Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing inventions 07/06

20060163374 - Fountain waterjet: A device for producing a fountain comprising a fountain waterjet, at least one inlet, at least one illumination source, at least one outlet, and at least one transparent conduit to permit transference of light from the illumination source to the water stream in order to produce an illuminated fountain, and...

20060163375 - Illuminated floating fountain: A floating fountain apparatus includes a buoyant annular float having a central opening. A pump is secured to a lower side of the float. The pump has a propeller positioned to direct water through the central opening. A pump housing is positioned to receive water flow from the propeller and...

20060163376 - Breakable wick for use in a dispenser for a volatile liquid: A wick assembly for use in a dispenser for a volatile liquid includes a wick having an external surface and a discontinuity in the surface providing a location in the wick of less resistance to a force applied to the wick than a location adjacent to the discontinuity. In one...

20060163377 - Air freshening device: The invention relates to improvements in or relating to containers and in particular to an air freshening or purifying device utilising a gel fragrance or other composition suitable for use in a vehicle. The air freshening or purifying device comprising a gel holder having at least one recess for receiving...

20060163378 - Device for attenuating the stroke of the needle in pressure-controlled fuel injectors: The invention relates to a device for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, and which includes a fuel injector which can be acted upon by fuel at high pressure via a high-pressure source and is actuatable via a metering valve. Associated with the injection valve...

20060163379 - Atomizer cooling by liquid circulation through atomizer tip holder: An improved atomizer, in which the liquid to be sprayed is circulated around the nozzle tip to prevent degradation of the liquid in hot environments. The circulation is controlled by a valve, which permits the liquid to circulate even when no liquid is being sprayed....

20060163380 - High flow particles atomizer: The present invention relates to a high flow particles atomizer for atomizing a liquid and drying atomized particles to produce the atomized particles at high flow rate. The atomizer of the present invention comprises a container for containing liquid to be atomized, a nozzle positioned at the center above a...

20060163381 - Vehicle with readily demountable sprayer: A sprayer is readily demountable from its supporting vehicle to be replaced by another component such as a crop harvesting header or a granular spreader. The sprayer includes a common sprayer structure incorporating a tank, a boom with a plurality of spray nozzles arranged at spaced positions along the boom,...

20060163382 - Spray booth method and apparatus: A spray booth includes a fluid pump that draws fluid from one or more reservoirs. The pump propels the fluid to a plurality of nozzles and combines pressurized air to atomize the fluid for dispersion within the spray booth. The plurality of nozzles is synchronously actuated to spray the fluid...

20060163383 - Nozzle with a rotating jet: The invention relates to a nozzle (1) with a rotating jet, said nozzle consisting of a static body (2A) defining an open cavity (2B) containing an injector (2C). One end of the injector (2C) is driven in a circular movement about a pivot (2D) of the body (2A) under the...

20060163384 - Long throw shotcrete nozzle: An improved apparatus for the gunning of a material is provided having a nozzle with an inner passage defined by an inner tubular member having an inlet end into which a wetted material is to be introduced and an outlet end from which the material is to be sprayed. An...

20060163385 - Formation and control of fluidic species: This invention generally relates to systems and methods for the formation and/or control of fluidic species, and articles produced by such systems and methods. In some cases, the invention involves unique fluid channels, systems, controls, and/or restrictions, and combinations thereof. In certain embodiments, the invention allows fluidic streams (which can...

20060163386 - Plumbing outlet fitting: A plumbing outlet fitting (2) with a liquid guide (3), which opens into a fitting outlet (4) in an area in which a plumbing functional unit (5) in the form of an insertion cartridge is provided. The outlet fitting is provided such that the clear open cross-section of the liquid...

20060163387 - Faucet spray head: A faucet spray head for attachment to a faucet spout includes a spout adapter configured for attachment to the faucet spout. The spout adaptor has a body defining an interior chamber. The interior chamber has at least one exit passage. A spray head mechanism is rotatably coupled to the body....

20060163388 - Self-compensating drip irrigation emitter, comprising a unidirectional flow device: Its essentiality lies in the use of a circular membrane (10) as a sealing diaphragm, which rests on a watertight fillet when the internal pressure in the pipe (2) is lower than the external pressure, while it rests on another stop (11) composed of retaining tabs when the pressures are...

