Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing inventions 12/06

20060289668 - Scent dispersing and storage apparatus and mehtod: A scent dispersing apparatus and method includes a source of animal scent within a flexible bladder. In one embodiment, the bladder is inserted within a pouch, which pouch may be coupled to a person's leg or to an object. The source of animal scent, which may be urine, is released... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20060289669 - Vapor diffusing device: A device adapted to provide volatile liquid material to an atmosphere comprising a reservoir (1) containing volatile liquid material, a rod-like transfer member (3, 4) extending therefrom and adapted to transfer liquid from the reservoir, and at least one diffusion surface (7) adapted to receive the liquid from the transfer... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus

20060289670 - Method and apparatus for controlling a valve, and method and apparatus for controlling a pump-nozzle apparatus with the valve: A valve has a piezoelectric actuator with a valve element, a valve body and a valve seat. In order to control the valve, the valve element is moved into the valve seat from a position remote from the valve seat by means of a charging process at a prescribable first... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20060289671 - Pump retaining structure for fuel pump module: A fuel pump module is provided for delivering fuel to an engine. The module includes a fuel pump 16 for pumping fuel to the engine. A filter 12 filters fuel prior to being pumped to the engine. A pump retaining structure 10 is coupled to the filter 12. The pump... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20060289672 - Liquid ejection head: The liquid ejection head comprises: a pressure chamber which is connected to a nozzle; a diaphragm which constitutes one face of the pressure chamber; and a piezoelectric element which deforms the diaphragm for ejecting liquid inside the pressure chamber through the nozzle, wherein the liquid is ejected by driving the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20060289673 - Micro-droplet generator: A micro-droplet generator comprises a main body, having a chamber accommodating liquid to be sprayed and a lateral opening, a spraying plate, placed in the opening and having a plurality of spraying holes as well as an inner side, a vibrating element, glued on the spraying plate and driving vibrations... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20060289674 - Device and system for dispensing fluids into the atmosphere: A fluid dispensing device comprises one or more micromechanical fluid dispensing mechanisms arranged to dispense fluids into the atmosphere. The fluids include any of a perfume, pheromone, fragrance, disinfectant, moisturizer, humectant, miticide, fumigant, deodorizer, sanitizing agent and insecticide. A dispenser controller communicates with the fluid micromechanical dispensing mechanisms to selectively... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20060289675 - Chemical vapor deposition devices and methods: Apparatus is described for rapidly coating a large area, or for rapidly producing a powder. In one embodiment, a liquid having a coating chemical is pumped from a liquid reservoir to a distribution manifold. From the distribution manifold, the liquid is carried under pressure to a geometric array, e.g., linear,... Agent: Alfred H. Muratori Microcoating Technologies, Inc.

20060289676 - Irrigation system joint: A flow-through joint in an irrigation machine between the main pipeline section and a swing span, such as a corner span, permits a limited amount of generally linear displacement of the swing span within the joint for speed control or other purposes. A turret that rotates freely on the upright... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20060289677 - Spray noozzle: The invention provides a spray nozzle in which the position at which the spray fluid strikes a target does not change. The spray nozzle includes an injection port formed long from side to side, a flow path formed cylindrical between a supply port and the injection port, the flow path... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20060289678 - Cleaning device for a vehicular lamp: A cleaning device for cleaning the front cover lens of a vehicular lamp, including a bracket 8 that is attached to the cylinder of a spray nozzle 5 and positions the cylinder in the opening formd in a vehicle body, a fixing member 9 that covers the bracket, and an... Agent: Koda & Androlia

20060289679 - Modular sprayer: A liquid sprayer which may be removably attached to a liquid reservoir and thus readily interchangeable with a variety of liquid reservoirs. The sprayer includes a discharge nozzle, a manually or electrically powered pump and an actuation mechanism for the pump. The sprayer includes a quick-release coupling means for attaching... Agent: The Clorox Company

