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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7621465 | Air annulus cut off nozzle to reduce stringing and method A nozzle for a viscous liquid dispensing apparatus has a nozzle tip with a generally conical outer surface that tapers toward a dispensing orifice and forms an annular discharge air passage substantially parallel to the conical outer surface. Pressurized fluid is di... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7331482 | Dispense pump with heated pump housing and heated material reservoir A heated dispense pump overcomes the limitations of conventional systems providing for reliable and efficient heating of the dispensed material in a system that is compact, lightweight, and accurate. A pump housing and cartridge body are formed of a thermally conduc... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328855 | Spray head for a product such as paint The invention relates to a spray head for a product such as paint. According to the invention, the blow cap comprises a flat face which can be applied against a flat face of the body and the retaining ring is fixed to said body. The contact between the aforementione... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320436 | Method of producing an absorbent article and an absorbent article produced according to the method A method for applying lotion to a surface of an absorbent article. The method includes the steps of: placing the surface of the absorbent article in the proximity of a spraying apparatus having a spray head with an orifice; pushing the lotion through the spray head ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7255292 | Module and nozzle for dispensing controlled patterns of liquid material A liquid dispensing module and nozzle or die tip for discharging at least one liquid filament. The nozzle includes a wedge-shaped member having a pair of side surfaces converging to an apex. A liquid discharge passage extends along an axis through the wedge-shaped m... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7175108 | Applicator and nozzle for dispensing controlled patterns of liquid material An apparatus (10) for dispensing a filament of liquid includes a nozzle (12) having a liquid discharge passage (46) and a plurality of air discharge passages (70, 72, 74, 76). The liquid discharge passage (46) extends centrally thr... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156261 | High-speed liquid dispensing modules Liquid dispensing module and methods for dispensing a heated liquid onto a substrate. The dispensing module includes a dispenser body receiving liquid from a heated liquid distribution manifold and an actuator having a housing with an air piston movable in an air ca... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140164 | Method of and apparatus for applying adhesive to running webs of paper and the like A novel and improved method of applying adhesive to one side of a running web of wrapping material for a rod-like filler of filter material for tobacco smoke includes directing toward the one side of the web a stream of adhesive which issues from an open-and-shut or... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121479 | Universal dispensing system for air assisted extrusion of liquid filaments A system for dispensing liquid material with different configurations of air assisted fiberization or filament movement (e.g., meltblowing, controlled fiberization). In particular, front access for mounting a selected nozzle only requires adjustment of one lever and... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7014911 | Method of applying a continuous adhesive filament to an elastic strand with discrete bond points and articles manufactured by the method A method of securing an elastic strand to a flat substrate or sheet of material moving the elastic strand and the sheet in a converging manner from a first position in which the elastic strand is spaced from the sheet to a second position in which the elastic strand... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6993887 | System and method for including packets with goods during automated packaging The invention comprises a packet placing system for use with an automated packaging machine. Preferably, the system is used to include packets with products being automatically packaged, such as various bread products. The system may comprise various magazine orient... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991183 | Atomizing nozzle Atomizing nozzle for introducing a gas/liquid mixture into a chemical reformer to produce hydrogen, having at least one gas supply line (21) for a gas stream (20), at least one liquid supply line (25, 27) and at least one outlet (19) for ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6957781 | Cleaning attachment for fluid dispenser nozzles and fluid dispensers using same A nozzle attachment for removing residual material retained on the dispensing nozzle of a fluid dispenser, having a retainer adapted to releasably attach the nozzle attachment to a dispensing nozzle, and a pair of hollow-bodied nozzle attachment components that defi... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6936125 | Method of applying a continuous adhesive filament to an elastic strand with discrete bond points and articles manufactured by the method A method of securing an elastic strand to a flat substrate or sheet of material moving the elastic strand and the sheet in a converging manner from a first position in which the elastic strand is spaced from the sheet to a second position in which the elastic strand... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6905081 | Apparatus and methods for applying adhesive filaments onto one or more moving narrow substrates Apparatus and methods for applying adhesive to one or more narrow substrates, such as elastic strands, that are in motion. The apparatus includes a coating applicator and an air moving device mounted adjacent to the coating applicator. The coating applicator is capa... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6793155 | Spray gun pressure stabilizer A spray gun pressure stabilizer of the present invention comprises a nozzle, a spray head and a spray gun, the spray head is threaded to the front end of the spray gun and is composed of a spray hole and air outlets at the center portion axially, the front end of th... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6676038 | Universal dispensing system for air assisted extrusion of liquid filaments A system for dispensing liquid material with different configurations of air assisted fiberization or filament movement (e.g., meltblowing, controlled fiberization). In particular, front access for mounting a selected nozzle only requires adjustment of on... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6619566 | Universal dispensing system for air assisted extrusion of liquid filaments A system for dispensing liquid material with different configurations of air assisted fiberization or filament movement (e.g., meltblowing, controlled fiberization). In particular, front access for mounting a selected nozzle only requires adjustment of on... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6547160 | Spray gun with a stabilizing structure of air output A spray gun with a stabilizing structure of air output comprises a circular recess on an inner edge at the front end of the spray gun, the circular recess is connected to an air outlet of the spray gun, there is a gap formed between the inner edge of the ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6540831 | Method and apparatus for applying a controlled pattern of fibrous material to a moving substrate A system (2) for dispensing liquid material onto a moving substrate (30) includes a liquid dispenser (16) fluidly connected to a source of liquid material (4) and a source of pressurized air (6). The liquid dispenser (16) includes a plurality of liquid ma... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6378784 | Dispensing system using a die tip having an air foil A die tip for use in meltblowing liquid material onto a moving substrate having a layer of entrained air moving in a common direction therewith. The die tip includes a base member having a plurality of liquid dispensing outlets for dispensing liquid mater... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6378782 | Method and apparatus for applying a controlled pattern of fibrous material to a moving substrate A system for dispensing liquid material onto a moving substrate includes a liquid dispenser fluidly connected to a source of liquid material and a source of pressurized air. The liquid dispenser includes a pair of outer liquid material outlets and a plura... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6325853 | Apparatus for applying a liquid coating with an improved spray nozzle Apparatus and methods for spray coating selected areas of a circuit board with a liquid coating material without coating regions of the circuit board to be left uncoated. In one mode of operation, a bead of liquid coating material dispensed from an elonga... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6322003 | Air assisted spray nozzle An air assisted spray nozzle assembly adapted for more efficiently producing a full cone spray distribution with finely atomized particles distributed throughout the conical spray pattern. The spray nozzle assembly includes a nozzle body having a liquid p... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6318642 | Nozzle assembly A nozzle assembly 12 having shroud members 26, 28 which selectively emit a material 21 along at least one edge of emitted material 25. The selectively emitted material 21 substantially prevents and/or eliminates the turbulent shear layer which is formed w... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6311899 | Nozzle device and a gun unit in an apparatus for applying adhesive by spraying in a spiral form A truncated cone which causes pressurized air flow from plural pressurized air holes to rotate and flow down along the circumferential surface of the truncated cone is provided connectedly at the underside of a nozzle base. A pair of (right and left) down... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6267301 | Air atomizing nozzle assembly with improved air cap An air assisted spray nozzle assembly having an air cap effective for generating wide, flat spray patterns with improved liquid particle breakdown, utilizing relatively low air flow rates and pressures. The air cap includes a pair of longitudinally extend... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6170759 | Method and device for applying an adhesive to a product surface The invention relates to a method and a device for the delivery of adhesives, in particular for the delivery of hot melt adhesives in the form of a thin stream of adhesive spray directed onto the product surface and acted upon by at least one air jet. A s... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6135365 | Air spray gun type coating device The present invention is characterized by an air spray gun type coating device having a doughnut disk 1 in an outer circumferential direction perpendicular to a nozzle body 13, wherein plural through holes 3 are provided at equal intervals to an inside of... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6053420 | Dispersion apparatus and process for producing a large cloud of an electrostatically charged powder/air mixture A process and a dispersion apparatus for shaping a powder cloud emerging from a powder spraying apparatus achieve large powder clouds and good electrostatic charging by directing control air in a tangential direction towards a powder/air stream flowing th... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5435491 | Air mixed type spray apparatus A spray nozzle member jets out paint in a fan-shaped pattern. Air streams are jetted from a conically annular center air nozzle in such a way as to surround the fan-shaped pattern, whereby a conically atomized spray pattern is discharged from a deformed o... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5375766 | Hot melt adhesive spray dispenser A hot melt adhesive dispensing apparatus comprises a housing including a supply chamber for receiving and holding a solid adhesive, an electrically powered heater, and a spray nozzle assembly. A pneumatically actuated plunger pushes solid adhesive towards... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5292068 | One-piece, zero cavity nozzle for swirl spray of adhesive A one-piece nozzle adapted for use within an adhesive dispenser includes a nozzle body formed with a throughbore having a discharge outlet within a nozzle tip portion which emits a bead of adhesive. A nozzle cap mounts the nozzle body to the adhesive disp... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5238190 | Offset nozzle assembly A nozzle assembly, adapted to mount to the distribution manifold of a spray head attachment, comprises a nozzle body fixedly mounted to the distribution manifold, a nozzle attachment rotatably mounted to the nozzle body and a nozzle plate carried by the n... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5194115 | Loop producing apparatus An improved loop producing apparatus includes an adhesive gun and a nozzle member for emanating a bead of adhesive in a spiral pattern caused by the direction of air jets toward the adhesive bead as it emanates from the nozzle. A plenum chamber just upstr... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5102484 | Method and apparatus for generating and depositing adhesives and other thermoplastics in swirls A nozzle assembly and method for delivering swirls of a thermoplastic melt to a substrate operate on the principle of contacting a thermoplastic spun filament with swirling air to impart a circular swirling expanding cone pattern to the filament. The swir... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5065943 | Nozzle cap for an adhesive dispenser A nozzle cap, adapted for use with an adhesive dispensing device which includes a gun body and a nozzle having an adhesive passageway and an air passageway, comprising a nozzle mounting portion or nut permanently mounted to a nozzle plate formed with a st... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4983109 | Spray head attachment for metering gear head A spray head attachment adapted for use with a flow metering device such as a metering gear head is effective to discharge a plurality of spiral spray patterns of hot melt adhesive, in elongated strands or fibers, onto the backing sheet of a hygienic arti... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4969602 | Nozzle attachment for an adhesive dispensing device An apparatus for dispensing adhesive in an elongated strand or fiber in a controlled, spiral pattern upon a substrate comprises a dispensing device having a nozzle formed with an adhesive delivery passageway and an air delivery passageway both of which te... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4875054 | Clean air hood for fluid jet printing Disclosed is a clean air hood for disposition above the print head of a fluid jet printing apparatus having an orifice plate on one side of the print head for forming a plurality of droplet streams. The droplet streams flow past charge and deflection elec... | 10/17/1989 |