20060163389 - Nozzle device for use in a paper machine, board machine, pulp dewatering machine or similar machines: The invention relates to a nozzle device for use in a paper machine, board machine, pulp dewatering machine etc., comprising a cylindrical body having an outer thread and an inner hexagon socket; a sealing element, and a nozzle insert having a cylindrical passage. The cylindrical body, the sealing element and...

20060163390 - Fuel injection valve: A fuel injector, especially for directly injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, having a valve needle which, at its spray-discharge end, has a valve-closure member that cooperates with a valve-seat surface formed on a valve-seat member to form a sealing seat, and having at least...

20060163391 - Shower head with air introduction: A shower head with a housing and a jet outlet surface can be achieved with an example embodiment of the invention. An adjuster device is provided on one side, for adjusting the supply of water to individual or all regions, into which the jet outlet surface is divided. The above...

20060157578 - Diffuser for volatile material such as aromatic or chemical agent: There is provided a diffuser for volatile material such as a volatile aromatic or chemical agent. The diffuser has a flexible casing having one or more vent holes formed therein and a breakable glass capsule hermetically enclosing a volatile agent. The capsule is contained in the flexible casing. A liquid-absorbent...

20060157579 - Nozzle cleaning method, nozzle cleaning device, liquid ejection apparatus, printing apparatus and computer-readable medium: A nozzle cleaning method has the following steps (A) to (C). (A) A first determination step of determining whether or not there is ejection of a liquid from a liquid ejection nozzle targeted for testing. (B) A second determination step of determining whether or not there is an abnormality in...

20060157580 - System and method for controlling irrigation: A system and method for controlling irrigation for controlling irrigation including the transmission of an irrigation data signal including an irrigation instruction. The irrigation instruction may be calculated from various irrigation data including, but not limited to, landscape zone, sun radiation, root depth, soil condition, irrigation efficiency, water source, slope,...

20060157581 - Three-way valves and fuel injectors using the same: Three-way valves having reduced leakage and fuel injectors using the same. Three-way spool poppet valves are disclosed having a spool with a poppet valve thereon cooperating with a seat on the valve housing to provide a substantially leak free valve closing in one direction characteristic of a poppet valve while...

20060157582 - Fuel injector reducing stress concentration: On an inner wall of a bag-shaped hole portion of a nozzle body, a cross angle between the bag-shaped hole portion and a needle hole or an oblique high-pressure fuel passage of the nozzle body is made obtuse, i.e. at 90 degrees or larger, through an electrochemical machining process with...

20060157583 - Sprinkler having oscillating mechanism: A sprinkler includes a housing disposed on a base, and a sprinkler tube coupled to a oscillating mechanism, for allowing the sprinkler tube to be rotated relative to the housing and the base by the oscillating mechanism, the oscillating mechanism includes a receptacle disposed within the housing, and a casing...

20060157584 - Liquid-like body-jetting adapter and liquid-like body feeder/container: A liquid-spraying adapter (2) was constituted, which is a liquid-spraying adapter that may connect to a nozzle (101), which is of a compressed gas supply means (100), provided with a connecting port (4) that may be removably connected to the nozzle (101), a liquid-spraying nozzle port (5) that sprays a...

20060157585 - Multi-component fluid mix ratio check nozzle and method of use: A method of adjusting a mix ratio of a multi-component fluid dispensed from a multi-component fluid dispensing gun includes covering a dispensing end of the multi-component fluid dispensing gun with a multi-component fluid mix ratio check nozzle for receiving at least one fluid component dispensed by the multi-component fluid dispensing...

20060157586 - Animal bathing system: A bathing system is disclosed. The system includes a water supply line, an injectant supply line for supplying an injectant such as shampoo and conditioner, and an injector for combining the water and injectant and homogenizing the mixture. The system also includes a sprayer, which is connected to the outlet...

20060157587 - Hose spray mixing device: A hose spray mixing device (17) comprising a mixing nozzle (1), a reservoir (2) for holding a solution (21) and siphon hose (3) to connect the reservoir (2) to the mixing nozzle (1). The reservoir (2) is preferably secured to a location above a water faucet (4). The mixing nozzle...