20060289680 - Shower: There is disclosed a shower apparatus including a shower, an outlet device and a control device. The shower includes a handle defining a passageway and a head defining a space in communication with the passageway and a recess in communication with the space. The outlet device is put in the... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20060289681 - Injection nozzle for internal combustion engines: An injection nozzle for an internal combustion engine, having a nozzle body with a first nozzle needle for controlling at least one first injection opening and a second nozzle needle for controlling at least one second injection opening. A first drive piston is coupled to the first nozzle needle and... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20060289682 - Fuel-injection valve: A fuel injector has a piezoelectric or magnetostrictive actuator, which actuates a valve-closure member cooperating with a valve-seat surface a sealing seat. An hydraulic coupler includes a master piston, a slave piston, and a coupler volume formed in-between, the coupler volume being connected to a compensating chamber via a throttle.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20060289683 - Dispenser: An apparatus arranged for dispensing a liquid, said apparatus comprising a cavity having an inlet connectable to a liquid source operable for supplying liquid under pressure to the cavity, and a number of outlets through which the liquid is discharged to a substrate which is provided below the apparatus in... Agent: Akzo Nobel Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20060283970 - Single use air treatment device and method: A fragrance delivery device and method of using it are described. The device has a mold with an inside cavity and an open top, a mold release agent coated on the inside cavity of the mold, a fragranced gel within the mold, and a removable vapor-impermeable lid sealing the open... Agent: The Dial Corporation

20060283971 - Liner assembly and water pool incorporating the same: A liner assembly for use with a receptacle, such as a whiskey barrel, is provided. The assembly includes a liner, a plurality of connector elements disposed thereon, and a stiff, yet flexible band securable to the liner via the connectors. The liner is formed of a flexible, water-proof material having... Agent: Martin & Henson, P.C.

20060283972 - Fountain that flows with fluidic material: A fountain for heating and/or cooling a beverage comprises one or more heating and/or cooling elements that are configured to adjust a temperature of a beverage that circulates through the fountain. In one embodiment, the beverage fountain includes one or more heating elements located proximate to a basin, a cylinder,... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20060283973 - Energy saving shower head: A shower head for controlling the flow of water to a user includes an inlet for allowing the water to enter the shower head, a microcontroller to control the time duration of the flow of the water, and a valve to shut off the water after said time duration.... Agent: Wilson Daniel Swayze, Jr

20060283974 - Liquid ejection head, liquid ejection apparatus, and manufacturing method of liquid ejection head: A liquid ejection head includes an energy-generating element arranged on a semiconductor substrate, a barrier layer deposited on the semiconductor substrate for forming a liquid chamber in the periphery of the energy-generating element, and a nozzle sheet bonded on the barrier layer and having a nozzle formed at a position... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20060283975 - Fountain that flows with fluidic material: A fountain for heating and distributing fluidic material is manufactured using various processes and materials so that the fountain is more easily cleaned and sanitized, has improved performance, and is easier to assemble. In one embodiment, the chocolate fountain includes a heating element encased in an aluminum enclosure. A basin... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20060283976 - Pop-up sprinkler: The present invention discloses a capless pop-up sprinkler, comprising a housing having an inlet at a lower end thereof, the inlet being connectable to a source of pressurized water; a riser mounted inside the housing for vertical reciprocation through an opening at an upper end of the housing, wherein the... Agent: Anthony M. Wlodarczyk

20060283977 - Novel cryogenic firefighting and hazardous materials suppression apparatus: A cryogenic firefighting and hazardous materials suppression apparatus has been invented. It is intended for use by firefighting personnel in combating fires and hazardous materials spills. The apparatus comprises several components including a cryogenic fluid dispensing device, said device removably connected to a cryogenic fluid supply conduit, said conduit removably... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20060283978 - Nozzle for applying adhesives: A nozzle for dispensing adhesives has a body defining a fluid flow passageway between an inlet end and an outlet end. The nozzle has an outlet orifice in a sidewall of the body. The outlet orifice has an upper portion and a base portion separated by a shoulder.... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20060283979 - Homogenising nozzle and process for the production of an aqueous two-component polyurethane coating emulsion: The invention describes a homogenising nozzle 100 comprising a casing 10, a piston 11 arranged displaceably along the longitudinal axis of the casing 10, a first inlet 14 for a first component, a second inlet 15 for a second component and an outlet 16 for a homogenised mixture of the... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20060283980 - Atomizer system integrated with micro-mixing mechanism: An atomizer includes two reservoirs for receiving two different liquids to be atomized and two paths extending from the two reservoirs are merged into a micro-mixing passage which has a nozzle at a distal end thereof. A high pressure reservoir for receiving a gas includes an outlet passage which is... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20060283981 - Spray coating nozzle assembly for coating remote areas: the invention is a spray nozzle assembly for use with spray guns for coating in remote locations. In detail, the spray coating assembly nozzle assembly includes a tubular member having first and second ends, said first end coupled to the spray gun. A spray nozzle housing is coupled to the... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20060283982 - Head adjustable watering wands: A watering wand includes a long tube and a connection frame connected to an end of the long tube, a rotatable member and a head are connected to the connection frame. A connection member and a guide tube are connected to the other end of the long tube. The guide... Agent: King-yuan Wang

20060283983 - Common rail injector: A common rail injector having an injector housing having a fuel inlet in communication with a central high-pressure fuel source outside the injector housing and a pressure chamber inside the injector housing, from which, as a function of the pressure in a control chamber, fuel subjected to high pressure is... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20060283984 - Dampening stop pin: A dampening stop pin that reduces a needle velocity at the time when the needle valve of a fuel injector is about to be seated in a closed position. A gap between a bottom surface of the stop-pin flange and a sealing seat of a nozzle is provided to compress... Agent: Mcguirewoods, LLP

20060283985 - Ultra-fine spray-jetting nozzle: An ultra-fine spray-jetting nozzle includes a liquid passage (37) and a gas passage (41) that is disposed on a peripheral side of the liquid passage (37) through a partitioning wall and communicates with a jetting port (A). An outer surface of the partitioning wall at a jetting port side thereof... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20060283986 - Shower head: A shower head includes a main body, a mounting seat, a locking nut, a connecting disk, an O-ring, a gasket, a water outlet faceplate, an adjusting bolt, and a connector unit. Thus, the connecting disk is moved toward the main body by rotation of the adjusting bolt so that the... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20060283987 - Multi-port fluid application system and method: A multi-port application system for applying or dispensing fluids such as adhesives to a substrate at relatively high pressures. The dispensing system includes a manifold chamber and a plurality of nozzles in which the inner end of each nozzle is spaced inwardly of the inner manifold chamber wall. The method... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20060283988 - Fuel injection valve: A fuel injection valve includes a valve body having a valve seat, a valve element adapted to sit on and leave a valve seat, a nozzle hole for the injection of fuel, and an electromagnetic drive section. A holding member surrounds and holds, on one end side thereof, at least... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20060283989 - Method and device for applying wall coatings: A method of applying a magnetic coating to a surface including steps of releasably attaching a framing member to a surface, the framing member defining at least one opening; applying a magnetic coating to the surface within said opening; allowing the magnetic coating to dry; and removing the framing member... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20060278727 - Pressure regulating nozzle assembly: An irrigation sprinkler nozzle assembly including a pressure regulator having a low friction seal for a riser assembly in which the regulator is installed. The pressure regulator includes a movable portion, a fixed portion located upstream of the movable portion, and connectable to a water inlet, and a biasing member... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20060278726 - Seed distribution method and apparatus: A seeding apparatus comprising: (a) seed distribution metering means including a rotating drum (1) with apertures on its periphery and a vacuum generator for generating a suction pressure inside the drum (1) so that seeds are attracted to the apertures; (b) feeding system including a hopper (31), gravitational acceleration chamber... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20060278728 - Multi-zone sprinkler system with moisture sensors and configurable spray pattern: An irrigation system comprises sprinkler heads with an electrically configurable spray pattern, moisture sensors, and a controller. Based upon input signals from the moisture sensors, the controller dynamically configures the spray pattern of the sprinkler head to allow more water to fall on areas that need to be watered and... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20060278729 - Apparatus and methods for locating underground system components: A system, device, and method for locating the position of underground components of a system using rising structures. The rising structures have indicia which indicate the location of various components of the system.... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20060278730 - Arrangement in fuel supply apparatus: An arrangement for controlling the fuel supply in a fuel supply apparatus, which arrangement comprises a body part including a space, through which the fuel to be injected flows during the operation, and a fuel inlet opening and a fuel discharge opening, which open into said space, the arrangement further... Agent: Smith-hill And Bedell, P.C.

20060278731 - Fuel injection valve for internal combustion engines: The movement of an injection valve member, which can be longitudinally displaced and guided in a housing and which is used to close and release injection openings, is controlled of a hydraulic control device which comprises a control body which is maintained in a central bore on the periphery thereof... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates

20060278732 - Apparatus for dispersing liquids and spray device therefor: An apparatus for dispensing a liquid onto a vehicle generally consisting of an inverted, U-shape support frame providing a space for receiving a vehicle therethrough; at least one liquid dispensing device supported on said frame, having a shaft provided with a longitudinally disposed first passageway section communicable at one end... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20060278733 - Water-spraying positioning device of a windshield: A water-spraying positioning device of a windshield comprises a sleeve; a rear inner wall of the sleeve being threaded; a front end of the sleeve having a light transmitting hole; a laser indicator being installed within the sleeve; a front end of the laser indicator being installed with a light... Agent: Chi-cheng Chang

20060278734 - Jet shower apparatus for providing jets of fluid: w

20060278735 - Fluid injection device: A fluid injection device including a protruding needle. One end of the needle forms a valve and can be moved between a closed position, in which the valve seals the fluid-release opening, and an open position, in which the valve is positioned at a controlled distance from the opening. Movement... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20060278736 - High velocity low pressure emitter: An emitter for atomizing and discharging a liquid entrained in a gas stream is disclosed. The emitter has a nozzle with an outlet facing a deflector surface. The nozzle discharges a gas jet against the deflector surface. The emitter has a duct with an exit orifice adjacent to the nozzle... Agent: Synnestvedt & Lechner, LLP

20060278737 - Highway marking sphere dispensing apparatus: A marking sphere dispensing apparatus for dispensing fluid-assisted marking spheres into pavement marking materials applied to a surface has a frame defining a marking sphere receptacle having a valve seat defining an opening between the marking sphere receptacle and an expulsion duct. A plunger is disposed coaxially to the longitudinal... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20060278738 - Fluid spray device that utilizes a check valve: An improved fluid spray assembly of the type having a primary housing, which has an exterior surface with front and rear faces and an opening in the front face that exposes a cavity in the housing, and a check valve, which has an exterior surface with upstream and downstream faces,... Agent: Larry J. Guffey

20060278739 - Injection valve and manufacturing method for the same: A fuel injection valve includes a substantially cylindrical housing that at least partially surrounds an outer periphery of a coil. The housing is formed of a magnetic material. A fixed core and a movable core are located on a radially inner side of the coil. The movable core is opposed... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20060278740 - Electric hopper spreader: A material spreading drive system for a hopper spreader having a conveyor and a spreader separately driven by two electric motors that are powered directly from the electrical system of the vehicle. The conveyor drive system includes a gearbox that transmits 90 to 95 percent of power received from the... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20060273185 - Voltage block: A voltage block comprises first and second reservoirs and a switching device including an inlet port, an outlet port, a first reservoir port and a second reservoir port. The switching device is mounted in a third reservoir for movement between a first position and a second position. The third reservoir... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20060273186 - Method of introducing ozone treated humidified air into a refrigerated service display case or refrigerated storage room: A system and method for introducing ozone treated air into a product holding space comprises an air atomizing nozzle positioned proximate the product holding space and including a water inlet and an air inlet. A water supply and a control selectively supply pressurized water from the supply to the atomizing... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20060273187 - Cell culture: The invention involves developing and stabilizing cultivating droplets within a matrix of a porous medium. A cultivation medium may be selected, prepared and mixed with a surfactant. Where cells are desired to be cultured in droplets, cells may be added. The mixture may be converted into cultivating droplets. The cultivating... Agent: George Mason University Office Of Technology Transfer, Msn 5g5

20060273188 - Portable water discharging amusement device and related methods: A portable water sprinkling amusement device incorporates a water storage reservoir for transporting its own supply of water, at least one nozzle assembly defining at least one discharge orifice, an avenue of release establishing fluid communication between the water storage reservoir and the at least one nozzle assembly, and a... Agent: Alan Amron

20060273189 - Electrically actuated variable pressure control system: An electrically-actuated variable pressure control system for use with flow-controlled liquid application systems. Direct acting solenoid valves are pulsed at varying frequencies and duty cycles to change the resistance to flow encountered by the flow-controlled liquid application system. This pulsing solenoid valve technique preserves a high degree of accuracy and... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20060273190 - Boom arrangement for a car wash: A double boom arrangement for use in a car wash includes a first and a second boom assembly mounted side by side on a respective rotatable coupling so that a horizontal portion of the hose of each boom can rotate about a vertical axis in a generally horizontal plane with... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20060273191 - Flexible riser for irrigation means: The present invention provides a flexible riser useful for supporting irrigation fixtures at one end at a desired height above the ground and the other end connected to a water supply line. The flexible riser includes a tubular inner sheath member and a spring means. According to a preferred form... Agent: Mchale & Slavin, P.A.

20060273192 - Rotary irrigation sprinkler nozzle: An irrigation sprinkler nozzle for use in a rotary sprinkler for projecting the entire fluid stream between about 15 and about 35 feet from the rotary sprinkler regardless of the upstream pressure. The irrigation sprinkler nozzle comprises a nozzle body having a longitudinal axis, a side wall, and an exit... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20060273193 - Sprinkler to top riser and housing seal cartridge for gear drive sprinkler: A riser seal cartridge for an irrigation sprinkler. The cartridge is formed of a rigid self support shell, and a sealing member formed of a resilient material covering the shell in areas which provide the seal. The sealing member includes a first portion which seals the top end of the... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20060273194 - Water misting gun: A high-velocity water misting gun with a very high-speed radial inflow hydraulic turbine mounted on the same shaft with an axial flow air compressor wheel compressing air discharged at high velocities through an exhaust air nozzle. A preferred embodiment utilizes a plastic-metal hydraulic turbine wheel in which the plastic portion... Agent: John R. Ross

20060273195 - Portable misting fan with closely integrated pump: A portable misting fan having a compact and three-dimensional body. An impeller includes a plurality of rotatable fan blades mounted to the body. An elongated and linearly actuating pump is incorporated into the body. A first end of the pump cylinder defines an inlet in communication with a fluid reservoir.... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle & Citkowski, P.c

20060273196 - Adjustable arc rotor-type sprinkler with selectable uni-directional full circle nozzle rotation: A sprinkler includes a drive mechanism mounted in a riser that rotates a nozzle at the top of the riser. The drive mechanism enables a user to select between oscillation of the nozzle through an adjustable arc and uni-directional full circle rotation of the nozzle.... Agent: Michael H Jester

20060273197 - Dual bimorph synthetic pulsator: The present invention provides a system and method for actively manipulating fluid flow over a surface using synthetic pulsators. Synthetic pulsators produce pulsed jet operable to manipulate the primary fluid flow proximate to the synthetic pulsator. The synthetic pulsator includes a synthetic jet actuator(s) operable to produce an oscillatory flow,... Agent: Robert A. Mclauchlan

20060273198 - Container cleaning device: A device (10) for cleaning the inside of a container includes a base (11) carrying a tube (12). A hose (50) is received within the base (11) and is connected at one end to the bottom of the tube (12) and at the other end to a source of water... Agent: Edward G. Greive Renner, Kenner, Greive, Bobak, Taylor & Weber

20060273199 - Water gun amusement devices and methods of using the same: Toy water guns include a housing supporting a liquid storage reservoir, a conduit for establishing fluid communication between the reservoir and a discharge orifice disposed proximate a front end of the housing, a trigger mechanism, a fluid transfer system adapted to develop forces for causing a continuous or pulsed stream... Agent: Alan B. Amron

20060273200 - Nail polish applicator: A nail polish applicator includes a propellant container, a nozzle and an actuator. The propellant container extends along a longitudinal axis and contains a nail polish under pressure. The nozzle is coupled to the container and has an outlet. The actuator is configured to selectively dispense the nail polish through... Agent: Rathe Patent &IPLaw

20060273202 - Adjustable lawn sprinkler: An adjustable lawn sprinkler with an adjustable rotating speed has a rotating base with an outlet and a rotatable disk. The rotatable disk rotatably mounts on the rotating base and has multiple nozzles with different sprinkling patterns rotatably mounted in the rotatable disk. By selecting aligning one of the multiple... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20060273201 - Shower head assembly: A shower head assembly includes a hollow handle and a head. A base plate is engaged with the head and a rotatable member is connected to the head and a fixed plate is secured to the rotatable member. Two tubular members are located between the fixed plate and the base... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20060273203 - Sanitary component, namely a stream regulator or stream former for flowing fluid media, method of producing such a sanitary component, and use of such a sanitary component: A sanitary component, namely a stream regulator or stream former for flowing fluid media, including of property-defining constructional elements which are arranged in a sandwich-like manner in the direction of flow and have at least one wire-mesh screen attachment, a diffuser plate system and a shell body with stream-forming segments... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20060273204 - Liquid sample reservoir suitable for use with a spraying apparatus: A single use, disposable reservoir (30) of low volume for use in conjunction with a spray gun (1) for spray painting small areas, for example ‘spray out’ cards for colour matching a paint mix for spray painting a vehicle. The reservoir (30) is in the form of a syringe body... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20060273205 - Adjustable spray nozzle: An adjustable spray nozzle has a body and a valve assembly. The body has an inlet, a nozzle and a valve chamber. The valve chamber is formed between the inlet and nozzle and has two ends. The valve assembly is mounted in the valve chamber, protrudes from the ends and... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20060273206 - Food and beverage industry membrane valve structure: A food and beverage industry membrane valve structure with a membrane which separates a control compartment from a product compartment in a food or beverage handling or processing machine. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A... Agent: Nils H. Ljungman Nils H. Ljungman & Associates

20060273207 - Pressure chamber nozzle assembly: A nozzle assembly is disclosed which provides for increased atomization, a finer spray, and a reduced tendency of the apparatus to clog. The nozzle assembly includes a pressure chamber through which the spray material must pass prior to exiting the spray container through a discharge orifice. As material exiting the... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP