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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7597272 | 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... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7597271 | Apparatus for dispersing liquids and spray device therefor An apparatus for dispensing a liquid onto a vehicle generally consisting of an inverted, U-shape support frame providing a space for receiving a vehicle therethrough; at least one liquid dispensing device supported on said frame, having a shaft provided with a longi... | 10/06/2009 |
| RE40562 | Retractable telescoping fire sprinkler A retracting telescoping automatic fire sprinkler is disclosed. In a dry system, the sprinkler extends to its operating position under system pressure that is applied in response to a preaction signal. When system pressure is removed, as in after a test is completed... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441377 | Heat dissipating beam The heat dissipating beam is an I-beam with heavy-duty conduits placed in the upper left and lower right hand corners. These conduits would be clamped in place and would be linked together via suitable fittings when the beams are structurally arranged. The conduits ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7422163 | Ceiling paddle fan with integral water mister and associated method A method and system for a ceiling fan with an integral water mister apparatus, particularly for outdoor use, includes a conventional ceiling fan having a multi-speed motor, forward and reverse directional capabilities and a plurality of rotating blades in a variety ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7363987 | Sprinkler system for converting non-sprinklered buildings In the system or method for sprinklering a building, the building has a water delivery pipe for delivery of water to at least two different floors of the building. On at least two floors, a respective sprinkler pipe with a plurality of sprinklers is installed. Also ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7337857 | Extinguishing or watering system and admixing system therefor including method associated therewith In order to refine an admixing system (100) for admixing at least one extinguishing agent additive (32) to at least one extinguishing agent (22), having at least one extinguishing agent additive pump (34p1, 34p2, 3... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331399 | Fire protection sprinkler system for metal buildings A fire protection sprinkler system for metal buildings has horizontally oriented sprinkler heads mounted on water supply lines extending along each side of rafters supporting the roof of a metal building so as to provide protection for bays between adjacent rafters ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322615 | Adjustable plumbing fitting An adjustable plumbing fitting is adapted to adjust a length of connection between supply and inlet pipes, and includes a sleeve member, a collar member, and a sealing member. The sleeve member includes an annular section sleeved on and threadedly engaged with the i... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7114667 | Nozzle coupling A nozzle coupling includes a connector having an attached nozzle and opposing ends. The connector is capable of receiving fluid and conducting it to the nozzle and the nozzle is capable of receiving fluid from the connector and spraying it outwardly therefrom. Facet... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7083121 | Modular automatic spray gun manifold A modular automatic spray gun manifold is provided. The manifold includes a plurality of spray gun modules arranged in an array in laterally spaced relation from each other. A junction element is arranged at an upstream end of the manifold. The junction element incl... | 08/01/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7070002 | Fire extinguishing method and apparatus Fire extinguishing method, especially for spaces intended for the storage of aircraft, such as hangars, in which method a fire extinguishing medium, especially a liquid mist, is sprayed via at least one first nozzle (2) in the area, seen in a vertical directi... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7032680 | Fire protection sprinkler head support A central hub includes a plate and a sleeve attached to the plate and adapted to receive a sprinkler head. The sleeve may be a telescoping sleeve. By providing a central hub with the plate and sleeve, the central hub provides increased stability and versatility to t... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021392 | Body with couplings A sprinkler head assembly having a sprinkler head with a through bore is coupled to a coupling member having a bore in fluid communication with said through bore of said sprinkler head. One of said sprinkler head and coupling member fits within the other. A groove i... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6945468 | Rainfall simulation apparatus A rainfall simulation apparatus for a structure is provided, comprising a water source, an electric pump, a vertically oriented riser pipe, a perforated header pipe along the roof of the structure, a V-shaped aperture-containing trough connected to the roof, and an ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6907938 | Decorative support panel The invention features an apparatus and method for positioning and supporting a sprinkler head in a ceiling, floor, or wall. In one aspect of the invention, a sprinkler head may be received by a sleeve extending through a broad surface of the plate. The plate may be... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6808128 | Retractable telescoping fire sprinkler A retracting telescoping automatic fire sprinkler is disclosed. In a dry system, the sprinkler extends to its operating position under system pressure that is applied in response to a preaction signal. When system pressure is removed, as in after a test is completed... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6786286 | Fire combating system and method A reservoir of super absorbent polymers which can be independently pressurized, remotely stored and a supply of water which is admixed with the SAP at a point closely adjacent of an adjustable nozzle. In one embodiment the system involves a home unit with a portable... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6772562 | Building perimeter fire suppressing system A building perimeter fire suppressing system for preventing brush and forest fires from engulfing building structure. The building perimeter fire suppressing system includes a water source; and also includes a plurality of pipelines having a plurality of water outle... