Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing inventions 08/07

20070200006 - Constant current zero-voltage switching induction heater driver for variable spray injection: An electronic high frequency induction heater driver, for a variable spray fuel injection system, uses a zero-voltage switching oscillator that is impedance coupled to an imbedded multiple function signal separator and integrated with a conventionally implemented electronic fuel injector driver. The induction heater driver, upon receipt of a turn-on signal,... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070200007 - Spraying device and method for fluidised bed granulation: The invention concerns a spraying device for melt granulation in fluidised bed comprising a nozzle (2) with a feed channel for a liquid to be atomised, where the liquid is led through emulsifying means and into an internal mixing chamber for gas and liquid, before it is fed to the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070200008 - Roadway for decelerating a vehicle including an aircraft having a fire retardant material: A method of fire prevention/extinguishing for an aircraft runway is provided where the method includes: providing a supply of fire preventing/extinguishing chemical; disposing a piping system beneath a top surface of the runway and having an inlet in communication with the supply and an outlet in communication with the top... Agent: Thomas Spinelli

20070200009 - Showerhead and valve assembly for receiving a rinsing system: An improved showerhead provides a fluid diverter valve that allows quick connection and disconnection of a hand held sprayer used for cleaning shower stalls and bathrooms. The diverter valve includes a valve housing having a water inlet, a first water outlet and a second water outlet. A valve runner moves... Agent: Joseph S. Heino, Esq. Davis & Kuelthau, S.c.

20070200010 - Quick-exchange tamper-proof sanitary discharge nozzle: The present invention relates to a fluid dispensing assembly comprising a removable nozzle with locking surfaces that lock into a base member. The base member which is embodied here as the bubbler head of a drinking fountain having locking surfaces allowing the nozzle to remain locked to the base member.... Agent: Philippe H. Girerd

20070200011 - Fuel injector having nozzle member with annular groove: A fuel injector for an engine having at least one combustion chamber is disclosed. The fuel injector has a needle valve element with a base end and a tip end. The tip end of the fuel injector has a valve sealing surface. The fuel injector also has a control chamber... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20070200012 - Annular combustion chamber with a removable end wall: A one-piece combustion chamber having an end wall subdivided into sectors. The combustion chamber comprises a chamber end wall interconnecting the inner and outer walls, and it includes windows closed by removable walls, each carrying a plurality of injector systems.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070200013 - Shower head that is detached easily and quickly: A shower head includes a housing having a first side formed with a plurality of water outlet holes, a plurality of nozzles each detachably mounted in the respective water outlet hole, a top cover detachably mounted on an open second side of the housing, and a water dividing member detachably... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070200014 - Sink spray head with supply jet variation and flow rate regulation: A sink spray head with supply variation and flow rate regulation, comprising a body defining at least two distinct water supply areas in communication with a distribution chamber controlled by a diverting cut-off driven by selection means accessible outside the body, a cut-off being also provided for the regulation of... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070194144 - Air treatment device with heated volatile dispenser: Disclosed is a device suitable for dispensing air treatment chemicals by heating a substrate impregnated with the chemicals. The device has a heater in the form of a table where a face of the table radiates heat directly to the impregnated substrate. The substrate releases the air treatment chemical back... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20070194145 - Apparatus of thinning a glass substrate: An apparatus of thinning a glass substrate includes at least one chemical spray member, a chemical supply member, and a bath. The chemical spray member includes a first tube and a second tube enclosing the first tube. The first tube has a plurality of first spray holes disposed along a... Agent: Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

20070194146 - A liquid atomizing nozzle: The present invention provides a nozzle capable of multiple atomizing steps of a liquid. In one configuration the nozzle provides atomization of a liquid fluid in a first direction and subsequent post atomization of the same liquid in a second direction to form a counter-flow nozzle. Accordingly, the liquid fluid... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20070194147 - Liquid dispensing device: The present invention is related to a battery-operated liquid dispensing device comprising a valve which is operated by the trigger (4), and which comprises a valve body (22) with a resilient dome-shaped portion (24), which closes off the valve by being biased against the valve seat (25). By pulling the... Agent: Senniger Powers

20070194148 - Power sprayer: A power sprayer or spray device for use with a faucet. The spray device may include a spray mode and a stream mode of operation.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070194149 - Drip emitter: A drip emitter is provided for delivering irrigation water from a supply tube to an emitter outlet at a reduced and relatively constant flow rate. Water enters the emitter through a first inlet and proceeds into a first chamber. When the water pressure is above a predetermined level, a one-directional... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070194150 - Combined valve, filter, and regulator irrigation apparatus: A singular combination irrigation apparatus may be used to combine the function of a regulator, valve, and filter into a singular combination, rather than merely connecting the three separate devices together. The irrigation apparatus may include a unitary manifold through which water may flow. This unitary manifold may include a... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West

