a pesticide, to a surface utilizes a wheel mounted spraying assembly. The wheel mounted spraying assembly includes: a rod having a wheel rotatably mounted on its lower end portion for supporting the spraying assembly... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7234534 | Firefighting vehicle A firefighting vehicle includes a frame, a fluid pump, and a body having a compartment. In one embodiment, a drive line of the pump passes through a transverse cross member of the frame. In another embodiment, the body includes opposite side sections sandwiching the... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7142966 | Apparatus and method for the variable rate application of substances to land A method of applying substances to a land begins with inputting data indicative of the substance requirement for the land into a processor. The land is traversed with a vehicle having an engine and a transmission that can vary the vehicle speed without adjusting the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6993957 | Leak check device for evaporated fuel purging system An evaporated fuel purge system has a fuel tank, an adsorption filter and a purge control valve. The evaporated fuel purge system is pressurized and depressurized through a venting flow path by a pump, so that the state of leakage therefrom is thereby inspected. For... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6918714 | Method and vehicle for pavement surface dressing According to the invention, the surface is dressed by synchronous spreading of binder and gravel on the pavement as follows: a) a first layer of hot bitumen (b1) having a temperature greater than 100° C. is spread on the pavement (S): b) a film of hot wa... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915012 | System and method of storing data in JPEG files The present invention comprises a system for communicating image data and other data. The system comprises a JPEG file having a JPEG data, at least one non-JPEG data, and a computer. The computer is programmed to read a predetermined number of sequential bytes of th... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6565015 | Portable self-energizing pressure sprayer A pressure sprayer is pressurized automatically with movement of the sprayer and maintains adequate pressure during non-movement to allow the ejection of an amount of liquid before needing re-pressurization. The pressure sprayer includes wheels that allow... | 05/20/2003 |
| 5433380 | Self-cleansing pressure washing system for chemical sprayer An injection type chemical sprayer (30) including interior and exterior cleaning systems. The interior cleaning system can include a rinsing nozzle (58) located within the concentrated chemical tank (52). Rinsing nozzle (58) can be selectively connected t... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5333795 | Granular and liquid treatment material spreader The present invention provides an apparatus for spreading on the ground granular and liquid treatment materials at the selection of the operator. The apparatus includes a motorized cart having granular and liquid storage compartments and associated contro... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5004155 | Agricultural sprayer An agricultural sprayer of the injection type has a charging circuit for generating a pressurized circulating flow of fluid additive. This is supplied to the inlet of a metering pump of the variable stroke piston type. This allows the pump to operate at o... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4936096 | Drive mechanism A drive mechanism for driving a shaft in unison with a wheel. The drive mechanism includes a plurality of slave pistons and a like plurality of master pistons. Each slave piston is paired with a master piston to establish a plurality of paired pistons. A ... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4930702 | Detachable chemical sprayer A detachable chemical sprayer for spraying a liquid chemical onto a field as said sprayer is moved over the field. The detachable sprayer includes a frame, structure attached to the frame for detachably mounting the frame on a vehicle for carrying the det... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4826083 | Direct injection fluid sprayer A direct injection chemical sprayer for spraying a fluid mixture onto a field as the sprayer is moved over the field. The sprayer includes a chemical pump mechanism for pumping chemicals from a chemical tank, a sensing mechanism for sensing the speed at w... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4817870 | Vehicle-mounted spray apparatus In a vehicle with a power source for moving said vehicle and for spreading liquid material on a road surface a material distributing apparatus is provided which includes a hydrostatic transmission and associated control mechanism for automatically maintai... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4807813 | Bicycle mounted water toy An amusement device adapted to be mounted to a bicycle or other velocipede designed to promote enjoyment and safty. The amusement device has a fluid reservoir, a pump driven by the velocipede wheel for removing fluid from the reservoir, a conduit for conv... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4697739 | Microtube applicator system Liquid agrichemicals such as pesticides are applied to soil or crops in a continuous stream at low flow rate from microtubes without need for a mixing tank and without clogging of the microtubes during downtime, by a system mountable on a farm vehicle, th... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4650124 | Chemical spray applicator An agricultural sprayer (10) comprises a mobile frame (12) supporting a spray system (90) in which the water and chemical concentrate are stored in separate tanks (92, 94, 96 and 98) for mixture in the desired ratio as needed responsive to travel of the s... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4558824 | Material spreading vehicle with hydraulic wheel pump A spreading apparatus to be placed on a vehicle and comprising a container, from which the spreading material can be distributed through a dosing device, and a velocity sensing driving wheel placed at the rear end of the vehicle. The driving wheel may be ... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4508248 | Wheeled applicator for liquids An applicator for spraying material such as fertilizer on a vegetative surface for use in domestic horticultural purposes. The applicator has a pump for supplying liquid to spray nozzles, which pump is driven on rotation of the applicator wheels. The appl... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4483486 | Method and apparatus for treating lawns with both granular and liquid treatment materials The present invention provides a method and apparatus for treating lawns with both granular and liquid treatment materials, at the selection of the operator. The apparatus includes a compact, hand-operated cart having a storage compartment for accommodati... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4473188 | Machine for spraying a treatment liquid, especially for the treatment of plants and soils A machine for spraying a liquid for the treatment of plants and soils includes a nozzle fed by a pump and a pipe. The nozzle projects the liquid to be sprayed against the central portion of a rotary thrower. A collector in the form of a sector of a ring i... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4296875 | Foam dispensing apparatus for marking on a ground surface the working pattern of a surface working vehicle The foam dispensing apparatus is mountable on a self-propelled or manually propelled vehicle such as a planting, fertilizing and spraying machine or like surface working vehicles. A peristaltic or squeeze type pump has an inlet section for receiving air a... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4281780 | Herbicide spray system A herbicide spray system comprising a rotary lawn spreader in combination with a spray system comprising a fluid reservoir, pumping means and means for coupling said pumping means to said rotary spreader. The fluid reservoir is removable from the spreader... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4274585 | Control apparatus for agricultural sprayers having a mixing chamber The apparatus comprises a main reservoir for water and at least one secondary reservoir for an additive material. Both reservoirs are connected to a mixing chamber which is connected to independent segments of a spray distribution bank via separate pipes.... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4240583 | Low cost, highly versatile self-pumping vehicle type liquid sprayer A sheet metal vehicle chassis supporting a container of liquid to be sprayed is provided on at least one of its wheels with cam rollers fixed to the wheel for rotation. The roller cams compress a loop of pump hose at spaced locations to siphon liquid from... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4005803 | Chemical concentrate injection system An improved apparatus for spraying chemicals from a vehicle. Chemical concentrates from a separate supply tank are injected at a rate proportionate to the vehicle's land travel speed into water which is dispensed at a constant rate. A water pressure activ... | 02/01/1977 |
| 3976231 | Hand-propelled chemical applicator The embodiment of the invention disclosed herein is directed to a hand-propelled chemical applicator which dispenses liquid chemicals when the applicator is manually pushed over an area of ground to be treated. The applicator is a fluid-dispensing device ... | 08/24/1976 |
