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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980491 | Nozzle-based atomization system An improved atomization system for aerosolizing liquids including a vortexing nozzle and a flat or protruding face on the nozzle exit orifice. The system can also include a diverging mouthpiece insert. The present invention can produce a high fine particle fraction ... | 07/19/2011 |
| RE41864 | Swirl unit, orifice plate, and spray nozzle including same In a spray nozzle (10), a carrier (12) defines a spray aperture (20), a groove (30) surrounding the spray aperture for receiving an o-ring (32), a first locating bore (26) for slidably receiving an orifice plate (14) ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7748648 | Dispensing member for a fluid product, dispenser comprising such a dispensing member and use of such a dispensing member Dispensing member for a fluid product comprising a post and a spray nozzle, said post having an abutment surface and said spray nozzle comprising a transverse wall, an outlet orifice extending across said transverse wall, said outlet orifice being delimited by a lat... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7341208 | Atomizer for manual actuation A fluid can be discontinuously atomized with an atomizer of the present invention. The atomizer can include a helical spring, disk spring or gas spring, acting as a pressure spring, as an energy storage device, a cylinder, piston, two ducts and two valves. Atomizati... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7320440 | Low cost pressure atomizer A spray device, useful for example as a fuel nozzle for gas turbine engines, comprises a body having a bore and a cap member having an orifice, the body and cap member in combination defining a chamber. Fluid passages introduce pressurized liquid into the chamber an... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7293722 | Method and apparatus for generation of low impact sprays In many applications where it is desired to distribute a liquid onto a surface at a very small angle of incidence, it will be necessary to reduce the momentum of the droplets to prevent ricochet off the surface. Obvious methods such as using a restrictor, reducing t... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7281674 | Sprayer push-button The push-button is made up of two parts which fit into each other and define between them a whirl chamber, a part of which is formed by a cavity (38) defined inside the outer part on a face of the latter that is tilted in a direction and at a sufficient angle (∝),... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264181 | Fuel injection valve with restriction wall, and internal combustion engine equipped therewith Using a swirl type fuel injection valve, a concentrated spray area and a thin spray area are formed, the positions thereof are adjusted, and the spray is made to conform to the geometric shape of the engine and mounting position of the fuel injection valve, so as to... | 09/04/2007 |
| RE39767 | Swirl unit, orifice plate, and spray nozzle including same In a spray nozzle (10), a carrier (12) defines a spray aperture (20), a groove (30) surrounding the spray aperture for receiving an o-ring (32), a first locating bore (26) for slidably receiving an orifice plate (14) ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7198201 | Swirl nozzle and method of making same A spray nozzle includes a body defining an inlet chamber and an outlet. An orifice disk, adjacent the outlet, has opposing surfaces, an inner sidewall extending between the opposing surfaces which defines an orifice, and a peripheral sidewall extending between the o... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7178745 | Dispense tip with vented outlets In a fluid pump and cartridge assembly, a cartridge includes a material inlet port, a material outlet port, and a feed screw. The feed screw delivers fluid to be dispensed from the fluid inlet to the outlet port. The fluid inlet is preferably elongated in a directio... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175109 | Double-swirl spray nozzle A double-swirl spray nozzle includes two swirl chambers which are connected to a common supply channel which extends in a central plane between the swirl chambers. Both swirl chambers have outlet openings which open outwardly from the supply channel to the same side... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7111797 | Non-contact fluid particle cleaner and method A fluid particle cleaner and method are disclosed. The invention provides a partition to a side of a fluid nozzle to form: a central cavity configured to define the fluid departing the surface into a central cavity vortex; and a side cavity adjacent the central cavi... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7059546 | Aerosol spray nozzle It is an object of the invention to provide an injection nozzle that efficiently foams foamed aerosol content, thereby improving adhering ability onto applying part. Furthermore, facilitating the oxidization of the foamed aerosol content and improving the effectiven... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6978914 | Valve elements for pressurized containers and actuating elements therefor Apparatus for placing contents of a first container in fluid communication with a delivery apparatus includes an actuating element carried by the delivery apparatus and a valve element carried by the first container. At least one of the actuating element and the val... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6939178 | Fuel injector connector The present invention is directed to an electrical connector that attaches a fuel injector assembly to a vehicle control assembly. The electrical connector comprises a plastic molded body having two integrally formed portions, a base portion and a stem portion, and ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6883724 | Method and device for production, extraction and delivery of mist with ultrafine droplets The present invention provides a method and device for production, extraction and delivery of an aerosol mist with ultrafine droplets. A high frequency wave generating device or other process generates very small particles or droplets from a reservoir of liquid or m... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6866207 | Apparatus for spraying of liquids and solutions containing solid particles such as paper manufacturing fibers and fillers A swirling gas atomizer for dispersing liquids and highly viscous or otherwise difficult to disperse solutions of liquids and solids to a mist with desired properties. The pressurized high speed rotating gas in this apparatus can disintegrate most chemical solutions... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6783085 | Fuel injector swirl nozzle assembly A fuel injector nozzle assembly includes an injector body including a valve seat with a supply passage through which fuel flows generally along a supply axis. A nozzle plate having a top surface and a bottom surface is mounted onto the valve seat. The top surface in... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6772960 | Double-swirl spraying nozzle and method of spraying A double-swirl spraying nozzle has two swirl chambers which are open toward opposite sides and are in each case arranged on respective sides of a longitudinal center plane extending through the inflow duct and are preferably designed mirror-symmetrically with respec... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6754912 | Human body cleaner The present invention provides a novel water spray technique that extends a cleansing area in a two-dimensional manner without moving a nozzle. A nozzle head 170 has a water swirling chamber 171, which is located immediately below a nozzle openi... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6669115 | Vortex twin-fluid nozzle with self-cleaning pintle A nozzle for discharging finely atomized fluids comprises a vortex-mixing-module with a mixing chamber along with at least one liquid inlet tangentially communicating with the chamber and at least one gas inlet axially communicating with the liquid inlet ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6422198 | Pressure atomizer having multiple orifices and turbulent generation feature A pressure atomizer includes a silicon plate having a top surface and a bottom surface. A portion of the top surface defines a turbulent chamber. The turbulent chamber is peripherally bounded by the top surface of the plate. The turbulent chamber is reces... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6364457 | Continuous ink jet printing head having feedback control housing parts and field replaceable filter and nozzle assemblies The disclosed continuous ink jet printer nozzle assembly defines a flow path having a powered sonic oscillator associated therewith for inputing vibrations to ink flowing in the path, and a cavity for holding closely adjacent but isolated from the ink flo... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6244524 | Fuel injection burner In a combustion process, especially one used for melting glass, the delivery of fuel is ensured by an apparatus having at least one burner (5) which is equipped with at least one injector (1) that includes a liquid fuel delivery tube (2) which has at leas... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6193172 | Swirl unit, orifice plate, and spray nozzle including same In a spray nozzle (10), a carrier (12) defines a spray aperture (20), a groove (30) surrounding the spray aperture for receiving an o-ring (32), a first locating bore (26) for slidably receiving an orifice plate (14) seated against the o-ring (32) and for... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6095436 | Low-cost air-blast atomizing nozzle A low-cost atomizing nozzle suitable for use with viscous fuels and other liquids in high and low temperature environments. The nozzle structure comprises a cylindrical hollow tube forming a venturi having inlet and outlet ends, a cylindrical hollow barre... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6092742 | Nozzle for spraying liquids Jet nozzle for providing a solid cone jet having a housing with a cylindrical bore with different sized removeable caps at each end, one cap having an outwardly flaring nozzle portion and the other cap having an inner surface with discrete raised portions... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5934569 | Fluid nozzle having a swirl unit and orifice plate, and means for facilitating assembly thereof In a spray nozzle, a carrier defines a spray aperture, a groove surrounding the spray aperture for receiving an o-ring, a first locating bore for slidably receiving an orifice plate seated against the o-ring and for aligning the orifice plate with the spr... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5536479 | Solubilizing apparatus A solubilizing apparatus includes a fluid permeable sleeve having opposed openings therein wherein a spray nozzle is in flow communication with one opening and a second opening is disposed to receive solids. The spray nozzle is designed to spray a fluid i... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5439178 | Pump device including multiple function collapsible pump chamber A collapsible pump chamber is provided which includes several functional elements of a pump device. For example, the collapsible pump chamber may be a bellows which includes a functional element of an outlet valve, a functional element of a biasing featur... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5393502 | Solubilizing apparatus A solubilizing apparatus includes a fluid permeable sleeve having opposed openings therein wherein a spray nozzle is in flow communication with one opening and a second opening is disposed to receive solids. The spray nozzle is designed to spray a fluid i... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5335860 | Rotary spray chamber device for conditioning aerosols Described is a preferred rotary spray chamber device for conditioning an aerosol. The device has chamber walls defining an internal chamber and an inlet opening into the internal chamber. The inlet opening is located such that an aerosol directed into the... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5316215 | Liquid delivery apparatus A liquid delivery apparatus including a reservoir into which liquid may be introduced to pressurize the reservoir, an outlet for discharging liquid under the pressure in the reservoir, a valve to control passage of liquid from the reservoir to the outlet,... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5303867 | Trigger operated fluid dispensing device A trigger operated dispensing device for the discharge of fluids, particularly in a spray. The device comprises a housing including a trigger, which actuates a flexible pump. The flexible pump has an inlet accepting the fluid and an outlet end through whi... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5154351 | Dispersion water nozzle A dispersion water nozzle passes pressurized water containing dissolved air into a flotation clarifier. A throttle part of the nozzle is composed of a cylinder or spherical valve member, into which, the main flow through passage and a crosswise flow throu... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5152463 | Aspirating simplex spray nozzle A spray nozzle designed to produce a spray or mist containing a high concentration of bubbles. Such a spray is particularly useful in mixing liquid fuel and air for burning within a combustion chamber, as for example in a gas turbine engine. The novel des... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5115981 | Atomizer for compressible containers When the container is compressed, liquid flows via a riser (2) and an inflow channel (10) tangentially into a vortex chamber (9), where a rotary flow is induced. The liquid is accelerated by the conical cross-section of the inner wall (5) of the liquid no... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5100055 | Spray valve with constant actuating force A spray valve is disclosed for controlling and directing the flow of a fluid. The spray valve includes an integral trigger/waterway, that is movable between an open and a closed position, and a non-movable fluid seal that plugs the end of the waterway to ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4940186 | Manually operated trigger type dispenser, a spinner for use in the dispenser, and a flow-pattern switching mechanism for use in the dispenser A dispenser body comprises an upper portion and a lower portion vertically extending from the upper portion. A piston is substantially L-shaped, comprising a horizontal nozzle fixed to the upper portion and a piston body located at the lower portion. A cy... | 07/10/1990 |
