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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7261248 | Spray nozzle A spray nozzle that includes a nozzle body defining a first surface, a cap defining a second surface able to define an annular nozzle opening therebetween, and a turbine having a plurality of radially extending fins circumferentially positioned about the nozzle open... | 08/28/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7195181 | Disc for moving slide valve The invention is an improvement in a disc and a handle for the receiver section of a fire fighting nozzle. Together, this disc and handle facilitate the opening and closing of a fire nozzle assembly, for permitting and preventing, respectively, the discharge of fire... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182278 | Spray valve Accordingly, the invention provides a spray valve comprising: (a) an upper valve body including a hydraulic chamber for receiving an incompressible hydraulic fluid through a piston port and a piston slidable within said hydraulic chamber; (b) a lower valve body incl... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7163105 | Froth flotation process and apparatus A froth flotation process typically used to separate particulate materials such as coal, has a mixed size feed (1) separated in a sieve bend (2) into a stream of relatively fine particles (3) and a stream of relatively coarse particles (14 | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156326 | Water sprayer with water-spraying adjustment mechanism A water sprayer with a water spraying adjustment mechanism including a body and a rotatable cap is disclosed. The body includes an outer tubular wall with a threaded outer surface forming a central axial bore extrusion defining an inner chamber, an inner tubular wal... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143963 | Rotary atomizer and coating method by it A coating machine 3 serving as a rotary atomizer comprises a hollow unrotary paint nozzle shaft 5 provided in the center of a motor shaft 10 serving as its rotary shaft. The paint nozzle shaft 5 is provided at a tip thereof with a gun-spr... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140562 | Fuel injection valve A fuel injector for the direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine includes a valve needle situated in a nozzle body, the valve needle being actuable by an actuator and acted upon by a restoring spring in such a manner that... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137575 | Fire hose nozzle A nozzle for use with a fire hose is capable of varying a discharge pattern while maintaining the total water discharge amount at a fixed level. A first tube 4 is connected to a fire hose, a second tube 5 is screwed onto the first tube, and a throttle ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137573 | Rotary atomization coating apparatus In a rotary atomization coating apparatus having a center cone portion at a back side of an atomizer head inner part, the tip angle θ of the center cone portion is in the range of 30° | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134611 | Air nozzle for pneumatic tools The present invention discloses an improved air nozzle of a pneumatic tool for being connected to the pneumatic tool that will not be tangled easily due to the rotation of the pneumatic tool during its operation, and thus preventing any hinder to the pressurized gas... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124965 | Spraying gun A spraying gun includes a gun body, a handle, a sealing gasket, a connecting member, a control valve, a control handle, an outer control tube, a control shaft, a catch block, an inner control tube, a control ring, a drive ring, and a nozzle assembly. The nozzle asse... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121481 | Fuel injector A fuel injector (1) having a chamber (7) with a fuel inlet (8) and a plurality of fuel outlets (10), and including a fuel distributor (18) that is arranged in the chamber (7) for the purpose of distributing fuel introduced i... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7111796 | Sprinkler apparatus and related methods The present invention is directed to a sprinkler apparatus and related methods for the distribution of fluid. The invention preferably includes a nozzle rotatably driven by a pressurized flow of fluid along a fluid path. The invention preferably includes a housing s... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097120 | Hose nozzle apparatus and method A device and method are provided for regulating two types of flow from a nozzle. The first flow is a deluge stream and the second flow is a fog spray. The deluge stream is controlled by the nozzle operator using a first flow control valve, such as a ball valve. The ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7070120 | Rotating spray head for spray urethane A system and method for spray application of polyurethane used to spray form an article is disclosed. A spray nozzle is rotated as the polyurethane composition is sprayed onto a mold surface to apply a swath of polyurethane to the mold surface. The spray nozzle may ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048207 | Fire fighting nozzle and method including pressure regulation, chemical and eduction features 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... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7028994 | Pressure blast pre-filming spray nozzle Disclosed is a nozzle assembly having a nozzle housing and a valve element axially slidable therewithin between a closed and an open position. The nozzle housing has a housing inlet and a housing outlet fluidly interconnected by a plurality of housing passages. The ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028923 | Two-way water shut-off nozzle A dual closure nozzle for use with a hose carrying a liquid under pressure. The dual closure nozzle is made up of an inner delivery conduit attached to an end cap and threaded within an outer sleeve having a nozzle head. The dual closure nozzle is configured to have... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6736104 | Fuel injector A fuel injector, for example, a high-pressure injection valve for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine having external ignition, which is distinguished in that an outlet orifice is provided downstream from the valve... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6619568 | Material dispersing device and method A nozzle for delivering vaporized liquid material has a cylindrical housing with a central, cylindrical cavity having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The nozzle also has a plunger inserted into the fluid outlet of the housing so that the plunger and the... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6598810 | Fire hose lance The present invention relates to a fire hose lance comprising a body (1) including a pressure control device comprising a valve (44) partly closing up an axial drill hole (320) of a piston (32) mounted in the body (1) of the lance, characterized in that v... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6543703 | Flexible face non-clogging actuator assembly A non-clog actuator assembly having a flexible face member that flexes away from first and second positive shutoff mating surfaces when product under pressure flows into contact with the flexible face member. The flexible face member then resiliently spri... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6481644 | Device by sprinkler nozzle The invention relates to a device by sprinkler nozzle (1) for use in a sprinkler system. The sprinkler nozzle (1) comprises a sprinkler nozzle housing (2) with a passage (3) therethrough for liquid, and a sprinkler nozzle pin (4, 5) which is disposed in t... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6402045 | Method of generating a liquid mist A method for generating a liquid mist to produce phantom targets or camouflage. A liquid is launched by a water cannon (1) at high velocity and initially the liquid is held together in a liquid packet (2) in order to decompose after a certain distance, un... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6360969 | Nozzle element for an automobile windshield washer system A nozzle element is described, which can is inserted into a nozzle body, either fixed in position or adjustably, and together with the nozzle body forms a component of a windshield wiper system of a motor vehicle. The nozzle element consists of a hard met... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6131828 | Fuel injector A fuel injector including a nozzle body having a bore defining a seating, a valve member having a plurality of passages providing fluid communication between the bore and a plurality of outlet openings, the outlet openings defining a first group of openin... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6089474 | Hose nozzle apparatus and method An apparatus (100) for selectively discharging a stream of liquid has a body (102) adapted for connection to a source of liquid under pressure, a throttle valve assembly (120) for maintaining a constant output flow throughout changes in supply pressure, a... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6085987 | Counter balance assembly for grain conduit A variable accumulator or regulator controls grain or other particulate material falling through and being discharged from a conduit. An array of blades are mounted at the discharge end of the accumulator to control the flow of the particulate material th... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6007001 | Autofog nozzle A nozzle (10) for emitting water, for the purpose of extinguishing fires for example, generally includes a main housing (12) for housing a barrel (62), a deflector (64), and a carrier (60). The barrel (62) supports the deflector (64) and is disposed insid... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5839666 | Adjustable-spray nonliming shower head A shower head has a body forming a rear compartment pressurizable with water and a forwardly open mouth having an inner periphery and an end disk generally closing the mouth, extending perpendicular to an axis, and having an elastically deformable outer r... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5497946 | Self-cleaning/unblocking spray nozzle A self-unblocking spray nozzle 10,11 in which an easily removable insert 12 is automatically moved by fluid pressure to form a spray orifice 26, and expands resiliently when the fluid pressure is interrupted. The insert 12 may include swirl vanes 33 to ro... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5427317 | Slotted nozzle for dispensing liquids An outlet slot (A) for generating a spray curtain (C) is defined by mutually abutting outlet faces of two outer nozzle elements (30) and one central nozzle element (31), all being connected to a support body (10) and separable from each other. At least th... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5312048 | Regulating nozzle with adjustable effective area baffle A nozzle including a tubular nozzle body forming a centrally located liquid flow path, the body having an inlet end and an outlet end. Mounted centrally in the body within the flow path is a pressure-regulating mechanism including an axially located dual-... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5273191 | Dispensing head for a squeeze dispenser A dispensing head for a squeeze dispenser is disclosed. The dispensing head includes a mixing chamber where pressurized air and pressurized fluid are mixed to produce a fine spray. A valved gasketing arrangement is used to control the flow of air into the... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5143657 | Fluid distributor A fluid distributing apparatus provides a fountain-type distributor which effects substantially uniform radial distribution of fluid across a spray pattern. A fixed deflector is provided for deflecting the spray pattern into a non-circular pattern, and in... | 09/01/1992 |
| 4952492 | Method and apparatus for modulating a radiant infrared burner A method and apparatus for modulating the surface area of a radiant infrared burner over which combustion occurs as a function of burner heat output rate. This modulation serves to maintain the heat flux density on the surface of the burner at or near an ... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4905908 | Poppet covered orifice fuel injection nozzle In a fuel injection nozzle having an outwardly opening poppet valve that controls the delivery of fuel to an engine combustion chamber, a piston stages the operation of the nozzle to provide a low rate of injection during light load engine operation, and ... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4901926 | Whirlpool tub with automatic pre-flushing of the system A tub including a fluid system has a pump which includes a suction side and a pressure side; a nozzle for introducing a water-and-air mixture into the tub; the nozzle having a nozzle portion; a pressure line connecting the pressure side of the pump with t... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4690334 | Automatically adjustable shower head to maintain constant pressure spray A shower spray device comprises a head (1) including a chamber and fluid paths to supply water thereto, an outer wall (2) of the chamber being formed from a plurality of concentric spray rings (3,4,5), serrations (9,10,10a) formed in the wall of one ring ... | 09/01/1987 |