20070194151 - Electromagnetic fuel injector and method for assembling the same: An electromagnetic fuel injection valve comprising: a metallic cylindrical-shaped vessel provided at a tip end thereof with a fuel injection port, the other end thereof being closed by a stationary core provided centrally thereof with a through-hole; a movable member arranged between the stationary core and the fuel injection port... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070194152 - Electro-magneto fuel injector: An injector used for an internal combustion engine includes a valve needle which closes a fuel passage by being contacted on a valve seat and opens the fuel passage by separating from the valve seat, a coil and a magnetic core which are provided as a drive means of the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070194153 - Anti-clogging showerhead device: A showerhead facilitating draining of water retained following shut-off. The showerhead includes a housing swivelably fitted on a ball-adapter which in turn includes an integral threaded segment for attachment to a water feed line. An air pathway is formed to extend from inside to outside the ball-adapter where it opens... Agent: Office Of Donald Grant Kelly

20070194154 - Aerator of a plumbing fixture: An aerator for a plumbing fixture is provided, especially for a washstand, water basin or tub. The plumbing fixture includes a water outlet that leads to a forward outlet end in which an aerator that is penetrated by the water is pivotally mounted via a swiveling mechanism, particularly a joint,... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070194155 - Broadcast spreader with rate control system: A rate control system for a material spreader for maintaining a uniform dispersal or spreading of material such as fertilizer or similar material. The rate control system works with a spreader having a moveable control gate positioned at the hopper output orifice. The control system moves the spreader control gate... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070194156 - Electrostatic spray device: An electrostatic spray atomisation device is disclosed. The device comprises a spray electrode disposed in a first recess in a dielectric surface, the spray electrode being connected, in use, in an electric circuit with a reference electrode enabling a potential difference to be applied between the spray and reference electrodes... Agent: Ted Sabety, C/o Berry & Associates, P.C.

20070194157 - Method and apparatus for high transfer efficiency electrostatic spray: A method of spraying an aerosol spray, comprising providing a grounded nozzle and an electrode separated by a predetermined distance; placing the electrode at a high electrical potential relative to the nozzle, thereby creating an electric field between the nozzle and the electrode; ejecting a liquid from the nozzle towards... Agent: Husch & Eppenberger, LLC

20070187523 - Fountain shaping device: A fountain shaping device is provided, which can make a food fountain with different flavors and/or colors simultaneously. The fountain shaping device includes at least one motor, a transmission mechanism coupled to the motor, a holding tray and a fountain maker. The fountain maker includes a tube mounted on the... Agent: Ying Chen

20070187524 - Scent devices and methods: Scent devices and methods are provided. In one embodiment, the present invention can be a device to scent an environment comprising a scent and a structural component. The scent stick can have a length to average cross-sectional diameter ratio of at least about 4:1 according to some embodiments. The scent... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20070187525 - Cold spraying installation and cold spraying process with modulated gas stream: The cold spraying process according to the invention uses cold gas streams whose properties (temperature (T), particle density (p), pressure (p), particle velocity (v)) are variably changed such that they can be adapted to the desired properties of the coatings.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070187526 - Device for spraying a fluid: A device for spraying a fluid contains a receptacle for the fluid that is to be sprayed, a first measuring device which allows a fluid level in the receptacle to be measured, a control and/or regulation device which allows the spraying rate to be regulated, and a spraying device which... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070187527 - Spray apparatus: Spray apparatus of the kind having a liquid feed line connecting a supply of spray liquid and at least one spray nozzle, a return line from the spray nozzle to the supply and a pump for moving spray liquid from the supply to the at least one spray nozzle and... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070187528 - Janitorial handcart with chemical application apparatus: A wheeled handcart is provided having a rechargeable, battery-powered, low pressure pump and spray apparatus for applying chemical cleaning solutions to sanitize commercial restroom facilitates and for filling hand applicators with diluted chemical solutions.... Agent: Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, PC

20070187529 - Fluid control system for gas/liquid: A fluid system has a fluid control device that can receive a gas hose and fluid hose. The fluid control device can also have a gas source and can be configured to receive the liquid hose. The fluid control device is provided to output a fluid flow into an output... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070187530 - Process of controlled injection of fluid into air movement systems: A “process” of controlled injection (frequency, volume and duration) of fluid mist into the selected air handling system for the purpose of distribution of fragrances, fluids for enhanced breathing, antibacterial fluids and other similar uses. The “process” can utilize existing air handler systems, can be incorporated into the initial design... Agent: Virgil O. Byrd

20070187531 - Apparatus and method to amalgamate substances: An apparatus to amalgamate substances which includes at least two substance holding tanks, an inert gas tank, an amalgamation mixing chamber, and a nozzle. The inert gas tank is in fluid communication with the at least two substance holding tanks such that when actuated, inert gas will further pressurize substances... Agent: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Office Of Counsel Bldg 435

20070187532 - Fuel injector with a metering assembly having a seat molded to a polymeric support member: A fuel injector is described that includes a polymeric housing, pole piece, filter assembly, coil assembly, spring member, armature assembly and metering assembly. The polymeric housing has a passageway extending between an inlet and an outlet along a longitudinal axis. The pole piece is disposed in the passageway. The metering... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070181706 - Scent diffusing clock: A scent diffusing clock comprises a primary part, a concave part implemented at the middle of said primary part, a recess implemented beside said concave part, a conduit opening being implemented between said concave part and said recess; an air guiding plate placed on a upper end of said primary... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20070181707 - Heated volatile dispensing device with dye-based use-up indicator: Heated volatile dispensers are disclosed that are provided with automated dye-based use-up indicators. Multiple migrate able dyes of different colors are positioned adjacent a porous substrate. Heating of the substrate, such as a slab impregnated with an insect repellent, both causes the impregnated chemical to dispense from the slab and... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20070181708 - Die cut air freshener: A method of making a hanging type air freshener for use in at least one of a vehicle and a preselected room of at least one of a residential home and an office. The method includes the steps of selecting a shape for such hanging type air freshener to be... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070181709 - Synthetic jet actuator: A synthetic jet actuator includes a housing, a first chamber formed in the housing and filled with a gas, a second chamber formed in the housing to connect to the first chamber and filled with a liquid, an orifice formed to penetrate the housing and which connects the first chamber... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070181710 - Suspension arrangement for a boom lift assembly of an agricultural sprayer: A suspension arrangement mounted in support of a boom lift assembly and boom supported thereon on a chassis of an agricultural sprayer is provided. The boom lift assembly is configured to move the boom between a raised, inoperative position and a lowered, operative position. The suspension arrangement includes a pivot... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20070181711 - Adjustable flow rate, rectangular pattern sprinkler: A rotary sprinkler comprising a sprinkler body supporting a nozzle body and a water distribution plate supported on a shaft downstream of said nozzle body, said water distribution plate provided with a plurality of grooves shaped to redirect a stream emitted from said nozzle body and to cause the water... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070181712 - Fire fighting nozzle for projecting fog cloud: A fog or mist generating nozzle assembly produces a swirling fog pattern having a forward thrust component that permits an operator, stationed safely at a remote location relative to a fire source, to exercise directional control and positioning of a relatively large mist cloud on or about the fire source.... Agent: Dennis T. Griggs

20070181713 - Pressure-effected interconnection of a metal part and a plastic part: A pressure-effected interconnection of a metal part and a plastic part which is slipped over the metal part with a press fit, in particular in a fuel injector for internal combustion engines, is provided in which, for a reliable connection between the pressing pieces, without high demands on manufacturing tolerances,... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070181714 - Apparatus for applying cold-spray to small diameter bores: A nozzle is provided for use during a process for cold-dynamic gas spraying a powder material onto a bore surface. In one embodiment, and by way of example only, the nozzle includes a tube and a coating. The tube is configured to direct the powder material to the bore surface... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070181715 - Expansion nozzle assembly to produce inert gas bubbles: A nozzle assembly for encapsulating a gaseous solution in bubbles comprises a discharge tube having a diffuser and a foam solution spray nozzle mounted therein. The discharge tube has upstream and downstream ends. The discharge tube has a front face at the upstream end with a first opening configured to... Agent: Dean D. Small Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070181716 - Voltage block device and an electrostatic coating system with the voltage block device: A voltage block device, for preventing the negative electric potential from transferred to the coating material source, has a switching device including a slider which is selectively slidable between first and second positions and has an inlet port fluidly communicated with the coating material source and an outlet port fluidly... Agent: Lowe, Hauptman, Gilman & Berner, LLP (itw)

20070176015 - System for delivering volatile materials: P

20070176014 - Fountain: A modular fountain assembly for controlling the temperature and flow of viscous fluid with a melting point between ambient and approximately 150 degrees Fahrenheit is disclosed. The modular assembly for controlling the heating and flow of fluid includes an enclosed controlling base and an upper recirculation module having a detachable... Agent: Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP Attn: Gregory M Stone

