Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416404 | Feed injector for gasification and related method A feed injector for use in a gasification apparatus comprising plural concentric tubes converging at an outlet tip, at least one interior tube of the plural concentric tubes having a plurality of static, helically-twisted mixing elements fixed to an exterior surface... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7311271 | Spray gun having mechanism for internally swirling and breaking up a fluid The present technique provides a system and method for improving atomization in a spray coating device by internally mixing and breaking up a desired coating fluid prior to atomization. In one embodiment, a flow barrier is disposed in the spray coating device downst... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7275565 | Multi-conduit, multi-nozzle fluid distributor An apparatus for distributing a fluid is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of conduits and outlet ports that are capable of providing improved distribution of fluids. One or more conduits are arranged within a single conduit, which provides a compact an... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273187 | Nozzle for air-assisted atomization of a liquid fuel A nozzle (100) for air-assisted atomizing of a liquid fuel comprises a fuel feed passage (110) and an air feed passage (114) and a swirling chamber (118) from which fuel and air may be passed to an exit orifice (126) for emerging a... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267809 | Burner and method for the chemical reaction of two gas streams The invention relates to a burner with a burner head (1) and a gas feed pipe (2) that is located in the burner head (1) and that is surrounded by an ring channel (3) for feed of another gas. In the gas feed pipe (2) and in the ring... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7249721 | Device and method for injecting a liquid fuel into an air flow for a combustion chamber The present invention relates to a device for injecting a liquid fuel into a pressurized air flow (7), in particular for a combustion chamber, comprising a hollow cylindrical body (10) of longitudinal axis (YY′) delimiting a substantially cylindrical... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7237730 | Modular fuel nozzle and method of making A modular fuel nozzle configuration is defined which permits lower-cost manufacturing operations such as injection moulding to be employed. Also described is a method of making such a component. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232080 | Nozzle for a spray device A nozzle for a spray device comprising a mixing chamber (3) for a first fluid and a second fluid, said mixing chamber (3) having an exit orifice (24), an inlet feed (8) from an inner tubular passage (4) suitable for carrying the fi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7175107 | Multi-function head for high-pressure water gun, in particular for water cleaning machines The high-pressure multi-function head especially for water-cleaning machines comprises a first main body which exhibits a conduit for a washing liquid, extending along a longitudinal axis from an inlet to an outlet and a portion having a narrowed transversal section... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177535 | Apparatus for generating power and hybrid fuel vaporization system A hybrid fuel vaporization system and an apparatus for producing power from a source of liquid fuel. The hybrid fuel vaporizing system includes at least one capillary flow passage, the at least one capillary flow passage having an inlet end and an outlet end, the in... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7140560 | Nozzle assembly with fuel tube deflector A deflector at the downstream end of a fuel tube deflects incoming fuel into an annular fuel channel in a fuel swirler of an injector. The deflector prevents direct impact of the cooler fuel on the exposed walls of the swirler body. The deflector can be formed by a ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124574 | Method and apparatus for a substantially coaxial injector element A system to provide a two piece robust fluid injector. According to various embodiments, the fluid injector is a fuel injector for a combustion engine. The injector includes two coaxially formed annuluses. One annulus is formed in a face plate and the second annulus... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125355 | Continuously variable transmission A regulatable continuously variable transmission in which one multiple-jet nozzle (4) is used for supplying cooling and lubricant oil to the variator. The flow diameter (9, 10) of the nozzle (4) is created so that a stationary flow exists in the... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111830 | Anti-detonation fuel delivery system A fuel processing device [2] is provided that produces properly sized fuel aerosol particles [5] that when mixed with combustion air, reduces or eliminates detonation (knock) in internal combustion engines thus reducing fuel octane requirements for eng... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111829 | Anti-detonation fuel delivery system A fuel processing device (2) is provided that produces fuel aerosol particles (5) that when mixed with combustion air, reduces or eliminates detonation (knock) in internal combustion engines, reducing fuel octane requirements and improving burning char... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7093826 | Anti-detonation fuel delivery system A fuel processing device is provided that produces properly sized fuel aerosol particles that when mixed with combustion air, reduces or eliminates detonation (knock) in internal combustion engines thus reducing fuel octane requirements for engines of a given compre... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083122 | Integrated fluid injection air mixing system An atomizing injector includes a metering set having a swirl chamber, a spray orifice and one or more feed slots etched in a thin plate. The swirl chamber is etched in a first side of the plate and the spray orifice is etched through a second side to the center of t... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080793 | Apparatus comprising an atomizer and method for atomization The illustrative embodiment of the present invention is an atomizer, a method for atomization, and a system that includes an atomizer. In some embodiments, an atomizer in accordance with present invention operates at substantially higher efficiency than known atomiz... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7048206 | Swirl pressure nozzle A swirl pressure nozzle with a nozzle body is proposed, in which an inner area is provided, which has a tapered section with a largest diameter and a smallest diameter. The nozzle has an inlet which leads into the section in an essentially tangential manner, which h... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7029207 | Rapid-set injection system using high-speed jet fluid A rapid-set injection system using high-speed jet fluid for forming a pile-shaped solid body in the ground has an injection rod which does not jam in the ground and which has two or three jet nozzles so that the injection rod linearly excavates the target ground. Th... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021562 | Macrolaminate direct injection nozzle A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine includes a bulkhead having adjacent angled wall segments, each of which includes an injector opening. Fuel injectors are supported by the bulkhead on adjacent wall segments. Each fuel injector includes an inlet fitting includ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004408 | Burner Burner (1) comprising a head (2) with two groups of holes (4′, 4″) for the passage of fuel and comburent arranged in circles concentric to the burner axis, in which the various groups (5) of holes are separated by circular sectors wit... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6986473 | Atomizer device and method for the production of a liquid-gas mixture In an atomizer device for the production of a liquid-gas mixture (4), the mixture (4) is introduced, particularly for compression, into a nozzle arrangement (3) in which the kinetic energy of the mixture (4) is in large part converted int... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6976642 | Dual component injector A dual component injector, especially for internal combustion engines, has a nozzle body, which has a nozzle outlet, and a valve needle for opening and closing the nozzle outlet. A first feed channel is used for supplying a first fluid to the nozzle outlet, and a se... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6969014 | Two-substance spray nozzle A two-substance spray nozzle includes a mixing chamber in which a target body is provided, against which the liquid stream strikes. The target body is configured as a spreader aligned coaxial with the liquid stream and expanding in the direction of flow up to a spil... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6969012 | Low pressure atomizer for difficult to disperse solutions An atomizer for difficult to disperse solutions such as sizing and paper coatings comprising three nozzles defining three channels respectively two of the nozzles comprising fluid-emitting nozzles and the third nozzle comprising a treatment-emitting nozzle. Alternat... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6962296 | Steam water spray systems An apparatus and method to use steam to atomize water to produce a mixture of moisture and heat for application to the web of a paper machine for both production improvement and paper quality control. The method allows independent droplet size and heat control in th... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6942792 | Mixer for liquid chromatograph Three metal plate materials, each having penetration holes, are united together in this order as a set at such positions that penetration holes can penetrate through the three metal plate materials so as to form a mixing portion. A plurality of sets, each having the... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6902122 | Device for atomizing a liquid product, a spray-drying and conditioning device provided therewith, and a method for conditioning a liquid product The invention relates to a device for atomizing a liquid, thereby forming a hollow cone of liquid, comprising a housing into which a first liquid product can be supplied, said housing comprising an outflow end and an insert piece with a guide end that interacts with... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6892962 | Fuel oil atomizer and method for atomizing fuel oil The present invention provides specific design dimensions for a sprayer plate flow restrictor orifices of a fuel oil atomizer, and the resulting arrangement of the atomized liquid spray pattern. Specific depth to diameter ratios of the sprayer plate restrictor orifi... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6886342 | Vortex fuel nozzle to reduce noise levels and improve mixing A fuel nozzle with a ring of fuel spray orifices directing fuel jets at a fuel vortex generator having a fuel deflecting surface disposed downstream a distance from each fuel spray orifice. A mixing chamber is defined between the fuel spray orifices and the fuel def... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6883730 | Atomizing nozzle for a burner An atomizing nozzle for a burner, especially for a vehicle heater has a flow guide element (16), which provides a flow guide surface (28) and which has an atomizing lip (36) in an end area (34). A fuel feed device (52, 50) is provi... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6869031 | Spraying nozzle for rewet showers A three-stream atomizing nozzle that has an air stream divider that separates the atomizing air from the source into three streams. The first stream is a straight air stream staying closest to and around the atomized water jet. The second stream is a swirl running a... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6848633 | Spray device In an aspirating and dispensing/spraying device, a holder is screwed onto a tube, connected to a liquid supply line, in such a way that it is displaceable along the tube by rotation. The tube is surrounded at a distance by a coaxial sleeve, which is solidly anchored... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6817183 | Liquid fuel injector for burners of gas turbines An improved liquid fuel injector (10) for burners of gas turbines, of the type comprising a tube (16) which supplies the liquid fuel to an injector head (12), an external tube (24) being provided around the tube (16) to form an ann... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6786430 | Liquid atomizing nozzle This invention provides a liquid atomizing nozzle which utilizes a swirling flow of gas to form a liquid film in as uniform thickness as possible in a circumferential direction, and in which blockages are difficult to develop, and which can facilitate atomization by... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6733278 | Variable heat output burner assembly As with most burners and combustors, they utilize fuel and air mixtures. One of the important aspects of burning an air-fuel mixture is that of mixing. Ideally, the fuel should be uniformly distributed throughout the air when ignited. This results in the most comple... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6702574 | Burner for heat generator A burner for operating a heat generator, includes a swirl generator (100) for a combustion air flow (115) means for injecting at least one fuel into the combustion air flow. A mixing section is arranged downstream of this swirl generator, which mixing sec... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6695234 | Liquid fuel injection nozzles A liquid fuel injection nozzle to supply atomized droplets of fuel to a combustion chamber arrangement in a gas turbine engine combustion system. The fuel droplets leave the passage through its upper end defined by an annular sharp edge of a tubular elect... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6688534 | Air assist fuel nozzle A fuel injector for a gas turbine is disclosed which includes a nozzle body having a discharge portion defining a discharge orifice, the discharge portion including a fuel circuit for directing a hollow fuel film toward the discharge orifice from a fuel p... | 02/10/2004 |
