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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8006960 | Natural evaporation humidifier, humidifying element of the humidifier, and case for the humidifier One end of a humidify element 12 which has a plurality of humidify segments 24 connected to be free to extend and contract is fixed to a first case portion 28. One end of another humidify element 12 having the same structure is fixed to a... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7926792 | Dispersing fragrances A fragrance disperser in one form includes a single fan that passes air over a wicked single or double fragrance. A second form has the fan reversible to provide two different airstreams that evaporate respective different fragrances one after the other. Where two f... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7913985 | Cap A container cap for providing a seal with an annular wall of a receptacle is disclosed. The cap includes a top wall, an annular seal wall, and cam structure. The annular seal wall extends axially from the cover portion. The annular seal wall is spaced radially inwar... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7802774 | Cooling tower air inlet and drain pan A mechanical draft cooling tower is provided. The cooling tower includes a direct cooling section having a plurality of fill sheets. Water is sprayed downwardly over the fill sheets and is collected in a collection sump. The collection sump includes two end walls, t... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7766310 | Humidifier with water tank quick assembly feature A steam humidifier having a water tank with a quick assembly feature. The steam humidifier includes a removable tank, where the removable tank is configured to contain water to be heated to generate steam and a handle that is configured to selectively secure the rem... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7708256 | Dispersing fragrances A fragrance disperser in one form includes a single fan that passes air over a wicked single or double fragrance. A second form has the fan reversible to provide two different airstreams that evaporate respective different fragrances one after the other. Where two f... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7398962 | Quick jet change fuel float bowl Replacement of the fuel metering jets of an internal combustion engine carburetor, such as a Holley.RTM. or Demon.RTM. Carburetor is greatly simplified by fuel float bowls which permit the jets to face upward. The jets are removed through access holes in the upper w... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7357149 | Auxiliary fuel tank systems for aircraft and methods for their manufacture and use Auxiliary fuel tank systems for aircraft and methods for their manufacture and use. In one embodiment, an aircraft can include a fuselage, at least one engine, and a fuel system configured to distribute fuel to at least one of the engine and an aerial refueling mani... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354029 | Apparatus and method for treating process fluids A process fluid treating apparatus includes an ejector assembly fluidically connected to a process fluid supply assembly. A Coanda airfoil is located in the ejector assembly. Primary fluid is injected into the ejector duct to form a Coanda layer. A process fluid, or... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344123 | Dispersing fragrances A fragrance disperser (10) in one form includes a single fan (101) that passes air over a wicked single or double fragrance (102). A second form has the fan (11) reversible to provide two different airstreams (29a, 29... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335435 | Water storage device for fuel cell system and fuel cell system equipped with the same A water storage device for a fuel cell system, which includes: a water storage section; and a volume expansion absorber which contracts to absorb volume expansion of water in the water storage section. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7243909 | Collector sump cooling tower The present invention relates to a cooling apparatus and method wherein a supply sump and turbine are below grade. Water cooled from an above grade cooling tower fan and fill flows into the supply sump and is pumped through below grade pipes into a facility. Heat re... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234690 | Humidifier with safety reservoir A humidifier (10) is disclosed having a top portion (11), a middle portion (12) and a bottom portion (13). The middle portion is essentially a water tank which provides water to be used in humidification. The bottom portion has a floor ( | 06/26/2007 |
| 7219880 | Safety protection device and control circuit for instantaneous atomization device An atomization device having a safety protection device and a control circuit includes: a main body, a water tank in which an inspection device component is provided, and an atomization room designed in the main body, under the atomization room an atomization groove... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7182321 | Safety device for a humidifier The present invention is directed to control method for supplying water in a humidifier. In a conventional humidifier, when the water level in the base of the humidifier is lowered to the ON/OFF critical region, with the vibration of the water level, the floating ba... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7152852 | Priming system for a float bowl carburetor A float bowl type carburetor has a fuel and air mixing passage extending therethrough, a float bowl assembly, a priming pump communicated with the float bowl assembly and a fuel supply pipe that is communicates fuel in the float bowl assembly with the fuel and air m... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7121533 | Air filter housing with tamper resistant carburetor feature A device for a power tool that includes an internal combustion engine and a carburetor for supplying an air and fuel mixture to the engine. The carburetor includes at least one externally adjustable component. An air filter arrangement of the device is for in-taking... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121534 | Method and apparatus for gasifying a liquid A method and apparatus for gasifying a liquid wherein a liquid feedstock (2) to be gasified is passed down a surface (8) in the presence of a gas and into standing liquid (6), the surface having at least one change in gradient (8a, | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117867 | Aerosol generator and methods of making and using an aerosol generator An aerosol generator includes a flow passage having an inlet and an outlet, a heater arranged relative to the flow passage for heating the flow passage, a source of material to be volatilized in communication with the inlet of the flow passage, a valve to open and c... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115155 | Air filtration apparatus and aromatizer An air filtration and aromatizer apparatus which includes a housing, a motor in the housing with a fan for drawing air through an inlet toward an outlet through a pollution-collecting chamber, and an elongated hollow tubular perforated member having an upper end con... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7090203 | Carburetor for internal combustion engine A carburetor for an internal combustion engine has an intake pipe having a throttle valve plate therein. An annular venturi tube is disposed upstream or downstream of the throttle valve plate inside the intake pipe. The annular venturi tube is located at a predeterm... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7073781 | Humidifier with ultraviolet germicidial light A humidifier which includes a reservoir of water in fluid communication with an evaporation chamber. Some of the water that enters the evaporation chamber vaporizes and enters the ambient environment. A remainder of the water does not evaporate and flows into a coll... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7048261 | Liquids dumping device A process and apparatus for periodically dumping liquids in an installation, in which liquids are recycled or otherwise accumulate dissolved and/or suspended contaminants, which process and apparatus makes use of a container for a liquid which is alternately filled ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021206 | Hot dairy-based beverage dispenser A dispensing unit for dispensing hot, dairy-based beverages has a self-contained refrigerated unit located above a venturi-type emulsification foaming head. The dispensing unit has particular applicability to the dispensation of foamy, hot milk for use in beverages ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007658 | Vacuum shutdown system A device for shutdown of an internal combustion engine which provides for the cessation of fuel and air mixture in a carburetor supplying the cylinders of the engine with fuel for ignition. The device features a conduit in sealed engagement with the fuel supply bowl... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6997183 | Breathing gas humidifier system for a patient A breathing gas humidifier system for a patient includes a replaceable, closed water reservoir (1) with stable pressure, provided for receiving a water reserve for the breathing gas humidifier system. An intermediate storage unit (4) with water is clos... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978984 | Raw material providing device for chemical vapor deposition process Disclosed is a raw material-providing device for a chemical-vapor deposition process and includes: a bubbler for vaporizing liquid raw material and providing the vaporized raw material to a deposition unit; and a raw material tank for providing liquid raw material t... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962329 | Sterile humdifier and method of operating same A humidifier meters water into a chamber in which it is subjected to ultraviolet light for a predetermined period of time sufficient to destroy microorganisms whereupon the static quantity of water is transferred to a water dispersing unit which discharges the decon... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6913250 | Carburetor arrangement A carburetor arrangement for an internal combustion engine in a manually guided implement, such as a power chainsaw, a cut-off machine, etc. is provided. A regulating chamber delimited by a regulating diaphragm is provided. Upon deflection of the diaphragm due to un... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6874768 | Transfer tube for carburetor fuel bowls Fuel bowls are placed on opposite sides of a carburetor, and a fuel transfer tube extends between the fuel bowls. External fuel receiving fixtures are mounted in fluid communication with the fuel bowls and have nipples facing each other. The fuel transfer tube is te... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6874771 | Humidifier with a heating disc A humidifier includes a base defining a reservoir for retaining liquid, a humidification device for inducing dispersion of liquid withdrawn from the reservoir into the environment and a liquid storage tank having an outlet for feeding liquid into the reservoir. The ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6869065 | Vapor cleaner A vapor cleaner includes a mainframe having a hole defined in a hollow body of the mainframe, a recess defined in the hollow body to receive therein a filter with an inlet in communication with the hole and an outlet in communication with a telescopic tube, a contro... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6832753 | Humidifier with a water wheel device A humidifier includes a humidifier housing, a fan, and a water wheel device. The humidifier housing includes a lower base member that defines a liquid-containing compartment, and an upper cover member mounted on the lower base member and formed with a vapor outlet. ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6805336 | Self-sealing dispensing valve for humidifier water bottles Various configurations of discharge valves for humidifier water containers are disclosed herein. Among other things, the present invention provides simple and economical discharge valves that may be constructed in one piece using an elastic material such as silicone... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6789787 | Portable, evaporative cooling unit having a self-contained water supply A portable cooling unit (i.e. a mister) having a portable frame on which a fan and a water tank is mounted. A pump is mounted on the frame for pumping water from the tank to nozzles in a mister head which, in turn, is mounted on the front of the fan. Both the direct... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6769671 | Device and method for indicating the amount of water contained in a humidifier water bottle A humidifier includes a reservoir for containing water, a wick wettable by water contained in the reservoir and a humidifier bottle for supplying water to the reservoir. The bottle is pivotally situated in the humidifier and a translating member is responsive to the... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6749181 | Humidifier An improvement on a humidifier includes a leakage prevention ring, and two opposite supporting plates. The leakage prevention ring has several ring-shaped portions, which define inner and outer concentric annular trenches. The concentric trenches are closely mounted... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6715739 | Evaporative humidifier An evaporative humidifier including a base removably supporting a water tray for holding a quantity of water. A blower assembly and a water tank are removably supported by the base above the water tray. The blower assembly includes a housing and a fan disposed inter... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6705267 | Combustion engines Engine safety features include an intake silencer defining an internal volume sized to help attenuate air pressure fluctuations generated within the carburetor and engine and transmitted back through the entering combustion air, and also functions as a flame arreste... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6679483 | Dry out mechanism for humidifier A dry out mechanism for controlling a humidifier is disclosed. The mechanism includes a float and a switch. The float contacts the switch when the float is within an operating range. The movement of the float can be manually changed between settings to ac... | 01/20/2004 |
