Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing inventions 04/07

20070090202 - Methods and means to collect water vapors: To collect freshwater from water using a freshwater collection system which consists of a vapor collector field formed by vapor collectors which have floatable platforms with central holes, curved roofs which each spans over each central holes and which allow sun rays to penetrate through, channels each with a nipple,... Agent: Chih-yu Hsia

20070090203 - Wheeled concrete supply hose moving device: A wheeled hose moving device is movable over a support surface and is operable to grasp and lift and move a concrete supply hose at the support surface. The wheeled device includes a wheeled support and a hose grasping device movably supported by the wheeled support. The hose grasping device... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn And Burkhart, LLP

20070090204 - Rotary atomizer with a spraying body: The bell shaped plate of a rotary sprayer is attached to its drive shaft by means of a detachable device. An accidental self-release of the mounting device that would cause the rotating bell shaped plate to be flung off is avoided by measures that prevent at least accidental movements of... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070090205 - Nebuliser and container: A nebuliser and a container in each case with an aeration device are proposed, the aeration device being designed for the direct aeration of a liquid space in the container. The container comprises a rigid, gas-tight outer case and a closure, which is opened by connecting or inserting a delivery... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070090206 - Airbrush: An airbrush apparatus for use in generating a design on a desired object is disclosed. The apparatus and method of use are disclosed wherein the airbrush apparatus comprises a housing, boom, and sprayer head. A fluid to be applied is contained in individual cartridges and is drawn out by a... Agent: Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070090207 - Dosing device: The invention concerns a dosing device (10) comprising a conduit (14) for conveying a main liquid stream. The conduit has a first inlet (16), an outlet (18) and a zone (20) of reduced cross-section between the inlet and outlet. A passage (42, 44) extends between the zone and atmosphere and... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070090208 - Method for fluid jet formation and apparatus for the same: A nozzle, comprising a housing; and an assembly including at least two deformable conjugated parts separated by a spacer seal, the assembly being arranged in the housing so as to form a nozzle outlet, the housing and the parts and the spacer seal being deformable so as to define a... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070084944 - Methods for aligning a device and for stacking two devices in an aligned manner and device for improved stacking: Method and apparatus for aligning components of a device. In one embodiment a method of aligning includes providing a device having a surface on which a number of adjusting structures is provided in predetermined regions, wherein each of the adjusting structures of the device has a first region having a... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP Gero Mcclellan / Infineon / Qimonda

20070084945 - Indoor fountain: An indoor fountain includes a basin, a base, a central artificial decoration device, and a plurality of LEDs disposed on a cover. The basin comprises a bowl-shaped body. The cover is disposed on the top of the basin body. A hollow water tank is defined between the cover and the... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20070084946 - Dual tank spray system and spreader for use therewith: A dual tank spray system includes a deck having wheels and an engine, first and second tanks mounted on the deck and configured to hold first and second liquid materials, respectively, and first and second sets of one or more liquid-spray nozzles mounted on the deck. A fluid distribution system... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070084947 - Irrigation sprinkler with integral flushing valve: A sprinkler is provided which enables flushing an irrigation system without the need to remove the nozzles. The sprinkler includes a stem with an integral flushing valve upstream of the nozzle and any filter for the nozzle. The flushing valve is operated to block flow through the flushing port for... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070084948 - Spray gun: The present invention relates to a spray gun that comprises an inlet formed at an end thereof for introduction of compressed air and a spout for spraying paint. The spray gun is made of Polyphenylene Sulfide. The forming process of Polyphenylene Sulfide is similar to the common plastic so that... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070084949 - Common rail injector with active needle closing device: A fuel injector includes a needle valve having a metering land that corresponds with the metering edge to define a metering gap. The metering gap produces a pressure drop utilized to tailor needle valve opening and closing response times.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070080238 - Free flowing water fountain system: My system is designed to provide a continuous flow of water in a vertical motion, without the use of pumps, or electric components. My system uses water volume, mass, weight, and pressure, to create a continuous, vertical flow of water. The pressure is formed, as the water in the hopper,... Agent: William R. Hunter Jr.

20070080239 - Fuel injector: A heating time period is decreased by that a valve body including a hollow valve shaft is arranged in a slidable manner in a cylindrical part of a casing on which a nozzle body with a valve seat is mounted at a front end thereof, a fuel is introduced from... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070080240 - Apparatus and method for providing a treatment agent to a flow of water: In order to enable treatment agents such as mouth water or abrasive substances to be added to the spray water in an oral douche, the hand piece of the oral douche is provided with a mixing reservoir that includes a mixing chamber on the lower end of the hand piece.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070080241 - Aerator sleeve attachment: The present invention provides for a sleeve that screws into the same opening in a faucet that a typical aerator screws into. This sleeve replaces the aerator and includes a smaller aerator that is inserted within the sleeve. In this fashion, water aeration can still occur when aeration is desired.... Agent: Joseph S. Heino, Esq. Davis & Kuelthau, S.c.

20070080242 - Faucet side spray with metal plated exterior and interior structures, and with inert internal waterway: A kitchen deck side spray assembly for attachment to a water hose, including a spray body having an outer surface and an inner surface, the spray body being plated with a metal on both its inner and outer surfaces; and an inert water conduit, the inert water conduit being substantially... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery LLP

20070080244 - Firefighting device with light emitting component: A firefighting device comprising includes a device body with a fluid passage through which a fluid flows when the firefighting device is in operation and at least one molded body. At least a portion of the molded body is at least translucent and encloses therein or covers a light emitting... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn And Burkhart, LLP

20070080243 - 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 each include a portion which is complementary to the... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070080245 - Fluid injection devices and analyzing and maintenance methods thereof: Fluid injection devices with surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices and methods of analyzing and cleaning the same. The fluid injection device comprises a fluid injection element and a surface acoustic wave device with slanted fingers inter-digital transducers on the fluid injection element. The fluid injection element comprises a fluid chamber... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070080246 - Electrospray systems and methods: Electrospray systems, electrospray structures, removable electrospray structures, methods of operating electrospray systems, and methods of fabricating electrospray systems, are disclosed.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070080247 - Walk behind sprayer: The walk behind sprayer is a manually propelled sprayer for treating golf course greens, fairways, lawns and farmland with chemical agents. The sprayer avoids the need to ride through its own freshly deposited chemical spray. The boom of the sprayer is designed to distribute the chemical agent in a preferred... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd

20070075156 - Spraying system with automated nozzle cleaning device: A shower header type spray device has a motorized cleaning brush on a rotary shaft mounted therein for cleaning inlet apertures of its spray nozzles. The brush shaft is supported to impart axial movement when it is rotated, and has a sealing valve attached thereon such that when the brush... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070075157 - Apparatus, method, and system for applying substances to pre-harvested or harvested forage, grain, and crops: An apparatus, method and system for applying a biologically active or chemical substance to a relatively large volume harvested or pre-harvested crop includes relatively small container of a mixture biologically active or chemical substance and water in fluid communication with fluid conduit. A pump moves mixture from the bottle through... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C Attn: Pioneer Hi-bred

20070075158 - Nozzle assembly: A nozzle assembly (10) comprising a first inlet tube (14), a second inlet tube (15), and a nozzle (16). The nozzle (16) is formed from a stack of plates (20-38) which are joined together in face-to-face contact. The plates (20-38) collectively have openings which define a nozzle outlet, a first... Agent: Don W. Bulson (parker Hannifin) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070075159 - Air freshener: An air freshener has a casing, a solid aromatic, a cover, an air passage and a fastening device. The casing has a cavity and an air inlet. The aromatic solid is mounted securely in the cavity. The cover is mounted on the casing and has an air vent. The air... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070075160 - Fluid injection valve: A fluid injection valve has an outer and inner needles provided with an opening-side interlock and a closing-side interlock. The opening-side interlock engages the outer needle with the inner needle to limit a relative displacement between the outer and inner needles within a first predetermined distance during an opening operation... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070075161 - Droplet ejector with oscillating tapered aperture: A fluid injection device for ejecting fluid droplets in response to electrical signals comprises an oscillating surface that has one or more tapered apertures, each aperture having a first and second opening. The first opening of each aperture is larger than the second opening. The first opening is in surface... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20070075162 - Automatic flushing device for municipal water systems: A device for automatically flushing a dead-end of an underground municipal water distribution system includes an inlet for receiving pressurized water from the water distribution system, an outlet fluidly connected to the inlet conduit for discharging pressurized water from the inlet, and a control valve for controlling the flow of... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070075163 - Paint circulating system and method: A paint circulating system is suitable for providing paint to applicators in a product finishing facility. The system includes a pump for pumping paint around the system and a back-pressure regulator (BPR), which substantially eliminates pressure fluctuations of paint in the system upstream of the BPR. Control means are provided... Agent: Lisa M. Soltis Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070075164 - Spraying tool for casting molds: Spraying tool for foundry molds with spraying nozzles, which can be controlled separately for several media per spraying nozzle and/or for a spraying nozzle per medium.... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070075165 - Misting device: A misting spray nozzle includes a hollow body having an interior wall descending from an upper end to a lower end. The interior wall tapers toward the lower end to form a choke. A channel section provides two fluid paths descending from an upper central aperture. A turbine is sized... Agent: Belasco, Jacobs & Townsley LLP Howard Hughes Center

20070075166 - Fuel-injection valve: A fuel-injection valve includes a fuel-injection hole, a valve element and a valve seat for opening and closing the fuel-injection hole, a force-applying member for applying force to the valve element in a direction of motion of the valve element, and a drive unit for applying force to the valve... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP