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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7380734 | Spreader with two rotatable plates A manually driven spreader for particulate material has two rotatable plates. The dispersed material from the spreader has an even dispense pattern without unwanted skewing found in prior art spreaders. The spreader covers greater area compared with single plate spr... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7320443 | Airless atomizing nozzle An airless atomizing nozzle comprises a tubular body including a bore having an inlet and an outlet; a cylindrical member including a face and a cylindrical delivery channel secured at the outlet, the delivery channel having substantially uniform diameter; and a pin... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7303152 | Variable aerosol nozzle A specialized nozzle assembly that dispenses spray patterns of varying textures, e.g., coarse or fine particles; for use in an aerosol system for applying a spray texture material to a wall or like supporting structure. The nozzle assembly includes an elongated pass... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7267289 | Shrouded hose filter A water-deflecting shroud. In one embodiment, the water-defelcting shroud comprises a detachable parabolic shield to confine a rupture from a lint filter disposed within the parabolic shield, the parabolic shield configured to modify the rupture in the direction of ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7240767 | Fixing structure of tail pipe of exhaust pipe A clamping member (2) for clamping a periphery of a rear-end open portion of an exhaust pipe (3) is accommodated in a front-end open portion (11) of a tail pipe (1). The clamping member (2) has a pair of plate parts (21, 22)... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234652 | Double curved surface deflector system for rotary sprinklers The present invention is a double curved surface deflector system for rotary sprinklers providing for a 360-degree rotation using both clockwise and counterclockwise movements. A spray coupler directs water in forward and rear directions. The forward direction is de... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7204688 | Gas burner for dryer Gas burner for a dryer including a gas nozzle for receiving, and injecting gas, a mixing tube for mixing the gas injected from the gas nozzle and primary air, igniter fitted to an outlet of the mixing tube for igniting the gas mixed with the primary air coming out o... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7108204 | Spray nozzle A spray nozzle includes an orifice disposed on a substantially planar discharge surface. An impingement surface is disposed opposite the orifice, the impingement surface forming an angle with a centerline of the orifice. The angle between the orifice centerline and ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104881 | Locator ring insert with baffles A connection assembly for an exhaust extraction system which is designed to vent the exhaust from a vehicle tail pipe includes, in combination, three primary components. One component is an annular sleeve which is constructed and arranged to assemble onto the vehicl... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066404 | Sprinkler spray shield A spray shield apparatus for shielding against spray from a sprinkler head and which can be quickly and easily attached and detached from a sprinkler standpipe or riser. The spray shield apparatus (20) has a semi-cylindrical body (22) enclosed within a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063280 | Broadcast spreader with a directional control assembly A broadcast spreader includes a directional control assembly that defines a pathway for granular material from the hopper to a rotating fan, resulting in the distribution of the granular material in a predetermined distribution pattern, wherein rotation of a first (... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7048208 | Pop-up sprinkler including water spray diverter A pop-up sprinkler includes a base member positionable above a ground surface and a sprinkler head having a substantially cylindrical conduit provided with a proximal end portion in fluid communication with a water supply source. The sprinkler head further has a dis... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021563 | Spray nozzle with adjustable and removable diffuser A spray nozzle for discharging liquid in a spray pattern onto a ground surface includes a structure to obtain optimum diffusion of the liquid droplets in the spray pattern. The spray nozzle includes a diffuser plate having an upwardly extending diffuser blade thereo... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7013662 | Staggered spray nozzle system A staggered spray nozzle system for efficiently thermally managing one or more electronic devices. The staggered spray nozzle system includes a first portion and a second portion positioned with the first portion. The first portion includes at least one first orific... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6969500 | Method for separating titanium tetrachloride The invention relates to a method for separating titanium tetrachloride and the hydrolyzed reaction products of titanium tetrachloride from the exhaust gases generated during the chlorination of raw materials containing titanium by treating the exhaust gases with a ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6938838 | Nozzle and aspirator with nozzle The present invention provides a nozzle capable of easily removing an aspiration object (residual solidified object) and an aspirator equipped with such a nozzle. This nozzle is connected to the aspirator and is used to aspirate the aspiration object. The nozzle com... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6811098 | Sprinkler device, especially for plants the spray distribution of water and other similar liquids A sprinkler device, especially for units for the spray distribution of water and other similar liquids, comprising an at least partly hollow central body defining a longitudinal axis, a connecting sleeve to a supply line removably secured to the central body, a conv... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6722588 | Fog nozzle with jeweled orifice A pin jet nozzle for providing an evaporative fog in evaporative cooling systems or the like has a body member with an internal bore for receiving fluid under pressure, and an orifice receiving chamber integrally formed in the upper surface of the body member. The o... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6705548 | Nozzle for spraying a surface and method of spraying A nozzle for spraying surfaces is equipped with a piston rod centrally arranged in a feeding duct. The piston rod has an impact plate which is held by a spring in a position aligned with the surface to be sprayed. As a result of liquid pressure, the impact plate arr... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6705539 | Spray gun/applicator An applicator is provided which through the use of valve assemblies and separate first and second tubing member delivers two separate materials separately to a mixing head. The mixing head is provided with two separate passageways which terminate into an outlet pass... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6705540 | Fluid spray apparatus A nozzle unit of a liquid spray apparatus is constituted by a conduit tube having an outer portion spreading and curvature shape upper inner wall, a disc shape flat plate cover arranged on an upper portion of the conduit, and a coupling. Between the flat plate cover... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6702205 | Apparatus for redirecting flow of water exiting a fire hydrant support Apparatus for redirecting flow of water exiting a fire hydrant support includes a flange connector for releasably connecting the flange connector to a flange of the fire hydrant support, a handle connected to the flange connector for positioning the flang... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6679438 | Guard for spray applicator A spray guard that may be used with a spray applicator of the type used to apply agriculture and garden chemicals. The guard has an adaptor with a conical body and a flared skirt. The conical body is slotted to accommodate insertion over the spray wand of... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6557783 | Telescoping foamer nozzle A nozzle assembly including a nozzle member, a cap member, a spinner and a foam tube. The cap member is rotationally mounted on the nozzle member and may be rotated from an "off-position" to a "foam-position" with continued rotation bringing the cap membe... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6439477 | Nutating sprinkler A nutating sprinkler assembly includes a sprinkler body having one end adapted to be coupled to a water supply conduit and an opposite end supporting a nozzle; at least one arm extending from the sprinkler body for supporting a removable cap assembly down... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6382525 | Sprinkler head with shielding weighted collar A sprinkler head especially adapted for use in irrigation systems, such as center pivot irrigation systems, in which a long water conduit is connected at one end to a source of water under pressure. The sprinkler head has a body attached to a water supply... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6367708 | Pop-up micro-spray nozzle A sprinkler head apparatus includes two separately molded members secured together independently of a water volume control member. A number of selectively removable devices that withstand the forces of water in irrigation systems and can be easily removed... | 04/09/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6341733 | Nutating sprinkler A nutating sprinkler assembly includes a sprinkler body having one end connected to an adapter; a nozzle mounted in the sprinkler body captured between the adapter and the sprinkler body; at least one arm extending from the sprinkler body for supporting a... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6336599 | Sprinkler spray shield A spray shield apparatus for shielding against spray from a sprinkler. The spray shield apparatus has an elongated support rod capable of being anchored relative to the sprinkler. A pair of baffles are mounted to an upper shank of the support rod with lea... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6328030 | Nebulizer for ventilation system A nebulizer assembly for engagement in a ventilator circuit is provided in which the nebulizer can be used, maintained and serviced without breaking the ventilation circuit or causing turbulence in the system or loss of pressure. The assembly includes a c... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6227454 | Device and method for applying night-visible road markings A device for applying night-visible road markings includes a material hopper, a floor gate, a pair of side runners and a plurality of vertically oriented shutters. When the floor gate is moved away from an outlet extending through a bottom side of the hop... | 05/08/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6179228 | Water fountain spray modifier A water fountain spray modifier for use in combination with a pond aerator to modify the water fountain spray pattern generated by the pond aerator. The water fountain spray modifier includes a support arm pivotally mounted between a pair of brackets moun... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6158675 | Sprinkler spray head An improved sprinkler spray head is provided for delivering irrigation water to surrounding vegetation, wherein the spray head delivers the irrigation water in the form of one or more discrete streams of selected pattern over a broad range of water supply... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5984673 | Kiln for baking ceramic materials A kiln for baking ceramic materials includes a plurality of burners arranged along the conveyor surface so as to heat the internal volume of the kiln. The kiln includes a deflector which is arranged along the path of the flame that exits from at least one... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5833143 | Garden hose nozzle A garden hose nozzle is composed of a cylindrical housing, a toothed disk, a shaft member and a fastening bolt. The fastening bolt is used to fasten the tooth disk and the shaft member in the stepped axial hole of the cylindrical housing. The shaft member... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5826800 | Venturi cleaning system with two adjustable venturi grooves The invention relates to a differential pressure cleaning system consisting of a flow pipe (7) with a throttle (1) and at least one cleaning fluid feed device (14) fitted over the throttle (1) for treating exhaust gases from technical processes which give... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5762005 | Wedge splash plate for kraft recovery furnace black liquor burners A wedge shaped form is mounted on the splash plate of a black liquor nozzle with the sharp edge of the wedge located at the exhaust of the nozzle to split the black liquor from the nozzle into two flat sheets on each side of the wedge with no droplet form... | 06/09/1998 |
