Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing inventions

20090266906 - Jetting apparatus and method of improving the performance of a jetting apparatus: A jetting apparatus (15) for jetting droplets of viscous medium onto a substrate and a method of improving the performance of the jetting apparatus. The jetting apparatus (15) includes a jetting outlet (27) through which the droplets are jetted, a flow generator for producing a flow of air past the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090266907 - Volatile liquid emission apparatus: j

20090266908 - Water sprinkler toy: A water sprinkler toy includes a base having a water inlet and a nozzle adapted to spray water in the shape of a funnel. Additionally, the water sprinkler toy includes an object capable of being suspended in the air by the water.... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090266909 - Fragrance dispenser: A dispenser for dispensing jets of air laden with fragrance, the dispenser being characterized in that it includes a deformable flexible pouch of variable internal volume containing fragrance microcapsules, the pouch initially being substantially empty of air with the fragrance microcapsules intact, the fragrance microcapsules being broken the first time... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090266910 - Fragrance filter air escape patch for plastic trash bags: A trash liner system comprises a scented, ventilated patch for air to escape from between the bag and receptacle. The patch adheres over a hole near the top of the bag. Escaping air passing through the patch is scented with the fragrance contained in the patch.... Agent: Donald W. Meeker

20090266911 - Showerhead for chemical vapor deposition and chemical vapor deposition apparatus having the same: A showerhead for chemical vapor deposition (CVD) includes a head storing reaction gas flowing thereinto and feeding the stored reaction gas to a reaction chamber, and at least one support member passing through and coupled with the head and the reaction chamber so as to support the head.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090266912 - Fan variable area nozzle for a gas turbine engine fan nacelle with sliding actuation system: A fan variable area nozzle (FVAN) includes a flap assembly which varies a fan nozzle exit area. An actuator system drives a sliding drive ring relative a multitude of slider tracks mounted to a fan nacelle to adjust each flap of the flap assembly through the flap linkage to pitch... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20090266913 - Holder device for shower head and nozzle: A holder device may be attached to a water outlet tube which is extended from a wall, without drilling holes in the wall, and includes a housing having an inlet attached to the water outlet tube, and two or more outlet ports for coupling to a shower head and a... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esquire

20090266914 - Apparatus for selectively dispensing fertilizer, pesticide and the like through a fluid flow line: An apparatus has a fluid flow portion that is introduced as part of a fluid flow continuum. The fluid flow portion is situated above a plurality of liquid-holding chambers. Each chamber forms a fluid flow continuum from the chamber through a tube-like structure that intersects the fluid flow portion. A... Agent: Joseph S. Heino, Esq. Davis & Kuelthau, S.c.

20090266915 - Spraying device apparatus: A spraying device includes a housing that has a spraying unit and a trigger assembly. The spraying unit is a removable insert within the housing. The spraying unit includes an air chamber that is coupled to a liquid tank. A front end portion of the air chamber has a nozzle.... Agent: Feldman Law Group 16th Floor

20090266916 - Spraying device apparatus: A spraying device includes a housing that has a spraying unit and a trigger assembly. The spraying unit is a removable insert within the housing. The spraying unit includes an air chamber that is coupled to a liquid tank. A front end portion of the air chamber has a nozzle.... Agent: Feldman Law Group,p.c.

20090266917 - Filtering apparatus for inlet fluid into a pressure chamber of a sprayer: A backpack sprayer having a tank with a filling opening at the top thereof and a pressure chamber therein is provided with filtering apparatus for preventing particles in the fluid in the tank from entering an inlet port of the pressure chamber located near the bottom of the tank when... Agent: Kenneth J. Lukacher South Winton Court

20090266918 - Silicone spray tip: An applicator assembly for mixing at least a first and a second component is provided. The applicator assembly includes a manifold configured for operable engagement with first and second source of component, the manifold including first and second component channels therethrough, an elongated shaft extending distally from the manifold, the... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20090266919 - Drip emitter: A drip emitter is provided for delivering irrigation water from a supply tube to an emitter outlet at a reduced and relatively constant flow rate. Water enters the emitter through a first inlet and proceeds into a first chamber. When the water pressure is above a predetermined level, a one-directional... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20090266920 - Electromagnetic fuel injector for gaseous fuels with anti-wear stop device: Electromagnetic fuel injector for gaseous fuels comprising: an injection nozzle controlled by an injection valve; a movable shutter to regulate the flow of fuel through the injection valve; an electromagnetic actuator, which is suitable to move the shutter between a closed position and an open position of the injection valve... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20090266921 - Fuel injector with directly triggered injection valve member: A fuel injector having an injector body and a fuel inlet communicates with a high-pressure fuel source outside the injector body and including an actuator received in a hollow chamber from which a high-pressure inlet extends to an injection valve member. Depending on the pressure in the first hydraulic chamber,... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20090266922 - Secure nozzle insert assembly: A metallic spray nozzle having a counterbore from one side thereof into which an insert to control the spray is located and retained by way of a retaining lip formed by deformation of the outer periphery of the counterbore. This deformation can be toward an axis of the nozzle or,... Agent: Edwin D. Schindler

20090266923 - Nozzle for use with a pressure washer: A nozzle for use with a pressure washer, and the nozzle includes a body portion that defines a longitudinal axis and a head portion coupled to the body portion and in fluid communication with the body portion. The head portion includes a face substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of... Agent: Michael, Best & Friedrich LLP

20090266924 - High mass throughput particle generation using multiple nozzle spraying: Spraying apparatus and methods that employ multiple nozzle structures for producing multiple sprays of particles, e.g., nanoparticles, for various applications, e.g., pharmaceuticals, are provided. For example, an electrospray dispensing device may include a plurality of nozzle structures, wherein each nozzle structure is separated from adjacent nozzle structures by an internozzle... Agent: Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, P.A.

20090261178 - Subminiature thermoelectric fragrance dispenser: A dispenser for dispensing a liquid includes a chamber holding a supply of liquid, an annular conduit substantially filled with liquid from the chamber, and a thermoelectric transducer near one end of the annular conduit. Upon application of electrical current to the thermoelectric transducer, the transducer operates to cause boiling... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090261179 - Bottle cap seal for wicked air freshener: An air freshener replacement bottle having an open ended, externally threaded neck a wick holding sleeve which press fits onto the open end of the bottle. The sleeve has an outwardly directed flange with a lower face that abuts against an upper end of the bottle neck. An internally threaded... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20090261180 - System and method for repelling birds: A centralized control unit directs compressed air towards repellant dispensers in different repellant locations to distribute atomized bird repellant. The control unit can contain a timer module that controls the time, duration, and recurrence of the mist pulses to optimize bird repellant use. Multiple bird repellant storage tanks can be... Agent: Fish & Associates, PC Robert D. Fish

20090261181 - Fragrance emitting apparatus for use with usb port: A fragrance emitting apparatus (20) for connection to a USB port. In one embodiment, the fragrance emitting apparatus (20) comprises a casing (22) having an interior and a fragrance vent (36A, 36B) in communication with the interior, a heating element (42) located within the casing (22) that generates heat when... Agent: Law Offices Of Raymond A. Nuzzo, LLC

20090261182 - Liquid dispensing apparatus: An airbrush having a nozzle through which gas can flow, the end of the nozzle having an inclined surface. The apparatus also includes support means for a liquid source which, in use, is directed towards the inclined surface of the nozzle.... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20090261183 - Drip emitter: A drip emitter is provided for delivering irrigation water from a supply tube to an emitter outlet at a reduced and relatively constant flow rate. Water enters the emitter through a first inlet and proceeds into a first chamber. When the water pressure is above a predetermined level, a one-directional... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20090261184 - Fuel injector with direct shutter actuation for internal combustion engines: A fuel injector for internal combustion engines provided with a fuel feeding channel, the feeding channel having an axis and an injection outlet; an injection valve to control the outlet; an injection valve having a shutter arranged inside the feeding channel to define, within the feeding channel, a first fuel... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20090261186 - Electrostatic atomizing fuel injector using carbon nanotubes: Use of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in a charge injector to assist in atomizing fuel for engine applications. A CNT charging unit is positioned in front of a fuel injector. A voltage is applied on a CNT coated mesh to charge the fuel stream when it passes. Then the charged stream... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090261185 - Spraying apparatus: A spraying apparatus includes: a tank that stores a fluid; a spraying unit that is disposed at a lower portion of the tank, is connected to the tank through a flow path, and sprays the fluid that flows from the tank through the flow path by a weight of the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090255998 - Fuel injection tip: An injection tip of a direct-injection injector includes an injection valve having a valve seat and a valve ball, and tangential inflow holes feeding fuel into a flow area between the ball and the seat. The fuel enters the flow area tangentially thereby causing a swirling motion of the fuel... Agent: Paul L. Marshall, Esq. Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090255999 - Production or distribution of radiative forcing agents: Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, and systems associated with producing and distributing one or more radiative forcing agents to Earth's atmosphere are disclosed.... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group, LLP

20090256000 - Drinking straw: A drinking straw that can be easily inserted through a lid or into a beverage pouch or box but that cannot be easily removed, for example, by a child, once the straw is in place. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide a drinking straw apparatus with a mechanism that... Agent: Michael O. Scheinberg

20090256001 - Dispenser: The dispenser of the present invention includes: a dispenser body charged with a fluid resin therein; a needle coupled to a bottom part of the dispenser body with a nozzle mounted on an end of a pipe extending to a lower part thereof; and a dispenser case that includes an... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090256002 - Droplet discharge head and droplet discharge apparatus: The present invention relates to a droplet discharge apparatus that includes a nozzle for discharging a droplet from a tip thereof, and a discharge unit for injecting a gas toward the tip of the nozzle.... Agent: LexyoumeIPGroup, LLC

20090256003 - Method of manufacturing a fuel distributor: A method for fabricating a unitary distributor is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of determining three-dimensional information of the unitary distributor having at least one flow passage having an arcuate portion located within a distributor ring body having an axis, converting the three-dimensional information into a plurality of slices... Agent: General Electric Company

20090256004 - Fluid dispenser: An automated sprayer for spraying the walls of a shower enclosure with a liquid cleanser is disclosed. The sprayer includes a bottle suitable for containing the liquid, a housing, a pump located in the housing wherein the pump is in fluid communication with the bottle, a rotatable dome-shaped spray head... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20090256005 - Diffuser device for an aerosol can with secure actuation and aerosol can comprising it: The invention concerns a diffuser device for an aerosol can with secure actuation comprising: a cap; an end piece adapted to be fixed onto a diffusion valve of the aerosol can, the end piece being moveable in a direction of actuation so as to actuate the diffusion valve; and an... Agent: Lowe, Hauptman, Ham & Berner, LLP (itw)

20090256006 - Generation of therapeutic microfoam: Improved therapeutic sclerosing microfoams and methods and devices for making them are provided that have advantage in producing a consistent profile injectable foam with minimal input by the physician yet using high volume percentages of blood dispersible gases, thus avoiding use of potentially hazardous amounts of nitrogen.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090256007 - Repairable fuel nozzle: A repairable fuel nozzle is disclosed, comprising an adaptor configured to direct a fuel flow from at least one flow passage in a fuel distributor to a pilot assembly comprising a fuel swirler.... Agent: General Electric Company

20090256008 - Trigger sprayer nozzle assembly with pull/push foaming tube: An indexing nozzle assembly for a trigger sprayer is comprised of a nozzle base that is attachable to a sprayer housing of the trigger sprayer, a cap that is mounted for rotation on the nozzle base, and a foaming tube that is mounted for linear reciprocating movement on the cap.... Agent: Meadwestvaco Corporation Attn:IPLegal Department

20090256009 - Protection device for a lower guide system of a fuel injector: A protection device for a lower guide system of a fuel injector includes a debris shield deflecting a fuel flow around a lower guide system and a particle trap collecting particles contained within the fuel flow. By deflecting the fuel flow towards flow passages around the lower guide system, the... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090256010 - Cold gas-dynamic spray nozzle: A new particulate spray system nozzle design for the spraying of an interior diameter of tubular components or confined spaces is provided. The nozzle includes a substantially linear input section and a substantially linear output section. The input section includes an inlet adapted for coupling to a heated gas supply... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090256011 - Insert for inverted spray nozzle: A device for modifying the spray pattern of an inverted spray nozzle to allow a user to mark an object with precise and clear writing of letters or symbols. The device is an insert that removably fits into or over an existing invert spray nozzle.... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20090256012 - Multiple charging electrode: A device for dispensing coating material includes at least two electrodes for coupling to at least one high-magnitude potential supply so that the at least two electrodes are maintained substantially at two different high-magnitude potentials so that an electric field exists between the at least two electrodes. At least one... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090250526 - Fragrance device: A device adapted to disseminate one of a plurality of volatile liquids into an enclosed atmosphere, the device comprising (i) an enclosure (1) within which is defined a plurality of separate compartments (3,4), each compartment having at least one inlet and at least one outlet port (10, 9), and within... Agent: Curatolo Sidoti Co., Lpa

20090250527 - System for failsafe controlled dispensing of liquid material: A system and method are provided for selectively containing and dispensing a predetermined liquid material in and from a source container in failsafe manner, wherein a housing is disposed to receive a pressurized fluid stream, and a selectively operable valve assembly is disposed in a flow path defined in the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090250528 - Fountain with fog-filled, illuminated water domes: A fountain system for creating unique water displays or water attractions. The fountain system includes a pump providing water at a flow rate and a plurality of fountain assemblies connected to the pimp outlet. Each of the fountain assemblies includes a nozzle such as a bell or dome nozzle that... Agent: Disney Enterprises, Inc. C/o Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20090250529 - Waterfall decorative humidifier: A waterfall decorative humidifier, including mainly a housing, a water exit on top of the housing, a water sub-receptacle in the lower portion of the housing, a water pump in the water sub-receptacle, and a fan in the housing; in which the water pump is connected with the water exit... Agent: Jack Hou

20090250530 - Product for liquid delivery fragrance samples: The product for liquid delivery fragrance samples lacks a liquid tight and a vapor tight, perimeter glue band or heat seal. The product comes from easily produced, in-line manufacturing of a commercially printable paper which has an applied barrier coating to defeat permeation by the liquid fragrance material. The product... Agent: Paul M. Denk

20090250531 - Non-guided tappet and fuel injector using same: A fuel injector includes an injector body having an internal surface and an external surface. A tappet assembly includes a non-guided tappet and a plunger assembly, and is mounted on the injector body. The tappet assembly is movable with respect to the injector body a displacement distance between an advanced... Agent: Caterpillar C/o Liell, Mcneil & Harper Intellectual Property Department

20090250532 - Pneumatic device for the production of a sterilized spray partial vaporization: The object of the present invention is a device for the production of a sterilized spray, or limited in its potential microbial pathogen activity. Such spray is produced with a liquid, through the use of an impulsion steam that is obtained through the vaporization of part of such liquid stream... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090250533 - Washer nozzle-equipped camera apparatus and washer nozzle: A washer nozzle-equipped camera apparatus includes a camera and a washer nozzle. The washer nozzle has a window spray outlet for spraying a washer fluid, supplied from a supply unit such as a pump, on a window of a vehicle. The washer nozzle further has a window duct for carrying... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090250534 - Flow rate regulator unit and aerosol type product with flow rate regulator unit: A flow rate regulator of a unit structure, in which the mechanism keeps constant the amount of injection of the contents in an aerosol container independent of a variation in pressure of gas for content ejection. The flow rate regulator unit has an outer sheath member (15), an inner sheath... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP