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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7931215 | Device and an installation for spraying a coating fluid, and including a reservoir This device comprises a sprayer (10) and a reservoir (9) for feeding the sprayer with fluid. The reservoir (9) defines a cylindrical housing (L9) in which there slides (F1) a piston (91) forming a moving wall (91a | 04/26/2011 |
| 7614571 | Disposable cup to be set up on a spray gun for preparing, applying and preserving a paint Disposable cup for preparing, applying and preserving a paint to be set up on a paint spray gun characterized in that it includes on one of its end faces a closable vent device (7) forming a vent valve with valve duct (22) and valve plug (25) wh... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7416140 | Disposable cup to be set up on a spray gun for preparing, applying and preserving a paint Disposable cup for preparing, applying and preserving a paint to be set up on a paint spray gun characterized in that it includes on one of its end faces a closable vent device (7) forming a vent valve with valve duct (22) and valve plug (25) wh... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410106 | Pressurized liquid supply assembly A liquid supply assembly is disclosed. The liquid supply assembly may be used in combination with a spraying device or spray gun to apply liquid to a substrate. The liquid supply assembly is particularly suitable for use in systems utilizing pressurized liquid conta... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7389946 | Fluid product spraying device A fluid spray device having a body (10) provided with a spray orifice (15), a reservoir (20) containing the fluid to be sprayed, a spray device (30) that sprays one or more doses of the fluid contained in the reservoir (20); and an... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7367516 | Decontamination liquid spraying appliance A decontamination liquid spraying appliance has a storage container for the receiving decontamination liquid, in particular of GD5 solution, and further has a spraying device flow-connected to the storage container. The appliance is used for the decontamination of o... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7311265 | Hand-held spraying apparatus having a multi-compartment liquid-holding reservoir A liquid reservoir of a hand-held, air-assisted spray apparatus is characterized by a plurality (i.e., two or more) of liquid-holding compartments. Each liquid-holding compartment is connected through an outlet port into fluid communication with the flow channel of ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7150409 | Injection systems The invention in general relates to various injection systems and devices that can be used, for example, in needleless injection systems for human, and for domestic and farm animals. In certain embodiments, the invention provides an injection device comprising: an i... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7059538 | Method and apparatus of applying fluid A method of applying fluid includes feeding fluid between two faces disposed with a gap maintained therebetween, and changing the gap between the two faces by driving an actuator for intermittently discharging the fluid filled in between the two faces. An input sign... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7021559 | Pressure regulating device for a pressurized dispensing vessel A pressure regulating device for regulating pressure in a pressurized dispensing vessel, the device comprising a cartridge for storing pressurized fluid; the cartridge being sealed by a cap assembly having an expandable chamber and a flow passage for communicating f... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6997394 | Door knob-mounted air freshener device An air freshener dispenser mechanism is incorporated into a door knob whereby when a door is pushed open, air freshener is dispensed into a room in advance of a person entering the room. ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6948639 | Device for packaging and dispensing a product, notably in the form of a sample A device for packaging and dispensing of a cosmetic product which includes a container to hold the product, with the container being delineated by a body. A movable element moves relative to the container body and is capable, in response to an action exerted manuall... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945429 | Disposable paint cup attachment system for gravity-feed paint sprayer A novel fluid supply cup comprises a flexible liner integral with a container having an opening and a vent. A novel method of manufacturing a lined container comprises the steps of molding a container having a vented thick-walled portion and an integral flexible thi... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932246 | Assembly for packaging and dispensing a product, especially in the form of a sample An assembly for packaging and dispensing a product, especially a cosmetic product. The assembly includes a container containing the product and delimited by a body, one end of which is closed by a bottom. A movable component is movable relative to the body of the co... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926212 | Device for adding soap to a water inlet A device for adding soap to a water inlet includes a pump that is positioned in a housing. An actuator for actuating the pump is pivotally mounted on the housing. The pump is fluidly coupled to a reservoir positioned in the housing. A soap inlet is fluidly coupled t... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923383 | Controlled release of substances The present invention is directed to a device for releasing a fluid. The device includes a housing having an interior region, a fluid contained within the interior region, and the ability to controllably release the fluid from the housing. ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6769632 | Method and apparatus for supplying coating material An apparatus for supplying a coating material, including: a coating material tank (2) for storing a high-viscosity coating material; a solvent tank (6) for storing a dilution solvent; a mixing machine (11) for mixing the high-viscosity coating m... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6669113 | Plant watering device An improved manually operated plant watering device is provided for watering plants in hard to reach places. The plant watering device includes an elongate hollow tube, flexible hose, and nozzle. Located within the hollow tube is a piston manually control... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6648244 | Atomizer with a bellows-shaped container body An atomizer includes a flexible container body and a nozzle head unit. The container body includes a bellows-shaped surrounding wall, a bottom wall having an outer periphery that is formed integrally with a bottom end of the surrounding wall so as to defi... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6631855 | Structurally improved spray gun A structurally improved spray gun includes a hollow housing having a hollow handle, an electromagnet in the housing to acturate an oscillating armature which repeatedly impinges a piston in a cylinder to aspirate the paint from a container into the cylind... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6446884 | Hand-held plant watering device for difficult to reach plants A hand-held plant watering device used by a gardener or plant caregiver for watering difficult to reach plants. The watering device can be used both indoors and outdoors and is designed for holding and dispensing various quantities of water to each plant.... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6196478 | Coating system fluid supply cylinder with improved flushability A fluid supply cylinder with improved flusbability, useable for supplying paints to a dispenser in electrostatic coating systems. The fluid supply cylinder having generally a piston reciprocatingly disposed in a chamber of a body member, the piston having... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5816501 | Disposable paint container liner and method A disposable liner for a pressure feed paint cup and a method for using such liner. A lid is removed from the paint cup and a disposable liner bag is inserted into the cup while an open end of the liner bag extends from the open cup end. The open liner ba... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5769324 | Portable washing device Portable washing apparatus having a self-contained pressurized supply of a washing liquid is disclosed. The apparatus is charged with the washing liquid from a pressurized source of the liquid via an independent charging stand connected to the source. Hyd... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5511698 | Device for spraying a predetermined dose of a fluid, and a method of filling the device A device for spraying a single dose of a fluid in divided form includes a cylindrical tank (1) containing the dose of fluid, a piston (2) sliding in the cylindrical tank (1), a pusher for the piston (2), and outlet passage (5, 6) capable of communicating ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5501373 | Atomizing dispenser for endonasal drug spray administration An atomizing dispenser for endonasal spray administration of drug solutions is disclosed. The dispenser comprises a main body, or slider (1), a piston/pump (12) axially slidable into a drug container (5), and a housing/button (3). The stem (4) of the pist... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5404875 | Electrode electrolyte application device An injector system to inject a bolus of electrolyte into EEG electrodes includes a pressure pump containing electrolyte and a pen-like injector which is filled from the pump for the injection of a bolus for each EEG electrode. The injector includes a fing... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5372311 | Spray type pressure dispensing container A pressurized liquid dispensing container and valve assembly comprises an essentially upright container for containing under pressure a liquid to be dispensed and a discharge valve assembly above the container. The valve assembly includes a valve body and... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5353990 | Liquid additives dispenser for sprinkler systems A flow controlled dispenser adds liquid additives at a rate proportional to the flow of the liquid receiving the additives.... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5246168 | Liquid additives dispenser for sprinkler systems A flow controlled dispenser adds liquid additives at a rate proportional to the flow of the liquid receiving the additives.... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5188295 | Manually adjustable spray applicator A spray applicator to discharge plaster or another texturizing material in a spray pattern against a wall surface or the like. There is a manually operable air cylinder and piston assembly which discharges pressurized air through a first nozzle, with an a... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5069390 | Manually adjustable spray applicator A spray applicator to discharge plaster or another texturizing material in a spray pattern against a wall surface or the like. There is a manually operated air cylinder and piston assembly which discharges pressurized air through a first nozzle, with an a... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4955545 | Manually adjustable spray applicator A spray applicator to discharge plaster or another texturizing material in a spray pattern against a wall surface or the like. There is a manually operated air cylinder and piston assembly which discharges pressurized air through a first nozzle, with an a... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4921142 | Manually operable fluid dispenser A manually operable fluid dispenser is described in which the pump cylinder (12) is a separate part plugged onto a dispenser body (2) and secured against retraction by stop and counter stop members (18, 10). The pump cylinder (12) is engaging a counter me... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4808303 | Produce hydration system The present invention represents an automatic produce hydration system of improved efficiency and design. The system is self-contained, and adaptable for use in both pre-existing and new produce display racks. The system first includes a filter unit desig... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4344573 | Spray applicator A disposable spray applicator for liquid or pulverulent medicaments includes a receptacle containing the medicament and having one or more dosing chambers and is provided with a piston plug at one end, and a spray head with corresponding cap at the other ... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4175704 | Non-aerosol continuous spray dispenser A non-aerosol type spray device comprising a container for housing a liquid content material to be dispensed and a plunger slidable as a piston within the container and an elongate tubular member for actuating the plunger with a bore extending continuousl... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4167245 | Spray dispensing Spray dispensing of a metered quantity of a preferably semi-liquid product from a filled container having a fixed wall provided with at least one and preferably a plurality of generally open and unobstructed discharge passageways. A moveable wall spaced a... | 09/11/1979 |
