Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing inventions 09/07

20070221742 - Device for impregnating a porous bone replacement material: A device for the impregnation of a porous bone replacement material with an impregnation agent includes a container with a central axis and a cavity with a lid. The container has two sealable openings and elastic means. The elastic means are arranged in the cavity allowing a clamping force to... Agent: Jones Day

20070221743 - Methods of calculating impact time for storms: At least one method for indicating a weather condition includes indexing a storm based on two or more parameters. One of the parameters is a travel speed of the storm and a second parameter is a location of the storm. The method further includes providing a time before the storm... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070221744 - Water timer and method: A water timer user interface has display areas for display of water timer status information, including watering zone and watering duration indicators, user input areas, and a touch-sensitive screen. At least one of the display areas may display a graphical representation of the watering duration indicators for the watering zone... Agent: Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP

20070221745 - Injection nozzle: The invention relates to an injection nozzle for an internal combustion engine having a nozzle needle or needle unit for controlling an injection of fuel through at least one injection orifice and an actuator for driving a coupling piston. The nozzle needle or needle unit has a control surface that... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20070221748 - Inductive heated injector using additional coil: A fuel injector assembly includes a first coil that induces a time varying magnetic field into a second coil that is utilized to heat fuel flowing through the fuel injector. The second coil generates a second magnetic field generated by a current induced by the first coil into the second... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070221747 - Super imposed signal for an actuator and heater of a fuel injector: A fuel injector includes an actuator and a heater. A common driver provides a first signal superimposed, for example, over a second signal to power both the actuator and the heater.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070221746 - Cold gas spray gun: A cold gas spray gun is disclosed. The spray gun includes a high-pressure gas heater which has a pressure vessel through which gas flows and a heating element situated in the pressure vessel, as well as a mixing chamber in which particles can be admixed with the gas through a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070221749 - Heated saltwater highway deicing machine: My invention is different in that it uses high temperature water to dissolve pure evaporated salt blocks to create a highly saturated salt brine to provide highway deicing and snow control. with less salt used for deicing and snow removal using ordinary plain molasses may also be added to the... Agent: Leon Edward Zaharis

20070221750 - Electronic sprinkler system: The present invention is directed to apparatuses, programs, methods, devices, and/or systems for administering water to an area in need of irrigation. For example, an irrigation unit uses a microprocessor to control its fluid dynamics to affectivity save water and enhance uniform water distribution to and area of grass. The... Agent: Harold J. Roberts

20070221751 - Power port blow-off for thermal spray processes: A powder port blow-off system for a plasma spray process includes a faceplate that includes a bore therein that is co-radially aligned with a nozzle of a plasma spray gun, which emits a plasma plume. A plurality of powder feed ports are arranged circumferentially around the nozzle for injecting a... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20070221752 - Liquid feed unit for a liquid spray instrument and liquid spray instrument comprising such a liquid feed: A liquid feed unit intended to be mounted in a liquid spray instrument. The unit includes a liquid cartridge and a liquid spray head connected to the liquid cartridge. The liquid feed unit also comprises an energy supply source attached to the liquid cartridge so as to form a preassembled... Agent: Jones Day

20070221753 - Spray gun: This embodiment makes it possible for commercially available storage containers, although differing considerably in their dimensions, to be directly fitted onto the gun housing (2) in a very straightforward manner, in a short time and by a reliable method, in which case the storage container can contain a medium that... Agent: Pandiscio & Pandiscio

20070221754 - Ventilated gravity cup for a paint spray gun: The invention relates to a gravity cup for a paint spray gun. The gravity cup includes a reservoir (1) and a lid (2) that is placed thereon and that has a connecting part (3) so that the gravity cup can be placed on the paint spray gun or an adapter.... Agent: Fleit Kain Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco

20070221755 - Blow molded container having holes therein and method and apparatus for facilitating the creation thereof: A method and apparatus for facilitating the creation of holes in a blow molded container is disclosed generally comprising first and second mold portions mounted adjacent each other along a seam and a mechanism for creating holes at the seam. In some embodiments, first and second punches are used to... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070221756 - Lawn sprinkler with changeable nozzles: A lawn sprinkler with changeable nozzles has a main bracket, a rotating device, a connecting device and a nozzle tube. The rotating device is mounted in the main bracket and connects to a water pipe providing waters. The connecting device is attached to the rotating device and has a water... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates

20070221757 - Faucet wand: A faucet wand includes a waterway having a plurality of conduits; a diverter valve and a reset valve. The diverter valve diverts fluid flow between two of the conduits and has a default position. The reset valve can cause the diverter valve to return to its default position from another... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070221758 - Precision irrigator apparatus, system and method: A precision irrigator system and process comprises a reflector plate having a center and an outer perimeter. The reflector plate is composed of a malleable material that can be contoured by a user to compensate for irregularities in the land area to be irrigated. At least one attachment means is... Agent: Ernest D. Buff Ernest D. Buff And Associates, LLC.

