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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7287725 | Missile control system and method A missile includes a control system having divert and attitude control system thrusters with control valves. Each of the control valves has a nozzle plate having a plurality of small nozzles therein. The nozzle plate includes a pair of portions, one of which is rota... | 10/30/2007 |
| 6514354 | Surface cleaner and retrieval unit This invention is directed to a cyclonic power system and method of using the system to clean flat surfaces. The cyclone power system includes a driven spindle that is mounted for rotation about its longitudinal axis. There are a plurality of radially ext... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6499672 | 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 ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6302335 | Lawn sprinkler system A lawn sprinkler system is provided for receiving fluid from a fluid source and distributing the fluid over an area. The lawn sprinkler system includes multiple lawn sprinklers for distributing fluid over corresponding portions of the area. Stake assembli... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6109546 | Lawn sprinkler and bearing therefore A lawn sprinkler and bearing therefore is provided. The lawn sprinkler has first and second rotatable sprinkler elements supported on a support stand. The bearing allows the sprinkler elements to rotate in opposite directions to evenly distribute fluid ov... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5937907 | Manifold having outlets equally spaced from inlet A manifold having a plurality of outlets each equally spaced from the inlet in the radial direction is provided. The equal spacing of the outlets from the inlet provides substantially equal flow across each outlet. Preferably, the manifold has a main body... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5855219 | Bottle washing apparatus A bottle washing apparatus for effectively washing the inside of bottles that are coated with solid particulate residue. The apparatus includes a fixed portion that connects to a conventional faucet and an elongated closed ended hollow shaft that is provi... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5439175 | Cleaning device for a tube A self-propelled cleaning device for a tube where it does not revolve along the inner circumferential wall of the tube used as a piping when desired, and further permitting such a device to revolve along the inner circumferential wall of tube as an occasi... | 08/08/1995 |
| 4486907 | Self-flushing rotatable pop-up water delivery head for pool cleaning systems An improved swimming pool mounted rotatable head for a water jet pool cleaning system adapted to rotate in a non-uniform sequential manner during a pool cleaning operation to maintain deleterious matter in suspension so that it may be removed by the main ... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4113418 | Rotary burner control An improved embodiment of the rotary fuel-steam burner system described in copending application Ser. No. 664,214 filed Mar. 5, 1976, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,035,133. A fuel flow set point signal is delivered to a diaphragm motor valve to set a desired fuel f... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4094702 | Method and apparatus for controlling by-pass liquid flow in dish-washing machines Method and apparatus for washing dishes allowing independent control of washing liquid flow to upper and lower baskets. A valve allows selective reduction of liquid flow to an upper washing arm and/or by-passing liquid so that it does not flow through the... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4035133 | Rotary burner control A system and method for controlling a rotary burner of the type in which attempts have been made to maintain predetermined differential pressures between steam and fuel delivered thereto. The fuel flow is adjusted to provide a given heat release; and with... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4019686 | Water sprinkler operated by regularly varying water pressure A sprinkler for watering an area having a specific shape using water subject to an intermittent and regular variation in pressure introduced against a patterned plate positioned in the base of the sprinkler. The plate is situated adjacent to a slotted ope... | 04/26/1977 |
| 3999711 | Rotary water sprinkler A rotary water sprinkler comprising a central supply coupling, a housing articulatedly rotatable about said coupling, an outflow nozzle fixedly mounted with respect to said housing, an orifice defining member fixedly located in and with respect to said ho... | 12/28/1976 |