20060157588 - Spraying device with interchangeable cartridge: A spraying device is provided that includes a cartridge containing a first fluid, the cartridge being removably connected to a sprayer body. The cartridge is oriented such that gravity exerts a downward force on the first fluid. The sprayer body includes a conduit for receiving a second fluid. A valve...

20060157589 - Apparatus for spraying liquids, and disposable containers and liners suitable for use therewith: A spray gun (1) has a fluid reservoir (11) with a removable liner (13) received in a container (12) having a detachable lid (15). The liner (13), which may be thermo/vacuum-formed from a planar material, has a shape that corresponds to and is a close fit within the interior of...

20060157590 - Spray apparatus and dispensing tubes therefore: A spray apparatus comprises a housing having a fluid inlet, a plurality of tubes for dispensing fluid from the housing, and an integrating member operatively coupled to at least a subset of the plurality of tubes for effecting coordinated movement of the coupled tubes in response to movement of the...

20060157591 - Washing nozzle for discharging a liquid cleaning or washing medium: In a washing nozzle for use on vehicles for applying a liquid cleaning or washing medium, means are provided for acting within the nozzle on a main jet generated in the nozzle with a collision jet in order thus to modify the nozzle jet which emerges....

20060157592 - Fixed flange spray deflector: A spray deflecting joint of fluid conveying structures has a spray obstructing structure lying in the path of any fluid that might spray from the joint in any direction within a range of directions, wherein the spray obstructing structure is permanently attached to one of the fluid conveying structures, is...

20060157594 - Fuel injector: A fuel injector for an internal combustion engine has a nozzle body (36) provided with a nozzle bore (42), an inner valve (16) which is engageable with an inner valve seating (48) to control fuel delivery through one or more first nozzle outlets (38), and an outer valve (18) which...

20060157595 - Fuel injector for high fuel flow rate applications: A fuel injector that provides fuel targeting and fuel spray distribution with non-angled metering orifices at higher than normal fuel flow rates is described. In a preferred embodiment, the fuel injector includes a housing, an inlet, an outlet, a seat, a metering disc, and a closure member. The seat is...

20060157593 - Fuel injector: A fuel injector having an injection nozzle comprising a nozzle body being provided with a nozzle bore, an outer valve received within the nozzle bore and being engageable with a first seating to control fuel delivery through a first set of one or more nozzle outlets. The outer valve is...

20060157596 - Display fountain, system, array and wind detector: A fountain (50) comprises a supply of water under pressure, a primary fluidic diverter (10) having an input (12) for said supply, and first and second outputs (16a, b) diverging from said input. Two control ports (20a, b) are provided with control flow to direct input flow to one or...

20060157597 - Potential neutralization arrangement for an electrostatic rotary atomizer: For grounding or electrically charging the shaft of an electrostatic rotary atomizer working with external or direct charging, there are opposing, annular or spiral-shaped sharp edges in the outer surface of a part of the shaft and in the inner surface of a stationary bearing part at the desired potential,...

20060151627 - Thin film coating for fuel injector components: A thin film coating for a low allow steel or tool steel components in a fuel injector (14), such as a fuel injector needle valve (86) is disclosed. A thin film coating (96) consists of a metal carbon material layer less than 2.0 microns thick applied to a low alloy...

20060151628 - Piezo sensor system for detecting the needle lift of a nozzle of a common rail injector: The invention relates to a nozzle needle 4 of an injection nozzle 1, which is disposed within an injector housing and is biased against a housing shoulder 5 by way of a spring 2. A piezo-element 7 is between the spring 2 and the housing shoulder 5, to determine the...

20060151629 - Spray device and method: A spray device including a barrel having a bypass and at least two spaced stoppers defining a first and second chambers and a spray nozzle. Movement of the first stopper drives the second stopper to the bypass and the fluid in the first chamber into the second chamber, mixing the...

20060151630 - Apparatus for spraying liquids, and disposable containers and liners suitable for use therewith: A spray gun (1) has a fluid reservoir (11) with a removable liner (13) received in a container (12) having a detachable lid (15). The liner (13), which may be thermo/vacuum-formed from a planar material, has a shape that corresponds to and is a close fit within the interior of...

20060151631 - Dredging, scouring, excavation and cleaning: The present invention relates to underwater excavation of sediments and soils and simultaneous controlled movement of the excavated material. In particular, we will describe apparatus for bulk and selective excavation of sand, silt, clay and like materials from sea, river, canal and lake beds, and near-bed movement of the excavated...

20060151632 - Shower head: A shower head includes a mouth piece including a middle axial through channel for flow through of water, a rotationally symmetrical deflection element for the water being near the external outlet of the channel, which mouth piece is connected to a holder through which the water is fed, while the...

20060151633 - Fluid nozzle system using self-propelling toroidal vortices for long-range jet impact: A fluid nozzle system (nicknamed the “RAP nozzle system”) is disclosed that combines a pulse flow device with a toroidal vortex generator to create a high momentum, self propelling jet for increasing long-range jet impact forces. The RAP nozzle system takes continuous flow normally exited through a nozzle and breaks...

20060151634 - Cleaning of submerged surfaces by discharge of pressurized cavitating fluids: A fluid discharge apparatus adapted to discharge a cavitating stream of pressurized liquid along with the selective discharge of a secondary material, such as an abrasive, for removing dirt, debris, barnacles, marine growth, and other substances from submerged surfaces is provided. More particularly, the invention contemplates a introducing a pressurized...

20060151635 - Fluid control device: The present invention provides a device for reducing the amount of water or other fluid discharged at a tap (4), which device comprises a body member (1) having an inlet adapted to be connected to a supply of water or other fluid, dual outlets through which the fluid is to...

20060151636 - Control valve arrangement: A control valve arrangement for use in controlling fuel pressure within a control chamber (30) includes a control valve member (32) which is movable between a first position in which the control chamber (30) communicates with a source of high pressure fuel, and a second position in which the control...

20060151638 - Fuel-injection device, in particular for internal combustion engines with direct fuel injection: A fuel injection device having a housing and an outer valve element contained in the housing and having a recess containing an inner valve element that has at least one sealing section cooperating with a valve seat and an actuation section connected to sealing section. The sealing section and the...

20060151637 - Injection valve: An injection valve with a valve control module (2) adjacent to a nozzle module with a nozzle plate has a nozzle needle axially movable in a nozzle body. An intermediate element is pressed against the throttle plate by a spring disposed between the intermediate element and the nozzle needle and...

20060151639 - Fuel injection valve: A fuel injector for fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines includes a solenoid coil; an armature acted upon in a closing direction by a restoring spring; and a valve needle, which is connected to the armature in force-locking manner and on which a valve-closure member is formed, which forms...

20060151640 - Showerhead: Disclosed is a showerhead (1) capable of preventing damages in major or peripheral components and water leakage even if it is increased in size. The showerhead comprises a lower plate (2) formed with a plurality of discharging holes (2c) for discharging shower water therethrough, an upper plate (4) connected to...

20060151641 - Water jet aerator with three-part body and with optional shaped nozzle: A water jet aerator comprising a three part body that can be assembled on site so as to allow the installer to orient the water inlet port and the air inlet port in any orientation and an optional nozzle having a spout with at least four inwardly curved sides....

20060144954 - Liquid fuel injection: Liquid fuel injectors are provided. The liquid fuel injectors allow the injection of a fine spray of liquid fuel. The liquid fuel injectors utilize a schrader valve movable between an open position and a closed position. When the schrader valve is in the closed position fuel flow is blocked and...

20060144955 - Novelty pump straw with combined display area and prize delivery system: The invention relates to a novelty pump straw with combined display area and prize delivery system that can easily be used to pump liquids into the mouth of the user without the use of mouth suction, used to convey information and messages, and deliver prizes and other marketing materials. The...

20060144956 - Device for delivering an aromatic substance or fragrance: The invention relates to a device for dispensing a substance, particularly a scent, comprising a tank for filling with the substance and a dispenser assigned to the tank, comprising means for delivering the substance into an environmental medium. The tank and its dispenser are configured as a unit closed off...

20060144957 - Intelligent sprinkler irrigation system: The present invention features an intelligent sprinkler irrigation system for delivering fluid to an arbitrarily-shaped area in a precise manner. In general, the system comprises (a) a fluid source comprising a pressurized fluid; (b) at least one programmable sprinkler head fluidly connected to the fluid source; and (c) a computer...

20060144958 - Fuel injection valve: In a fuel injection valve for slanted fuel injection, provided between a conical flow path and an injection port is an intermediate flow path having a cylindrical surface coaxial to the conical flow path, so that the injection port has a portion of the cylindrical surface connected to the conical...

