Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing inventions 10/07

20070246564 - Pull-out wand: A pull-out wand is disclosed for use with a water delivery device. The pull-out wand may include one or more sensors, such as a touch sensor and/or a proximity sensor.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070246560 - Sprinkler with viscous hesitator: A sprinkler device incorporates a rotatable shaft having a cam, the cam having a radially outwardly projecting shaft lobe. A water distribution plate is supported on one end of the shaft and is adapted to be impinged upon by a stream emitted from a nozzle causing the water distribution plate... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070246561 - Twin needle valve dual mode injector: A fuel injector having an injector body defining a hollow interior configured to receive pressurized fuel, a first nozzle configured for providing a first fuel spray pattern, and a second nozzle configured for providing a second fuel spray pattern different from the first fuel spray pattern. The first and second... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070246562 - Rotational fixing of spindle shaft: Method for a painting spindle (see FIGS. 15, 16, 17) comprising a housing (3) and a spindle shaft (4) mounted rotatably therein, which is provided at its one, free end with a painting bell screwed onto the spindle shaft (4), a counter-torque having to be taken up during mounting and... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20070246563 - Method for reducing drip from agricultural sprayer nozzles: A method of reducing drip from nozzles mounted on a generally horizontally oriented supply conduit of an agricultural sprayer includes connecting the supply conduit to a source of pressurized liquid from the agricultural sprayer such that the liquid flows into an interior of the supply conduit, and venting air from... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20070246565 - Fluid level sensing apparatus and method for a spray applicator: The present invention relates to a level sensing spray applicator. In one embodiment, the spray applicator includes a gun that receives a liquid and a supply vessel coupled to the gun. The vessel includes a level sensor responsive to the volume retained by the supply vessel. In another aspect, a... Agent: Michael G. Pate, Esq. Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20070246566 - Stabilising and release system for and boom holding and positioning system for an agricultural apparatus: A stabilising and release system, for an agricultural apparatus (1) having a mounting portion (2) for mounting the apparatus (1) to a tractor, a pendulum (10) mounted on the mounting portion (2), and a boom (26) for spraying or cutting, which is pivotally mounted to the pendulum (10) at a... Agent: David A. Guerra International Patent Group, LLC

20070246567 - Channeled check valve assembly: A check valve assembly has a valve seat for positioning in a passageway between a water supply and an outlet device such as a sprinkler head or a pipe section. A disc valve is located on the water supply side of the valve seat, and a separate actuator is movably... Agent: Gordon & Rees LLP

20070246568 - Energy efficient water sprinkler: An energy efficient water sprinkler has a housing with primary and secondary water chambers each with a turning wheel for translating the force of impacting water to rotational motion of a central shaft journal. Water is forced through a central channel in the rotating shaft and discharged from the housing.... Agent: Thomas E. Sisson Jackson Walker, LLP

20070246569 - Trigger spray: To provide a trigger spray that can spray liquid on a target place reliably. A trigger spray 1 that moves a piston 9 utilizing a pressing force of a trigger portion to spray liquid in a cylinder from a nozzle portion 8, wherein a cylindrical barrel portion 3g is disposed... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070246570 - Portable texture sprayer: The invention comprises a handheld drywall joint compound and acoustic ceiling texture application device. An embodiment of the invention comprises an expansion bag within a tube. The tube also contains texture material, and as the bag is inflated in the tube, the texture material is forced into a spray device... Agent: John Nielsen Randick O'dea & Tooliatos, LLP

20070246571 - Gas fastening apparatus having an internal combustion engine and gas induction device connected by a flexible tube: The apparatus includes a handle (1) with a gas cartridge housing and the gas induction device (4) designed to be mounted on the cartridge and connected to the engine. The engine and the induction device (4) are connected by a flexible tube mounted on the induction device side on an... Agent: Lowe, Hauptman, Gilman & Berner, LLP (itw)

20070246572 - Ultra low flow spray head: An ultra low volume pressure independent spray head is disclosed whereby low flow characteristics of point source devices can be applied to larger wetted areas. Device uses elastomeric flow control where the emission channel is large enough to purge particulate matter from it's channels and the spray head has large... Agent: Ken Dallara, Law Office Of Ken Dallara

20070246573 - Securing method, manufacturing method, and secure spraying endpiece: The invention concerns a method for making secure an endpiece comprising the production of an endpiece with nozzle fitted on a fluid-guiding body. During the manufacture of the endpiece, surface irregularities (26, 28) are formed on the nozzle (16) and a guide body (10), and after the endpiece has been... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070246574 - Fluidized catalytic cracking feed nozzle: A nozzle for the atomized spray of liquid hydrocarbon feed in a fluidized catalytic cracking apparatus having two or more slots with at least one lateral slot wall formed at an angle of from about 30 to about 60 degrees from the axis of the discharge. Also a method of... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20070246577 - Converging spray showerhead: Showerheads with two or more nozzles configured to deliver water streams that converge at one or more regions. Prior to convergence, the converging water streams may generally retain a recognizable shape determined by the type of nozzle. Upon convergence, at least portions of the converging water streams may substantially disperse... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070246578 - Integrated multi-function showerhead: A showerhead has at least a first set of nozzles and a second set of nozzles for discharging water. The showerhead discharges water according to one of multiple water delivery functions, where a first water delivery function corresponds to water being discharged through only the first set of nozzles, a... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070246576 - Intermittently operable recirculating control module and dispensing nozzle having internally disposed fixed orifice: A hot melt adhesive material application system is disclosed wherein both the control module and the dispensing nozzle are effectively provided with internal alternative flow paths. A fixed orifice is internally incorporated within the dispensing nozzle such that when the hot melt adhesive material is not being supplied to the... Agent: Steven W. Weinrieb Schwartz & Weinrieb

20070246575 - Slurry injector and methods of use thereof: Disclosed herein are injectors and methods for use thereof. In one embodiment the injector comprises: an inner tip, a slurry tip disposed around the inner tip forming a second flow channel, and a wear insert disposed within the slurry tip and in contact with the second flow channel. The inner... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070246579 - Blower assembly: A blower assembly according to which a nozzle is attached to a base unit. The nozzle receives compressed air from the base unit and discharges it.... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070241206 - Scent delivery device: A scent delivery device (10) for attachment to a door or window screen (22) exposed to a natural airflow providing a vector for dispersing the scent over time. The device (10) includes a body (12) and two or more legs (14a,14b). The body (12) includes a reservoir (16) for containing... Agent: Gerhard P. Shipley

20070241204 - Method of spray application of monolithic refractory, spray material for use therein, and application apparatus: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for spray application of a monolithic refractory material, designed to add water to a powder material and knead the powder material during feeding. In the method and apparatus, a primary water injector 7 is arranged in a feed hose 5 extending from a spray-material... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070241205 - Fountain that flows with multiple fluidic materials: A fountain flows with multiple fluidic materials. The fountain has a basin, multiple augers, a tubular housing for the augers and tiers, all configured so that the multiple fluidic materials flow through the fountain without mixing. The basin and tiers preferably have dividers to prevent the multiple fluidic materials from... Agent: Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP

20070241207 - Heated nozzle unit for the moulding of plastics materials: A nozzle has a tubular metal core which forms a central injection duct, and a cylindrical, outer, lateral surface. A heater/diffuser device includes a metal heat diffuser of tubular cylindrical shape with an open annular cross-section, mounted around the cylindrical surface of the core. The diffuser has: a cylindrical internal... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070241208 - Spray gun: A spray gun (1) for spraying paints and similar viscous media that can be propelled pneumatically, comprising a gun housing (2) for accommodating the components of the spray gun (1) that effect propulsion, mixture and/or metering, a handle (3) projecting from the gun housing (2) and a reservoir tank (5)... Agent: Pandiscio & Pandiscio

20070241209 - Flow equalization baffle for multi-nozzle spray systems: A method of equalization of fluid flow having a more balanced flow rate and spray pattern along a length of a fluid distribution arm comprising a plurality of apertures, the method comprising: partitioning a portion of an interior of the distribution arm into a first compartment and a second compartment,... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070241210 - Advanced mechanical atomization for oil burners: An atomizer spray plate including a body having an inlet surface and an exit surface, a swirl chamber within the body and adjacent to the inlet surface, an atomizer hole extending through the body from the swirl chamber to the exit surface, and a plurality of elongated protrusions upon the... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070241211 - Fuel injector and method of manufacturing the same: A method and apparatus for manufacturing a fuel injector comprising a glass substrate and a nozzle enclosed within the glass substrate, wherein the nozzle comprises at least one injection hole is provided. The method of manufacturing the fuel injector comprises defining (105) a shape of at least one injection hole... Agent: Eric Jacobson C/o Translume

20070241212 - Multi-conduit, multi-nozzle fluid distributor: An apparatus for distributing a fluid is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of conduits and outlet ports that are capable of providing improved distribution of fluids. One or more conduits are arranged within a single conduit, which provides a compact and inexpensive assembly for conveying the fluids to each... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20070241213 - Actor device for an injector and injector: An actor device (14) for an injector has a solid-state actuator (17) and a first and a second end plate (18, 16) which are coupled to the solid-state actuator (17) at first and, respectively, at second axial end of the solid-state actuator (17). Further, the actor device (14) has a... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070241214 - Filtration and cleaning system for sprinkler irrigation drop nozzles: A filter for use with overhead sprinkler irrigation systems is disclosed. The filter includes a hollow cylindrical body, a removable screen, and a manually-actuated plunger adjacent the screen. The plunger is positioned for reciprocal movement through a debris outlet between an open, debris-discharging position, and a closed filtering position. The... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20070241215 - Methods and apparatus for fabricating components: A method for fabricating a nozzle includes providing at least two plates. At least one of the at least two plates includes a first opening. Each plate includes at least one mating surface. The method also includes stacking the at least two plates together such that a mating surface of... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070235552 - Volatile dispenser with oriented fibrous emanator: A volatile dispenser is provided, including a reservoir containing a quantity of volatile liquid having a viscosity of no greater than 3.9 centipoises. Each of its individual components has a vapor pressure of no less than 0.008 mm Hg. The dispenser also includes an emanator fluidly coupled to the reservoir... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20070235553 - Scented / lighted/ audio communication balloon & valve: A balloon valve assembly for cooperating with a balloon includes a neck fitting to extend beyond a neck of the balloon, a collar portion to accept the balloon and the neck fitting. A change of pressure from the balloon urges the balloon and the collar portion together. The valve assembly... Agent: Wilson Daniel Swayze, Jr.

20070235554 - Dual stroke injector using sma: A dual stroke fuel injector including a shape memory alloy component for controlling the short and long strokes of the injector.... Agent: Jimmy L. Funke, Esq. Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070235555 - Electronic aerosol device: A device for dispensing a fluid comprises a housing having an internal power source and a mounting assembly adapted for receiving a replaceable fluid reservoir. The fluid reservoir includes a capillary element for movement of the fluid to a discharge end thereof. A mechanism is disposed within the housing and... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20070235556 - Nozzle assembly: A nozzle assembly includes a housing defining a first fluid passage and a second fluid passage, and a sleeve disposed within the housing and fluidly connected to the first and second fluid passages. The nozzle assembly also includes a shaft disposed within the sleeve and movable between a closed position... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070235557 - Variable inductive heated injector: A fuel injector for an internal combustion engine includes a valve body 14. A valve seat 18 is associated with the valve body. The valve seat defines an outlet opening 24 through which fuel may flow. An armature 38 is associated with the valve body and is movable with respect... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070235558 - System for continuously metering and transporting a powder, the use of the system, and a coating powder sprayer installation including the system: A system for continuously metering and transporting a powder comprises means (104-107) for fluidizing (F2) the powder in a closed reservoir (4), a tube (110) dipping into the fluidized powder (L4) and discharging (110B) to the outside of the reservoir (4), and means (S2, C2) for pressurizing the reservoir. The... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070235559 - Flow control valve: A flow control valve favorably employable for sprinkler is composed of a cylindrical housing and control means comprising an upper spring, a floating cover disc, a lower spring, a floating hollow cylinder valve, and a valve seat arranged within the cylindrical housing, in which the cover disc is composed of... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070235560 - Sprinkler: A sprinkler includes a fixed unit, a rotary unit, an impeller, a connector, and a spray head. The fixed unit has a water inlet. The rotary unit is mounted rotatably on and is fluidly communicated with the fixed unit. The impeller rotates the rotary unit and is adapted to be... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070235561 - Tee valve: A tee valve includes a primary conduit configured to be connected to a water flow conduit. It includes an outflow tube that collects a portion of the water flow and directs it toward a fertilizer feeder along a secondary water flow path. An inflow tube connects to the primary conduit... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20070235562 - Water shutoff and discharge control apparatus for use of sprinkling: A water-shutoff and discharge control apparatus for use of sprinkling comprises a valve body and a rotary sleeve. The valve body has a water-enclosed surface disposed therein to divide a water-intake chamber and a water-outlet chamber, and a curved-extending positioning groove indented at the periphery thereon for the accommodation of... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070235563 - Variable aerosol nozzle: A specialized nozzle assembly that dispenses spray patterns of varying textures, e.g., coarse or fine particles; for use in an aerosol system for applying a spray texture material to a wall or like supporting structure. The nozzle assembly includes an elongated passageway and a generally cone-shaped member attached thereon.... Agent: Carolyn S. Lu

20070235564 - Spray nozzle: A spray nozzle (300) which employs a locking and an alignment feature (330) to facilitate the replacement of internal nozzle components. The spray nozzle includes a nozzle body (310), a swirl element (314) and an orifice disc (312). The nozzle body defines a central bore which extends between a fluid... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070235565 - Spray nozzle with adjustable arc spray elevation angle and flow: An adjustable spray nozzle with adjustable arc of coverage as well as spray elevation angle and flow rate. A very simple adjustable arc of coverage spray nozzle configuration is also disclosed which may be easily assembled for a particular precipitation rate and/or range of coverage at a selected nominal pressure.... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070235566 - Treated port fuel injectors: Treated port fuel injectors are disclosed. The treated port fuel injectors have a surface coated with a film which resists or limits deposit formation on the injector surface. The film may be formed by contacting the port fuel injector with: (i) a succinimide compound comprising the reaction product of polyisobutylene-substituted... Agent: Berenato, White, & Stavish

20070235567 - Calibrating system for measuring sprayed materials: A calibrating system for measuring amounts of sprayed material has an array of nozzles for dispensing a sprayed material and a capture apparatus positioned to receive the dispensed sprayed material from the array of nozzles. The capture apparatus has aligned channels configured for receiving the dispensed sprayed material.... Agent: Owens Corning

20070235568 - Water shutoff and discharge control apparatus for sprinklers: A water shutoff and discharge control apparatus for sprinklers comprises a water intake apparatus mounted to a support seat and swung back-and-forth by a sprinkling control assembly. The water intake apparatus has a tube with a platform and multiple outlets thereon, and both end sections of the tube have multiple... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070235569 - Coil for actuating and heating fuel injector: A fuel injector includes a common coil that both actuates a pole-piece and provides inductive heating to a fuel flow path. In one example, a first magnetic field is generated to move the pole-piece in response to a DC signal. A structure within the fuel injector near the fuel flow... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070235570 - Pull-down spray head with metal shell: An spray head includes a spray engine and a metal shell retained on the spray engine. The spray head is assembled by fitting the shell onto the spray engine and seating the shell against a cushioning ring. A retaining device is attached to the spray engine to secure the shell... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070235571 - Combined direct and indirect charging system for electrostatically-aided coating system: An electrostatically aided coating atomizing and dispensing apparatus includes an atomizer, a voltage block, a source of electrically non-insulative coating material to be dispensed from the atomizer, an indirect charging apparatus, and at least one source of high magnitude electrical potential. The source of electrically non-insulative coating material is coupled... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070228185 - Fuel injection valve: A fuel injection valve includes a nozzle body and a plate. The nozzle body includes an injection orifice, through which fuel is injected, a needle that controls the injection through the injection orifice, and a needle-receiving bore that receives the needle. The plate is adjacently provided to the nozzle body... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070228184 - Aromatic container: An aromatic container includes a first part which is provided with a first hollow part and a first assembly part; a second part which is provided with a second hollow part and a second assembly part; an assembly part which assembles the first part and the second part, which can... Agent: Far East College

20070228186 - Power sprayer: The present invention is a dispenser adapted to be coupled to a fluid container. The dispenser comprises a dispensing head, an energy source, and a fluid pathway. The dispensing head includes a fluid pump, a motor adapted to power the pump, a trigger adapted to control the motor, and a... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070228187 - Trigger sprayer with child resistant indexing nozzle: An indexing nozzle assembly for a trigger sprayer has a manually rotatable cap mounted for rotation on a base of the nozzle assembly. Rotation of the cap relative to the base changes the nozzle assembly between an off condition where the nozzle assembly prevents liquid discharge from the trigger sprayer,... Agent: Thompson Coburn, LLP

20070228188 - Liquid supplying device and liquid ejection apparatus: A valve unit incorporated in a printer supplies ink from an ink cartridge to a recording head. The valve unit forms a pressurizing chamber with a seal film arranged on the valve unit to temporarily store ink. A valve is arranged at an ink inlet of the pressurizing chamber. An... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070228189 - Bodyspray having adjustable spray orientation: A bodyspray assembly is provided that includes a coupling assembly connected to a spray face. The spray face is operable to emit a directed spray having an omni-directionally adjustable angular orientation. Hence, a spray face in the form of a tile having an array of outlets can direct spray in... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070228190 - Hand held trigger-operated spray gun: A hand-held trigger operated spray gun for dispersing high pressure liquids. The spray gun includes a control valve assembly which has a first annular coil spring for maintaining a valve seat in position and a second annular coil spring for biasing a valve ball into closing engagement with the valve... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070228191 - Cooled nozzle assembly for urea/water injection: A fluid-injecting system includes a nozzle assembly which includes a housing defining an outlet cooling passage, an outlet control passage, at least one inlet supply passageway, and an injection orifice. The nozzle assembly also includes a shaft disposed within the housing and movable between a closed position and an open... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20070228192 - Fuel injector and production method: A fuel injector includes a valve seat member formed with a valve seat and a valve element including an abutting portion to abut on an abutting portion of the valve seat. One of the abutting portions of the valve seat and the valve element includes a surface layer which is... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070228193 - Fuel injector: The invention provides an effective technique for improving the sealing performance and durability of a fluid control valve, particularly a fuel injector. The fuel injector 10 has a ball valve 32 and a valve seat body 41. A fuel jet opening 41c formed in the valve seat body 41 is... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald