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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7721978 | Fluid dispenser nozzle, a dispenser device including such a nozzle and a method of fabrication A fluid dispenser nozzle including a resilient sealing lip fitted on a substantially rigid support, the sealing lip being adapted to bear in leaktight manner against a shutter member belonging to the support that also includes a fastener member connected to the shut... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7597276 | Ultra low flow spray head An ultra low volume pressure independent spray head is disclosed whereby low flow characteristics of point source devices can be applied to larger wetted areas. Device uses elastomeric flow control where the emission channel is large enough to purge particulate matt... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7341204 | Fuel injection valve In a fuel injection valve in which a funnel-shaped fuel collecting recess 35 is provided between a valve seat 8 and an outlet hole 7, and a flat fuel diffusion chamber 36 which diffuses a fuel radially outward and guides the fuel to a plu... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7293757 | Electromagnetic fuel injection valve An electromagnetic fuel injection valve has a rear end of a magnetic body coaxially connected to a front portion of a fixed core via a non-magnetic body. A coil assembly surrounds a rear portion of the magnetic body and the fixed core. A bobbin includes a cylindrica... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7258281 | Fuel injector with a metering assembly having a polymeric support member which has an external surface secured to a bore of a polymeric housing and a guide member that is disposed in the polymeric support member A fuel injector is described that includes a polymeric housing, pole piece, filter assembly, coil assembly, spring member, armature assembly and metering assembly. The polymeric housing has a passageway extending between an inlet and an outlet along a longitudinal a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258285 | Adjustable smooth bore nozzle An adjustable nozzle comprising a nozzle body with an inlet, an outlet, and a passageway having a smooth bore extending between the inlet and the outlet. The passageway has an inner dimension transverse to the central axis of the nozzle and a compressible wall where... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249613 | Energy attenuation device An energy attenuation device for a conduit that is adapted to convey a pressurized fluid therethrough, comprising a hose section disposed about a portion of the conduit, wherein such conduit portion is provided with at least one aperture, for example in a surface th... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7216396 | Debris blower apparatus A debris blower apparatus for entrances to garages and working and living spaces comprises a blower assembly connected to an elongated nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly mounts to the floor or doorsill of the protected space and comprises a plurality of nozzles al... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7185833 | Method for fluid jet formation and apparatus for the same A nozzle having a housing and an assembly including at least two conjugated parts separated by a spacer seal. The assembly is arranged in the housing so as to form a nozzle outlet. At least one of he housing, the parts, and the spacer seal are deformable so as to de... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175113 | Drip irrigation hose and method for making same A drip irrigation hose includes a plurality of emitter elements secured to a tube at longitudinally-spaced locations to define, with an inner surface of the tube, a plurality of labyrinths each having an inlet in communication with the interior of the tube, and an o... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7140556 | Fuel injector with injection valve provided with side feed A fuel injector provided with an injection valve comprising a mobile plunger; an injection jet having a plurality of first through-holes made starting from a chamber arranged downstream from the injection valve; a supporting body having a tubular shape and comprisin... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121477 | Sprinkler system with relief and backflow preventer valve and warning system This above ground sprinkler system for a water supply provides a main supply hose having an inlet connected to the water supply and an outlet. A main valve is disposed between bib end of the hose and the water supply. A central station including a water supply inlet... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7100366 | Device for the post-treatment of exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine An apparatus for posttreatment of exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine, using a reducing agent to be introduced into the exhaust gases, in particular a urea or a urea-and-water solution, having an improved mixing chamber into which stored reducing agent, v... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7044403 | Rotary driven sprinkler with multiple nozzle ring A rotary drive sprinkler having a multiplicity of nozzles which can be changed at any time. The nozzle assembly can have a cylindrical housing having a plurality of nozzles to rotate against a cylindrical housing assembly can have a cylindrical cavity at its outer p... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7011257 | Fuel injection valve A fuel injector for fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines having a magnetic coil, a valve needle, which is in operative connection with the magnetic coil and acted upon in a closing direction by a restoring spring to actuate a valve-closure member, w... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6945478 | Fuel injector having an orifice plate with offset coining angled orifices A fuel injector having an orifice plate proximate the outlet. The orifice plate has first and second plate surfaces spaced at a predetermined distance from one another and an orifice, the orifice extending along a longitudinal axis and includes a first surface and a... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935581 | Shower head with nozzles having self cleaning tips A shower head having a plurality of nozzles, with the exterior finish of both the shower head housing and the nozzles being consistent. For example, both the shower head and the nozzles may have either a chrome or a brass exterior finish. The nozzles of the shower h... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6923388 | Fuel-injection valve for internal combustion engines A fuel injection valve for internal combustion engines has a valve body in which a pistonlike valve member is longitudinally displaceably disposed in a bore. The valve member is surrounded, over at least part of its length, by a pressure chamber that can be filled w... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6899292 | Shower head with nozzles having self-cleaning tips A shower head having a plurality of nozzles, with the exterior finish of both the shower head housing and the nozzles being consistent. For example, both the shower head and the nozzles may have either a chrome or a brass exterior finish. The nozzles of the shower h... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6871799 | Gas injection valve and filling jig used for filling gas A gas spray valve permits easy recharging of gas containers after use. The gas spray valve is of considerable strength and rigidity and can be manufactured in a less costly manner. One of the openings of a gas conduit of a valve pin is positioned so that, when the p... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6869032 | Fuel injection valve A fuel injector, in particular for a high-pressure injector for direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, has compression of a fuel/air mixture with spark ignition. On the downstream end of the valve a valve seat element is... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6840459 | Fuel injection valve A fuel injector, in particular a fuel injector for fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines, has a piezoelectric or magnetostrictive actuator, a valve closing element that can be actuated by the actuator and that works together with a valve seat face to... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6830062 | Spigot freeze dripper A dripper apparatus for a water spigot includes a coupler having a threaded female member for connecting to a water spigot. A generally cylindrical elongate member has a longitudinal portion in fluid communication with the female member. The longitudinal portion has... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6814309 | Fuel injector A fuel injector is described, in particular an injector for fuel injection systems in internal combustion engines, that includes a valve needle having a valve-closure member which cooperates with a valve-seat surface arranged in valve-seat member to form a sealing s... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6772965 | Fuel injection valve A fuel injector, e.g., an injector for fuel injection devices in internal combustion engines, has a valve needle with a valve-closure member which cooperates with a valve seat surface in a valve seat body to form a sealing seat, in which the valve seat body has a pl... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6766968 | Fuel injection valve A fuel injector for fuel injection systems in internal combustion engines, including an actuator, a valve needle operable by the actuator for operating a valve-closure member, which, together with a valve-seat surface forms a sealing seat and a swirl device includin... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6739527 | Shower head assembly A shower head assembly includes a shade, a water outlet seat, a water outlet disk, a locking disk, a water outlet panel, a mounting tube, a connecting head, and a locking nut. Thus, the water outlet seat and the water outlet disk form a smaller water chamber, thereb... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6736337 | Pressure compensating drip irrigation hose A pressure compensated drip irrigation hose (20) includes a hose having a wall (21) with an inner surface (21a). A continuous elastomeric strip member (30) is connected to the inner surface (21a). The continuous elast... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6722585 | Fluid spray head including a closure member A spray head (1) for spraying fluid through a spray orifice (7), the head being provided with an expulsion channel (5), and with a closure member disposed in fixed manner in the expulsion channel (5), upstream from the spray orifice (7... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6708950 | Bite valve An improved bite valve for use in personal hydration devices and other water dispensing systems. The valve has a flexible conduit sealed at an end by a cap. Fluid is blocked from flowing out of the conduit by the cap. The cap provides a fluid seal as a ring around a... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6691933 | Water jet delivery disk in kitchen sprayer A water jet deliver disk in kitchen sprayer, comprising a first element, made of a rigid material such as plastic, and constituted by a peripheral body fixable to the sprayer body, by a hub adapted to convey a central jet, and by cross-members connecting ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6669117 | Fuel injection valve for internal combustion engines A fuel injection valve for internal combustion engines, having a valve body a bore in which a valve member is disposed to be axially movable counter to a closing force. On its end, the valve member has a substantially conical valve member tip, which with ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6631856 | Steam humidifier with pressure variable aperture A humidifier for providing moisture to an airstream comprises a pipe having a first end for connecting to a source of steam and a closed second end; first and second slots disposed opposite each other and longitudinally along a major portion of the length... | 10/14/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6526700 | High pressure downspout The present invention is a rain water downspout for shooting water away from a building. It includes a vertical downspout column for receiving and holding rainwater. The downspout column has an outlet at its lower end. A buoyant column inside the downspou... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6513734 | Pressure compensated discharge emitter A a drip irrigation system comprises a hose with a flexible wall circumscribing and bounding a main flow-path for carrying irrigation fluid, and pressure-compensated emitters spaced along the length of the hose and providing a communicating channel betwee... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6488221 | Self-aligning, spring-disk waterjet assembly A spring disk with a concentric through bore and a concentric counter bore of specific depth used to hold an orifice against a lapped surface of a nozzle cap in a waterjet assembly. Dimensions are chosen to provide adequate restraint without the need to f... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6488219 | Steam humidifier with pressure variable aperture A humidifier for providing moisture to an airstream within an airduct comprises a base manifold configured for being secured to a side of the airduct, the base manifold including a steam inlet valve and a condensate drain valve; and a distributor pipe sec... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6463621 | Windscreen wiper with spray nozzle The invention relates to a windshield wiper having arm (10), which is driven via a drive shaft and on which a wiper blade is (20) is pivotably connected. At least one spray nozzle (64) for providing fluid to the windshield is disposed on one of the pivota... | 10/15/2002 |
