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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7673817 | Fuel injector comprising a filter unit A fuel injector (1), in particular a pump-nozzle injector for a diesel engine has an injector body (50), which is held in place with a nozzle body (40) and/or a lower body (60) by a clamping nut (10, 30). The fuel supply conduit of... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7431224 | Fluid control device The present invention provides a device for reducing the amount of water or other fluid discharged at a tap (4), which device comprises a body member (1) having an inlet adapted to be connected to a supply of water or other fluid, dual outlets through ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7350724 | Double-seal jet spray device The invention concerns a water spraying device comprising a filter and a perforated plate which can be removed by being slid respectively through an opening or a hole emerging into a well provided in the body. A pin being inserted in the well to maintain two plugs o... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347383 | Modular fuel injector and method of assembling the modular fuel injector A fuel injector for use with an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector comprises a valve group subassembly and a coil group subassembly. The valve group subassembly includes a tube assembly having a longitudinal axis that extends between a first end and a sec... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7316248 | Apparatus and method of dispensing liquid crystal A liquid crystal dispensing apparatus includes a container containing liquid crystal material; a discharge pump drawing in and discharging the liquid crystal material; a nozzle dispensing, onto a substrate, liquid crystal material discharged by the discharge pump; a... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7284381 | Heat exhaustion evaporative cooling A method and system for relief of heat exhaustion symptoms through evaporative and conductive cooling is provided, and, more particularly, involves a rapidly deployable mobile fogging system suitably designed for relief of heat exhaustion symptoms, including a mobil... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275699 | Mobile pumping unit for dispensing insulating material in situ A method and a self-contained, mobile dispensing system, wherein the material to be dispensed is formed by mixing several reactants. A generator provides power to the overall system. Storage tanks are provided for storing the reactants. A chiller unit chills the rea... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264180 | Aerator sleeve attachment The present invention provides for a sleeve that screws into the same opening in a faucet that a typical aerator screws into. This sleeve replaces the aerator and includes a smaller aerator that is inserted within the sleeve. In this fashion, water aeration can stil... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258287 | Modular fuel injector with a spiral damper member and method of reducing noise A fuel injector includes a body, filter, and damper member. The body extends along a longitudinal axis between an inlet end and an outlet end with a flow passage extending therebetween. The filter is disposed in the flow passage proximate the inlet end. The damper m... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7188787 | Sprayer with water purifier A sprayer with a water purifier, a valve system, and a selector switch for the same are disclosed. In one non-limiting embodiment, when the sprayer is in use, the sprayer includes a purifier for purifying water. The sprayer may be compact and ergonomic. The sprayer ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7159436 | Asymmetrical punch An asymmetrical tool is provided to form an asymmetric orifice for an orifice disc. The asymmetric orifice is initially formed with a wall portion extending generally perpendicular to first and second generally parallel surfaces of the orifice disc. The wall of the ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7143965 | Fuel supply for internal combustion engines A fuel supply system, having a housing, in which a pistonlike element is disposed longitudinally displaceably in a bore and is guided sealingly in the bore by a guide portion. On one end, the guide portion adjoins a first fuel-filled chamber, and on its other end it... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7124962 | Sprayer for cleaning exterior surfaces A sprayer is disclosed that may be attached to a garden hose for cleaning exterior surfaces such as windows. By turning a flow selector in a single direction tap water from the hose first flows through the sprayer to rinse the surface to be cleaned. The flow selecto... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7093362 | Method of connecting components of a modular fuel injector A method of fabricating a modular fuel injector permits the fabrication of the electrical group subassembly outside a clean room while a fuel group subassembly is fabricated inside a clean room. The fuel injector comprises a valve group subassembly and a coil group ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093769 | Dynamic flow rate adjusting method for injector In a dynamic flow rate adjusting method, a press-fitting degree of an adjusting pipe is adjusted to regulate a load applied to a needle by a spring in a direction for closing an injection hole. Thus, a dynamic injection quantity of an injector is adjusted. An inject... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7059548 | Fuel injection valve with a damping element A fuel injector with a magnetic coil which cooperates with an armature acted upon by a restoring spring, the armature forming an axially movable valve part with a valve needle. A valve-closure member which forms a sealing seat with a valve-seat member is provided at... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059545 | Automatic air-assisted manifold mounted gun A coating material dispensing device includes a first component providing a connection to a source of coating material to be dispensed and a filter for filtering coating material to be dispensed. The first component includes a housing for housing the filter and a cl... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7014129 | Fuel-injection valve A fuel injector for fuel-injection systems of internal combustion engines includes an actuator, a valve needle, which is able to be activated by the actuator to actuate a valve-closure member, which, together with a valve-seat surface formed at a valve-seat member, ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004410 | Shower head A shower head generally comprising a face plate, an outer housing, a water chamber, a ball holder, a button, a seal, a nozzle, a screen filter, a pivot ball, and a label logo. The ball holder covers the pivot ball, wherein the pivot ball is flush with the seal which... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994281 | Fuel injector A fuel injector for fuel-injection systems of internal combustion engines includes a valve needle cooperating with a valve-seat surface to form a sealing seat, and an armature engaging with the valve needle, the armature being axially moveable at the valve needle an... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6978945 | Dispensing device Hand-held dispensing devices for dispensing and applying a substance to the skin of a host are described. The devices include a hollow body, a capsule mounted within the hollow body for containing the substance, a nozzle mounted within the hollow body communicating ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6966505 | Spray control with non-angled orifices in fuel injection metering disc and methods A fuel injector that allows spray targeting and distribution of fuel to be configured using non-angled or straight orifice having an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the subassembly. Metering orifices are located about the longitudinal axis and defining a fir... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6948665 | Fuel injector including an orifice disc, and a method of forming the orifice disc with an asymmetrical punch A fuel injector includes a seat, a movable member cooperating with the seat, and an orifice plate. The metering orifice disc includes a member having first and second generally parallel surfaces, and an orifice penetrating the member. The first surface generally fac... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948666 | Filtering apparatus A filtering apparatus for use with threaded nipples or sprinkling cans having dispensing spouts and a base and cap. The base has a neck and head. The neck features an upper end and a lower end wherein the lower end is fittable to the dispensing end of a sprinkling c... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6938834 | Irrigation system peripheral communications using valve control wires An irrigation system controller communicates with peripheral sensors using control valve wires as the medium over which to send and receive electronic signals. Various types of sensors such as soil moisture, temperature, etc., can be interfaced to this system. A sen... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929197 | Generally circular spray pattern control with non-angled orifices in fuel injection metering disc and method Fuel metering components of a fuel injector that allow spray targeting and distribution of fuel to be configured using non-angled or straight orifice having an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the fuel metering components. Metering orifices are located about ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6908050 | Electromagnetic fuel injection valve A press-machined fuel induction pipe 40, a hollow tubular type of fixed core 1 with a flange at its upper end, and a nozzle holder 18 that was press-machined into a slender tubular shape and has an orifice plate equipped with a valve seat at the... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6908224 | Temperature sensor pre-calibration method and apparatus A centrifuge temperature pre-calibration apparatus including a memory storage device having correction coefficients for temperature, a controller, an un-calibrated temperature sensor and a calibrated temperature display device connected to a computer which based on ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904668 | Method of manufacturing a modular fuel injector A method of fabricating a modular fuel injector permits the fabrication of the electrical group subassembly outside a clean room while a fuel group subassembly is fabricated inside a clean room. The fuel injector comprises a valve group subassembly and a coil group ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6892964 | Jet regulator The invention relates to a jet regulator (1), comprising a jet regulator housing (2), within the interior of which a jet regulation device (4) is provided. According to the invention, such a jet regulator (1) can be produced at low cost, ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6874708 | Automatic air-assisted manifold mounted gun A coating material dispensing device includes a first component providing a connection to a source of coating material to be dispensed and a filter for filtering coating material to be dispensed. The first component includes a housing for housing the filter and a cl... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6834504 | Premix burner with high flame stability having a net-like structure within the mixing section The invention relates to a premix burner with high flame stability for use in a heat generator, preferably in the combustion chamber of a gas turbine. Modern, lean-operated premix burners enable very low noxious emissions, but sometimes operate very close to the ext... | 12/28/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6811091 | Modular fuel injector having an integral filter and dynamic adjustment assembly A fuel injector for use with an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector comprises a valve group subassembly and a coil group subassembly. The valve group subassembly includes a tube assembly having a longitudinal axis that extends between a first end and a sec... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6797156 | Faucet water treatment A water treatment unit is disclosed which can be mounted directly on the faucet or tap of the user's sink and which contains one or more water treatment media and an operating valve which permits the selection of several operating modes including service, spray and ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6793148 | Water-only method and apparatus for making snow A method and apparatus for producing man-made snow without using either compressed air or high-speed fans. The method makes use of a special water nozzle that is designed to provide a high volume spray of water particles that, owing to their size distribution (havin... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6663026 | Combined filter and adjuster for a fuel injector A fuel injector for controlling fuel flow to an internal combustion engine and a method of setting dynamic calibration for the fuel injector. The fuel injector has a body, a seat, an armature assembly, a resilient member, and a member. The member extends ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6648247 | Combined filter and adjuster for a fuel injector A fuel injector and a method of setting dynamic calibration for the fuel injector. The fuel injector has a body, a seat, an armature assembly, a resilient member, and a member. The resilient member biases the armature assembly toward the second position. ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6619567 | Structure of a flexible water tap A structure of flexible water tap with a nozzle having an extension pipe that can be pulled out from the water outgoing pipe to facilitate the rinsing and water supply, wherein the middle of the outgoing water section of the inner nozzle has an axial pipe... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6607143 | Modular fuel injector having a surface treatment on an impact surface of an electromagnetic actuator and having a lift set sleeve A fuel injector for use with an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector comprises a valve group subassembly and a coil group subassembly. The valve group subassembly includes a tube assembly having a longitudinal axis that extends between a first en... | 08/19/2003 |
