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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7063686 | Nozzle for administrations and lavages of nasal cavities and similar A nozzle having an ejection duct structured so as to allow a better distribution of the substances on the inner panes of nasal cavities and similar, such as auricular, vaginal and rectal cavities is described. A conical central portion is mounted in the nozzle outle... | 06/20/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6772967 | Misting nozzle A misting nozzle includes a nozzle body defining a conduit with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet end. The nozzle also includes an aperture member having an opening therethrough with an aperture at one end. The opening is designed to receive the fluid outlet end ther... | 08/10/2004 |
| 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 |
| 5899076 | Flame disgorging two stream tangential entry nozzle A tangential air entry fuel nozzle has a longitudinal axis and two cylindrical-arc scrolls with the centerline of each offset from that of the other. Overlapping ends of these scrolls form an air inlet slot therebetween for the introduction of an air/fuel... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5641120 | Fluid flow nozzle assembly and method In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, liquid material enters circumferencially into a generally cylindrical outer walled chamber. A baffle may be provided to facilitate circumferencial flow. The tangential, circumferencial flow tends... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5461865 | Tangential entry fuel nozzle A premix liquid fuel nozzle has longitudinal air entrance slots (24) into a cylindrical chamber (20). A centerbody (42) produces an axially increasing flow area toward the chamber outlet (32). Liquid fuel is atomized in a specified location (58) adjacent ... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5318205 | Spray dispensing device having a tapered mixing chamber A spray dispensing device is provided which can be used with non-pressurized containers. The device includes passageways for directing streams of air and liquid to a mixing chamber wherein the liquid is broken up into droplets and emitted as a fine spray ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5183186 | Spray dispensing device having a tapered mixing chamber A spray dispensing device is provided which can be used with non-pressurized containers. The device includes passageways for directing streams of air and liquid to a mixing chamber wherein the liquid is broken up into droplets and emitted as a fine spray ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5106514 | Material extraction nozzle A material extraction nozzle for separating a mixture of materials having different densities, comprising: a nozzle body shell having an outer surface with a tangentially located material inlet at an upper portion thereof and an inner surface defining in ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4932564 | Multiple flavor post-mix beverage dispensing head A two flavor post-mix carbonated beverage dispensing head has a mounting block and valve body with a treble quick disconnect for water and two syrups, three flow controls in a first triangular structure, three valves and solenoids in a second triangular s... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4896832 | Dispensing apparatus for metered quantities of pressurised fluid A dispensing apparatus comprises a pressurised dispensing container (3), a housing (2) for the container defining a bore, the container having a body (50) which is axially slidable in the bore, the container having a collapsible metering valve (8) located... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4850537 | Method and apparatus for producing multivortex fluid flow A multivortex device is provided comprising a series of adjacent plates with specially designed grooves and perforations which, when mounted transversely of a uniform fluid flow in a duct, results in the formation of numerous small adjacent flow vortices ... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4266726 | Flow valve arrangement for beverage dispenser In a beverage dispenser of the type having a diluent mixed with a syrup to produce the beverage to be dispensed, provision is made for utilizing a relatively high flow rate. To achieve the relatively high flow rate, a depressurizing system utilizing a vor... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4165038 | Device for atomizing and dispersing a fluid Disclosed is a device for atomizing and dispersing a fluid in the form of a high speed dispersion filmy stream toward the environment surrounding the device. The device has a hollow cylindrical fluid barrel element in which a fluid, or fluids, under press... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4123364 | Cyclone construction and fixing A cyclone is assembled from a kit having a feed head, a frusto-conical body and an apex nozzle all held together under axial pressure, all being arranged as a push-fit into each other. Supplementary bodies and complementary feed heads, all still arranged ... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4109862 | Sonic energy transducer A flow passage having a restriction is connected between a fluid inlet and outlet. A frustum is disposed in the flow passage between the inlet and the restriction. The frustum has a base facing away from the restriction, and an apex facing toward the rest... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4043766 | Slag bath generator Nozzles introduce jet streams of fine-grain fuel and a gasification medium downwardly toward the surface of a slag bath at the bottom of a cylindrical reactor shaft within a vessel to impinge upon the surface of liquid slag which is discharged through a c... | 08/23/1977 |
