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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7922039 | Toy water gun with selectable pulse and stream discharge nozzles A toy gun is disclosed that may have a pressurized elastomeric supply bladder in fluid communication with an elastomeric pulse bladder via a trigger valve. The pulse bladder may also be in fluid communication with a pulse nozzle via a pulse valve that is operatively... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7896199 | Portable liquid-dispensing bag A portable, liquid-dispensing bag that has a bag within one or more bags. A fitment portal aligns openings in the one or more inner bags and outer the outer bag, which in at least one embodiment accommodates a tap. A variety of arrangements and variations are possib... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7861893 | Adhesive dispenser for surgery A number of surgical devices for the mixing and dispensement of a dual component surgical adhesive onto tissue are described. The surgical devices can provide adhesive storage chambers for the adhesive components within the surgical device and can have removable car... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7857169 | Rectangular metered dispenser with feed-containing piston drive mechanism A metered dispenser includes a housing including a reciprocal piston drive stem including an inlet opening at a first end thereof, a floating piston at a second end, and a passage between the first and second ends. An inlet valve is provided adjacent the first end f... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7458487 | Plunger for syringe of liquid dispenser A plunger for a syringe of a liquid dispenser comprises a tapered front end section 12 having at its rear end 16 an outer diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the syringe, a cylindrical drum section 14 continued to the rear end | 12/02/2008 |
| 7427005 | Dispensing closure, package and method of assembly with film seal piercing A closure for dispensing product from a container having a film seal across the mouth of the container finish includes a base having a deck that is adapted to overlie the film seal on the container finish and a dispensing opening in the deck. A lid is secured by a h... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7404526 | Injection nozzle An injection nozzle for an internal combustion engine, the injection nozzle including an outer valve needle which is engageable with an outer valve seating so as to control injection through a first nozzle outlet, an inner valve needle which is movable within the ou... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7387218 | Apparatus and method for open thread, reusable, no-waste collapsible tube dispensers The invention includes a method of using a cap containing an internal thread form matching an external thread form on a flexible throat for a collapsible tube enclosing at least one contained product. Twisting the cap engages the internal thread form and the externa... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7377405 | Vacuum relief device Liquid soap dispensers including a vacuum relief valve which comprises an enclosed chamber having an air inlet open to the atmosphere and a liquid inlet in communication with liquid in the reservoir and in which the liquid inlet opens to the chamber at a height belo... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377406 | Two stage grease gun A portable grease gun with a dual pressure output capability which can be selectively changed by the user with little effort. The larger diameter plunger is slidable within a plunger retainer. The larger diameter plunger has a bore through them in which a smaller di... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7371342 | Method for unlocking nozzles of reactors Method intended to unblock enriched air blow or reaction gases nozzles in reactors or fusion converters for mining industry pyrometallurgy CHARACTERIZED by the injection of discrete air impacts with time intervals regulated to high pressure and rate through the enri... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370815 | Cone nozzle The invention relates to a cone nozzle with a nozzle body having a swirl chamber (18), an inlet hole (22) arranged in a side wall of the swirl chamber (18) and an outlet hole (20) arranged in a first end wall of the swirl chamber (18 | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367518 | Descaling nozzle A nozzle orifice of a nozzle (1) includes a tapered segment (16) extending from an elliptical discharge orifice (15) and having a taper angle θ of 30 to 80°, and a large-diameter segment (18) continuing with the tapered segment. The rat... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367477 | Dispenser with side mounted activation levers A dispenser with an activation lever which extends laterally to one side of the dispenser and is particularly adapted for engagement by an elbow of one arm of a user and particularly adapted for dispensing fluid as onto the hand of a second arm of the user thereby a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367474 | Gas-powered glue gun A glue gun includes a shell, a burner, a mixture chamber, a barrel and a dispenser. The burner is disposed in the shell and formed with a combustion chamber and a thermal chamber. The mixture chamber is connected to the combustion chamber. The barrel is inserted thr... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363987 | Sprinkler system for converting non-sprinklered buildings In the system or method for sprinklering a building, the building has a water delivery pipe for delivery of water to at least two different floors of the building. On at least two floors, a respective sprinkler pipe with a plurality of sprinklers is installed. Also ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364098 | Material dispensing apparatus A device for dispensing coating material includes a handle and a barrel coupled to the handle and extending therefrom toward a forward end from which coating material is dispensed. A first component is provided on the dispensing device. Multiple second components ea... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364097 | Shower head A water-saving type shower head operable to reduce flow volume while maintaining a high discharge pressure. A diameter-reduced water passage 19 of a flow control member 20 disposed in a head portion 22 of a shower head body 12 has a first... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360721 | Nozzle assembly for a high-pressure cleaning device In order to achieve a particularly simple construction which is, in particular, easy to assemble in the case of a nozzle assembly for a high-pressure cleaning device with a low-pressure nozzle, a high-pressure nozzle arranged in it, a spray lance which bears a seali... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360719 | Apparatus for applying loose fill insulation An improved apparatus for applying loose fill insulation generally includes an insulation feed portion and an insulation gun. The insulation feed portion is driven by a motor which is controlled by a clutch and a clutch control circuit. An insulation gun is mounted ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360724 | Electrostatic spray nozzle with internal and external electrodes A nozzle is provided for use in a dynamic electrostatic air filter, in which the nozzle includes an internal electrode that charges a semiconductive liquid, and includes an external electrode that assists in breaking the liquid into droplets in a predetermined direc... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360673 | Never drip spout and never drip spout with strainer A flexible, resilient molded elastomer pour spout device attachable to the rim of a bowl, can, pot, pan or other vessel, eliminates drips and spills by directing poured liquid over a protruding spout rather than over the vessel rim. A second version provides an inte... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357278 | Metering valve for fluid substances The valve comprises three parts of generally cylindrical shape, of two or more diameters, fitted into one another, the first of these having a structure of two successive cylinders, being fixed between the cap of the container carrying the substance to be metered an... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353973 | Seal retainer for use in liquid-storage containers A sealing mechanism for a container for sealing an interface between two or more of the structural members includes a container body and a pouring spout. The pouring spout includes a ridge for securing the spout to the container body and a retention ridge that is po... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7350721 | Aromatic fragrance dispenser A fragrance dispenser comprises a receptacle for receiving an aromatic substance to be heated; and a heat exchanger connected to the receptacle for heating air upstream of the receptacle, the heat exchanger having means for agitating the air as it is heated and pass... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350677 | Fluid product dispenser A fluid product dispenser having a reservoir of fluid product defining a moveable actuating wall, a distribution orifice, and a spring structured to act on the actuating wall to produce a state of maximum volume of the reservoir. The spring co-operates with an armin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344095 | Water sprayer having two water output manners A water sprayer for a faucet includes a housing, a guide member, a valve seat, a nozzle unit, a press button and a valve shaft. Thus, the first nozzle and the second nozzle of the nozzle unit provides two different water output manners so that the water flow is inje... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341169 | Automatic purging and easy dispensing aerosol valve system Self-purging, low force opening, aerosol valve system with an orificed valve stem groove and gasket forming a first valve for product and propellant, or propellant, flow. A check valve element, biasing element and housing first opening form a second valve for produc... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341205 | Fuel injection nozzle for DME fuel, and diesel engine including the fuel injection nozzle for DME fuel An existing diesel engine vehicle of light oil fuel is enabled to run as a diesel engine vehicle using DME as fuel without exchanging a whole diesel engine and at very low cost and easily. The shape of a tip part 21 of a needle valve 2 is set by a cent... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341211 | Device for the production of capillary jets and micro-and nanometric particles The invention relates to a method and devices for the production of capillary microjets and microparticles that can have a size of between hundreds of micrometers and several nanometers. The inventive method makes use of the combined effects of electrohydrodynamic f... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341210 | Nozzle cap for sealing nozzle particularly used to charge with high pressurized fluid A nozzle cap is disclosed which is threadedly engaged with a distal end of a nozzle through which a compressed fluid is passed. The nozzle cap includes a terminal wall opposed to a distal end face of the nozzle axially with respect to the nozzle, a sealing member pl... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341208 | Atomizer for manual actuation A fluid can be discontinuously atomized with an atomizer of the present invention. The atomizer can include a helical spring, disk spring or gas spring, acting as a pressure spring, as an energy storage device, a cylinder, piston, two ducts and two valves. Atomizati... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337920 | Fluid dispensing apparatus A concentrated flavour dispensing machine having displacement pumps for delivering between a few millilitres and few ounces of fluids having a viscosity value between 1 to 4000 centepoise is described. The dispensing machine includes a cabinet for containing a multi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337927 | Two stage grease gun A portable grease gun with a dual pressure output capability which can be selectively changed by the user with little effort. A larger diameter plunger is longitudinally coupled to an extension. The larger diameter plunger and its extension are variable in length by... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337993 | Electrostatic atomisation device An atomization device comprises a conduit containing liquid to be atomized, a spray electrode (1) and a discharge electrode (3). Each electrode is adjacent to a dielectric (5) and they are connected in an electrical circuit (10) to enable... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337991 | Accessory for air blast and device equipped with accessory The invention relates to an accessory adapted to be mounted on the end of an outlet conduit (4) of an air blast device (1). The accessory is in the form of a tube having an inlet, an outlet and a central passage therethrough, the axial passage or tube ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337921 | Twist-open closure having inclined frangible membrane A closure for a container having an opening includes a base cap and an overcap that form a sealed chamber adjacent the opening that is isolated from the contents of the container. The base cap includes an outer skirt having container-engaging structure, a cylindrica... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337987 | Liquid jetting device A liquid jetting apparatus (50) to jet a droplet of a charged liquid solution onto a base material, having: a nozzle (51) in which an edge portion thereof is arranged to face the base material K having a receiving surface to receive the jetted droplet,... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337929 | Device with dual dispensing system A device for packaging and dispensing a product, in particular a cosmetic product, which includes a container holding the product. The container is surmounted by a neck, such that a free edge of the neck delineates a first dispensing aperture for the product. A deta... | 03/04/2008 |
