Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7147172 | Personal decontamination apparatus and method A personal decontamination apparatus includes an adapter valve attachable to a water source for mixing water with a concentrated decontamination fluid for rapid detoxifying washing of the skin of a user exposed to toxic chemical, biological or nuclear radioactive su... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7097118 | Spray paint gun with shunt control A spray paint gun with shunt control includes a housing containing a pressurized air passage, a fluid control valve and an atomization control valve. The pressurized air passage respectively connects through a fluid control air passage and an atomization air passage... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7059540 | Dual dispenser A universal cartridge that is useable in either a stagnant fluid environment or in a moving fluid environment with the universal cartridge floatable in a stagnant fluid environment and securable in a moving fluid environment with the universal cartridge having an in... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6915964 | System and process for solid-state deposition and consolidation of high velocity powder particles using thermal plastic deformation The invention relates to an apparatus and process for solid-state deposition and consolidation of powder particles entrained in a subsonic or sonic gas jet onto the surface of an object. Under high velocity impact and thermal plastic deformation, the powder particle... | 07/12/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6464960 | Water-containing aerosol hair spray with a reduced content of volatile organic compounds The aerosol hair spray composition contains a hair-setting polymer in a solvent/propellant system containing a C1 to C4 alcohol, water, a cosolvent selected from among acetone and methyl acetate or a mixture thereof, and aerosol prop... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6250568 | Squeeze bottle aspirator A squeeze bottle atomizer comprised of a tube retainer having a product outlet port in a conical shaped central post through which fluid is expelled from within the container. A plurality of air inlet ports are located adjacent the central post and allow ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6241164 | Effervescent liquid fine mist apparatus and method An apparatus for creating a fine liquid mist includes a container capable of holding fluid; one of a perforated basket and a porous bag disposed in the container; a liquid supply connector connected to the container; a mixing chamber connected to the cont... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6189625 | 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... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6173907 | Dispenser for dispensing in the form of fine droplets a liquid product with a film-forming polymer A dispenser (1) for a liquid product (P) containing a film-forming polymer in the form of fine droplets, includes a container (2) containing the product (P) and at least one propellant gas (G). A valve (15) for dispensing the product, mounted on the conta... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6155496 | Two-phase spray device for a fluid or pasty material A device mountable on a material container for dispensing fluid or pasty material therefrom is disclosed. The device comprises a first pump (10) for selectively dispensing the material from the container through an outlet (31), said first pump being mount... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5996699 | Installation for fighting fire An installation for fighting fire, having a hydraulic accumulator which has at least one pressure container with a space for extinguishing liquid and a space for propellant gas, a rising tube arranged in the pressure container and provided with a side ope... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5865350 | Spray bottle with built-in pump A spray container for dispensing a liquid product as a fine mist incorporates a compliant bag-like inner reservoir in which the product to be dispensed resides. The container incorporates a built-in air pump for charging the chamber defined by the outer c... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5687911 | Multidirectional foam aerosol dispensing A method and system for dispensing a nonaqueous foam under pressure from a container wherein the valve of the container is pointed above the horizontal plane.... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5520337 | Controllable discharge head for controlling the flow media delivered therethrough A discharge head is connected to a double pump for air and liquid. The air and liquid are separately passed by pump actuation through a flow calming member and then into a combining member in a way such that the air enters in the form of numerous individu... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5397059 | Dispenser equipped with a liquid pump and a pressurized gas/liquid nozzle A liquid dispenser, equipped with a dispensing pump, bearing a dispensing nozzle including a central supply chamber arranged around an axis and a central outlet channel communicating, on the one hand, with the central chamber and, on the other hand, with ... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5368231 | Dispenser for foam under pressure Dispenser for foam under pressure, containing a foaming liquid pressurized by a non-liquefied compressed gas, equipped with a dispensing valve (7) having additional gas take-off (8), such that the gas/liquid ratio of the mixture dispensed lies between 95/... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5328099 | Compressed gas device for spraying a single dose of a fluid substance in finely divided form A compressed gas device is disclosed for spraying a single dose of a fluid substance in finely divided form. The device comprises a tank containing the single dose having an inlet orifice for compressed gas, and an outlet orifice. The device further compr... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5275338 | Device for spraying or atomizing a liquid A device is used for spraying and atomizing a liquid which is held in a container which can be emptied by air pressure. If in a device of this kind a liquid nozzle projects into a mixture nozzle disposed coaxially in front of it, so that an annular space ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5226600 | Check valve An improved check valve for portable paint cup spray guns having a radially extending concave diaphragm surrounding a syphon tube and forming a seal with an interior surface of a lid of the paint cup.... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5143288 | Compressed gas aerosol spray system with a dip tube vapor tap hole Apparatus and method for using a compressed gas in an aerosol spray system to produce and maintain an effective aerosol spray includes the use of an aerosol spray valve 4 for emitting the aerosol spray. A dip tube 18 is coupled to the valve 4 and extends ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 4227631 | Valve for a spray container The present valve for a spray container has a mixing chamber for mixing a gas propellant with the active ingredient for producing a finely atomized spray. The gas propellant enters into the valve housing by means of sufficient clearance between the walls ... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4156505 | Device for producing foam Foam is produced when a reservoir is deformed by squeezing. When pressure is applied to the reservoir, a vent passage is sealed by a flexible washer, while liquid is forced up a tube and through a passage in a cylindrical member to a region at the top of ... | 05/29/1979 |
| 4147306 | Foam producing apparatus Foam is produced when a reservoir is deformed by squeezing. When pressure is applied to the reservoir, a flexible washer seals a vent passage while liquid is forced up through a tube, a ball valve and outwardly through a radially slotted member, while air... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4116382 | Spray nozzle for atomizing a liquid by directing it against an obstruction and having it mix with air A spray nozzle for producing a particularly fine spray of liquid and air comprises a mixing chamber for the liquid and the air, a liquid supply duct terminating within the mixing chamber in a minute, pinhole-like opening of sufficiently small dimensions t... | 09/26/1978 |
| 3957208 | Spray gun A spray gun is disclosed for use by professional hair stylists in spraying hair spray or hair setting substances on the hair of customers. The spray gun includes a rigid barrel and handle and a pivotal trigger which opens and closes needle valves mounted ... | 05/18/1976 |
