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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347389 | Fuel injection valve for internal combustion engines A fuel injection valve for internal combustion engines, having a valve body with a bore defined on its end toward the combustion chamber by a conical valve seat, with a valve needle disposed longitudinally displaceably in the bore and a sealing face with two sealing... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7278592 | Processing apparatus and method for fluid, and deaerator therewith A processing apparatus for fluid with a simple structure, high productivity, ability of precise dispersion, emulsification and grinding, is provided. The apparatus of the present invention comprises at least two processing faces of a first face and a second f... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273031 | Fuel mixture diffuser tab for a direct-injection internal combustion engine A cylinder head assembly for a direct-injection engine is provided. The cylinder head assembly includes a cylinder head at least partially defining a combustion chamber. The cylinder head is sufficiently configured to receive a fuel injector operable to inject fuel ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7198332 | Device for producing a gas-liquid mixture in the vicinity of cutting tools In a device for producing a gas-liquid mixture and, in particular, air-water mixture in the region of cutting tools, particularly chisels, arranged on at least one cutter head (10) rotationally mounted on a cutter arm (5) of a cutting machine (1... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7168412 | Injection nozzle An injection nozzle for an internal combustion engine has a valve member moveable within a bore of a nozzle body, and a seating surface defining a seat cone angle the valve member including a first frustoconical valve region, a second frustoconical valve region, and... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7137574 | Apparatus and process for the lateral deflection and separation of flowing particles by a static array of optical tweezers A method and apparatus for laterally deflecting and/or separating a flow of particles using a static array of optical tweezers. In an array of optical tweezers with a lattice constant larger than the size of a particle of interest, particles driven past the array by... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134613 | Device for limiting turbine rotation speed in gear driven sprinklers A turbine assembly for a rotary sprinkler head includes a flow control valve, a turbine housing having a fluid inlet and fluid outlet ports, and a rotor mounted in the housing. The flow control valve is moveable between a closed position and a maximum open position,... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131604 | Processing apparatus and method for fluid, and deaerator therewith A processing apparatus for fluid with a simple structure, high productivity, ability of precise dispersion, emulsification and grinding, is provided. The apparatus of the present invention comprises at least two processing faces of a first face and a second f... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7100847 | Fuel injection valve for internal combustion engines A fuel injection valve with a valve body in which a valve needle that has a longitudinal axis can slide in the longitudinal direction in a bore. The combustion chamber end of the bore is provided with a conical valve seat between the valve needle and the wall of the... | 09/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6920690 | Method of manufacturing a fuel injector seat A fuel injector seat for a fuel injector assembly, and more particularly for a high-pressure fuel injector assembly, having a number of features for minimizing the formation of combustion chamber deposits on the seat, providing a selected finish on a needle-sealing ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6901953 | Fuel metering device for a turbomachine injector A fluid metering device including a metering valve capable of sliding in a bushing under fluid feed pressure in order to enable a fluid to be admitted and then ejected. The valve can have, at a first end, an opening opening out into a longitudinal fluid admission bo... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6886758 | Fuel injector temperature stabilizing arrangement and method A fuel injector having an arrangement to stabilize the temperature of its components within an engine cylinder in a direct injection application. The fuel injector includes a body, an armature, a needle, a swirl generator, and a seat. The body has an inlet portion, ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6843433 | Swirl nozzle and swirl nozzle assembly having filter A swirl nozzle assembly connected to a water supplying pipe. A main body has one end coupled to the water supplying pipe and the other end internally threaded to form a coupling part. A filter is positioned in an accommodating space which is defined inward of the co... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6748872 | Swirl-producing fuel injection nozzle and system and method incorporating same A technique is provided for controlling fluid flow characteristics in a nozzle assembly. An outwardly opening poppet is movably disposed in an axial conduit to control fluid flow through a forward portion of the axial conduit. A fluid conduit is coupled to the forwa... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6644269 | Fuel injection system having pre-injection and main injection The angle of fuel spray at the time of pre-injection is set to a wider angle of spray and the angle of fuel spray at the time of main injection is set to a narrower angle of spray. The pre-injection timing is set so that when fuel spray after the pre-inje... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6609666 | Unitary over-mold non-clog system with positive shutoff A unitary over-molded non-clogging system having mechanical breakup capability, a positive shutoff flared wall skirt, having two different overmolded materials forming a laminate combination. The soft flexible face inner portion with a flexible positive s... | 08/26/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6517012 | Method for varying the swirling movement of a fluid in the swirl chamber of a nozzle, and a nozzle system A method for modifying the swirl motion of a liquid in the swirl chamber of a nozzle, and a swirl generator for nozzles. Such nozzles are used in industrial burners, oil burners and installations for cleaning flue gas and spray-drying food. The invention ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6443370 | Spray head for a liquid-product distributor The invention relates to a spray head (100) for a fluid dispenser for dispensing a fluid, the spray head being provided with an expulsion channel (1) opening out in a spray orifice (9), and with a moving closure member (10) mounted to move between a close... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6302080 | Fuel injection system having pre-injection and main injection The angle of fuel spray at the time of pre-injection is set to a wider angle of spray and the angle of fuel spray at the time of main injection is set to a narrower angle of spray. The pre-injection timing is set so that when fuel spray after the pre-inje... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6283387 | Misting head poppet A misting head system (24) configured to render a fluid (32) into a mist (36) is provided. The system (24) includes a misting head body (26) and a poppet (20). The misting head body (26) has a cylindrical chamber (28), an inlet (30) configured to pass the... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6257370 | Process for dividing a viscous liquid conveyed by a flow of gas An apparatus for subdividing a viscous liquid conveyed by a gas flow into a plurality of component flows has first and second connecting elements aligned within a tubular casing. The first connecting element has an inflow bore which branches into a number... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6082635 | Undulated nozzle for enhanced exit area mixing A nozzle having an undulating surface for enhancing the mixing of a primary flow with a secondary flow or ambient air, without requiring an ejector. The nozzle includes a nozzle structure and design for introducing counter-rotating vorticity into the prim... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6053433 | System and method for one-way spray/aerosol tip A nozzle mechanism for generating an aerosol-type liquid discharge is provided, which nozzle mechanism ensures one-way movement of liquid during discharge and also has a substantially zero "dead volume" at the tip of the nozzle. The nozzle mechanism inclu... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6000636 | Nozzle device A nozzle device has a hollow main body, a rotor, and a hollow nozzle cover. The hollow main body has an opening, a hollow chamber communicating with the opening, and a through hole communicating with the hollow chamber. The rotor has a taper first end and... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5632446 | Shut off in shower apparatus Shower apparatus including a valve having an aperture, a first packing preform mounted on the valve, located downstream of the valve, and a stemmed element selectably movable with respect to the valve aperture and operative to selectably press the first p... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5628461 | Two piece fluid spinner and control valve for trigger sprayer A trigger sprayer apparatus is provided with a separate fluid spinner and fluid flow control valve in a fluid channel of the sprayer housing. The control valve controls the flow of liquid through the fluid channel and the fluid spinner imparts a spin to t... | 05/13/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5323963 | Nozzle for spraying liquid including a deformable outlet orifice A nozzle for spraying liquids includes a body pierced with a bore, preferably a cylindrical or cylindro-conical bore, and carrying an endpiece pierced with an orifice which may be frustoconical flowing out towards the outside or dihedral opening out towar... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5058808 | Burner nozzle A burner nozzle for petroleum products. The burner nozzle comprises a housing portion with a nozzle assembly disposed therein. In the nozzle assembly are an outer disc and an inner disc disposed in the outer disc. Helical ramps on the outer and inner disc... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4974565 | Fuel swirl generation type fuel injection valve and direct fuel injection type spark ignition internal combustion engine mounted with the fuel injection valve A fuel injection valve includes a fuel swirl generation device, a main fuel injection hole having a comparatively large diameter, and a subsidiary fuel injection hole having a comparatively small diameter. The inclination of the main fuel injection hole w... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4967964 | Universal spraying nozzle An atomizing nozzle is disclosed, which is of simple, inexpensive construction while being capable of highly efficient atomization of liquids. A nozzle case is formed with a cylindrical recess for closely receiving a disc-shaped whirl body and separate no... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4957239 | Spray head for an aerosol container A spray head for a fluid dispenser comprises a connecting duct for sealingly receiving a delivery tube stub of an aerosol valve; a spray orifice; a chamber connecting the connecting duct and the orifice; a piston member disposed in the chamber and present... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4945877 | Fuel injection valve The fuel injection valve according to the invention enables an improvement in the fuel preparation and hence a more uniform fuel-air mixture while simultaneously supplying different inlet valves of an engine from one fuel injection valve. Downstream of th... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4884750 | Thrust regulator comprising a mounting enclosure A regulator is housed in the expulsion channel of an aerosol container inside which there is a product that is to be dispensed, this product being subject to an expulsion pressure originating from a compressed gas, the said regulator comprising a flexible... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4763841 | Injection nozzle for injecting fuel into the combustion chamber of an air-compressing fuel-injection engine An injection nozzle for injecting fuel into the combustion chamber of an air-compressing internal combustion engine is provided, having a valve closing member which lifts inwards from its valve seat as a function of the fuel pressure. The valve closing me... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4721253 | Intermittent type swirl injection nozzle An intermittent type swirl injection nozzle providing substantially improved spray characteristics while being easy to manufacture and install. The nozzle includes a nozzle body and a needle valve slidably disposed in a guide hole of the nozzle body with ... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4681260 | Two piece variable stator for sprinkler nozzle flow control A variable stator for use in a sprinkler head has a two piece stator housing which includes flexible inner sidewalls overlying spaced apertures in an outer sidewall. The stator housing includes a plurality of drive ports which pass a controlled portion of... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4678123 | Spray nozzle for a liquid atomizer A spray nozzle for manually operated liquid atomizer comprises a valve pin forming a normally closed check valve and biased by a resetting spring so that a head portion thereof is biased toward a co-operating valve seat and an annular stop flange thereof ... | 07/07/1987 |
