Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing inventions 03/08

20080073443 - Delivery system for generating liquid active materials using an electromechanical transdcuer: A delivery system and methods for generating droplets of liquid active materials, such as a perfume, air freshener, insecticide formulation, and volatile materials, to the atmosphere by means of a electromechanical transducer. The electromechanical transducer employs a first period of activation and a second period of deactivation to increase the... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080073444 - Process for mixing a liquid or mixture of a liquid and a fine solid present in an essentially self-containing vessel: A process for mixing a liquid or mixture of a liquid and a fine solid present in a vessel, in which the vessel is supplied with the same liquid or the same mixture as a motive jet of a jet nozzle which is present in the vessel and has a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080073445 - Clustered nozzle for gasification or combustion and its industrial application: This invention relates to a kind of clustered nozzle for gasification or combustion and its industrial applications. The clustered nozzle comprises a body case (5) and a plurality of nozzles (11) in the body case (5). The nozzle (11) includes an outer cannula (3) and an inner cannula (4) inside... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20080073446 - Composite shower head: The present invention provides a composite shower head typically comprised of a hand-hold shower head and a fixed shower head, wherein said hand-hold shower head has a retaining pass corresponding to the fixed shower head; said fixed shower head can be held in the retaining pass of said hand-hold shower... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20080073447 - Liquid atomizer: The present invention provides a liquid atomizer for atomizing liquid and applied in an atomizing device having an accommodating space and a through hole. The liquid atomizer includes a vibrating element having a first hole corresponding to the through hole; a spray plate having a plurality of spraying holes corresponding... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080073448 - Anti-stringing applicator: Embodiments of the systems and methods disclosed here are generally directed to anti-stringing systems that can be used in the application of a substance to a work surface. In one embodiment, an anti-stringing system includes an applicator having a nozzle for applying a substance to a work surface and a... Agent: John Kirby Kendall

20080073449 - Rotating relaxer shower head: Rotating Relaxer Shower Head has a housing with multiple heads that rotate and a standard connection for use with piping in a bathroom. A user simply turns the shower on in the ordinary manner and positions his body underneath the housing with the multiple showerheads. Water enters the housing through... Agent: Galasso & Associates, Lp

20080073450 - Jet outlet element for sanitary fittings: The invention relates to a jet outlet element for a sanitary fitting which allows outlet of a defined gushing jet from the sanitary fitting. The sanitary outlet element is configured as a flat element having two compartments, a water inlet compartment and a water outlet compartment. A narrowed section is... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20080073451 - Asymmetric nozzle for dispensing a fluid: A nozzle for spraying a fluid. The nozzle has in asymmetric orifice geometry. This asymmetric geometry provides a non-uniform flow pattern. This arrangement provides a heavier flow in one direction transverse to the primary flow direction of the nozzle and a lighter flow in a different direction transverse to the... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080073452 - Fuel injection nozzle: A fuel injection nozzle is formed with a nozzle hole group including at least two individual nozzle holes, which are disposed close to each other. Fuel is injected through the nozzle hole group. In at least one combination of two adjacent individual nozzle holes included in the same nozzle hole... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080067262 - Aerosol dispenser assembly having voc-free propellant and dispensing mechanism therefor: An aerosol dispenser assembly is provided that enables a compressed gas propellant to be used to deliver liquid product in a fine mist, whereby the droplets of the mist have mean Sauter diameters of less than 35 μm. The dispensing system includes the use of a compressed gas propellant that... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20080067263 - Automated pest misting system with pump: The present invention is directed to a system and method for safely and for efficient controlling adult populations of flying pests. A self-contained reservoir system for automated misting of pesticides (as opposed to merely spraying) is disclosed which can be operated in remote location without the availability of line power... Agent: Rudolph J. Buchel Jr., Law Office Of

20080067264 - Faucet spray control assembly: A pull-out faucet has a spray head with spray selection and pause control. A spring-loaded push button interrupts outlet spray entirely as long as it is being depressed. A rocker button controls spray through inner and outer sets of outlet orifices, for example, giving the user the option of an... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080067265 - Nozzle comprising a swirl chamber: The invention relates to a fluid spray nozzle comprising a swirl chamber which is rotationally symmetric about a Z axis of origin O and into which at least two fluid inlet channels open. The aforementioned chamber is equipped with a discharge conduit having an axis which is inclined in relation... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080067266 - Drip irrigation hoses of the labyrinth type and flow-control elements for producing such hoses: A drip irrigation hose includes a tube for conducting pressurized water through its interior and formed with a plurality of outlets for emitting water at longitudinally-spaced locations along the length of the tube; and a plurality of flow-control elements fixed with respect to the inner surface of the tube at... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20080067267 - Cold-performance fluidic oscillator: A fluidic oscillator suitable for use at colder temperatures for generating an exhaust flow in the form of an oscillating spray of fluid droplets has an inlet for pressurized fluid, a pair of power nozzles configured to accelerate the movement of the pressurized fluid, a fluid pathway that connects and... Agent: Larry J. Guffey

20080067268 - Method of machining injection hole in nozzle body, apparatus therefore, and fuel injection nozzle produced using the method and apparatus: The object of the invention is to provide a fuel injection nozzle with which occurrence of cavitation erosion due to occurrence of separation of fuel flow near the needle valve and injection holes is suppressed and variation in fuel injection characteristic is reduced, a method of machining injection holes, and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080067269 - Efficient and flexible multi spray electrostatic system: An efficient electrostatic spray installation that can spray a wide range of conductive materials effectively while creating very small droplets with conductivities in from about 7000 pico Siemens and greater. A compact system in which one, two or more parallel sprays can be obtained at close proximity in the order... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080061162 - Portable sports equipment scent dispersion apparatus: An apparatus and method for dispensing air freshening odors for enhancing the drying and deodorizing of clothing and sporting equipment not easily laundered. A two-piece housing forms spherical structure retaining a aromatic element inside. Dispensing of the air freshening odors is activated by the air flow past the aromatic element... Agent: Janet Peyton Schafer Schafer Law Office, P.A.

20080061163 - 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

20080061164 - Integral miniaturised nebuliser for elasrically deformable bottle: An integral miniaturized nebulizer for an elastically deformable bottle (1), provided with a rotatable closing cap (5), with discharge orifice, and with a suction tube (16) immersed in the liquid to be nebulized, includes a head (3) in a single piece with a body (4) connectable to an elastically deformable... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080061165 - Dispensing member for a fluid product, dispenser comprising such a dispensing member and use of such a dispensing member: Dispensing member for a fluid product comprising a post and a spray nozzle, said post having an abutment surface and said spray nozzle comprising a transverse wall, an outlet orifice extending across said transverse wall, said outlet orifice being delimited by a lateral surface, at least one duct for supplying... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080061166 - Portable powered foaming sprayer: A portable, self-contained powered sprayer to produce a foam effluent spray from a liquid. The sprayer includes segregated air and liquid delivery systems that separately supply air and liquid to a mixing chamber. The liquid delivery system may include a pump for pumping liquid from a tank to the mixing... Agent: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

20080061167 - Pressure washer wand having a nozzle selector: A pressure washer wand assembly configured to discharge pressurized fluid in a changeable spray pattern. The wand assembly comprises a tube portion having an input end and an output end. A nozzle assembly has a plurality of selectable nozzles, and the nozzle assembly is disposed near the output end and... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080061168 - Spray head: A spray head for releasing a material made at least of two reactive components includes material supplies for providing two material components and a reciprocating cleaning and control piston Substantially provided in the cleaning and control piston is a mixing chamber which is fluidly connectable to material supplies for receiving... Agent: Henry M. Feiereisen Henry M. Feiereisen, LLC

20080061169 - Steamer head: A steamer head for use with a steaming system for cleaning or smoothing fabric surfaces. The steamer head comprises a housing having a plurality of branches that extend between a base region and a front applicator face. The branches are disposed at an angle relative to each other so that... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20080061170 - Electromagnetic fuel injection valve: A valve assembly including a valve element and a movable core is housed in a valve housing including a valve seat member, a magnetic cylinder, a nonmagnetic collar and a stationary core. A coil assembly is disposed on an outer periphery of the stationary core, and housed in a coil... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080061171 - Injection valve for fuel injection: A fuel injection valve has a connection piece for a fuel-supply line, a valve-seat support having a valve-seat body provided with a valve opening, a solenoid for activating a valve member, which controls the valve opening, and a plastic extrusion coat enclosing the connection piece, the solenoid and the valve-seat... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080061172 - High pressure monitor: A high pressure monitor includes an outlet body with a transverse passage, which extends through the body to form two inlets of the outlet body, and a second passage, which is in communication with the transverse passage and extends through the outlet body to form an outlet. The monitor further... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20080054088 - Water pump and fountain with pump: A water pump with a housing that has a pump housing part provided with an intake opening and an outlet opening and a motor housing part. An impeller with a shaft is rotatably arranged in the pump housing part. An electric motor is received in the motor housing part. The... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20080054089 - Fragrance fixatives: Compositions are provided that contain fragrance compounds and fragrance fixatives selected from C4-C8 alkyl terephthalates. Scented compositions and scented articles containing such compositions are also provided. Also disclosed are methods for imparting a fragrance to a location and methods for formulating the compositions of the present invention.... Agent: William K. Mcgreevey Eastman Chemical Company

20080054087 - Apparatus for spraying liquids, and disposable containers and liners suitable for use therewith: A spray gun (1) has a fluid reservoir (11) with a removable liner (13) received in a container (12) having a detachable lid (15). The liner (13), which may be thermo/vacuum-formed from a planar material, has a shape that corresponds to and is a close fit within the interior of... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080054090 - Hand shower: The handle of a hand shower accommodates a remote control which is triggered by once-only pressure on a key or another deformable element. The remote control contains a piezoelectric radio switch which is accommodated as a closed-off component in the handle. This switch acts on a receiver which is mounted... Agent: Duane Morris LLP

20080054091 - Ultrasonic atomization and/or seperation system: The present invention relates to an ultrasound liquid atomization and/or separation system comprising an ultrasound atomizer and a liquid storage area in communication with said ultrasound atomizer. The system may further comprise an injector containing an injector body housing the ultrasound atomizer and a channel or plurality of channels running... Agent: Bacoustics, LLC

20080054092 - Self-flushing sprinkler mechanism: An irrigation sprinkler is provided having a turret for the distribution of irrigation water that includes a self-flushing mechanism to prevent accumulation of debris in a sprinkler control member and/or the interior of the turret. The sprinkler includes a main flow path that delivers water to a nozzle for irrigation... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080054093 - Distributor plate and diffuser plate on sleeved shaft: A water distribution plate and diffuser plate assembly for distributing a stream emitted from a sprinkler nozzle includes: a nonrotatable shaft having one end attached to a sprinkler component and an opposite end supporting first and second plates in axially spaced relationship for rotation about the shaft independent of one... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080054094 - Distributor plate with diffuser on fixed shaft: A water distribution plate and diffuser plate assembly for distributing a stream emitted from a sprinkler nozzle comprising: a shaft having one end attached to a sprinkler component and an opposite end supporting first and second plates in axially spaced relationship for rotation about the shaft independent of one another;... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080054095 - Rotating fluid jet with improved rotary seal: An improved seal for use in fluid systems such as a water jet system includes an outer seal point that is very close to an inner seal point. By spacing these two seal points very close together, the force on the seal is greatly reduced compared to the prior art.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080054096 - Flexible watering system and method for using same: A watering system that has first and second upright supports, a plurality of bendable water conduits and substantially rigid water channels and a first spray head is disclosed. Each of the first and second upright supports have substantially laterally oriented brackets dimensioned to releasably hold objects having a first outer... Agent: Loeb & Loeb, LLP

20080054097 - Spraying device: A spraying device includes a gas can and a sprayer/joint combination. The gas can is formed with a collar defining a cutout. The sprayer/joint combination includes a frame, two shoes, an expanding element and a sprayer. The frame defines two slots and includes a block formed thereon and disposed in... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080054098 - Hose-end sprayer assembly: A hose-end sprayer assembly connectable to at least one container of product to be dispensed has an elongated housing for a venturi tube assembly rotatable about its central axis and devised to selectively open and close a product inlet opening as well as its associated vent valve, an independently controllable... Agent: Meadwestvaco Corporation

20080054099 - Aerosol generating and delivery device: Particular aspects provide novel atomizers for generating particles over a broad range of MMAD size distributions, the eliminating the requirement for an impaction baffle in generating the desired particle sizes. In particular aspects, the atomization means communicates with a remote particle filter member configured and positioned to provide for particle... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP/seattle

20080054100 - Aerosol created by directed flow of fluids and devices and methods for producing same: A method of creating small particles by a technology referred to here as “violent focusing” is disclosed, along with devices for generating such violent focusing. In general, the method comprises the steps of forcing a first fluid out of an exit opening of the feeding channel to create a fluid... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20080054101 - Modular fuel nozzle and method of making: A modular fuel nozzle configuration is defined which permits lower-cost manufacturing operations such as injection moulding to be employed. Also described is a method of making such a component.... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20080054102 - Head for a precision ceramic gas cooker: A head for a precision ceramic gas cooker comprises a seat, a cover assembly and a mixing tube. The seat, the cover assembly and the mixing tube are made of precision ceramic which has the high temperature resisting property, and are coated with enamel on the surfaces thereof so as... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20080054103 - Oscillating sprinkler with adjustable spray width: An adjustable oscillating sprinkler with a rectangular shaped frame having a generally tubular shaped housing rotatably attached to said frame with a nozzle strip attached to the tubular housing, where the nozzle strip has a plurality of flexible nozzles, and the sprinkler also has a pivot plate in contact with... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080054104 - Compressed air guns, handpieces, and nozzles: An airgun may include a body and a nozzle. The body may include a shaft defining a main bore, a compressed air inlet in fluid communication with a first end of the main bore, an extension in fluid communication with a second end of the main bore, a valve being... Agent: Foley Hoag, LLP Patent Group, World Trade Center West

20080054105 - Volume displacement system for irrigation span: A pipe span of a mobile irrigation system has an elongated volume displacement body contained within the interior flow passage of the span so as to occupy space that would otherwise be available for liquid flow. The displacement body is of reduced transverse dimension relative to the inside diameter of... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP