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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7475834 | Pistol nozzle A novel pistol nozzle is provided herein, in which a spherical valve having a through hole is used to control the water flow by the alignment of the through hole to the water channel of the pistol nozzle. The alignment of the spherical valve's through hole is contro... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7389945 | Spray paint gun structure having a coaxial control of fluid and atomization A spray paint gun structure having a coaxial control of fluid and atomization includes an atomization control air passage connected to a pressurized air passage in the rear section of a housing. An atomization control adjustment valve includes a sleeve, an atomizati... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7354008 | Fluidic nozzle for trigger spray applications A fluidic nozzle, for use with a trigger spray applicator that issues a desired spray pattern of fluid droplets, and wherein the applicator has a liquid delivering orifice and an exterior surface proximate the orifice that is configured to receive a spray nozzle, in... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7308801 | Method of operating a spray unit A method of operating a spray unit for efficiently thermally managing one or more electronic devices. The method of operating a spray unit includes a first portion and a second portion positioned with the first portion. The first portion includes at least one first ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7252248 | Kitchen aerator having a flow compensator A faucet aerator incorporating a flow compensator in order to allow higher flow rates of water at lower water pressures through the faucet aerator, including a faucet housing having an annular flow channel configured along a longitudinal axis through the faucet hous... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7240858 | Trigger mechanism for watering nozzles A trigger mechanism for watering nozzles includes a trigger whose lower end is pivotably connected to the handle and an activation rod has a first end inserted into a tube in the handle and a second end of the activation rod is in contact with the inside of the trig... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7124965 | Spraying gun A spraying gun includes a gun body, a handle, a sealing gasket, a connecting member, a control valve, a control handle, an outer control tube, a control shaft, a catch block, an inner control tube, a control ring, a drive ring, and a nozzle assembly. The nozzle asse... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7100845 | Switch-equipped sprinkler A switch-equipped sprinkler including a main body, a rotary water-distributing switch and a color-changeable warning facial cap mounted in a facial cap of the sprinkler. The switch is mounted in the main body. The switch has an operating handle arranged between the ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6896203 | Aspiration sprayer A low-flow-rate sprayer assembly is provided, wherein additive from a container is entrained in a stream of carrier fluid passing through a venturi. The pressures created by flow through the venturi actuate a release valve on the container and entrain the additive i... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6776358 | Fuel injection nozzle for a diesel engine A fuel injection nozzle is provided for a diesel engine. The fuel injection nozzle includes a nozzle body having a tip end portion, a top end portion having an opening edge, and a fuel inlet passage, a needle valve inserted in the nozzle body, and a bag-shaped rotar... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6732958 | 360 degree rotational directional nozzle for trigger sprayers A liquid dispensing device generally comprising an improved nozzle that is adaptable, connectable, threadable or integrally formed with a standard trigger spray head. The improved nozzle is also swivelable or rotatable and directional to spray in any direction, up o... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6565018 | Shower flow control device A shower flow control device for quickly shutting off the flow of water through a shower head. The shower flow control device includes a tubular member having open ends and a bore extending therethrough with the tubular member being adapted to attach to a... | 05/20/2003 |
| 5704548 | Spray nozzle having air shaping orifices and reversing structure for cleaning A spray nozzle includes a central resin nozzle and peripheral catalyst nozzles as well as air nozzles designed to emit streams of air to shape the flow of the resin material from the resin nozzle. The resin nozzle is mounted on a rotary fitting allowing t... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5611491 | Modular CO2 jet spray device A modular jet spray device for use in cleaning submicron sized particles and molecular films using CO2 spray. The modular jet spray device comprises a valve body having first and second ends and an gas input for receiving a CO2 clean... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5370319 | Slot nozzle for edge banding An adjustable slot nozzle is provided including a nozzle body having a surface formed with an elongated slot, at least one supply channel connected to a source of fluid, a number of second channels having an inlet and an outlet connected to the elongated ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5158234 | Sanitary shower with manipulable head and selective outflows A sanitary shower comprises a handle removably securable to the shower body, a head removably securable to the handle, and a flexible conduit for water supply that passes through the shower body and the handle and is secured to the head. The handle is elo... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4961538 | Adaptable irrigation valve operation system A valve operation system particularly well suited for remote and/or automatic operation of many different irrigation valves. A linear actuator is provided with a rod which extends from and retracts into a housing. A connecting arm assembly interconnects t... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4913356 | Liquid seed applicator For seeding plots of ground where the seed can be spread over the surface and thereafter cultivated into the soil, use is made of a container in the form of a jar to hold the seed and from which the seed can be ejected by a stream of water. In the device ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4886209 | Pop-up sprinkler with anti-clogging valve A sprinkler includes a pop-up stem that defines a passage extending to a downwardly facing opening that is circumscribed by a generally planar surface and covered by a valve element dimensioned and arranged in confronting relationship with the planar surf... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4813605 | Fluid flow system A system which has a body (20) with internal pasageways and a hollow connecting sleeve (24) attached thereto. A hollow union (32) is rotatably retained on the sleeve (24) and a gasket (30) provides a seal therebetween. A pair of adjustable arm stops (34) ... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4809913 | Liquid seed applicator For seeding plots of ground where the seed can be spread over the surface and thereafter cultivated into the soil, use is made of a container in the form of a jar to hold the seed and from which the seed can be ejected by a stream of water. In the device ... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4796813 | Viscous fluid spraying apparatus having a unitary nozzle An apparatus for dispensing viscous fluid material having one-piece nozzles which produce a supply of drops of fluid material. The nozzles each include a nozzle body having a first end and a dispensing end. A gas flow path through the nozzle body has an a... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4311279 | Water flow control device for a showerhead A showerhead control device which includes a connector fitting, a tubular body and an elongate operater handle extending downwardly and generally outwardly therefrom to permit a user to selectively position said showerhead device to direct a water dischar... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4277031 | Dual gas supply blow torch A dual gas supply blow torch has two gas inlets and a gas outlet for connection to a nozzle; a mixing and control valve operated by a single control device is interposed between the inlets and the outlet and this comprises a core axially displaceable in a... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4225085 | Shower head dispenser Disclosed is a shower head dispenser for bath oil and the like which includes a body member with an axial bore adapted for insertion between a shower line and a shower head. The body member has two longitudinally spaced apertures or transverse bores in it... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4189099 | Spray head A sprinkler spray head consisting of three components preferably molded of plastic material, namely, a body member, a cap member and a flow control member. The mounting and sealing of the components is such that several different spray patterns can be obt... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4177949 | Fog generating apparatus Disclosed is a fog generating apparatus having adjustable metering valve in which the liquid atomized at the nozzle of the apparatus is drawn past a valve opening of adjustable size and flows through the cooperating valve stem to a conduit leading to the ... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4138064 | Rinsing device for personal hygiene A nozzle assembly for coupling with the outlet of a rinsing device. The assembly includes a two-part nozzle holder, with one part having a pair of diametrically opposite grooves. Each of the grooves has one groove section inclined to the axis of the nozzl... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4129257 | Jet mouth piece A nozzle intended for a jet-pipe working with a pressurized liquid with said nozzle comprising a throttle valve head surrounded by an orifice sleeve and being pendulum-like supported by a longitudinal shaft pointing in counter-current direction, wherein t... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4058263 | Adjustable pintle spray manifold assembly An adjustable fluid flow and spray control for use in conjunction with a manifold. The rate of flow of a fluid, and the rate of spraying of the fluid, are controlled by moving a pintle, instead of further deforming the manifold, as is conventionally done.... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4045158 | Burner assembly A burner assembly for liquid fuels in which a body member is rotatable about a central stem member and movable axially thereof to open a fuel valve and also to move a flow control member extending into a nozzle opening on the body member. The fuel valve c... | 08/30/1977 |
| 3970253 | Flow area modulator and flow deflector This device is essentially a butterfly type valve which acts as a flow constriction by rotating a disc body with its planar axis parallel to or at right angles to fluid flow through a channel. The disc body has an additional capability of extending sector... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3961756 | Adjustable-spray mechanism An improved adjustable-spray mechanism which includes a button body to be fixedly connected to the exit stem of an aerosol or other fluid container, the button body being characterized by a bore having an end wall. An orifice extends through the end wall ... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3940066 | Pop-up sprinkler head having flow adjustment means A pressure control mechanism for an irrigation sprinkler having a rotatable riser with an orifice of predetermined shape with the riser sealed at the water inlet end thereof. In one embodiment, a stationary valve ring is snug-fit around the riser and circ... | 02/24/1976 |
| 3938743 | Adjustably positionable supersonic nozzle means Nozzle means are disclosed that are particularly suited for use in combination with tuyeres of metallurgical reducing or refining vessels. The nozzle means is axially positionable within the tuyere to maintain a supersonic jet as the tuyere is consumed. B... | 02/17/1976 |