20060144959 - Rocket engine chamber with layered internal wall channels: A combustion chamber/supersonic nozzle assembly is cooled by an array of coolant channels in the wall of the assembly with coolant being fed to the assembly at the throat plane between the subsonic (convergent) and supersonic (divergent) sections. A minor portion of the coolant entering at the throat plane is...

20060144960 - Adapter assembly for a fluid supply assembly: An adapter assembly for connecting a fluid supply assembly to a fluid applicator. The adapter provides a connection between the fluid supply assembly and the fluid applicator that can be engaged quickly, easily, and securely, and which has a strong tight seal around the connection....

20060144961 - Pressure washer: A pressure washer is provided including the capability of interchangeably connecting a plurality of cartridges containing various additives for the application of the additives within a high pressure water stream. The pressure washer includes a gun which includes a cartridge receiver capable of connecting, one at a time, the plurality...

20060144962 - Sanitary insert unit: A sanitary insert unit (1), which can be inserted into a discharge fitting is provided, comprising a substantially conically-shaped upstream sieve (2) with a downstream-located throughflow regulator (3) and a jet regulator (4) in a direction of flow. The throughflow regulator (3) is arranged substantially inside the inner area (6)...

20060144963 - Spray applicator for particulate material: A spray applicator for particulate material includes a unitary powder passageway sized to be particularly useful with dense phase material flow. An external electrode assembly is provided that is keyed to an air cap that is used to provide atomizing and pattern shaping air to the dense phase material that...

20060144964 - Fuel injection device for an internal combustion engine: A fuel injection device for an internal combustion engine has a housing that contains a recess, which in turn contains two valve elements that are disposed coaxial to each other and each cooperating with a corresponding valve seat and are each associated with corresponding fuel outlet openings. In order for...

20060144965 - Irrigation flushing system: A method and a system for filling or passing a fluid through irrigation pipes equipped with dripping emitters having a non-return valve. The irrigation pipes are connected at one end to a container with the fluid and at the other end to an operable vacuum source such as vacuum pump....

20060144966 - Atomising nozzle: An atomizer nozzle for fuels, particularly for charging a chemical reformer for obtaining hydrogen, features a nozzle body, having spray-discharge orifices discharging into a metering space, and at least one metering aperture, The spray-discharge orifices are situated with a radial directional component with respect to a center axis of the...

20060144967 - Control module for a nozzle arrangement: A control module for a nozzle arrangement, including at least one two-component nozzle for spraying a gas/liquid mixture on the zones of action between a tool and a workpiece is characterized by a gas supply line for pressurized air and a liquid supply line for pressurized liquid, both leading to...

20060144968 - Fluid dampening mechanism incorporated into a water delivery system for modifying a flow pattern: An assembly for converting a fluid flow includes a housing having an inlet end for receiving the fluid flow and an outlet end for issuing a converted and output fluid flow. One or more rotatable components are supported within the housing, in a path contacting the inlet fluid flow. A...

20060144969 - Nozzle apparatus and methods for providing a stream for ultrasonic testing: Nozzle apparatus and methods for producing a flow stream for ultrasonic testing are disclosed. In one embodiment, a nozzle assembly includes an outerbody and an innerbody disposed within the outerbody. The innerbody includes a first portion adapted to receive a fluid medium radially through a plurality of first baffle apertures...

20060144970 - Agricultural sprayer: An agricultural sprayer is provided, having a plurality of wheels. By providing six wheels, a narrow overall wheel width may be maintained to allow for use of the sprayer in post-emergent crop spray applications. By providing six wheels, a greater amount of fluid may be provided on the vehicle without...

20060144972 - Apparatus and method for generating fine particulates: A method and apparatus to provide charges to a flow, or stream, of fluent material droplets, or a planar array of parallel droplet streams of fluent material, wherein said fluent material may be electrically conductive, to form smaller droplets thereof is described. In one embodiment, an apparatus is configured to...

20060144971 - Electrostatic atomizer and air purifier using the same: A liquid stored in the liquid storing means within a housing is supplied to a carrier. A high voltage applied to a discharge end of the carrier and an opposed electrode to emit tiny ionized liquid particles. At leas part of the liquid storing means is detachable to the housing...