20070221759 - Carwash spray nozzle and washing system using same: A high velocity, multiple-jet spray nozzle for use in carwash systems. Each nozzle comprises the axial unitary combination of a base, a nozzle carrier and a face plate. An inlet and a chamber are formed in the body and axially aligned flow passages are formed in the nozzle carrier and... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070221760 - Spray head with simplified activation particularly for kitchen sinks: Spray head with simplified activation particularly for kitchen sinks, comprising a body which can be connected to a water inlet duct and defining an inner chamber wherein a diverting valve element acts controlling two distinct water supply areas wherein the diverting valve element is axially mounted sliding and interacts with... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070221761 - Inductive heated injector using a three wire connection: A fuel injector assembly includes a first coil driven by a direct current driver and a second coil driven by an alternating current driver where both the first coil and the second coil share a common connection to reduce the number of external terminal connections. The second coil generates a... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070221762 - Spray device having removable hard coated tip: In accordance with certain embodiments, a spray system is provided with a spray tip including a core tip structure having a first material, wherein the core tip structure includes a liquid passage extending to a liquid exit orifice. The spray tip also includes a wear resistant coating disposed about the... Agent: Tait R. Swanson Fletcher Yoder

20070221763 - Centre pivot irrigators: Connecting apparatus for use with centre pivot irrigation equipment that includes a boom supported on ground wheels and made up of one or more pipes arranged to rotate about a water supply pipe to which the boom is connected. The apparatus is provided with a U-shaped flexible pipe assembly for... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070215713 - Liquid material placing method, manufacturing method for electro-optical device, electro-optical device and electronic apparatus: A method for placing a liquid material includes a) discharging the liquid material from a plurality of nozzles into a single region of a substrate during a scan of the substrate performed by a head having a nozzle group including the plurality of nozzles using a first electric pulse, and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070215714 - Injector: An injector includes a boosting mechanism and a nozzle. The boosting mechanism boosts fuel, and the nozzle injects and supplies the fuel boosted by the boosting mechanism. The boosting mechanism includes a tubular piston and a column piston. The tubular piston has a bore, which extends through the tubular piston... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070215712 - Method and device for atomizing liquid films: A method for atomizing liquid films to fine droplets (2), wherein the liquid (2) is discharged from an elongate slotted nozzle (3) in the shape of a straight film. The outlet opening of the slotted nozzle (3) is located inside a linear Venturi nozzle (5) in whose divergent section linear... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070215716 - Damping arrangement for a fuel injector: A fuel injector for use in an internal combustion engine, the fuel injector comprising: a valve needle which is engageable with a valve needle seat to control fuel injection through an injector outlet; an actuator arrangement arranged to control fuel pressure with in a control chamber, a surface associated with... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070215717 - Damping arrangement for a fuel injector: A fuel injector for use in an internal combustion engine, the fuel injector comprising: a value needle which is engageable with a value needle seat to control fuel pressure through an injector outlet; an actuator arrangement arranged to control fuel pressure within a control chamber, a surface associated with the... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070215715 - Piezoelectric substance element, liquid discharge head utilizing the same and optical element: The invention is to provide an optical element satisfactory in transparency and characteristics as an optical modulation element, and a piezoelectric substance element satisfactory in precision and reproducibility as a fine element such as MEMS. The piezoelectric substance element includes, on a substrate, at least a first electrode, a piezoelectric... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070215718 - Compact heated air manifolds for adhesive application: A heated air manifold of reduced physical dimensions for heating process air for use in dispensing heated liquids, such as hot melt adhesives. The heated air manifold includes at least one heating element and an air plenum having an air inlet and an air outlet. The dimensions of the air... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (nordson)

20070215719 - Agricultural sprayer implement: An agricultural sprayer implement which includes a wheeled main body and a cantilevered boom. The cantilevered boom has a plurality of sections which fold with respect to one another and place significant torsional stress on one or more of the boom sections. The interior boom sections have a cylindrical tube... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070215720 - Sprinkler head cover and a sprinkler head: [Means for Solving] Provided is a sprinkler head cover comprising: a housing adapted to be attached to a sprinkler head which is connected to a water supply piping and in which, in case of fire, a valve disposed inside the sprinkler head is open to allow a fire-extinguishing liquid in... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070215721 - Spray gun: This embodiment makes it possible for special storage containers (22), although differing considerably in their shape and dimensions, to be fitted onto the gun housing (2) in a very straightforward manner and in a short time, in which case the storage container can contain a medium that is intended for... Agent: Pandiscio & Pandiscio

20070215722 - Fertilizer dispensing device: A device for dispensing fertilizer into a fluid flowing in a pipe includes a fertilizer tank and a coupling communicating with the pipe. Optionally, the tank includes a pressure gauge, a sight glass, and a fill port with a fitting that engages a fitting on a cap or a funnel.... Agent: Robert Ryan Morishita Morishita Law Firm, LLC

20070215723 - Swirl nozzle: A simple, compact construction and easy manufacture of a swirl nozzle having a plurality of inlet channels and an outlet channel extending transversely thereto are made possible by the fact that the inlet channels open directly and/or tangentially into the outlet channel. Alternatively or additionally, upstream of the inlet channels... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070215724 - Fluid sprayer employing piezoelectric pump: An electrically-powered fluid sprayer employs a piezoelectric fluid pump that includes an inlet port, an outlet port, a pump chamber, and a piezoelectric element that is deformed and displaced by electrical signals supplied thereto to vary the volume of the pump chamber. Such displacement pumps fluid into the inlet port... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20070215725 - Trace chemical particle release nozzle: An explosive and narcotics detection system detects the presence of trace particles of those materials that are adhering to surfaces. In order to detect such particles, it is necessary to first dislodge or release them from the surface, next to transport them to the detection instrument, and last to accumulate... Agent: Muirhead And Saturnelli, LLC

20070210180 - System and method for irrigating with aerated water: An irrigation system for supplying aerated water to plants includes a diffuser. Oxygen is diffused into water by the diffuser to generate aerated water. The aerated water is supplied to an irrigation device which supplies the aerated water to the plants.... Agent: Howison & Arnott, L.l.p

20070210181 - Sink spray head with supply jet variation and flow rate regulation: Sink spray head with supply jet 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 means of two distinct selection keys accessible outside the body, a cut-off being also provided... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070210182 - System and method for monitoring performance of a spraying device: A spraying device that sprays of a mixture of fluids is monitored to determine whether it is functioning properly. The spraying device has inlets for at least two fluids, such as water and air, and a mixing chamber in which the fluids are mixed. A mixture pressure sensor is mounted... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070210183 - Environmental system including a micromechanical dispensing device: An environmental system includes a micromechanical dispensing device. The environmental system comprises an environmental system controller arranged to communicate with one or more included environmental air units. The one or more environmental air units are arranged to alter or control one or more physical properties of an atmosphere. The environmental... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20070210184 - Automated spray gun fitted with a spray system mounted on a feed foundation: An automated spraygun includes a spray/atomization body mounted on a feed foundation. The spraygun includes tensile locking elements between the spray body and the foundation.... Agent: Lowe, Hauptman, Gilman & Berner, LLP (itw)

20070210185 - Automated spray gun fitted with a spray system mounted on a feed foundation: A plumbing fixture including, but not limited to, an aspirating type shower head operates to add a selected scent to the spray water. The showerhead utilizes a venturi assembly where the water supply passes through a venturi. A negative pressure is created at the high velocity water jet stream point,... Agent: Robert S. Smith

20070210186 - Method and apparatus for generating a mist: Apparatus for generating a mist comprising a conduit having a mixing chamber and an exit; a transport nozzle in fluid communication with the said conduit, the transport nozzle being adapted to introduce a transport fluid into the mixing chamber; a working nozzle positioned adjacent the transport nozzle intermediate the transport... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070210187 - Nozzle for the discharge of a flowable substance: A nozzle for the discharge of a flowable substances, for example adhesive or sealing compositions, having a discharge orifice with a variable geometry. The adjustable nozzle permits the user to select the optimal discharge profile suited to a particular application of the composition being discharged.... Agent: Henkel Corporation

20070210188 - Adjustable spray pattern sprinkler: A sprinkler having an adjustable spray pattern is disclosed. The sprinkler may include a housing. The housing may include an inlet portion disposed to receive water and an outlet portion. The outlet portion may include a first outlet aperture and a second outlet aperture. The housing may include a cam... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West

