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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7389951 | Misting device A misting spray nozzle includes a hollow body having an interior wall descending from an upper end to a lower end. The interior wall tapers toward the lower end to form a choke. A channel section provides two fluid paths descending from an upper central aperture. A ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7229031 | Energy efficient showerhead A showerhead with an internal valve to control the flow of fluid between a full flow and reduced flow condition so as to save energy and thereby conserve the supply of water. The showerhead includes an internal valve that operates easily between an off position and ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7216820 | Faucet spray head assembly A faucet spray head includes a diverter valve that has a diverter stem constructed and arranged to control water flow patterns. The stem includes a neck and a head that is larger than the neck. A shell encloses the diverter valve, and the shell has an opening throug... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7185832 | Fuel injection nozzle for an internal combustion engine with direct fuel injection In an injection nozzle for an internal combustion engine including a nozzle housing, a closure member disposed in a nozzle opening and connected to a nozzle needle for axially moving the closure member outwardly off its seat in the nozzle opening to open the nozzle ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7168634 | Debris resistant collar for rotating stream sprinklers A sprinkler head having a deformable member forming a collar is disclosed. The deformable member allows the sprinkler head to resist entry of foreign grit or matter within the sprinkler head, and allows the sprinkler head to eject or force out foreign matter from wi... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7143962 | Selected range arc settable spray nozzle with pre-set proportional connected upstream flow throttling A selected range arc settable spray nozzle with pre-set table precipitation rate in which the arc of coverage adjustment is coupled to an upstream flow throttling valve. As the arc of coverage is adjusted, the opening of the upstream flow throttling valve is proport... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7104474 | Container cleaning device A device (10) for cleaning the inside of a container includes a base (11) carrying a tube (12). A hose (50) is received within the base (11) and is connected at one end to the bottom of the tube (12) and at the other end to ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7028927 | Flowrate control device, in particular for medical use The invention concerns a device comprising two components connected to each other with possible displacement of one component relative to the other, sealing means arranged between said two components, and flow rate adjusting means actuated by displacement of one com... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028924 | Sprinkler nozzle for spreading of small drops of water A sprinkler nozzle having a nozzle housing with an inlet for liquid and having a longitudinally extending axis. The nozzle housing, opposite the inlet, is delimited by a surface of revolution with nozzle outlet openings arranged around the axis. In the flow directio... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6929198 | Pressure washer assembly A surface cleaner for assemblies having a spray nozzle such as pressure washers, spray wands, spray lances, and the like. The surface cleaner includes a guide having wheels in line with the spray nozzle for substantially maintaining the distance from the spray nozzl... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923386 | 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... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6820825 | Lawn sprinkler nozzle provided with means to adjust spray angle thereof A lawn sprinkler comprises a connection pipe, and a spray angle adjustment structure mounted at one end of the connection pipe and formed of a circular distribution member, an adjustment member and a control member. The control member is actuated to turn by the adju... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6769633 | 360-degree sprinkler head A 360-degree sprinkler head is comprised of a main member, an adjustment ring, a cap and a lock bolt. The main member is a hollow cylinder consisting of an annular member positioned at the center with a plurality of coupling tabs integrated to the hollow cylinder an... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6685109 | System and method for a two piece spray nozzle An aerosol tip mechanism for an aerosol-type dispenser for dispensing liquid content has a flexible outer shell, a rigid cap portion composed of lower and upper portions, and a rigid nozzle portion having a rigid shaft received within the outlet portion o... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6443372 | Adjustable sprinkler nozzle An adjustable sprinkler nozzle includes a cap with a first spiraling face, the bottom edge of which is provided with a stepped flange. A body that forms a nozzle orifice with the cap is composed of upper and lower bodies coupled together using high freque... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6354518 | Pressure actuated shower head mechanism A shower head having a water inlet passage or providing a supply of water to the shower head and a plurality of nozzles for expelling water from the shower head. The flow of water from the water inlet passage to the nozzles is controlled by a pressure act... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6223998 | Shower head with continuous or cycling flow rate, fast or slow pulsation and variable spray pattern A shower head assembly includes a housing enclosing a rotary valve member driven by a water activated motor. A rotatable tubular valve member surrounds the housing and has an internal cartridge with circumferentially spaced internal passages for selective... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6076747 | Spray-adjustment structure of shower head A shower head having a front body, a movable circular body, an action member, a clamping member, a rotating seat, a locating member, a pull member, a valve, a tube connecting member, and a shell. The front body is provided with a plurality of water emitti... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5961046 | Shower fixture with inner/outer spray ring A shower fixture of the present invention has an inner/outer spray ring. More specifically, the shower fixture employs a spray ring which defines plurality of grooves on the inner and outer circumferences thereof. The grooves have varying notch angles to ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5858096 | Application unit for the direct or indirect application of a liquid or pasty medium onto a moving material web The invention relates to an application unit for the direct or indirect application of a liquid or pasty medium (12) onto a moving material web, in particular consisting of paper or board, comprising a dosing gap formed as a free jet nozzle, the dosing ga... | 01/12/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5676313 | Regulating cap with protection covers An improved water regulating cap mounted in combination to a sprinkler gun is provided with a soft guard cover at the front end thereof and a rubber friction cover at the rear end thereof so as to protect the regulating cap from damage in one aspect and t... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5556036 | Adjustable arc spinkler nozzle An adjustable arc sprinkler nozzle comprises a first body member having a through passage including an inlet end for attachment to a source of pressurized water and an outlet end having a first spiral edge having axially offset ends, a second body member ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5518181 | Variable spray or variable pulse shower head A pulsating shower head that employs a rotor for effecting the discharge of a variable pulsating spray, a variable continuous spray, or a combination of both comprising an upper body housing, a rotatable lower body housing, a stationary stem housing affix... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5518183 | Micro-orifice nozzle A dispensing nozzle is provided with uniform, very-small diameter orifices of 0.001 to 0.015 inch (25 to 400 microns) by slotting at least one of two preferably-conical abutting faces between relatively movable parts defining a nozzle wall. The orifices c... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5435490 | Multifunctional adjustable irrigation system for plant bedding and low crop environments A system for irrigating plant bedding environments comprising a helically threaded spray fitting adapted for insertion into standard plant bedding irrigation conduit. The spray fitting is adjustable in terms of flow direction and flow rate, and different ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5360167 | Adjustable radius sprinkler nozzle An adjustable arc sprinkler nozzle comprises a nozzle body which has a plurality of radial channels for forming radial streams out of water flowing into the nozzle from a sprinkler body to which the nozzle is joined. A crown shaped deflector member includ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5232156 | Self-cleaning spray nozzle and header system A self-cleaning spray nozzle and header system sprays liquid upon a predetermined area. As the liquids employed in such spraying operations are often contaminated by suspended particulate matter, blockages of the small nozzle orifice often occur. To clear... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5174506 | Shower head with interior plastic sleeve A shower head has a shell which is brass with a plated or painted finish. There is an exterior polyurethane coating to prevent corrosion. The interior of the shower head includes a water flow control with a spray former at one end thereof. A plastic sleev... | 12/29/1992 |
| 4867128 | Fuel injection nozzle A nozzle for the injection of liquid fuel by compressed gas which produces a generally circular first array of gas-entrained fuel droplets and a second array of gas-entrained fuel droplets within the first array. The preferred nozzle has an outwardly open... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4753213 | Injection of fuel to an engine A method and apparatus for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine particularly of two stroke cycle spark ignited engine, wherein a metered quantity of fuel is entrained in a gas, and the fuel and gas mixture so formed is... | 06/28/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4657185 | Showerhead An improved showerhead comprising a nozzle and a ring valve. The interior of the nozzle defines a secondary fluid passageway. The exterior of the nozzle includes a plurality of grooves on the front portion of the nozzle. The nozzle also includes at least ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4653693 | Fire fighting fog nozzle A peripheral jet fire fighting fog nozzle having mounted on the discharge end thereof a stream-shaping sleeve provided with a convex end face adapted to form an open outer cone-like spray pattern and a plurality of circumferentially spaced fog teeth exten... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4484711 | Shower head adapted to stop and to allow the flow of mixed water A shower head having improved housing and shank and having also a valve inside, activated by a front knob. The flow of mixed water through the shower head being stopped or allowed for convenient and for economical reasons in the course of a shower bath by... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4427155 | Adjustable shower head A shower head comprising a hollow housing (2) for the passage of water, a sprinkle device mounted at the outlet end of the housing and a rotatable member (9) cooperating with the sprinkle device for adjusting the through flow area of the shower head.... | 01/24/1984 |
