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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7395977 | Sprinkler apparatus A sprinkler apparatus 10 for providing more even coverage of a sprinkled area with water which is achieved by a different speed of rotation of a water deflector 13 relative to a water diffuser 12 in a wobbling sprinkler head. A diffuser head ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7273188 | Internal self-rotating fluid jetting nozzle An embodiment of an internal self-rotating fluid nozzle includes a rotor rotatably moveable within a nozzle body cavity. The rotor may include a jewel holder that carries at least one jewel member and spins against a rotor seat disposed near the front of the cavity.... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7234652 | Double curved surface deflector system for rotary sprinklers The present invention is a double curved surface deflector system for rotary sprinklers providing for a 360-degree rotation using both clockwise and counterclockwise movements. A spray coupler directs water in forward and rear directions. The forward direction is de... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7182275 | Traveling sprinkler structure comprising spray unit rotatable and adjustable in height A sprinkler structure comprises a support unit, a spray unit, and at least one fastening unit. A water pipe of the spray unit is uprightly supported by the support unit along with the fastening unit comprising a tubular seat, a press block, and a control lever. The ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7156323 | Portable spray rack A spray rack suitable for testing a window in a building includes a plurality of spray bars and at least one stand-off leg. The plurality of spray bars each include at least one nozzle for spraying fluid. The at least one stand-off leg is coupled with the plurality ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7108202 | Structure of a swirl generator for liquid The structure of swirl generator for liquid includes a motor with a head affixed to a swirl generator. The bearing seat of the swirl generator forms a fixation section, allowing the swirl extension to be affixed to the inside of the bearing seat easier and quicker, ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7070122 | Wobbling sprinkler head A wobbling irrigation sprinkler head for attachment to a water conduit has a wobbling sprinkler head facing upward from the water supply conduit. The sprinkler head has a base having an attachment portion for attaching to a water source and a nozzle mounted to the b... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6994098 | Method for operating a dish washing machine, and a corresponding dish washing machine The invention relates to a method for operating a dish washing machine (1) comprising, inside a washing tub (3), at least one spraying device (6), to which a pump (8) supplies washing liquid and which is provided with spraying openings ( | 02/07/2006 |
| 6923022 | Dual-stage blowhead assembly A blowhead assembly for receipt over a parison finish to blow the parison within a blow mold and simultaneously cool the parison finish includes a blowhead body having a first chamber at one end for receipt over the finish of a parison in a blow mold, and at least o... | 08/02/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6910446 | Vaccine spray system A spray delivery system and methods of use thereof, suitable for delivering a fan-shaped vaccine spray to birds or chicks held within an open-topped container, comprising a cover, an elongated guide rail mounted thereon, and a spray head may move reversibly on the g... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6820822 | No leak seal system for irrigation wheel-drive gearbox A gearbox for a drive line irrigation system in which the input and output shafts of the gearbox are sealed with a compressed and sintered silicon and carbide face seal. The face seal is contained within the gearbox and compressed between a gearbox end cap and a sha... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6745959 | Irrigator An irrigator has a single irrigation arm adapted to move in reciprocal rotational motion. In a first setting, the irrigator sprays irrigating liquid at a first orientation with respect to the arm to move the arm in a first direction. In a second setting, the irrigat... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6691719 | Adjustable nozzle for wafer bevel cleaning A method and an apparatus is provided that may fix a point at which an etchant or a fluid sprayed from a nozzle impacts a substrate. By fixing a first angle measured between the inventive nozzle and a substrate support and fixing a process height of a noz... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6679275 | Vehicle washing installation In order to further develop a vehicle washing installation comprising at least one nozzle arrangement which is movable past a vehicle to be cleaned in the longitudinal and transverse directions thereof and is adapted to be supplied with a cleaning liquid ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6676036 | Methods and apparatus providing dual advance of a fluid ejector system relative to a receiving member A fluid ejecting method and system include one or more fluid ejectors within a fluid ejector frame and an interposer frame and movably mounted upon a fluid ejector carriage. The fluid ejector carriage traverses across a recording medium for placing swaths... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6676037 | Rotary shower nozzle A rotary spray nozzle is provided in a housing which has one or more water inlets that direct the incoming water flow in a direction tangential to the inner walls of the housing. This creates a circular or swirling motion of water within the housing which... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6662814 | Mid-level spray-arm assembly A mid-level spray-arm assembly for a dishwasher includes a bracket for mounting a spray-arm hub to an upper rack of the machine, and a bearing coupling extending between the hub and the bracket. The bearing coupling forms a first bearing surface for rotat... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6648242 | Oscillating high energy density output mechanism A mechanism that steers a high energy density output(s) in a shaking motion other than a rotating motion that when translated across a surface evenly affects the surface. One application can be used as an end effector. A pivot on the mechanism induces an ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6626376 | Spray coating device A spray coating device (14) for coating a pipeline (12) comprises an upper frame (42) having a pair of arms (62, 64) pivotally mounted on opposed sides of the pipeline. Each arm (62, 64) has radially spaced inner and outer guides (86, 88) and a flexible e... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6601781 | Rotary driven sprinkler with multiple nozzle ring A rotary drive sprinkler having a multiplicity of nozzles which can be changed at any time. The nozzle assembly can have a cylindrical housing having a plurality of nozzles to rotate against a cylindrical housing having at least one stream outlet opening.... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601779 | Sprinkler bearing assembly A rotating bearing assembly for a sprinkler coupled to a pipe segment is disclosed. The bearing assembly has a stem which permits fluid flow. The stem has a bottom open end with a collar and a top open end which is connected to a cap. The cap allows conne... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6508413 | Remote spray coating of nuclear cross-under piping A machine (10) that can clean and spray coat the inside of a hollow pipe (14) can contain a support bar (16) and associated motors (6 and 8) with a moveable carriage (12) which mounts a thermal spray coating device (28) and/or an abrasion cleaning/profili... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6499673 | Pattern controllable dispensing apparatus The apparatus is designed to dispense sealants and adhesives onto a workpiece in a robotic or manual application. The apparatus has a motor, a through shaft and a rotating shaft. The rotating shaft is hollow and has an off-center aperture at the end there... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6439248 | 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... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6439478 | Adapter for upright sprinkler with rotating head An adapter for rotatably connecting a sprinkler head to a water-transporting standpipe having a cylindrical upper end. The adapter includes three parts: a cup-like base adapted to rest on the upper end of the standpipe in sealed fashion, a male stem adapt... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6347751 | Swivel lawn sprinkler A swivel lawn sprinkler includes a mounting rack for mounting, a water tube vertically connected to the mounting rack by a hose connector and adapted to receive water from a water source through the hose connector, a pipe connector fastened to the top end... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6336596 | Electrically operated sprinkler A rotary irrigation sprinkler head having a water inlet and a water outlet and a main rotary part. The main rotary part of said sprinkler head is provided with a gear and a plurality of toothed wheels forming a reduction gear, a first low voltage electric... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6325303 | Structure of swivel lawn sprinkler A swivel lawn sprinkler includes a mounting rack for mounting, a water tube vertically connected to the mounting rack by a hose connector and adapted to receive water from a water source through the hose connector, a pipe connector fastened to the top end... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6260770 | Sprinkler and sealing assembly therefor A rotary sprinkler comprising a stationary housing, a distribution member rotatable with respect to said housing, a stationary fluid supply member being in flow communication with an inlet port of the housing and with the distribution member, and a sealin... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6250566 | Rotor nozzle The device relates to a rotor nozzle, in particular for high-pressure cleaning apparatus, comprising a nozzle housing which has an inlet opening at its one axial end and an outlet opening for liquid at the other end, also with a rotationally driven rotor ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6182833 | Reciprocating sprayer for a cylindrical wastewater screen A reciprocating power sprayer for cleaning a rotating cylindrical wastewater screen of the type formed of tubular perforate wedgewire. The spray is reciprocated on an elongated pneumatic cylinder which is arranged in parallelism along the cylinder wastewa... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6092542 | Cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus is used for cleaning a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer, a glass substrate, or a liquid crystal panel with a cleaning member. The cleaning apparatus includes: a holding mechanism for holding a workpiece, an arm movable relative... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6068201 | Apparatus for moving a thermal spray gun in a figure eight over a substrate A figure eight mechanism moves a thermal spray gun over a substrate such that the deposit pattern has a figure eight configuration. The mechanism and thereby the thermal spray gun and the pattern are traversed along the substrate. The mechanism is such th... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6050277 | Decoking tool carrier with a self-propelled climbing crosshead An apparatus for a decoking system, for raising and lowering a cutting tool into a coking drum, has at least one rigid vertical member extending above the coking drum with a toothed rack extending substantially the full height of the member. A rigid frame... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6035872 | Rotary distributor rotating apparatus for handling of objects, in particular containers, with a revolving joint for the transport of fluid between a stationary assembly and a rotating assembly The invention concerns a rotating apparatus (1) for the handling of objects, in particular containers (20), for example for the filling of the containers. The rotating apparatus comprises a stationary assembly (10) and a rotating assembly (14) which is ro... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6029681 | Device for de-scaling semi-finished products An apparatus for descaling semi-finished products, such as thin slabs or steel strips in rolling mills by highly pressurized water that is sprayed through a nozzle device onto the surface of the semi-finished product is characterized in that the nozzle de... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6027040 | Nozzle head with improved wear-resistant and sealing properties A nozzle head includes a nozzle carrier so mounted to a stationary housing as to allow rotation thereof about a longitudinal axis by a recoil action caused by pressure water exiting spray nozzles accommodated in the nozzle carrier, and a hollow shaft rota... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6015098 | Connector for lawn sprinkler The invention provides a connector for a rotatable lawn sprinkler mounted on a cylindrical stand pipe, and comprises two cylindrical members arranged co-axially with respect to the longitudinal axis of the stand pipe. A cylindrical sleeve, as the female m... | 01/18/2000 |