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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997513 | Oscillating faucet structure of a dual-outlet system The present invention provides an oscillating faucet structure of a dual-outlet system to improve the shortcomings of a typical faucet of a dual-outlet system. The faucet structure includes a main body, seat post and combined footstock. A hollow groove is assembled ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7427038 | Dual-axis rotating sprinkler A dual-axis rotating sprinkler has a nozzle, an adjusting assembly, a rotating assembly and an adapting tube. The adjusting assembly is attached to the nozzle. Pivoting the adjusting assembly easily changes the elevation angle of the nozzle to change the spray area.... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7246756 | Transverse axes oscillating water sprinkler with cam driven, oscillating nozzles A water sprinkler for irrigating lawn and garden areas has two axes of movement, one transverse to the other. A barrel moves or oscillates on one horizontal axis to direct water spray from nozzles carried on the barrel across the length of the area, and the nozzle o... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7118051 | Rotor nozzle A rotor nozzle includes a nozzle housing having an inlet opening at one end and an outlet opening at another end and has a rotor which is arranged in a turbulence chamber and which is provided at its front end facing the outlet opening. A nozzle is supported in a cu... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7047986 | Movement reversal device, particularly for a dishwasher A movement reversal device is used in a dishwasher. The dishwasher has a washing receptacle and a hydraulic assembly provided with at least two spraying devices impinging upon goods to be washed with a fluid transported via a circulating pump. The transported fluid ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6964090 | Arm construction for warewash machine and method of manufacturing A warewash machine arm includes a body formed of a single piece of sheet metal. Adjacent edge parts of the formed sheet metal mat be sealed, such as by a seam weld, an epoxy or another sealing technique. ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6925659 | Fluid jetting device A cleaning water jetting device 40 formed so as to rotate a nozzle by a fluid pressure and capable of reducing the size of the drive part of a pump for feeding fluid to a chamber and an operation cost, comprising an upper side through-hole 6A recessedl... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6836700 | System and method generating a trajectory for an end effector A method, program embodied on a computer readable medium, and various systems are provided for generating a process trajectory. A normalized image of an object is displayed on a display device of a computer system, the object including a surface that is to be proces... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6745955 | Spraying apparatus A spraying apparatus is disclosed for spraying coating material onto an internal wall of a cylindrical structure having an opening. The apparatus includes a spraying assembly which has a first and a second end. A support is secured to the spraying assembly, the supp... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6651681 | Method and apparatus for washing surfaces of a process device A method and apparatus for process washing of a process device is provided. The process washing apparatus includes a washing device that moves inside the process device. A washing medium of the washing device is led at least partly inside a body of the wa... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6629649 | Orbital applicator tool with static mixer tip seal valve An apparatus imparts movement to a fluid dispersing nozzle with a mechanism for converting rotational movement about an axis of rotation into orbital movement about the axis of rotation, and an elongate orbital member is connectable to the mechanism at on... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6263888 | Chaos applied apparatus A rotary nozzle device is described. The device includes plural rotatable hollow links which are mutually passable through, a pump for feeding a pressurized fluid into the hollow links, and at least one fluid injection port in at least one hollow link of ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6257254 | Cleaning system for a washer A high pressure pump (14) supplies cleaning fluid from a reservoir (12) to spray nozzles (20) inside a washing chamber (10). The spray nozzles (20) spray the cleaning fluid over a load to be cleaned. Used cleaning fluid is collected in a sump (30). A sump... | 07/10/2001 |
| 5944037 | Water spray apparatus for tableware washing machine A water spray apparatus for a tableware washing machine is provided. The water spray apparatus sprays water to tableware in a tableware washing machine in which a washing space is formed for washing the contained tableware with the sprayed water. The wate... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5871023 | Tank cleaning device A fluid driven tank cleaning device is provided. The device includes an inlet that connects to a source of cleaning solution under pressure and a stem coupled to the inlet having a fluid receiving chamber. A hermetically sealed gear box is also provided w... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5640983 | Tank cleaning device A fluid driven tank cleaning device is provided. The device includes an inlet that connects to a source of cleaning solution under pressure and a stem coupled to the inlet having a fluid receiving chamber. A hermetically sealed gear box is also provided w... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5603452 | Stationary spreader A stationary spreader (10) which is activated in response to a signal from a sensor (118) indicating a condition of the adjacent ground surface, is described. The stationary spreader includes a bin (12), a spreader housing (34) and a control box (106) whi... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5441566 | Equipment for applying crusting agents to coal loads Methods and mechanisms for encrusting a load of coal to minimize loss of coal dust during transport of a coal load are provided. The mechanisms involve a device, apparatus, and injection unit for applying a rotating stream of aqueous binder composition wi... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5392990 | Firefighting double-nozzle deluge gun and control method thereof A double-nozzle deluge gun has a pair of nozzles arranged side by side rotatably on a rotatable table and an inter-nozzle control unit for adjusting the inter-nozzle angle measured between two lines obtained by projecting the radiation center lines of the... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5346140 | Mounting apparatus for spray guns A spray gun mounting apparatus having a first reciprocal member and second and third spaced fixed members, whereby spray guns or attachment arms for spray guns may be selectably attached to two of the members.... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5328097 | Rotor nozzle for a high-pressure cleaning device In order to reduce the undesired rotation of the nozzle body about its own longitudinal axis in a rotor nozzle for a high-pressure cleaning device comprising a casing having in a front wall a pot-shaped recess with a central opening therein, a nozzle body... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5299743 | Body spray nozzle A body spray nozzle is disclosed wherein the spray pattern can be easily adjusted and the nozzle can be oscillated in a support in a shower fixture. A movable valve element which is cup-shaped is positioned in a valve body and with the base thereof to the... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5248094 | Adjustable fluid jet cleaner A fluid jet cleaning system includes a nozzle body having an axis. A nozzle is adjustably mounted within the nozzle body, the nozzle disperses fluid streams along a centerline. An adjustment device adjusts a relative position between the centerline and th... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5103761 | Coating apparatus A plurality of paint spray guns are directed substantially perpendicularly toward respective vertically divided surfaces of a side panel of a workpiece such as an automotive body. The paint spray guns are spaced in a direction in which the workpiece is de... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5092523 | Magnetic drive tank cleaning apparatus A fluid driven tank cleaning which includes a housing having a fluid receiving chamber, and inlet for connecting the receiving chamber to a source of fluid under pressure, and a secondary chamber separated from the receiving chamber by a common wall as a ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 4975189 | Cleaning sprays for disc filters In rotating disc filters used for example in the pulp and paper industry, one or more spray elements are positioned between adjacent discs to rotate about an axis parallel to the disc axis. This arrangement achieves greater washing coverage of the discs t... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4930531 | Device for cleaning the inside of a container with a jet of liquid The invention relates to a device for cleaning the inside of a container. A rotor (10) has mounted on it at least one nozzle (12) oriented tangentially so as to cause the rotor to rotate when the said nozzle emits a jet (13) of liquid intended to clean the ins... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4872417 | Method of and apparatus for automatically coating a workpiece An automatic coating apparatus has a plurality of nozzle devices movable in X-, Y-, and Z-axis directions along tracks over a workpiece to be coated. One of the nozzle devices is displaceable with respect to the other nozzle device. Different coating mate... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4870921 | Device for positioning a number of working implements relative to a car body A device for positioning a number of working implements, for example spray nozzles, to certain working or treatment point on a car body as the latter is supported by an overhead conveyor for travel between different working and assembly stations on a prod... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4805648 | Automatic washing and sterilizing device for a stable An automatic washing and sterilizing apparatus for a stable provided with shooting and spraying nozzles fixed on two cranes which can be moved right and left in the stable by means of two wires wound around wire drive wheels driven by a speed transmission... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4763836 | Irrigation system for precise water and chemical application Apparatus for precise water and liquid chemical application to agricultural fields is provided comprising a control platform with two motors, each motor driving a separate set of drive wheels. The speed of the first platform motor being selectable, the sp... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4762013 | Reciprocating device for spray coating A reciprocating device for spray painting an object includes a plurality of mounting arms each having one end releasably retaining a spray painting device and an opposite end releasably coupled to one of a pair of spaced apart generally parallel verticall... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4679578 | Vehicle cleaning system incorporating novel nozzle apparatus In the preferred and illustrated embodiment set forth herein, a tuned nozzle cleaning system is disclosed for a variety of vehicles. The vehicle cleaning system incorporates upstanding frame members positioned to the left and the right of a vehicle driven... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4671462 | Sprinklers A sprinkler device including a body on which a tubular spindle is mounted for rotation about a rotational axis relative to the body. The spindle has a fluid inlet in the region of the body and includes a slanted portion projecting from the body at an angl... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4463583 | Apparatus for applying foam Apparatus for applying foam onto continuously advancing webs of material in which several nozzles are provided which are connected to a foam distributor which comprises a chamber with foam outlets as well as a distribution rotor which rotates in the chamb... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4231239 | Spray washer system A spray washing system for garments including aspray station through which garments are transported in a generally vertical plane. The spray station has a set of vertically spaced pipes with parallel axes extending generally parallel to said plane. Each o... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4031910 | Articulated spray applicator particularly suited for use in cleaning flues and the like An articulated spray applicator particularly suited for use in cleaning the interior of segmented flues and the like characterized by a plurality of series connected angularly related conduits, each having an internal passage a longitudinal axis and a plu... | 06/28/1977 |
