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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096484 | Method for the production of dry free-flowing hydrophobin preparations Method for the production of dry, free-flowing, stable hydrophobin preparations by spraying and drying aqueous hydrophobin solutions, if appropriate comprising additives in a spray device. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7975936 | Aspirating scented oxygen enriched faucet and shower head A plumbing fixture including, but not limited to, an aspirating type shower head operates to add a selected scent to the spray water. The showerhead utilizes a venturi assembly where the water supply passes through a venturi. A negative pressure is created at the hi... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7731100 | Joining the mixing and variable gas atomizing of reactive chemicals in flue gas cleaning systems for removal of sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides and mercury Diverse methods of utilization and the corresponding, related modifications, of linear type, Variable Gas Atomization (VGA) nozzles and lances are described. Therein is joined the mixing and gas atomization of chemicals that react to form active products that furthe... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7611070 | Aspirating scented oxygen enriched faucet and shower head A plumbing fixture including an aspirating type showerhead operates to add a selected scent to the spray water. The showerhead utilizes a venturi assembly where the water supply passes through a venturi. A negative pressure is created at the high velocity water jet ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7434629 | Tire fire suppression and vehicle with same A vehicle having a tire fire suppression system includes a vehicle body for transportation of occupants or cargo. A plurality of combustible tires is connected to the body. The tires are susceptible to auto-ignition in response to exposure to an elevated temperature... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7347850 | Adhesion barriers applicable by minimally invasive surgery and methods of use thereof Biocompatible crosslinked polymers, and methods for their preparation and use with minimally invasive surgery applicators are disclosed. The disclosure includes compositions and methods for in situ formation of hydrogels using minimally invasive surgical techniques.... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7320437 | Device for dispensing liquid A liquid dispenser (100) primarily for use in dispensing liquid drench to animals. The dispenser (100) is electronic in operation and has the ability to control the speed of its pump (5) according to environmental conditions including the viscos... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311271 | Spray gun having mechanism for internally swirling and breaking up a fluid The present technique provides a system and method for improving atomization in a spray coating device by internally mixing and breaking up a desired coating fluid prior to atomization. In one embodiment, a flow barrier is disposed in the spray coating device downst... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7290588 | Protective gas device for pressure die-casting machines A protective gas device for the melting furnaces of pressure die-casting machines, in particular for processing a magnesium melt. A collection container of a mixing device for the components of a protective gas, which covers the melt to prevent oxidation or other da... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7267328 | Aeration of wastewater ponds using airlift pumps The subject of this invention is a submerged airlift pump using multiple concentric pipes with diameters that increase as they near the water surface. Water initially accelerated into the lowest pipe section is progressively decelerated in subsequent pipe sections, ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7249995 | Apparatus and method for feeding slurry A slurry feeding apparatus includes closed slurry bottle, piping, wet nitrogen generator, wet nitrogen supply pipe, suction and spray nozzles, temperature regulator, flow rate control valves, slurry delivery pump and controller for controlling the operation and flow... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7217442 | Method and apparatus for mixing and applying a multi-component coating composition A method of applying a multi-component coating of a desired composition over a substrate includes providing a coating device in flow communication with a first coating component having a first rheological profile and at least one second coating component having a se... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7195180 | Methods and systems for simulating multi-phase fluid flows, including fire suppressant flows Methods and systems for simulating multi-phase fluid flows, including fire suppressant flows, are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes estimating flow properties of a multi-phase flow at a boundary of a volume and, based on... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7175104 | Backpack with sprayer An apparatus for spraying chemicals in a forestry environment includes a back pack supported reservoir for containing such chemicals and a variable speed pump for urging the chemicals from the reservoir through a rearwardly oriented spraying unit. Positional and del... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7166018 | Apparatus and method for feeding slurry A slurry feeding apparatus includes closed slurry bottle, piping, wet nitrogen generator, wet nitrogen supply pipe, suction and spray nozzles, temperature regulator, flow rate control valves, slurry delivery pump and controller for controlling the operation and flow... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163161 | Nozzle for thinning of phosphine The present invention relates to a nozzle for thinning of phosphine (chemical formula PH3), which is consisting in a tube-like air-inducing, a ring-like mounted split (ring split) and/or in at least one lateral mounted little tube as PH3-induci... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7152815 | Dispensing system, nozzle and method for independently dispensing and controlling liquid A dispensing system comprising first and second valve modules each having an output for delivering a liquid under pressure, a nozzle assembly coupled to the first and second valve modules, the nozzle assembly having at least two separated, at least partially coexten... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7131597 | Atomization technique for producing fine particles This disclosure relates to a novel process for atomizing a liquid material or a mixture of liquid materials. More specifically, this disclosure advances the art by utilizing the inertial forces created in an elevated acceleration environment to further miniaturize a... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7083115 | Spray gun with removable heat jacket A spray gun having a relatively simple outer heat jacket designed to accommodate a multiplicity of fluid supply lines connected to the spray gun while effectively heating and maintaining the supply fluids directed through the gun to the desired temperature for optim... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063161 | Artificial lift with additional gas assist Well pumping of fluids having low hydrostatic pressure is provided through a combination of jet pumping and gas assisted lifting. A jet pump is located in a borehole in a producing zone of a well, and a source of gas is introduced into the fluid returning from the p... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7051954 | External mixing nozzle An external mixing nozzle, with a flat-jet cap which is fastened to a nozzle body, the flat-jet cap being provided with a central bore or the like, pointing towards the nozzle body, for receiving a liquid insert, and having a central orifice which receives a mouth a... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7028916 | Spray gun with improved pre-atomization fluid mixing and breakup The present technique provides a system and method for improving atomization in a spray coating device by internally mixing and breaking up a desired coating fluid prior to atomization at a spray formation section of the spray coating device. An exemplary spray coat... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6969012 | Low pressure atomizer for difficult to disperse solutions An atomizer for difficult to disperse solutions such as sizing and paper coatings comprising three nozzles defining three channels respectively two of the nozzles comprising fluid-emitting nozzles and the third nozzle comprising a treatment-emitting nozzle. Alternat... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6962207 | Fire fighting apparatus A fire fighting apparatus has releaseable spray heads, a tube system for leading extinguishing medium from an extinguishing medium source to the spray heads, and at least one drive gas source for driving the extinguishing medium at a high pressure via the tube syste... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6935577 | One-piece fluid nozzle A system and method for reducing fluid drainage into air passageways of a spray device during disassembly. The present technique provides an internally mountable fluid nozzle having a fluid inlet, a fluid exit, and a converging central passageway extending substanti... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6755348 | Third stream automotive color injection A method and system are provided for dispensing a colored polymerizing composition. Two reactive components and one color component are pumped from respective containers at a metered volume. The color component, which is preferably a low-viscosity automotive paint i... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6592048 | Spray method for monolithic refractories A spray method for monolithic refractories, which comprises feeding, with an air stream, a monolithic refractory composition including a rapid setting agent in addition to refractory aggregates, a refractory powder, a binder and a dispersant in a powder s... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6467331 | Bubble measuring instrument and method Method and apparatus are provided for a non-invasive bubble measuring instrument operable for detecting, distinguishing, and counting gaseous embolisms such as bubbles over a selectable range of bubble sizes of interest. A selected measurement volume in w... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6398125 | Process and apparatus for the production of nanometer-sized powders A two-stage process and apparatus for producing nanometer-scaled powders from a metal, the process including (a) operating a first-stage heating and atomizing device to provide a stream of super-heated fine-sized metal liquid droplets into a chamber of a ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6340060 | Method and equipment for use in rescue service In accordance with a method for making at least one hole in roofs (1), walls, etcetera, in case of fire (2) in buildings or the like the hole or holes are produced by cutting, using a pressurised liquid (3) which while cutting is sprayed into the space (4... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6045057 | Method and apparatus for spray applying fiber-reinforced resins with high ceramic fiber loading One aspect of the present invention is a spray gun adapted for spray-applying fiber-reinforced resins with ceramic fiber loadings of at least about 55 wt-%. Such novel spray gun has an inlet for admitting the fiber-reinforced resin; an air inlet for atomi... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5979787 | Apparatus and method for convergently applying polymer foam to substrate The invention is a system of spraying coating on the surface of a substrate with a convergent spray gun that utilized separate pump and flow metering systems. Each part of a two part resin is pumped and metered separately. The third part which is a foamin... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5854311 | Process and apparatus for the preparation of fine powders Methods and means for grinding materials to fine powders in a media mill in which the materials are ground while immersed in a liquid. In the preferred embodiments, the liquid is a gas at room temperatures and pressures, the materials are resin mixtures a... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5817184 | Industrial cleaning apparatus and method A cleaning apparatus capable of supplying on a substantially continuous basis an anhydrous agent and water to an area to be cleaned. The cleaning machine includes an inner enclosure disposed in an interior chamber of an outer enclosure. The outer enclosur... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5807697 | Biological tracer method The present invention is a biological tracer method for characterizing the movement of a material through a medium, comprising the steps of: introducing a biological tracer comprising a microorganism having ice nucleating activity into a medium; collectin... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5785245 | Backpack sprayer for arthropod, arthropod eggs, or arthropod egg parasitoids contained in arthropod eggs A backpack sprayer for spraying arthropods or arthropod eggs, such as beneficial mites or beneficial insect eggs, or insect eggs containing parasitoids, directly onto plants is disclosed which uses excess air generated by a compressor to produce a coarse ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5683549 | Process for the partial combustion of cellulose spent liquor using twin fluid nozzle burner The present invention is directed to a process for efficient combustion of cellulose spent liquors using a burner connected to a reactor, while supplying an oxygen containing gas, which invention is characterized in that more than 80% of the oxygen which ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5641368 | Fiberglass spray insulation system and method with reduced density A spray-on inorganic (e.g. fiberglass) insulation method and product with a low density and high R-value are disclosed. Loose-fill fiberglass is coated with a non-foaming liquid and thereafter blown or sprayed into a cavity such as a vertically extending ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5579998 | Method for coating a substrate with a reinforced resin matrix Coating a substrate with a reinforced resin matrix comprised of liquid resin and reinforcing material can be accomplished with an apparatus where the liquid resin and the reinforcing material are mixed external to the apparatus prior to impacting the subs... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5549246 | External mix application system and nozzle assembly In an external mix, plural component application system, a first component material, such as a resin, is formed into a plurality of small, spaced streams arranged in a two-dimensional array and projected generally at a substrate or article. A second compo... | 08/27/1996 |