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6752218 | Fire protection sprinkler head support A support system for use in fire-protection sprinkler systems and for positioning and supporting a fire-protection sprinkler head in a suspended ceiling including a T-bar grid for supporting panels. The support system includes a hub defining an annular opening confi... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6732951 | Roof mounted evaporative cooling system A roof mounted evaporative cooling system utilizing a plurality of elongate deflectors that are supported and secured a short distance above the ridge of a gable roof by a plurality of spaced apart support bracket connectors. Each support bracket connector has a cen... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6691790 | Fire-suppression sprinkler system and method for installation and retrofit A fire suppression sprinkler system (10), and method for installing a sprinkler system (10)in new and existing buildings. The system includes a manifold (12) that supplies fire-suppression fluid to a set of wall-mounted sprinkler heads (14) via flexible s... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6679337 | Water sprinkler fire prevention system A fire prevention system is provided including a water sprinkler frame mounted on a house and having a plurality of sprayer nozzles for spraying water therefrom upon the receipt thereof. Also included is a water supply tank situated adjacent to the house ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6601653 | Method and system for extinguishing fire in an enclosed space A system for suppressing fire in an enclosed space, e.g. an aircraft cabin or freight compartment, includes nitrogen tanks and/or generators to rapidly supply a limited quantity of nitrogen with-a high flow rate, and a membrane system to supply an essenti... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6488097 | Fire protection sprinkler head support A central hub includes a plate and a sleeve attached to the plate and adapted to receive a sprinkler head. The sleeve may be a telescoping sleeve. By providing a central hub with the plate and sleeve, the central hub provides increased stability and versa... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6450264 | Sprinkler system A sprinkler system for preventing brush and forest fires from engulfing a home. The sprinkler system includes a piping assembly being adapted to extend along a peak of a roof of a building and along an underside of eaves of the building and along a fence ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6398133 | Dispensing head for a squeeze dispenser A spray dispensing head for a squeeze dispenser is disclosed. The dispensing head includes passageways for directing streams of air and liquid to a mixing chamber wherein the liquid is broken up into droplets and emitted as a fine spray through an orifice... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6230751 | Corrosion- and fire-resistant pipe system A corrosion-resistant and fire-resistant pipe system suitable for sprinkler systems and the like in the offshore industry and also on military and civilian seagoing vessels, and generally as sprinkler systems in official buildings and in industrial buildi... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6216963 | Device for regulating speed of deployment of sprinkler heads in preactive sprinkler systems A telescopic high pressure sprinkler system is provided with a plurality of gaskets forming sliding seals between the piston and the outer conduit. Thus, the volume between the piston and the outer conduit forms a fluid chamber that is compressed as the p... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6209654 | Deluge fire sprinkler system A deluge fire sprinkler system for suppressing fires occurring in an air environment, the air having an atmospheric pressure, the deluge fire sprinkler system including a network of water pipes having an interior volume, a water input port opening the int... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6199770 | Pest extermination system A pest extermination system for installation in a structure for distributing pesticide and insecticide. The pest extermination system includes a piping system. The piping system has a plurality of nozzles positioned therealong that are adapted for sprayin... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6167971 | Fire Protection system A fire protection system for a building having a periphery with a roof situated thereon. The roof is supported by rafters which are angled downwardly from a ridge to at least one eave thereof. The eave extends beyond the periphery of the building a predet... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6158519 | Fire suppression method and apparatus A fire suppression method and apparatus has a sprinkler head support bracket which is installable immediately above a ceiling tile. The support bracket is configured with a plurality of openings such that multiple locations for the sprinkler head may be u... | 12/12/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6131822 | Sprinkler head protection device A protection device designed to protect pendent-type sprinkler heads includes a shroud member that removably encloses a selected sprinkler head and a positioning member that selectively maintains the shroud member in a preferred orientation with respect t... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6123154 | Support system attachment mechanism for fire protection sprinklers A system is provided for maintaining a sprinkler head in a position to allow continued operation during a fire in the event that the support structure for the sprinkler head fails or is otherwise removed. The support system includes a central hub adapted ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6119784 | Support system for fire protection sprinklers A support system for positioning a sprinkler head relative to a support structure in a ceiling, floor, or wall includes a central hub adapted to receive the sprinkler head, a first leg attached to the central hub and having a first end configured to be at... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6098718 | Horizontal sidewall sprinkler head A horizontal sidewall sprinkler head includes a tubular body with an inlet end adapted to be connected to a source of fire extinguishing liquid, and an opposite, discharge end. The tubular body includes an internal passage extending axially therethrough. ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6081944 | Swimming pool screen enclosure supported water misting and cooling apparatus A swimming pool screen enclosure-supported water misting and cooling apparatus, the screen enclosure including tensioned fabric screen panels held between spaced apart elongated upright and overhead rigid frame members. The apparatus includes a plurality ... | 07/04/2000 |
