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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320324 | Bronchoscopy oxygenation system A bronchoscopy oxygenation system having a channel for inserting alternately an instrument or fluids and for delivering oxygen to a patient. The system being provided with pressure relief vent and a pressure relief valve for the relief of excessive oxygen pressure. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7309028 | Portable sprayer A portable sprayer having a backpack to which are secured a blower unit and a supply tank. The blower unit includes a drive motor and a blower driven thereby. The blower unit is mounted on the backpack by at least one anti-vibration element. The supply tank, for exa... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303156 | Generation and usage of microbubbles as a blood oxygenator A micro-nozzle for generating micro-bubbles. The micro-nozzle includes a liquid inlet forming a liquid path, a gas inlet, and a constricting wall positioned in the liquid path and shaped to abruptly constrict said liquid path to a width of less than approximately 20... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7143763 | Device for washing nasal cavities and collecting catarrhal matter The invention relates to a device for washing the nasal cavities with a nebulized treatment liquid. It comprises a base body, a atomizer chamber containing a washing liquid, means for nebulizing the liquid in said chamber and dispensing the atomized liquid to the na... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143960 | Liquid sample reservoir suitable for use with a spraying apparatus A single use, disposable reservoir of low volume for use in conjunction with a spray gun for spray painting small areas, for example ‘spray out’ cards for color matching a paint mix for spray painting a vehicle. The reservoir is in the form of a syringe body wit... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7104471 | Dispensing devices A liquid dispensing device for dispensing a liquid into the surrounding atmosphere employs a forced airflow through a small cross-section outlet nozzle (48) to draw the liquid from an adjacent exit nozzle (50) into the airflow. The air outlet nozzle pr... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7070124 | Airbrush An airbrush including a nozzle has a first connecting section and a polished second connecting section. A projecting stopper section is disposed between the first and second connecting sections. The second connecting section of the nozzle is inserted in a color outl... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7021391 | Portable fire fighting system and extinguisher apparatus and method A portable fire extinguisher comprising a blower tube assembly that includes an outer tube with an inner mixing chamber disposed “upstream” from an adjacent outlet port that provides a passage to direct a discharge flow of mixed air and fire retardant out of the... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6997396 | Battery operated airbrush An airbrush as used for a media delivery system comprises an air pressurizer, a power source and a media reservoir integrated into a single hand held device. The air pressurizer comprises a pump and motor assembly delivering pressurized air by way of first and secon... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6981659 | Liquid mist fire extinguisher A liquid mist fire extinguisher, comprising a container for holding a gas and a liquid under pressure. The extinguisher has valve assembly at the upper end of the container, a valve for simultaneously releasing said gas and said liquid separately from the container,... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6783084 | Method and apparatus for olfactory stimulation A method and apparatus for delivering aromatic substances for olfactory stimulation, treatment and/or therapy which includes a delivery assembly including a chamber into which air is introduced and subsequently delivered under even pressure through a mixing venturi.... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6712292 | Adjustable adapter for gravity-feed paint sprayer An adjustable adapter includes two arms, each having an axis, a surface substantially normal to the axis, wherein the surfaces of the arms face each other, an end and a passageway for fluid communication between the end and the opening, wherein one of the arm ends i... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6712287 | Programmable device for diffusing olfactory peaks A programmable odor-bearing substance diffusion device includes a number n of odor diffusion devices, where n is equal to or greater than 1, each odor diffusion device including a store of an odor source which is dispensed by the odor diffusion device, a device for ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6702203 | Dual spray gun for painting and cleaning The present invention relates to a dual spray gun for painting and cleaning, and more particularly, to a combined tin and pipe dual spray gun for painting and cleaning, which can be used separately and independently, increasing working radius at will, and... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6647584 | Cleaning apparatus using vapormist spray An apparatus for cleaning an object surface generally includes a junction, a holding tank for containing a cleaning solution therein and a compressor in fluid communication with the holding tank. The holding tank is in fluid communication with a first inl... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6622942 | Oil mist discharger An oil mist discharger (1) is disclosed. The oil mist discharger (1) utilizes a flow regulator (27) which comprises a main passage (28), sub-passages (29) and an agitation chamber (30). Differential pressure between air and oil is created and utilized in ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6536685 | Foamer A foam dispenser utilizes a deformable reservoir, a foamable fluid and air or other gas; a discharge device and an arrangement for producing foam that includes a plurality of mesh screens. When the dispenser is operated, air from inside the dispenser is m... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6464886 | Device and method for creating spherical particles of uniform size Spherical particles having a size on the order of 0.1 to 100 microns in size are created by systems and devices of several types. The device includes a source of a stream of gas which is forced through a liquid held under pressure in a pressure chamber wi... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6425535 | Fluid supplying apparatus for endoscope A nozzle spraying a cleaning liquid to an observation window. A jet spray aperture for spraying fluid is provided to the distal end portion of an insertion portion. A first fluid supplying passage connected to a nozzle and a control-valve. A second fluid ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6357675 | Sanitary article, particularly hand-operated shower, with a changeover device for controlling a liquid flow A description is given of a sanitary article or object, particularly a hand-operated shower, having a changeover device (2) for controlling a liquid flow, the sanitary article having a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, as well as an air suction device whi... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6357669 | Nozzle A nozzle 10 which receives first and second materials 24, 30 and which has an outlet aperture 18. The first material 24 is received within the outlet aperture 18 and is atomized by the second material 30 within the outlet aperture 18 before it is emitted ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6328227 | Device for producing a lubricant mist in a compressed air line Device for generating a lubricant spray in a compressed air line having an air passage channel (2) in a housing (1), a regulating valve (5), in particular a proportional valve, which can change, via a control flap (14), the free cross-section of passage b... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6197835 | Device and method for creating spherical particles of uniform size Spherical particles having a size on the order of 0.1 to 100 microns in size are created by systems and devices of several types. The device includes a source of a stream of gas which is forced through a liquid held under pressure in a pressure chamber wi... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6138926 | Detersive foam producer and expeller pneumatic machine A detersive foam producer and expeller pneumatic machine characterized by a main conduit formed by two sections coupled to both mouths of a flow regulator valve, each having a corresponding smaller shunt, of which the front section shunt connects up a pne... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6095435 | Applicator systems and methods for stucco materials Dispensing systems and methods for stucco and similar materials. The system comprises a dispensing assembly and a cartridge assembly. The dispensing assembly comprises a piston pushing assembly, an outlet assembly, and a structural assembly for holding th... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6056213 | Modular system for atomizing a liquid A modular system for atomizing and delivering liquids to a substrate. The modular system comprises a liquid module, a means for providing an atomizing agent, a nozzle assembly and an actuator which is changeable between a first closed position and a secon... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5979797 | Handheld pressurized hopper gun and method A handheld pressurized hopper gun for use in patching acoustic ceilings and repairing cracks and damage in walls and ceilings by applying a texturized sealing compound thereto is disclosed. The pressurized hopper gun is typically employed where plaster wa... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5954273 | Spray assembly for high viscosity materials A spray assembly for mixing catalyst with a high viscosity material and applying thin coatings of that material to a substrate that is particularly useful for applying body putty to a surface. The spray assembly has first and second through air passageway... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5916524 | Dispensing apparatus having improved dynamic range A method and apparatus for dispensing precise quantities of reagents is disclosed including a positive displacement syringe pump in series with a dispenser, such as an aerosol dispenser or solenoid valve dispenser. The pump is controlled by a stepper moto... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5873530 | Liquid atomizing spray gun There is provided a liquid atomizing spray gun of the general type that produce single, finite bursts of gas/liquid mixture which overcomes disadvantages of prior designs in that it does not depend for pressurizing and propelling gas on the squeezing of a... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5860598 | Fog atomizer This invention relates to a device for forming a mist or fog having a convex surface which receives and expands a fluid delivered thereto. The convex surface of the device has a number of circular protrusions spaced peripherally thereon, separated by a nu... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5765758 | Solvent sprayer for assembling the golf shaft and grip A Solvent Prayer for Assembling the Golf Shaft and Grip is an improvement to the conventional process by simplifying both the solvent painting step and air injecting step in one process, and that will make an even painting and spraying of the solvent and ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5743960 | Precision metered solenoid valve dispenser A reagent dispensing apparatus is provided including a positive displacement syringe pump in series with a solenoid valve dispenser. The pump is controlled by a stepper motor or the like to provide an incremental quantity or continuous flow of reagent to ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5738728 | Precision metered aerosol dispensing apparatus A reagent dispensing apparatus is provided including a positive displacement syringe pump in series with an air brush dispenser. The pump is controlled by a stepper motor or the like to provide incremental or continuous flow of reagent to the air brush di... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5713519 | Fluid spraying system A system and method for spraying single or multiple component fluid systems onto a surface. The spray applicator utilizes a venturi effect to independently draw fluids from separate containers, atomize the fluids and spray the fluids in a desired pattern ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5397058 | Low pressure fumeless spray gun A low pressure fumeless spray gun comprising an atomizer (3) with a central nozzle (8) having a sized orifice concentric with the feed duct (9) for the liquid to be atomized, and a sleeve (14) surrounding the nozzle (8) and comprising at least a channel (... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5350116 | Dispensing apparatus An actuator for a liquid spray pump is provided with a skirt which co-operates with a body of the pump to compress a volume of air during pump actuation. Air compressed by this action is ejected from an air injection channel in the vicinity of a liquid sp... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5323935 | Consumer product package incorporating a spray device utilizing large diameter bubbles A consumer product passage incorporating a mixing chamber for mixing air and liquid. Consumer packages of the present invention are capable of providing excellent spray qualities at typical consumer product flow rates (e.g., less than about 1.0 cubic cent... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5301878 | Device for producing a particulate dispersion A nebulizer for liquids, particulate materials or liquids/solids suspensions, comprising, within a vessel (10) containing a reservoir (11), an upright duct (13) with a plurality of circumferentially spaced outlet apertures (20), enclosing a coaxial air li... | 04/12/1994 |
