An aircraft having vertical takeoff and landing capability provided with at least first and second laterally extending paddle wheels rotatable on a central axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft fuselage and between its nose and tail.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7922412 | Fluid feeder of applicator To provide a fluid feeder of an applicator having a structure that allows a fluid to flow into a tubular member and be positively pressurized at the time of an ejecting operation, which can readily eject the fluid even if the fluid becomes unlikely to flow out and w... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7441975 | Device for treating a surface, in particular a leather surface, such as that of leather shoes A device for treating a surface, in particular a textile surface or a leather surface, such as, for instance, the upper surface of leather shoes, with a liquid substance, comprises a holder with a reservoir for this substance and with a sponge-like body via which th... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7357587 | Universal liquid dispenser A liquid dispenser first contains, then dispenses a cleaning solution, and finally might be used to scrubs or cleans a dirty surface. The dispenser has a hollow handle that serves as a reservoir for the cleaning solution and at each end of the handle a cleaning impl... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7344328 | Oval applicator A fluid applicator designed for liquid, cream, or lotion products is easily adaptable for oval shaped containers and other shaped heads, including circular containers. An inner housing is inserted into an outer housing with covering material, such as fabric and/or f... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7325995 | Applicator for a dispensing appliance The applicator for a double cartridge includes an adapter for connection to a mixer attached to a double cartridge as well as a dispensing slot, the side of the enclosure that is turned towards the glued substrate forming an angle with the longitudinal axis of the a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7313838 | Powered cleaner/polisher A motorized cleaning/polishing device includes a housing and a carrier with a detachable cleaning/polishing attachment. The housing contains a rechargeable battery, motor and flex mount having flexible pillars to which the carrier is mounted. The carrier is also cou... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7290955 | Bold-fine multiple width marking instrument A marking instrument includes a body formed with a first end and a second end and sealed at the second end to define a fluid reservoir. The marking instrument includes a tip assembly positioned at the first end having a rigid nib with a fluid path formed longitudina... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7264141 | Fluid dispenser with passive pressurization A fluid dispenser from which fluid may be dispensed upon passive pressurization of a fluid reservoir therein. Upon exposing a nib of the fluid dispenser to the surroundings, either by disengagement of a cap or extension or contraction of the fluid dispenser, the flu... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7210870 | Cosmetic applicator An applicator for dispensing a product that flows under pressure. The applicator has an exterior top surface, an exterior sidewall, and a base. The applicator has a chamber which constitutes a reservoir for holding the product to be dispensed. The reservoir has a to... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7182541 | Liquid applicator This liquid applicator provides a container having a valve assembly. The valve assembly includes a closure having a passage with a partition dividing the passage into first and second portions and providing a valve opening. A plunger provides a valve element which h... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168877 | Adhesive applicator A brush applicator forms a tapered inner wall and inwardly extended flange inside of a nozzle, which secures either molded or crimped brush assembly. Two edge applicators apply a substantially uniform thin layer of adhesive or glue only on the edge surface of a work... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7147121 | Valve for non-spill cup A valve for use with a cap for a spill resistant cup, the cap including a spout to dispense the liquid and a valve mount extending from the spout to engage with the valve. The valve includes a generally cylindrical valve tower extending from a valve base to sealingl... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144174 | Applicator for liquid cosmetic compositions An applicator for liquid cosmetic products, wherein product is dispensed primarily by capillary flow of the cosmetic product through the applicator and wherein the liquid cosmetic composition has a flow rate outward from the porous polymeric applicator head of about... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128490 | Cleaning apparatus and system A combination fluid dispensing bottle and scrubbing brush. The scrubbing brush is releasably secured to the bottle by a collar which has a first passage sized to be fit over and secured to a bottle cap covering the open spout of a plastic squeeze bottle, and a secon... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121754 | Shaving apparatus with pivot-actuated valve for delivery of shaving aid material A shaving apparatus includes a reservoir for storing a shaving aid material, a razor cartridge having at least one razor blade, and a valve selectively actuatable by movement of the razor cartridge between a first position and a second position. In the first positio... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108442 | Overmolded tip Applicator tip for applying liquid product, comprising an elastically deformable outer applicator element provided with a dispensing orifice able to be sealed closed by a shut-off element, and a rigid inner body the upper part of which bears the shut-off element as ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7065838 | Locking, segmented cleaning implement handle Provided is a locking segmented handle for use with a cleaning implement and the like. The handle includes two or more segments that are coupled at assembly to form the handle. Each segment includes connector elements at connector ends of the segments. The connector... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063476 | Liquid dispensing applicator A dispensing applicator for applying liquid to the skin, comprising a handle having an internal reservoir for containing a liquid, a head having an applicator portion, and a liquid delivery mechanism interconnecting the reservoir of the handle to the applicator port... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040523 | Method and apparatus for applying viscous or paste material onto a substrate An applicator device for abutment by or attachment to a reciprocating mechanism of a viscous fluid material printing machine, the applicator device including: a body having a through passage with an upper, fluid inlet extending along the body and a lower, fluid outl... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7008132 | Surgical scrub appliance A surgical scrub appliance is disclosed having a rigid housing (10) to which a sponge (20) is connected, the housing forming at least one container (30, 40) for liquid, the container having a sealable opening. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6960258 | Discharge device and discharge method By means of a fluid material discharge device of simple construction, a technique for fluid material discharge is provided which has few or no inadequate discharge, high productivity, and which enables easy modification and adjustment of the amount of fluid material... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6953297 | Liquid dispenser and cleaner An applicator is adapted to be mounted on a hollow piston stem of a manually reciprocable pump dispenser for applying a cleaning liquid to a fibrous article such as fabric, rug or carpet or the like from a container of liquid to which the dispenser is mounted. The a... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6932532 | Liquid applicator valve A fluid applicator includes a coating implement, an elastic closure cap, and a stopper for use with a fluid container. The elastic closure cap includes an enlarged irregular sealing rib on a skirt that is force-fit into the stopper, creating a resilient force on a s... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926457 | Depilatory wax applicator An applicator including a wax container reservoir, acting at the same time as a handle, at the mouth of which there is a head attached which, acting as the applicator means proper, centers its features around the fact that, after a sector for attachment to the conta... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6758620 | Metered dose dispenser dabber device A metered dose dispensing dabber device includes a dabber main housing having a container attachment for affixing the device to a container, a metered dosage reservoir, a hollow dip tube, a metered dosage reservoir outlet, and a valve. The main housing has a base di... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6739779 | Fabric repair coloring device and method of using A fabric repair coloring device and associated method of using the device to coloring unwanted bleached out spots on fabric. The device comprises a plurality of cartridges, an elongated cylindrical casing, a manifold, a rotating cap, and a conical applicator tip. Th... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6682246 | Container-applicator for fluid products particularly for cosmetic or pharmaceutical use A container-applicator for fluid products, particularly for cosmetic and pharmaceutical use, comprising, at the mouth of a container body, an applicator provided with a spongy matrix body that can be extracted for washing and is arranged proximate to a pa... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6663309 | Cleaning utensil A replaceable cleaning head for a cleaning utensil includes a rigid core having a handle end and a working end, coupling structure on the handle end of the core adapted to be coupled to an associated handle, and a flexible, resilient, porous, absorbent cl... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6592282 | Cosmetic applicator for fluid material A cosmetic applicator for a fluid material which comprises a container and a dispenser. Generally, the dispenser works by an actuating mechanism. In particular, a user depresses an ergonomically shaped top portion, which then actuates a pump that pumps a ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6478497 | Applicator for footwear An applicator for footwear, including a receptacle for containing a cleaning product and/or a polishing product. A first cover is mounted to the receptacle with a cleaning device coupled to the cover. At least one valve for delivering the cleaning product... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6447194 | Dispensing adapter, dispenser equipped with a dispensing adapter, and method of using same A dispenser for dispensing a product. The dispenser comprises a container for containing a product. The container comprising a body having at least one deformable wall and an opening. The dispenser also comprises a dispensing adapter on the container. The... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6418574 | Shower buddy back cleaning device for use in a shower or bath A back cleaning device having two shells, one inner and one outer with a soap solution bladder affixed between the respective shells. The bladder holds a liquefied soap solution that may be dispersed from an upper dispersal nozzle. The inner shell contain... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6406206 | Applicator for applying and distributing substances to target surfaces The present invention provides an applicator for applying and distributing a substance onto a target surface. The applicator comprises a substantially planar sheet of compressible, conformable material having opposed first and second surfaces and an inter... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6402413 | Liquid applicator valve A fluid applicator includes a coating implement, a resilient closure cap, and a stopper for use with a fluid container. The resilient closure cap is force-fit into or onto the stopper, creating a resilient force on a sealing lip that contacts a seat on th... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6371675 | Skin disinfectant applicator The applicator for an anti-microbial prep solution of this invention includes a generally hollow handle having a closed proximal end and an open distal end, a foam pad attached to the hollow handle over the open distal end, and a slit formed in the foam p... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6357949 | Article containing an integral liquid-release valve and method for manufacturing a pressure responsive valve for fluid dispensing containers An integrated pressure-responsive liquid-release valve has a first layer formed of a resiliently-deformable non-porous material and a second layer bonded to the first layer and formed of a deformable, preferably resiliently-deformable, porous material. A ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6332730 | Container valve A container comprises a flexible body member (2) closed by a cap portion (26) having an outlet (28) therein, and a control assembly within the cap portion for controlling liquid flow from the body member (2) to the outlet (28), the control assembly compri... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6332729 | Pen-shaped liquid applicator A pen-shaped applicator (1) for applying a liquid, in particular glue, on a substrate comprises a container (2) out of which the liquid can be pressed and a dosing part (6) arranged on one end face of the container (2) and having a dispensing layer (8) wi... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6309128 | Applicator device A device for applying a liquid, paste or gel product to the skin, with a reservoir for the product, an abutment connected by at least one feed channel to the reservoir, and an applicator element that is provided with a plurality of passages for the produc... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6257785 | Semi-enclosed applicator utilizing a selectively-activatible sheet material for dispensing and dispersing a substance onto the surface of a target object A semi-enclosed, substance delivery applicator comprising: (a) a three-dimensional structure having outermost surface features and spaces between the outermost surface features for containing a substance, the substance having a level internal to the outer... | 07/10/2001 |