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 |
| 7438238 | Gaseous fuel injector The injector includes a nozzle, a needle, a control chamber, a working fluid supply passage, an electric switching valve, a high-pressure gaseous fuel supply passage and a lubrication liquid fuel supply passage. The nozzle has an injection hole, through which high-p... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7320438 | Shower head for dispensing a mixture of water and at least one bathing gel An apparatus includes an inlet conduit that has a threaded coupling removably attachable to the water supply source. A housing is connected to the inlet conduit and includes spaced compartments for storing bathing gels. Each compartment includes an inlet port that i... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320541 | Mixer element for a mixer for multi-component pastes, and mixer using the same The present invention relates to a mixer element for a mixer for producing a paste by mixing components, the mixer comprising a mixing chamber. The mixer element comprises a body portion comprising a longitudinal axis extending from a rear end to a front end of the ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7294314 | Heat exchangers with novel ball joints and assemblies and processes using such heat exchangers What is disclosed herein deals with low to medium pressure, high temperature, all ceramic, air-to-air, indirect heat exchangers, novel ball joints, high load-bearing ceramic tube sheets, and tube seal extenders for ceramic tubes that are useful in such heat exchange... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7267288 | Polyurethane in intimate contact with fibrous material A sprayable polymeric material and a process for preparing the material which contains a fibrous material, dispersed throughout the polymeric material. A restriction free spray nozzle is provided for mixing and spraying the polymeric material having a fibrous materi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264177 | Methods, systems and apparatuses for automated irrigation and chemical treatment An automated irrigation and chemical treatment system comprising a user input device adapted to communicate with a control unit; a mixing chamber adapted to communicate with the control unit and connected to a water supply and chemical canisters, wherein each canist... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7229030 | Single valve ready to use hose end sprayer Disclosed are embodiments related to a chemical sprayer that comprises a sprayer head assembly and a container. The container defines a cavity for storing a chemical to be sprayed. A valve may be longitudinally moveable from an open position to a closed position. In... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207391 | Selectable fixed flow large scale fire fighting nozzle with selectable additive proportioning and light weight cost effective construction An industrial scale fire fighting nozzle and method, the nozzle having a selectively adjustable discharge gap and providing for gap coordinated, independently selectable additive proportioning ratio selection, the method including discharging fire fighting fluid at ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7168629 | Scuba gear sanitizing method A method for sanitizing scuba diving equipment including aqua lungs, wet-suits, fins, caps and masks comprises exposing confined parts of the gear such as hoses, pressure regulators and mouthpieces to a pressurized flow of fluid using a fluid-conditioning spray gun ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160091 | Device for the production of multicomponent fibers or filaments, in particular bicomponent fibers or filaments Device for the production of multicomponent fibers or of filaments, in particular bicomponent fibers, whereby a nozzle block assembly is provided. The assembly consists of a middle nozzle block and two outer nozzle blocks. Arranged in the nozzle block assembly are a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140552 | System for automatic self-proportioning of foam concentrate into fire fighting fluid variable flow conduit A fire fighting nozzle for extinguishing industrial scale fires including improved automatic pressure regulating features, enhanced educting features including central and peripheral channeling for foam concentrate, and combining with a capacity to throw dry chemica... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7118049 | Hose-end sprayer assembly A hose-end sprayer has a selectively rotatable rotary valve received within the transverse bore of a housing which includes a carrier liquid inlet passage, a chemical liquid inlet passage and a discharge passage. The valve has a carrier liquid duct and a chemical li... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7086930 | Coherent jet nozzles for grinding application A nozzle assembly and method is configured to apply coherent jets of coolant in a tangential direction to the grinding wheel in a grinding process, at a desired temperature, pressure and flowrate, to minimize thermal damage in the part being ground. Embodiments of t... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7078075 | Method for producing a continuous thermoplastic coating and articles constructed therefrom This invention relates to a non-contact coating method for producing a continuous coating and articles constructed therefrom. This invention further relates to a method for producing a textile material with a moisture-impermeable barrier layer and to a method for pr... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066186 | Method and apparatus mounted on a painting system to clean a paint feed line A method and apparatus are provided to clean a paint feed-line (1) of a painting system, line running from at least one paint tank (2, 9) to a paint deposition device (3) and feeding paint in this direction during the operational stages. During ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059545 | Automatic air-assisted manifold mounted gun A coating material dispensing device includes a first component providing a connection to a source of coating material to be dispensed and a filter for filtering coating material to be dispensed. The first component includes a housing for housing the filter and a cl... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059541 | Fluid mixing block A fluid mixing arrangement, referred to as a mixing block, for use in mixing two liquids like an acidic and a basic components of a cleaning solution, which is placed under pressure and sprayed through a conventional spray gun or nozzle at a reduced amount of pressu... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044402 | Multi-component fluid mix ratio check nozzle and kit A multi-component fluid mix ratio check nozzle includes a base engageable with a multi-component fluid dispensing gun for receiving fluid components dispensed from the gun. At least two hollow extensions extend from the base, wherein each of the extensions provides ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7032840 | Animal bathing system A bathing system is disclosed. The system includes a water supply line, an injectant supply line for supplying an injectant such as shampoo and conditioner, and an injector for combining the water and injectant and homogenizing the mixture. The system also includes ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7004404 | Spray gun A spraying apparatus for spraying liquid surface treatment material which includes a gas inlet, a liquid inlet and an outlet nozzle. The apparatus also has a needle valve for regulating the supply of surface treatment material to the nozzle. The needle valve is at l... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6991184 | Shower rinse system A controlled shower rinse system installed in a shower stall that provides a means to mix a selected product, like a medicated shampoo or chemical for example, with the water that flows from the conventional shower head of a shower device. The rinse system including... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6981660 | Shock wave aerosolization apparatus and method A pneumatic inhaler that is able to deliver a controlled burst or dose of aerosol from a reservoir of liquid or powder medication. A supersonic jet of gas is emitted from a nozzle and shock waves are developed in the jet. In one embodiment the supersonic jet is dire... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6976641 | Optical elements and methods for making thereof Optical elements are made using micro-jet printing methods to precisely control the type, position and amount of polymer deposited onto a substrate. In preferred embodiments, the proportions of two or more different polymer compositions are varied over the course of... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6964380 | Spraying gun having flow rate control effect A spraying gun includes a water inlet connector, a connecting member, an adjusting member, a detergent tube, a water conducting tube, and an extension pipe. Thus, the water flow rate of the spraying gun is adjusted by rotation of the adjusting member, thereby facili... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6948929 | Combustion type waste gas treatment system A combustion type waste gas treatment system is capable of oxidatively decomposing a hazardous combustible waste gas while heating efficiently with a structure which allows the waste gas to mix with an auxiliary burning gas efficiently without the occurrence of back... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6933019 | Method of applying a uniform polymer coating A method of applying a polymer coating uses a nebulized aerosol of solubilized polymer solution having high-viscosity droplets and low-viscosity droplets to form a textured antireflective surface. Air or other gas is used to direct the nebulized aerosol toward the s... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921027 | Truck wash automatic chemical ratio proportioning A chemical ratio proportioning apparatus (100, 200) intended primarily for use in a wash bay (10) of a vehicle wash system. A gantry (14) and spray wands (18) are used for washing a vehicle (12). A quantity of solvent such as water... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6883731 | Apparatus for discharging commingled fluids A fluid discharge apparatus adapted for to commingling two pressurized fluids, such as a pressurized liquid and a pressurized gas, and for discharging the commingle fluids in a high pressure spiral stream that is particularly useful in washing dirt, debris, barnacle... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6848627 | Apparatus for the application of forage additive and method The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for spraying forage additives on harvested agricultural crops and includes a container of concentrated additive, an atomizing spray nozzle, a metering pump for supplying the forage additive to the spray nozzle... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6840462 | Two-component dispensing gun nozzle A disposable nozzle for an airless, polyurethane spray gun has an inlet chamber section sealingly latched to the gun nose for receiving polyurethane foam components, a mixing chamber section adjacent the inlet chamber containing a static mixer for mixing the polyure... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6824071 | Gel-coat application method and apparatus A spray-up operator may conveniently control the application of a gel-coat material to a mold or preform to achieve a uniform coating by using an application means comprising a manipulatable nozzle and air control assembly including a liquid nozzle for forming the c... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6811096 | Spray gun with internal mixing structure A spray gun used for manufacturing fiberglass components includes a valve body and a manifold that each contain two channels to initially separate a resin and a catalyst from each other. The channels inside the manifold converge to a vertex to allow the catalyst and... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6749027 | Fire fighting nozzle and method including pressure regulation, chemical and education features A fire fighting nozzle for extinguishing industrial scale fires including improved automatic pressure regulating features, enhanced educting features having central (110) and peripheral channeling (94) for foam concentrate, combined with a capacity to ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6749135 | Manual dishwashing spray head with water and soap controls A pistol-grip kitchen spray device with elongated nozzle and handle portions. Using one hand, separate front upper and lower triggers actuate within the handle a rinse liquid valve and a soap pump to selectively dispense from the nozzle rinse liquid from a retractab... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6705539 | Spray gun/applicator An applicator is provided which through the use of valve assemblies and separate first and second tubing member delivers two separate materials separately to a mixing head. The mixing head is provided with two separate passageways which terminate into an outlet pass... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6685107 | Soap dispensing spray nozzle A soap dispensing spray nozzle includes a mechanism for injecting liquid soap into a water stream outside of the soap dispensing spray nozzle as the water stream leaves the soap dispensing spray nozzle. The liquid soap can be selectively injected into the... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6630033 | Method and apparatus for conserving water in a car washing apparatus A high pressure car wash apparatus providing economy of both water and detergent by the recirculation of a portion of the water and detergent being utilized to a holding tank for reintroduction into the system.... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6588406 | Dual fuel metering and supply system for internal combustion engines A dual-fuel system, comprising an electrically triggerable injector, for alternatively or simultaneously supplying two distinct fuels to an internal combustion engine. The injector is connected to two separate fuel circuits. Each circuit comprises a fuel ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6547162 | Foam spraying device A new foam spraying apparatus 1 is described for a liquid container. It comprises a piston and cylinder unit (20; 37) for the air and a piston and cylinder unit (21; 38) for the liquid in which arrangement the piston and cylinder units (20, 37; 21, 38) ea... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6527201 | Integrated color selecting and blending system for airbrushes A color selection mechanism for an integrated color selecting and blending system utilizes a disc having a flat surface with an axial projection therefrom for connection to an airbrush in order to supply selected color paint under regulated air pressure f... | 03/04/2003 |
