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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7669788 | Fluid injector for treating surface of flat display panel A fluid injector for treating a surface of a flat display panel includes a case provided with a cavity for receiving fluid; a pair of nozzle guiders coupled to the case and disposed facing each other; a gap-adjusting plate disposed between the nozzle guiders to adju... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7429005 | Adjustable spray pattern sprinkler A sprinkler having an adjustable spray pattern is disclosed. The sprinkler may include a housing. The housing may include an inlet portion disposed to receive water and an outlet portion. The outlet portion may include a first outlet aperture and a second outlet ape... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7364032 | Chip discharge system A chip discharge system with a fluid dispersing means which inhibits clogging, which has a simple structure, which can spray out a uniformly-spreading flow, and which can adjust the momentum of dispersing flow without requiring an additional device. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7299743 | Aerating decanter with dispensing valve This invention combines several processes into on easy to use product. The glass sphere dramatically enhances the aeration procedure by gently exposing air to thin waves of wine as wine passes over the surface of the sphere. The integrated filter provides a larger s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7152814 | Adjustable spray pattern sprinkler A sprinkler has a housing with an inlet portion and an outlet portion in which a first outlet aperture is formed. The first outlet aperture may cooperate with other outlet apertures to define a spiral shape. A cam is disposed upstream of the first outlet aperture. T... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137572 | Metal atomizing device A metal atomizing device includes a casing with an inlet tube for providing liquid metal into the casing and an outlet is defined through the casing. The inlet tube and the outlet share a common axis. A polygonal impact member is located at an outlet of the inlet tu... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6745847 | Fire extinguishing spray nozzle A fire extinguishing spray nozzle connected to a vertical pipeline includes a nozzle body with a plurality of micro apertures formed on a lower inner circumference thereof, and a nozzle cap connected to the nozzle body and having a guide line and orifices. The orifi... | 06/08/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6322001 | Ejector device An ejection nozzle for transport of fiber thread pieces by means of compressed air, e.g. reinforcement material for manufacturing fibre reinforced plastic products, from a cutter to a moulding cavity. The nozzle is provided with a common flow duct for the... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6149078 | Slurry nozzle A slurry nozzle for supplying slurry in chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) including at least one slurry line, a slurry nozzle enclosure for accommodating the slurry line, and a baffle ring mounted at one end of the slurry nozzle enclosure. A plurality o... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5988116 | Low NOx gas burner and method of operation A gas burner adapted to discharge said fuel at its the periphery for combustion, includes upper and lower concave plates secured together to define a chamber and an outer periphery having a plurality of burner ports. The upper plate preferably has a perip... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5893520 | Ultra-dry fog box The present invention comprises an ultra-dry fog box for the emission of a fog along a dimension, comprising a fog retention enclosure, having a length along which a fog is desired. In principal part, the enclosure includes at least one emission opening a... | 04/13/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5647341 | Gas burner and fireplace and method of combustion A gas burner for use in gas fireplaces provides a yellow flickering flame such as that seen in a real wood fire while maintaining a low level of carbon monoxide production. The gas burner is simple in design and compact in size and may be used in either d... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5340031 | Foaming head A foaming head (10) has a discharge nozzle (12), the discharge channel (14) of which has at the upper end a tubular section (16), the upper end of which is closed by a deflecting plate (18) and is provided with passage slits (22) which open out radially i... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5337437 | Portable washing apparatus A portable washing apparatus includes a rectangularly-shaped plastic pipe frame structure to which water and soap dispensing devices are attached. Opposed ends of the structure have water dispensers for respectively providing an initial wetting and subseq... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5293912 | Wine breather A wine breather is disclosed which comprises a cylindrical and horn shaped container (10) which tapers downwardly from an inlet (12) to an outlet (14). A valve (16) is arranged at the outlet which has an annular outlet passage (42) angled at a transverse ... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5246170 | Self cleaning emitter An emitter is provided with a flexible diaphragm of elastomeric material containing at least two slits which radiate outwardly from a point near the center of the diaphragm, the diaphragm being assembled in the emitter body in the manner of a gasket, and ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5234168 | Liquid atomizing spray nozzle A liquid atomizing spray nozzle for admixing a liquid hydrocarbon fuel with oxygen (air) and burning the mixture to supply heat. The burner body portion of the device is constituted of a pair of concentric tubes, each provided with an inlet and annular ou... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233915 | Steam injection nozzle for beverages The steam ejection nozzle comprises an elongated body which internally defines a chamber. One end of the body is open for coupling to a steam delivery duct and the other end has a plurality of steam discharge outlets. The steam ejection nozzle furthermore... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5152889 | Drip pipe for application of wash liquid to filter surfaces A wash liquid distributor is described for applying liquid uniformly across a filter cake on a filter surface providing effective washing and exhibiting resistance to clogging and fouling. The wash liquid distributor consists essentially of, in combinatio... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5139748 | FCC riser with transverse feed injection Hydrocarbon feedstock is dispersed in an FCC riser by directing jets of atomized feed droplets into a flowing stream of catalyst particles in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of the riser. By directing the feed into the riser in a subst... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139199 | Spray heads A spray head including a flow passage for the liquid to be sprayed and a rotary distributor head interrupting the forward flow of liquid from the flow passage. The distributor head presents the liquid flow with an imperforate redistribution surface which ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5046449 | Vehicle spray apparatus A spray apparatus for coating the front of a vehicle with a liquid to prevent the adherence of insects thereto includes a reservoir for a predetermined liquid material which reservoir is mounted to the vehicle. A pump is coupled to the reservoir for pumpi... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5021221 | Apparatus for producing high purity silicon from flames of sodium and silicon tetrachloride Vaporized silicon halide is mixed with a vaporized alkali metala in a reactor chamber in an exothermic reaction producing liquid silicon droplets and gaseous alkali metal halide, and then passed out of the reactor chamber through a nozzle in a supersonic ... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5012979 | Adjustable foaming chamber stem for foam-applying nozzle A quickly adjustable foaming chamber stem for a foam-applying fire-fighting nozzle wherein the fire-fighter can quickly switch from applying on optimum foam to a stream with an optimum throw. The stem is comprised of a deflector plate and a mixing plate t... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4967961 | Rotary stream sprinkler unit A rotary stream sprinkler unit comprises a body having a water flow passage in which is disposed a flow control unit having one or more arcuate passages configured to control the volume and pressure of a primary stream delivered to a rotary distributor he... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4951614 | Water heater construction A gas burner for a water heater and comprising a base having central passage. Gas fuel is supplied to one end of the passage and an orifice is removably connected to the other end of the passage. An inverted cup-shaped head has an inner end threaded to th... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4912782 | Fluid spout providing lamelliform outflow A spout fixture for bathtubs, wash basins or the like has a body with a thin horizontal water emission zone from which a sheet-like flow of water is directed along the underside of a flow guide to a discharge zone at the end of the flow guide. The flow gu... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4898332 | Adjustable rotary stream sprinkler unit A rotary stream sprinkler unit comprises a body having a water flow passage in which is disposed a flow control unit having a variable restriction in a passage to one or more arcuate passages configured to control the volume and pressure of a primary stre... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4852806 | Spray structures for use in watering plants One piece spray structures can be constructed so as to include a body shaped so as to hold a slotted nipple which directed toward a deflecting surface in the body. The body is preferably integral with a stake capable of supporting the body and the nipple ... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4842201 | Rotary stream sprinkler unit A rotary stream sprinkler unit comprises a body having a water flow passage in which is disposed a flow control unit having one or more arcuate passages configured to control the volume and pressure of a primary stream delivered to a rotary distributor he... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4813610 | Gasoline injector for an internal combustion engine A gasoline injector for an internal combustion engine has an orifice plate in which is formed a pair of outlet orifices through which when a valve means of the injector is operated, flow two jets of gasoline. The jets are directed within an outlet and str... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4687141 | Jet nozzle The jet exiting from jet nozzles is guided along a guide surface for a jet nozzle with one or more nozzle channels disposed next to each other and in parallel, where the hydraulic diameter of the nozzle channels is from about 1.5 to 4 millimeters. In orde... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4630777 | Powder spray gun An electrostatic spray gun for spraying solid particulate powder materials while entrained in a gas medium, including an electrically non-conductive housing having an electrode extending forwardly therefrom and a straight electrically non-conductive powde... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4601178 | Ice-making machine A water supply unit for an ice-making machine provided with a pair of freezing plates each presenting number of vertically extending partitions on their front sides, the freezing plates being mounted in an upright position with their rear sides facing to ... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4541564 | Ultrasonic liquid atomizer, particularly for high volume flow rates An ultrasonic liquid atomizer particularly for high volume flow rates is disclosed. An enlarged tip with a plurality of orifices is provided to increase the flow rate. A gradual transition to the enlarged atomizer tip can also be provided to enhance perfo... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4531677 | Atomizer An atomizer for atomizing liquid, having a disc clamped between two plate members, the disc being provided with a plurality of radial slits which, in combination with the flat surfaces of peripheral regions of the plate members, constitute liquid atomizin... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4485968 | Boiler nozzle A versatile mixing nozzle for dispensing polyphase fuels into a combustion zone of a boiler. The nozzle is characterized by a plurality of mixing chambers, a relatively low pressure-drop spray nozzle design and a stationary dispersing disk and radiation-p... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4376511 | CO2 Snow forming copper line An apparatus is provided for forming CO2 snow and includes a CO2 line having an outlet end and an inlet end adapted for communication with a source of liquid CO2 under pressure. A snow forming head is provided and comprise... | 03/15/1983 |