20070210189 - Nozzle assembly and injection valve: An injection valve has an injector housing (1) and an actuator and also a nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly has a nozzle body (6) with a recess (8) into which a nozzle needle (10) is introduced and at one axial end of which an injection nozzle (12) is embodied. The... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070210191 - Electrostatic rotary atomizer with indirect internal charge: An electrostatic rotary atomizer apparatus includes a housing encasing a turbine assembly, a shaping air assembly disposed radially outwardly from the turbine assembly for fluid communication with a shaping air supply, and a charge ring mounted to the housing and adapted to be connected to an electrical power supply. The... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20070210190 - Nozzle device, and cleaning apparatus equipped with the nozzle device: The present invention provides a nozzle device comprising a substantially cylindrical nozzle body and a cup member which is arranged within the cylinder of the nozzle body and jets out fluid droplets from the tip thereof while being driven to turn, wherein two or more fluids including a detergent and... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070210192 - Fire fighting apparatus for road and railway tunnels: A fire fighting apparatus for road and railway tunnels consisting of a remote controlled vehicle which is provided with a thermal water-cooled shield and is allowed to run along a monorail secured to the tunnel and acting also as water pipe to extinguish fire. The vehicle carries also a telescopically... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070205300 - Positioning interfaces for projection display devices: Described herein are devices that provide projection-type video output in a portable and flexible design. The design includes a projection chamber, a base, and an interface that permits relative positioning between the projection chamber and base. The base maintains the position of the display device. The projection chamber includes components... Agent: William J. Plut Honeywood Technologies, LLC

20070205301 - Motion activated irrigator: For purposes of description the machine is not enclosed in a secure box but may easily be. It may also be located remotely so as to make it not noticable. This irrigation machine has different modern parts so as to make it desirable for many uses. It is best adapted... Agent: Gerard D. Slack

20070205302 - Servo valve for controlling an internal combustion engine injection: A control servo valve is housed inside the casing of an internal combustion engine fuel injector, and has an actuator, a control chamber communicating with a fuel inlet and with a fuel outlet passage, and a shutter movable along an axis by the actuator between a closed position and an... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070205303 - Jet-wheel impact atomizer for spray drying and a process for the preparation of finely dispersed spray of slurry/liquid: The present invention provides an atomizer for producing finely dispersed spray of slurry/liquid and a process for the preparation of free flowing spray dried alumina powder. The jet-wheel impact atomizer based on the principle of addition of momenta has been invented and developed for spray drying. The atomizer works at... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070205304 - Stand for oscillating wave-type sprinkler: A sprinkler stand for holding an oscillating sprinkler in an elevated and generally vertical orientation to provide a desired sprinkler coverage pattern, wherein a sprinkler holder holds a sprinkler, a frame elevates and supports the sprinkler holder, and a base supports the frame. Preferably, the sprinkler holder includes two tracks... Agent: Myers & Kaplan Intellectual Property Law, L.L.C.

20070205305 - Paint spray system: A container for a paint spray system includes a filter which is sonically welded to a base of the container. The filter includes an annular rim that fits within a recessed portion of the cup surrounding the outlet opening of the cup. This is adapted to be attached to a... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070205306 - Liquid droplet spraying apparatus: A liquid droplet spraying apparatus includes: a plurality of nozzles, a plurality of pressure chambers respectively connected to the nozzles, the pressure chambers each configured to store liquid to which spraying pressure is selectively applied, a common ink chamber that stores the liquid supplied to the pressure chambers; and narrowing... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20070205307 - Device and method for creating hydrodynamic cavitation in fluids: A device and method for creating hydrodynamic cavitation in fluid is provided. The device includes a fluid passage having at least two local constrictions of flow provided in a parallel relationship therein, wherein each local constriction of flow configured to generate a hydrodynamic cavitation field downstream therefrom. The at least... Agent: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP Attn:IPDepartment Docket Clerk

20070205308 - Snow removal device: A snow removal device is provided for a building having sidewalls and a sloping roof with at least one of a ridge and a corner ridge. The snow removal device includes a hot water heater, a pressurization pump in fluid communication with the hot water heater, a connection pipe, a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070205309 - revolving adapter for shower head: The present invention provides a revolving adapter for shower head, which is typically comprised of an enclosure, a baffle disk, an impeller, a main body, a shaft, a union nut and seal loops; wherein, said enclosure has an opened downward cavity, and a universal piping segment extended out upward from... Agent: Banger Shia

20070205310 - shower head for kitchen sink: The present invention provides a shower head for kitchen sink, which is typically comprised of an inlet adapter, a pivot ball adapter, a bell shade, a spraying assembly and outlet panel; wherein, said inlet adapter is connected to the inlet pipe with the top end, and covers over the top... Agent: Banger Shia

20070205311 - Device for dispensing adhesive: A device for dispensing adhesive, with at least one adhesive container with an application arrangement arranged at the container outlet, characterized in that the application arrangement comprises an adhesive strip which has a number of dispensing openings.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC