Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing inventions 09/08

20080230622 - Disseminating device for volatile liquid: An apparatus adapted to disseminate volatile liquid, such as a fragrance, into an atmosphere comprises a reservoir (1) containing volatile liquid and, extending into and therefrom, an essentially cylindrical liquid transfer member (4) that transfers liquid from the reservoir to an evaporating surface (6) through which the transfer member passes... Agent: Curatolo Sidoti Co., Lpa

20080230623 - Portable remote control valve actuator apparatus: A remote control actuator apparatus comprising a recharger, a battery pack, a valve actuator, and connecting couplers. The valve actuator comprises an RF receiver and a 12 VDC/24VAC inverter. A hand held battery operated remote controller transmits a given signal for a given water valve control to an RF receiver... Agent: Donald H. Macnow

20080230624 - Electronic actuator for simultaneous liquid flowrate and pressure control of sprayers: An electric solenoid valve and electronic circuitry for actuating the valve in such a manner as to control the liquid flow into a device, such as a spray nozzle, is described. By altering the characteristics of the electrical signal driving the valve, the flowrate of liquid through the valve and... Agent: John P. O'banion O'banion & Ritchey LLP

20080230625 - Spraying apparatus: A spray bar typically utilised for the application of fluids such as hot bitumen onto an adjacent surface has an inner tube (2) which is rotatable relative to an outer tube (17) byway of an actuator (24). The outer tube (17) has various spray nozzles (21) which are designed to... Agent: David A. Guerra International Patent Group, LLC

20080230626 - Siphon drying gun: A siphon type of drying gun includes an arc diverter disposed between an inner end surface in an accommodation space in a body of the gun and a flared hole. A rear cover having a flange is screwed into the body. An exhaustion gap is defined between the flange of... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080230627 - Adjustable sprinkler riser: An apparatus for lengthening an extendible pipe comprised of first and second pipe portions having an interior includes a cylinder having an end wall and an open end connected to the first pipe portion. A piston is received in slidable and sealable engagement with the cylinder and is connected to... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080230628 - Stem rotation control for a sprinkler and methods therefor: A sprinkler includes a stationary portion configured for connection to a fluid source and a head with an outlet for emitting fluid. A stem supports the head and is configured for translating along a longitudinal axis and for rotating about the longitudinal axis. At least one retainer is disposed between... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080230629 - Mode strut and divergent flap interface: In one example, a gas turbine engine includes an exhaust nozzle. The exhaust nozzle includes a flap supported relative to a static structure by a strut. The flap includes a backbone providing a slot. A slider interconnects a strut end to the backbone. In one example, the slider includes a... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20080230630 - Color matching system and method: A system, in one embodiment, is provided with a fluid container configured to mount on a spray device, and a color additive applicator coupled to the fluid container. A system, in another embodiment, is provided with a color matching support configured to receive a plurality of different color sources, wherein... Agent: Fletcher Yoder (illinois Tool Works Inc.)

20080230631 - Two-axis trigger actuator: The invention is a dual-axis force transmission mechanism that operates as an actuator for the valve of fluid dispensing devices. It comprises a rotating trigger member (101) that pivots as a force is applied by the operator. The transmission mechanism preferably includes a rack and pinion arrangement in which a... Agent: Nexsen Pruet, LLC

20080230632 - Method and apparatus for generating a mist: The present invention relates to apparatus and method for generating a mist comprising a conduit having a mixing chamber and an exit; a working fluid inlet in fluid communication with said conduit; a transport nozzle in fluid communication with the said conduit, the transport nozzle adapted to introduce a transport... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080230633 - Discharge head for fluids: A discharge head for fluids, with a discharge nozzle (1) which has a discharge opening (2) and accommodates an internal sleeve (5) in which is arranged an internal body (4) which delimits an outlet channel (7) and has a connecting element (8) for connection to a counterpart (9) of a... Agent: Meadwestvaco Corporation

20080230634 - Showerhead dispensing nozzle: A injector nozzle for a cryogenic fluid wherein both the kinetic energy of the discharge stream, and the residual volume of cryogenic fluid contained within the nozzle is reduced, the dispensing nozzle of a generally showerhead type configuration, with discharge ports disposed at the periphery of the showerhead discharge face,... Agent: Lawrence Edelman Attorney At Law

20080230635 - Fluid injector: A fluid injector has a housing, a valve body and an actuator unit, that is inserted into the housing. The valve body has a cartridge with a recess, that takes in a needle (22). A receptance (221) is formed in the needle (22) and fixes a locking element (233) in... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080230636 - Condiment dispenser: In alternate embodiments, the Condiment Sprinkler may have relatively small vents or holes in the bowl or other side Walls to promote denser coverage of the condiment and/or coverage over a larger area. A user grips the handle and then fills the bowl of the Condiment Sprinkler with the dry... Agent: Law Office Of Polly L. Oliver

20080223948 - Protection device for sprinkler: A protection device for a sprinkler is connected between two rods of the sprinkler and includes two recessed support areas which are located beneath two extreme positions of a travel trace of the pivotable tube of the sprinkler. When the pivotable tube is pressed by a load, the pivotable tube... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esquire

20080223949 - Wireless remote controlled air freshening and sound generating machine: A Remote controlled air freshening and sound generating machine with a radio control transmitter, a radio controlled receiver, an internal speaker, an internal battery compartment accessible from the outer housing, a canister of scent, a mechanical actuator, and switches to allow sound or scent activation or deactivation individually, a circuit... Agent: Shawn Sweeney

20080223950 - Multi-zone sprinkler system with moisture sensors and configurable spray pattern: An irrigation system comprises sprinkler heads with an electrically configurable spray pattern, moisture sensors, and a controller. Based upon input signals from the moisture sensors, the controller dynamically configures the spray pattern of the sprinkler head to allow more water to fall on areas that need to be watered and... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080223952 - Device and method for the management of data: A system for the data management of a thermal spraying apparatus with a spray gun (2) is made available, wherein the system includes a decentrally arranged device (1) with a memory (4), in order to detect process parameters and to store data of the thermal spraying apparatus and wherein the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080223951 - Remote control for valve and hose reel system: An apparatus includes a handheld element and a remote control. The handheld element has a proximal end, a distal end, and an internal flow conduit. The internal flow conduit extends between the proximal and distal ends. The internal flow conduit is configured to be in fluid communication with a hose.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080223953 - Mist generator and mist emission rendering apparatus: [OBJECTS AND PROBLEMS] Relating to a mist generator capable of emitting any of chemical substances used in life, such as perfumes, pharmaceuticals and pesticides, in the form of fog or vapor. An object of the invention is to attain means for efficiently atomizing liquid, means for easily and rapidly switching... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080223954 - Control handle for a crop sprayer: A crop sprayer, including: a chassis; a number of wheels which support the chassis; an engine for driving at least one of the number of wheels so as to propel said chassis; a chemical receptacle, supported by the chassis, for receiving and holding a chemical solution therein; a boom arm... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20080223955 - Firefighting in railway vehicles: The invention relates to a railway vehicle comprising a fire-fighting system having a supply container for extinguishing agent, a system of pipes, means for dispensing extinguishing agent, and a pressure-generating means. To improve the reliability of this system, it is proposed that the pressure-generating means be coupled to a compressed-air... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20080223956 - Mounting structure for variable nozzle mechanism in variable-throat exhaust turbocharger: Provided is a variable-throat exhaust turbocharger in which a nozzle assembly including a nozzle mount and nozzle vanes has a firm support structure without affection by a thermal deformation of a turbine casing and an external force exerted to the turbine casing, and a scroll portion is formed in a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080223957 - Showerhead for a sanitary fitting: A shower head for a hand-held shower attachment contains, in the center of its jet disc, an insert with three individual nozzle bodies. Each individual nozzle body is designed for discharging an individual jet. To this end, it has a continuous jet opening. Each of these in individual nozzle bodies... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20080223958 - Paint spray gun with suspension bracket attachment: A paint spray gun with suspension bracket attachment is provided whereby the spray gun can be easily and quickly suspended by the painting operator from a ladder rung, scaffold railing, pipe, bar or other structural element by the suspension bracket during the painting operation when the spray gun is temporarily... Agent: Bucknam And Archer

20080223959 - Injection valve: The present invention relates to an injection nozzle for an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle. A nozzle body has at least one spray hole, a nozzle needle mounted in the nozzle body with adjustable stroke for controlling an injection of fuel through the at least one spray hole.... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20080223960 - Fuel injection valve: A fuel injection valve includes a main body having a nozzle hole and a compression chamber. The main body accommodates a compression unit for pressurizing fuel accumulated in the compression chamber. The fuel injection valve further includes a valve element being axially movable in the main body. The valve element... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080223961 - Cooling arrangement: A pipe for carrying a fluid, having a longitudinal axis and defining a radial aperture for release of a jet of fluid having a radial direction component α, the aperture having an aspect ratio greater than 2 and arranged with its elongate axis within 30 degrees of the longitudinal axis... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080217421 - Cavitation erosion reduction strategy for valve member and fuel injector utilizing same: A mechanically actuated electronically controlled unit injector includes an electronically controlled spill valve to precisely control timing of fuel pressurization within a fuel pressurization chamber. Cavitation bubbles may be generated in the region of the valve seat when the spill valve member is closed to raise fuel pressure in the... Agent: Caterpillar C/o Liell, Mcneil & Harper

20080217422 - Nozzle assembly, delivery system and method for conveying insulation material: A method of conveying particles of insulation material suspended in a flow of air to a wall, floor or ceiling cavity to form an insulation product in the cavity, including: providing a flow of particles of insulation material suspended in air to a nozzle assembly; and positioning the nozzle assembly... Agent: Johns Manville

20080217423 - Single-dose spray container, spray tip and single-dose spray kit: The invention relates to a single-dose container fitted with a spray tip comprising a generally cylindrical nozzle, the upper end of which comprises a spray opening and the opposite end of which is extended by a plunger of smaller diameter, the free end of which is mechanically reinforced, the nozzle... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080217424 - Wall hanging music fountain: A wall hanging music fountain comprises a mirror frame comprising a plurality of side frames, a controller, a water flow distributor, a LED wire cavity, and a water distribution cavity. A water tank is disposed at a lower side frame of one of the plurality of side frames and an... Agent: Suiter Swantz Pc Llo

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20080217426 - Volatile liquid dissemination apparatus:

20080217427 - Multi-functional sprinkling apparatus structure: A multi-functional sprinkling apparatus structure comprises an outlet mount with support lugs to fix on top of a water motor, and a water-guiding member transversely mounted to assembly holes of the support lugs. The assembly holes have water ducts fluidly connected to water-inlet passages of the water-guiding member. A rotary... Agent: Troxell Law Office Pllc Suite 1404

20080217428 - Injector: A pressurizing piston has a head section, which contacts an axial end face of a piezoelectric actuator to receive displacement of the actuator, and a piston wall section, which is formed in a cylindrical shape and can move in an axial direction in response to the movement of the head... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080217429 - Injector: An injector includes a nozzle hole, a needle, an actuator, a piston that is displaced in an axial direction according to extension or contraction of the actuator, an outer sleeve holding the piston slidably on its outer circumferential side and defining a pressure chamber expanded or shrunk according to displacement... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080217431 - Spraying device for a fixing composition:

20080217430 - Volatile liquid droplet dispenser device: A volatile liquid droplet dispenser device includes: a first substrate (1) having a space (2c) for containing a liquid substance, and having liquid outlet means (2a) for ejecting the liquid substance; a second substrate (3) having a liquid inlet means (3i) for allowing the liquid substance to enter said device;... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, Pc

20080217432 - Sealing connection assembly for a handheld showerhead assembly: A sealing connection assembly for a handheld showerhead assembly has a base, a connecting assembly, a check valve and a locking nut. The base has a channel defined through the base. The connecting assembly is mounted inside the base and has a passage communicating with the channel. The check valve... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.c.

20080217433 - Street treatment method & apparatus: The invention provides a street treatment system for bio-remediation and breakdown of oils and/or toxic compounds, as well as treatment of organic pests such as weeds, bugs and other naturally occurring organic material that are resident on man-made surfaces such as pavement, curb lines or other such surfaces. The invention... Agent: Ranger Kidwell-ross

20080217434 - Shower attachment: The invention relates to a shower attachment which comprises a first part (T1) which comprises a water guiding channel (2), and a second part (T2) which comprises at least one first and one second outlet opening (A1, A2) which can be selectively connected to the water guiding channel (2) by... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080217435 - 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

20080217436 - Hose nozzle assembly: A hose nozzle assembly having a substantially inverted ‘U’ shaped body formed by, in serial order and fluid connection: a nozzle handle; a nozzle spout; and, an attachment. The body is operatively arranged to be removeably secured to an edge of a container. In a preferred embodiment, the assembly further... Agent: Robert P. Simpson Simpson & Simpson, Pllc

20080217437 - Optimized method to drive electric spray guns: Methods and systems for efficiently driving, diagnosing and configuring an electric spray gun system use a pulse width modulated driving signal to achieve fast gun opening and closing times while minimizing the power consumption of the gun. Additionally, an example method and system for detecting the opening and closing of... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080217438 - Electromagnetic fuel injection valve: In an electromagnetic fuel injection valve, a valve housing is formed by sequentially connecting a valve seat member, a magnetic cylinder, a nonmagnetic collar, and a stationary core. A coil housing is fittingly fixed to an outer periphery of the magnetic cylinder, and houses a coil assembly provided in an... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080217439 - Fuel injector: A fuel injector for fuel-injection systems of internal combustion engines has a solenoid coil; a valve needle that is operatively connected to the solenoid coil and acted upon by a restoring spring in a closing direction, in order to actuate a valve-closure member which, together with a valve-seat surface formed... Agent: Richard L. Mayer, Esq. Kenyon & Kenyon

20080217440 - Injector: An injector has an inner sleeve between a needle pressure receiving face of a needle and a rear end face of a valve body. The inner sleeve is slidably fitted to an outer periphery of a middle shaft section of the needle. The inner sleeve receives a reaction force of... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080217441 - Injector: An injector has a lift limiting member provided by a single plate member. The plate member has a stopper face, multiple hole sections, a flow passage hole, and a spring seat face. An axial end face of a needle head section of a needle contacts the stopper face when the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080217442 - Paint dosage device and system adapted for a program controlled spray painting apparatus: A dosing device for a program controlled spray painting apparatus adapted for dosing electrically conductive fluid materials to a spray gun/applicator. The spray gun may be charged at a high voltage for electrostatically charged atomizing of electrically conductive fluid materials. A coating system includes the dosing device, which is moved... Agent: Venable LLP

20080217443 - Portable pump house: An automated or manually operated portable pump house for producing water pressure includes a portable housing structure, a fire pump positioned within the housing structure, a fire pump driver operably coupled to the fire pump, means for controlling the fire pump driver operably coupled to the fire pump driver, a... Agent: Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.c.

20080210770 - Device for mitigating odor in an article of clothing or footwear: A deodorizer in particular, a deodorizer substrate with a porous carrier material formed in a monolithic form, and an odor neutralizing composition in the porous carrier material.... Agent: Schering-plough Corporation Patent Department (k-6-1, 1990)

20080210771 - Two-substance atomizing device: A two-substance atomizing device for atomizing a fluid in a gas stream includes: a fluid supply branch including a nozzle orifice; a gas supply branch configured concentrically about the fluid supply branch; a concentric second gas branch branching from the gas supply branch and disposed upstream of the nozzle orifice,... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080210772 - Light-activated portable aerosol mist sprayer device: A portable, light-activated, mist sprayer system comprising direct current power supply, an ambient light sensor, electronic circuitry that evaluates an electrical signal received from the light sensor to determine whether a “dusk” or “dawn” light condition exists; a container of treating fluid at a desired concentration; a motor and pump... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn: Michael Ritchie, Docketing

20080210773 - Fuel injection device for internal combustion engine: A fuel injection device for an internal combustion engine. The fuel injection device includes an injecting head integral with an end of a needle mobile in translation inside an injection housing supplied with high pressure fuel and having a seat for the injecting head, and a piezoelectric or magnetoresistive vibratory... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080210774 - Apparatus and method for humidifying a nozzle of a colorant dispenser: An apparatus for providing vapor to at least one liquid dispensing nozzle to prevent liquid at the nozzle tip from drying out between uses. The apparatus comprises a water source, a reservoir, a vapor generating source for generating vapor from water, a chamber for maintaining the vapor, and an opening... Agent: Adams Intellectual Property Law, P.A.

20080210775 - Variable reactive force arrangement for pole mounted, pressure washing lances: Apparatus and methods for establishing a controllable reactive thrust in a pressure washing lance (40) linked to an extension member (20) through use of a variable bypass valve (52) and dump tube (66) combination. The bypass valve (52) is coupled to a source of high pressure fluid by a system... Agent: Graybeal, Jackson, Haley LLP

20080210776 - Method for draining a fuel storage of a fuel-injected system and corresponding device: The invention relates to a method for draining a fuel storage of an injection system of an internal combustion engine for an automobile, particularly a motor vehicle, having at least one injection valve. It is provided that the draining is carried out by means of suctioning off the fuel, wherein... Agent: Stevens Davis LLP

20080210777 - Sanitary water outlet: A sanitary water outlet (1) having a conduit (4) at the discharge end. The conduit (4) is provided with at least one perforated plate (5) and/or a grid structure or lamellar structure with a number of discharge holes or discharge openings (7) which are bordered by flow guide walls (6).... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080210778 - Aircraft engine exhaust shroud: A shroud for an aircraft engine exhaust plume, the shroud being formed of a flexible material secured at one end to the exhaust nozzle and selectively extendable downstream with the exhaust plume so as to surround and shroud it, thereby to reduce infrared/radar/noise emissions from the aircraft engine.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080210779 - Auxiliary line-drawing apparatus for a paint-spraying can: An auxiliary line-drawing apparatus for a paint-spraying can mainly includes a long rod, a pull rod and a cylinder. The pull rod able to be shifted up and down is in parallel assembled with the inner side of the long rod, and has its upper end formed with a pull... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20080210780 - Cleaning device for a lens of a headlight of a motor vehicle: A cleaning device (1) for a lens (2) of a headlight of a motor vehicle has two telescoping tubes (6, 7), the outer tube (6) holding a spray nozzle (9). The outer tube (6) is also surrounded by a protective tube (8) to be fixed in the motor vehicle. When... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080210781 - Power-operated sprayer, for manual use: The sprayer comprises a tank carrying the liquid to be sprayed and a motor-compressor assembly intended to supply air under pressure to the tank for the liquid, which comprises a self-contained assembly that can be coupled to the tank for the liquid and an elongate body which is introduced into... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080210782 - Fuel injector: An apparatus and method for minimizing and/or preventing thermal degradation of fuel in a fuel injector is disclosed. The body of the injector includes a fuel gallery with a contoured scarf formed therein. The scarf is configured to minimize and/or prevent fuel recirculation thus reducing the likelihood that fuel will... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20080210783 - High flow gas saver: A gas flow control system for a gas fuelled torch including four gas passages controlled by four on-off valves and a control device. The control device can be used to actuate the valves in different combinations, thereby shutting off both fuel and oxygen flows, or allowing a full rate of... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20080210784 - Fuel injection valve: The housing body (14) of the fuel injection valve comprises a recess (108), the end region of said recess having a conical tapering (110) on the bottom side thereof. The supporting body (48) engages in said conical tapering (110) with a projection (116) also comprising a conical end region (118).... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC

20080210785 - Water feed pipe for use in irrigation: A water feed pipe for use in irrigation comprises a main pipe including a plurality of side pipes formed around the peripheral wall thereof, and a plurality of through holes arranged on the peripheral wall thereof, each of the side pipes including a plurality of outlets formed on the peripheral... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080210786 - Injection head for the combustion chamber of a rocket propulsion unit: An injection head for the combustion chamber of a rock propulsion unit has a base area with a plurality of injection elements distributed on it. Propellant constituents can be injected from each outlet of the injection elements into the combustion chamber, generating hot gases by a mixing and combustion of... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080210787 - Fuel injection device for an internal combustion engine using direct fuel injection: Disclosed is a fuel injection device comprising a housing and a valve element disposed therein and cooperating with a valve seat located in the area of at least one fuel discharge port. The valve element is composed of several parts while at least two parts of the valve element are... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20080210788 - Lifting apparatus and injection valve: A lifting apparatus comprising a counter bearing (8) provided with a first recess (9), having a conical bearing surface (10), and an actuator unit comprising an actuator (6) whose axial extension is dependent upon an actuating signal. The actuator unit has a shoulder which is formed in an area of... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department