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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325622 | Extinguishing-medium container and system of containers Extinguishing-medium container includes a tubular body (2) which can be coupled together with a first and a second end piece (5, 6), which second end piece (6) has at least one outlet duct (33) for ejection of extinguishing medium (26 | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316360 | Pore structures for reduced pressure aerosolization A nozzle comprising a thin, flexible substantially planar polymeric film having a plurality of pores with structures allowing for generation of an aerosol at reduced extrusion pressure is disclosed. The pores can comprise at least two sections, or steps, in which th... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7281672 | Dual burst disk An apparatus and method for dispensing fluid including a pressure vessel at a first pressure and a reservoir at a second pressure. The reservoir communicates with the pressure vessel via a first aperture and with an environment at a third pressure via a second apert... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7258119 | Dispenser A dispensing apparatus for dispensing a unit dose of a pharmaceutical substance, in particular for intranasal administration, is described. The apparatus includes a nozzle unit having a safety cap thereon and an actuating device. The safety cap has legs, which can l... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7108074 | Device with a storage tank that is filled or can be filled with an active ingredient and atomizer unit The apparatus (1e, 1f) according to the invention has a storage tank (5) which is or can be filled with an active substance (3), a pyrotechnic charge (6; 39) in a first end region (9) of the storage tank (5 | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093774 | Device for injecting a pulsed supersonic gas stream The invention relates to a device (100) for injecting a pulsed supersonic gas flux, including a first chamber (2) inside which the gas to be injected is found under pressure on either side of a free piston (4), the device comprising means (12... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7048145 | Liquid delivery apparatus A liquid delivery apparatus includes a vessel having an inlet and an outlet, and a valve between the vessel and the outlet. The valve has an opening, a closure member for closing the opening, and a biasing means to hold the valve in a normally-closed position. A val... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6997399 | Hydraulic powered spraying system for home gardens A spraying system for the application of fertilizer, insecticides, fungicides, etc. to plants, vegetables, small trees and lawns. The spraying system presents several improvements over the original Lacy Sprayer (see U.S. Pat. No. 5,398,852) inclusive an improved bla... | 02/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6923384 | Apparatus for dispensing a liquid additive to shower water A liquid additive dispensing apparatus for dispensing a liquid additive into, above or adjacent to a shower stream emitted from a shower head including an additive reservoir, an additive dispensing conduit, with a valve, which extends from a lower portion of the add... | 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 |
| 6742722 | Cartridge type coating system A paint cartridge is provided with a wash fluid passage in communication with a paint chamber, along with a wash fluid valve adapted to open and close the wash fluid passage. Provided on the side of a replenishing stool are a replenishing valve which supplies or dis... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6598807 | Spraying device with wide spray arc The present invention comprises a casing with an opened end for receiving a liquid and a holding end where the liquid is stored. Between the open end and the holding end there narrow neck. A ball is placed into the opened end of the casing, so that lodgin... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6588929 | Portable mixing and dispensing apparatus and method A portable mixing and dispensing apparatus, especially useful for spraying, including a fluid conducting, mixing and supporting framework for the hydraulic unit in the apparatus. The framework includes spaced end plates and a conduit assembly. Each end pl... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6540835 | Scratch resistant coating application system for vehicle A scratch resistant coating application system for a vehicle includes: a pump having an output opening where a first end of a discharging line is connected, the pump storing aqueous emulsion; a feeder having an input opening where a second end of the disc... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6371213 | Liquid or foam fire retardant delivery device with pyrotechnic actuation and aeration A device for discharging a fire retardant material comprising a housing capable of storing a fire retardant material. The housing has an initiator attached to a first end, while a discharging port is attached at a second end. Additionally, sealed within t... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6338441 | Automatic painting device An automatic coating apparatus which is arranged to guarantee higher operational reliability, particularly to preclude coating defects as caused by malfunctioning of a cartridge gripper (56) or by the use of an non-replenished or deficiently replenished p... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6279838 | Sprayer dolly This invention relates generally to a lightweight dolly for transporting spray equipment including a container of liquid, battery power pack and optional charger unit, hose reel, and spray gun.... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6244523 | Pressurized injector A pressurized injector comprises a barrel, an injecting end fastened with one end of the barrel, a piston disposed in other end of the barrel and provided with a pull rod fastened therewith. The piston contains a liquid propellant, which reacts with a pow... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6164561 | Rotary atomizing head type coating device By provision of paint cartridges of different colors which are detachably mounted on a coating system, the paint can be changed from one color to another in a multi-color coating operation without necessitating to discharge residues of a previous color. T... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6070808 | Mobile spraying and cleaning apparatus A mobile spraying and cleaning apparatus is provided in the form or a wheeled cart. The cart includes a lower housing that supports and carries a reservoir. The reservoir sits atop the housing over a chamber that contains a fluid pump. Cleaning fluid from... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6048181 | Fixed volume sprayer This invention provides a power delivery device (10) for delivering a fixed volume of flowable material to a specific site, the power delivery device (10) comprising pumping means (14) for forcing a predetermined volume of the flowable material through at... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6016937 | Dispenser apparatus A dispensing apparatus for delivering grout or other material, in either a single column or a plurality of spaced apart columns, is comprised of a body member having a pneumatic chamber with a pair of end caps attached to opposing ends. A piston is adapte... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5950764 | Lubricating device for rotating parts, especially a rotating hollow shaft A device for lubricating a rotatable member such as a hollow shaft on which another member is axially displaceable, has a lubricant container received in the hollow shaft and in which a piston is displaceable by a gas generated by a gas-generating cell or... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5564629 | Oral irrigating apparatus and method for selectively mixing and discharging a plurality of liquids An apparatus (20, 30) operative from a first liquid pressure only and configured to generate and selectively direct a stream of first liquid or a third liquid is disclosed. Since no electrical power is used, the apparatus can be safely operated in any moi... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5558277 | Applicator for shear thinning viscous coating materials A pneumatic applicator for shear thinning viscous coating materials that includes a nozzle having a through material opening, and a distal end surface at an outlet end of the nozzle, an air operated system for dispensing viscous material at a steady rate ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5535951 | Misting apparatus An apparatus for delivering a fine spray mist to cool a localized area by evaporative cooling. The apparatus consists of a pressurizable tank, a valve for activating the release of fluid from the pressurizable tank, and a spray nozzle or a plurality of sp... | 07/16/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5318225 | Methods and apparatus for preparing mixtures with compressed fluids Methods and apparatus are disclosed for forming a liquid spray mixture containing accurately proportionated amounts of viscous coating concentrate and compressed fluid diluent such as carbon dioxide. The proportionation is accomplished by passing the flui... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5316215 | Liquid delivery apparatus A liquid delivery apparatus including a reservoir into which liquid may be introduced to pressurize the reservoir, an outlet for discharging liquid under the pressure in the reservoir, a valve to control passage of liquid from the reservoir to the outlet,... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5310120 | Spraying device with an insulated storage tank for electrically conductive coating product An electrostatic device for spraying electrically conductive liquid coating product comprises a storage tank for the product in which the product is at a high voltage. The tank is defined in a substantially cylindrical cavity formed in an insulative mater... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5292036 | Adjustable capacity storage tank for liquid product A storage tank for a liquid product such as a coating product to be sprayed comprises an internal piston dividing the storage tank into a first chamber receiving the coating product under pressure and a second chamber receiving a pressurized actuator flui... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5203507 | Air powered sprayer for dispensing material slurries An air powered sprayer for dispensing material slurries such as stucco or texturing on substrate such as drywall. The sprayer includes a canister assembly within which a piston assembly is adapted to reside and reciprocate along the length of the canister... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5203504 | Preparing mixed liquids A method of preparing a mixture of a carrier liquid and an active liquid in required proportion including: providing a flow of carrier liquid, controlling a liquid flow to an appropriate portion of the carrier liquid flow from pressure drop measurements o... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5061454 | High pressure spray injector A high pressure spray injector having an injector body with an interior cavity and a pedestal located within this cavity, the pedestal having an interior cavity and firmly attached to the bottom of the injector body. Coaxial with the injector body and the... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5004158 | Fluid dispensing and mixing device A device intended primarily for use in a shower stall that is adapted to dispense a predetermined total amount of a selected additive into a water stream, with the rate of mixing of the additive and water being controlled as a function of the water pressu... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4896832 | Dispensing apparatus for metered quantities of pressurised fluid A dispensing apparatus comprises a pressurised dispensing container (3), a housing (2) for the container defining a bore, the container having a body (50) which is axially slidable in the bore, the container having a collapsible metering valve (8) located... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4875626 | Piston-powered dispensing system A piston-powered fluid dispensing system is disclosed. The fluid dispensing system comprises an apertured base, a hollow elongated cylinder, an apertured piston, a hollow orificed overcap, an elongated fluid passageway, an externally-channeled hollow exte... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4858830 | Spraying device having an additive fluid dispenser at an exit end A spraying device comprising a spray tube having a fluid entrance end connectable to a primary fluid source, and a fluid exit end upon which an additive fluid dispenser is removably mounted. The additive fluid dispenser, having a chamber for holding addit... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4840311 | Shower dispensing head A shower dispensing head is set forth wherein the first of a pair of aligned containers is formed with a mechanical two-way valve. A flow of water is directed past an orifice positioned within the water flow conduit of the shower head to selectively enabl... | 06/20/1989 |
