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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7770820 | Spray apparatus and dispensing tubes therefore A spray apparatus comprises a housing having a fluid inlet, a plurality of tubes for dispensing fluid from the housing, and an integrating member operatively coupled to at least a subset of the plurality of tubes for effecting coordinated movement of the coupled tub... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7611077 | Adjustable flow rate, rectangular pattern sprinkler A rotary sprinkler comprising a sprinkler body supporting a nozzle body and a water distribution plate supported on a shaft downstream of said nozzle body, said water distribution plate provided with a plurality of grooves shaped to redirect a stream emitted from sa... | 11/03/2009 |
| RE40440 | Micro-stream rotator with adjustment of throw radius and flow rate A rotating stream sprinkler including a rotor plate supported on one end of a shaft for rotation, in an operative mode, relative to the shaft; a nozzle located along the shaft upstream of the rotor plate; the rotor plate formed with a chamber and one end of the shaf... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7341202 | Method and device for producing a coherent layer of even thickness of liquid or melt on a rotating disk Method and device for continuously producing a coherent layer of a liquid/melt of even thickness by means of centrifugal action along the entire periphery of a rotating disk (13, 113), liquid/melt being supplied to the disk around its entire axis of rotation ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337989 | Automated sprayer with manually-adjustable nozzle An automated sprayer for spraying walls of a shower or bathing enclosure with a liquid cleanser. A spray head rotates on an essentially vertical axis. Its outlet nozzle pivots on an essentially horizontal axis (but not otherwise) to adjust the vertical angle of the ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322533 | Rotary stream sprinkler with adjustable deflector ring A sprinkler includes a riser having an inlet end and an outlet end. A nozzle is rotatably supported at the outlet end of the riser and has a plurality of circumferentially spaced, radially extending stream forming slots. An orifice member is removably mounted adjace... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7243860 | Portable misting device with drinking spout and fan assist A portable misting device having a body with an internal and fluid holding reservoir. A fill port provides for refilling of the fluid holding reservoir and one or more discharge ports are in fluidic communication with the reservoir. A fluid conveying conduit extends... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237726 | Paint sprayer gun A paint sprayer gun includes a gun body set, an air-floating member set, which includes a tubular shaft suspending inside the gun body set, a sleeve fixedly mounted inside the gun body set around the tubular shaft and having through holes for guiding in compressed a... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7222567 | Juice extractor with tapered clean up nozzle A juice extractor includes a juice extraction assembly having a wall surface and fluid outlet thereon. At least one tapered spray nozzle is mounted flush on the wall surface at the fluid outlet for receiving and discharging fluid and configured for preventing build-... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207499 | Apparatus and method for producing porous polymer particles An apparatus and method for producing porous polymer particles is disclosed. The apparatus includes a rotating atomizer wheel (39) onto which a uniform thin layer of a polymer may be applied via a distributor (40), followed by the movement of the polym... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7191958 | Revolving lawn sprinkler A revolving lawn sprinkler comprises a rotary guide plate by which the water flow is so controlled as to actuate a lobed wheel, which in turn actuates a rotary disk via a transmission mechanism. A nozzle is mounted on the rotary disk and is provided with a movable j... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178743 | Portable sprayer A portable, battery-powered sprayer for dispensing two liquid products at the same time includes first and second nozzles which receive first and second liquids and first and second air supplies. The nozzles are arranged to dispense the liquids at different flow rat... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168634 | Debris resistant collar for rotating stream sprinklers A sprinkler head having a deformable member forming a collar is disclosed. The deformable member allows the sprinkler head to resist entry of foreign grit or matter within the sprinkler head, and allows the sprinkler head to eject or force out foreign matter from wi... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159795 | Adjustable arc, adjustable flow rate sprinkler A sprinkler head includes a base; an arc adjustment ring; a nozzle and a stream deflector supported by an elongated stem carried by the base, the nozzle and the stream deflector cooperating to define an adjustable nozzle orifice; a water distribution plate secured t... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7143957 | Two-axis full-circle sprinkler with bent, rotating nozzle A sprinkler device includes a sprinkler body having a longitudinal center axis, an inlet at one end and an outlet at an opposite end. A rotatable nozzle is supported within the body and defines a first flow path lying on the longitudinal center axis and a second flo... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143958 | Misting bottle system A housing has walls terminating with an opening and a circular aperture adapted to hold a bottle. A fan assembly has a motor within the housing. The fan assembly has propellers exterior of the housing. The fan assembly has a rotatable shaft and a button. The button ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131601 | Rotational atomizer turbine and rotational atomizer A rotational atomizer turbine of the present invention is designed to drive a bell-shaped disk in a rotational atomizer for a coating unit. The rotational atomizer turbine includes a housing, a rotatable turbine wheel with several turbine blades connected to a shaft... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7114666 | Dual massage shower head A shower head having dual turbines. The shower head includes a body having an inlet for connection to a water conduit, a first outlet nozzle formed on the body, a second outlet nozzle formed on the body, a first turbine operably connected to the first outlet nozzle,... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104472 | Constant velocity turbine and stator assemblies A rotary sprinkler system for both above-the ground and pop-up rotary sprinkler systems that controls the rate of nozzle rotation is disclosed. To maintain a relatively constant and controlled nozzle rotation, one or more chamfered spokes are included on the turbine... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104468 | Portable spray fan Disclosed is a personal fan assembly comprising a spray bottle body for storing a liquid and having a nozzle for dispensing the liquid on demand in the form of a spray; and a fan unit releasably attachable to said spray bottle body. The fan unit includes an impeller... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100842 | Two-axis full-circle sprinkler A sprinkler device comprising a sprinkler body having a longitudinal center axis, an inlet at one end and an outlet nozzle at an opposite end; and a rotor plate supported axially spaced and laterally offset from the outlet nozzle; the rotor plate mounted for orbital... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7086608 | Shaft seal with grease retainer A seal arrangement for a rotatable shaft that is secured at one end thereof in a housing, and that mounts a water distribution plate on an opposite end thereof, the shaft seal comprising a flexible annular member having a radially inner portion including at least on... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082784 | Method and system for use with a consumable beverage A system for use with a consumable beverage includes a container having a mouth. A lid is detachably engaged with the container. A collar is adapted to be seated in the mouth of the container. The collar defines an opening therein. A thermal energy storing member is... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070130 | Rotatable electrode ring and use thereof in electrostatically assisted high-speed rotary application of spray coating agents An electrode ring suitable for providing electrostatic assistance to the high-speed rotary application of spray coatings and having electrode fingers comprising electrode tips, wherein the electrode ring is constructed so as to be capable of performing rotational mo... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7036748 | Method and apparatus for the drying of cemented carbide powder and the like A new method and apparatus for manufacturing powders of cemented carbide, cermets, ceramics and similar materials with good abrasive wear resistance starting from a slurry, wherein the slurry is introduced into a drop forming device including at least one essentiall... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7014125 | Sprinklers A rotary sprinkler (10) including a water inlet, a water outlet arranged for rotation about a rotation axis (14), a water director associated with the water outlet and a watering pattern determiner associated with at least one of the water outlets and ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6997406 | Hose weight with ballast A weight component for an irrigation drop tube includes an elongated, hollow core sleeve, the core sleeve having a radially outwardly directed shoulder at one end connected to a radially outer skirt. A weight sleeve is supported at one end by the shoulder, inside th... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6991178 | Concentric paint atomizer shaping air rings Two steering air currents that can be controlled independently of one another are directed onto the atomizing cone from the steering air ring of an atomizer for the series coating of workpieces, e.g., car bodies, wherein said steering air currents emerge at differen... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6959838 | Toy water gun with distributor wheel The present invention is directed to a toy gun system that may include a toy gun having a housing with a nozzle, wherein the toy water gun may be adapted to discharge an output stream of liquid through the nozzle. The toy gun system may further include a wheel fabri... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6932279 | Wobbling sprinkler head A wobbling sprinkler head has a sprinkler head main frame having a nozzle base having a nozzle therein and at least one arm extending therefrom supporting a deflector supporting base. The nozzle base is attached to a water supply and has a water inlet for directing ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929823 | Process for the high-speed rotary application of liquid, pigmented coating agents A process for the high-speed rotary application of a liquid coating agent containing at least one pigment and/or at least one extender onto a substrate, wherein the process comprises the steps: (a) directly supplying at least two l... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6921030 | Constant velocity turbine and stator assemblies A rotary sprinkler system for both above-the ground and pop-up rotary sprinkler systems that controls the rate of nozzle rotation is disclosed. To maintain a relatively constant and controlled nozzle rotation, one or more chamfered spokes are included on the turbine... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6908047 | Oscillating shower sprayer An improved shower sprayer is provided which includes an oscillating head to provide improved water coverage for a shower user. The valve may include a base, at least one oscillating sprayer head supported by the base and a turbine system driven by a current of wate... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6899287 | Rotary sprinkler An irrigation sprinkler with two viscous brakes. The viscous brakes work in conjunction with each other to maintain a low RPM and also to rotate a water stream diffuser. The water stream is first directed toward a deflector that offsets the stream and angles it towa... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6896200 | Hand-held applicator device for applying a layer of fluid droplets A hand-held device for applying a layer of fluid droplets on a target or subject is provided. The device includes a housing with a fluid reservoir. The device further includes an inlet port in the housing for receiving pressurized fluid. A rotatable brush roll in th... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6866103 | Stationary automatic fire-extinguishing installation An installation includes spray nozzles (1) connected to a pressurized extinguishing liquid supply line (3). Fire detecting elements are connected to elements controlling the supply of the nozzles. The installation comprises a compressed gas container (... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6843427 | Method and device for producing a coherent layer of even thickness of liquid or melt on a rotating disk Method and device for continuously producing a coherent layer of a liquid/melt of even thickness by means of centrifugal action along the entire periphery of a rotating disk (13, 113), liquid/melt being supplied to the disk around its entire axis of rotation ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6827291 | Reversible adjustable arc sprinkler A reversible, adjustable arc sprinkler head comprising a sprinkler body incorporating a fixed nozzle; a spray plate mounted on one end of a support cage for rotation with the support cage in one or the other of two opposite directions about a first axis arranged coa... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6827290 | Side handle mist sprayer A side-handle mist sprayer has a mist-liquid container (3) with a side handle (1) vertically above a container base (2). A finger aperture (4) is positioned between a front container extension (5) and the side handle. A spray-trigg... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6820821 | Automated cleansing sprayer The invention is an automated sprayer for spraying the walls of a bath and shower enclosure with a cleanser. The sprayer has a housing that can be mounted inside the shower enclosure and that defines a tray in which an inverted bottle of cleanser is stored. The bott... | 11/23/2004 |