20070176016 - Sprinkler station expander: A switch provides a sprinkler valve signal to a first sprinkler valve, and after a period of time, diverts the sprinkler valve signal to a second sprinkler valve. The switch is serially wired into sprinkler wires running between a timer and at least two sprinkler valves, and operates off the... Agent: Kenneth L. Green

20070176017 - Ultrasonic atomizing nozzle and method: An ultrasonic nozzle configured to form relatively small drops of liquid at relatively high rates. The nozzle includes two horns, at least one of which includes a ceramic material. The nozzle also includes one or more transducers that cause mechanical motion in at least one of the horns. In addition,... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20070176018 - Jet dispersing device: A jet dispersing device (1) in which a partition wall (4) for partitioning a high pressure region (3H) having a flow inlet (2in) and a low pressure region (3L) having a flow outlet (2out) is formed with nozzle holes (5, - - -) for jetting out a liquid from the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070176019 - Electricity connections: Painting spindle comprising a housing (3) with, mounted rotatably therein, a spindle shaft driven by an electric motor, and which at one end has a painting bell (8), the potential of which is considerably higher than that of the object to be painted, an axially shaping airflow forcing the particles... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070176020 - Timer controlled olfactory fragrance dispenser: A timer controlled olfactory fragrance dispenser that has the olfaction as the interface to aid time telling while the conventional clock works on the sense of hearing and/or sight as the interface for time telling; providing additional funs and sense of comfort, the present invention allows its user to “smell”... Agent: Bacon & Thomas

20070176021 - Adjustable and sealable jet nebuliser for bottles able to be elastically deformed by squeezing: An adjustable and sealable jet nebulizer for bottles able to be elastically deformed by squeezing is mounted on the mouth of the neck (2) of a bottle (3). A conduit for air (16) and a conduit for liquid (17) are obtained coaxially in a cylindrical body (4) of the nebulizer,... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070176023 - Spray device: A side spray has a hand-held spray unit connected via a manifold to two fluid input supplies. The manifold converts the two separate input supplies into a joint output supply, in which a first fluid feed is partitioned from a second fluid feed. The first and second fluid feeds are... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20070176022 - Spray nozzle for overheated liquid: The invention relates to a device allowing an overheated liquid to be sprayed in very fine droplets at a very high speed, comprised of a nozzle body (1) followed by a mixer head and several injectors (16) opening onto a divergent and speed attainment nozzle (5). The invention also relates... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070176024 - Plumbing spout device: A plumbing spout device (4) which has a jet regulating device (5) is provided, which is situated on an outflow side from an upstream attachment screen (6) in a direction of lfow. The jet regulating device (5) is provided in the form of a perforated plate having at least a... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070176025 - Corrosion resistant magnetic component for a fuel injection valve: A magnetic component for a magnetically actuated fuel injection device is formed of a corrosion resistant soft magnetic alloy consisting essentially of, in weight percent, 3%<Co<20%, 6%<Cr<15%, 0%≦S≦0.5%, 0%≦Mo≦3%, 0%≦Si≦3.5%, 0%≦Al≦4.5%, 0%≦Mn≦4.5%, 0%≦Me≦6%, where Me is one or more of the elements Sn, Zn, W, Ta, Nb, Zr and Ti,... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070176026 - Apparatus for installing a seal in a nozzle beam: A nozzle beam formed with an annular groove is fitted with a seal ring by an apparatus having an elongated support bar, a pair of holders fixed on the bar spaced apart sufficiently that the seal ring can be stretched between them, and a release element for pushing the seal... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20070176027 - Fuel injection valve: The invention provides an electromagnetic driven type fuel injection valve employing an electromagnetic coil spring for a valve closing spring, which can achieve an accurate valve function over a long period of time while making interference between members caused by the valve closing spring to the minimum. In an electromagnetically... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070176028 - Nozzle arrangements: Nozzle arrangement for generating a spray of fluid comprise a body defining a flow passageway (10), which receives fluid from a supply via an inlet (11 or 12) and is configured to present a plurality of chambers (13, 16, 20) separated by constriction such as (15, 17). The chambers include... Agent: Pearson & Pearson, LLP

20070176029 - Electrostatic spraying device: An electrostatic spraying device has a removable cartridge with a reservoir containing a volume of liquid compositions to be electrically sprayed. The device includes a nozzle for dispensing the liquid and an emitter electrode disposed adjacent to the nozzle for charging the liquid composition just being dispensed from the nozzle.... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070176030 - Tension control device for mobile irrigation systems: The left and right truss rod assemblies of a truss that supports the span of an irrigation pipeline are bridged by a single sensor device. A movable linear connector in the sensor receives oppositely directed loads from axially spaced members of the two truss rod assemblies and provides a linear... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP