Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing inventions

20090277970 - Cartridge having self-actuating seal for a wetted lead screw: A cartridge for a spraying device, as well as a spraying device incorporating the cartridge. The cartridge includes fluid reservoir a wetted lead screw and piston that upon rotation can pressurize a fluid within the reservoir. A self-actuating seal is placed between the piston and the lead screw, and extends... Agent: Stevens & Showalter, L.L.P.

20090277971 - Economical, dripless, reciprocating atomizer: An economical, dripless, reciprocating atomizer comprised of a piezo bender (20), an atomizer assembly (25), a transport line (23), and a mount body (24). A driver circuit (29) provides the power to drive the piezo bender (20) at sonic and ultrasonic frequencies via a means of electrical connection (21). The... Agent: James Scott

20090277972 - Wildlife scent formulation: A scent formulation can include a scent emitting substance, an oil and a surfactant. The scent formulation can be used to attract and/or repell wildlife, as well as to mask a hunter's scent. The scent emitting substance can be fox urine, coyote urine, deer urine, elk urine, moose urine, bear... Agent: Ashley Law Firm P.C.

20090277973 - Apparatus for vaporizing and disbursing liquid scents and method for use thereof: An apparatus for vaporizing and disbursing liquid scents and method for use thereof is disclosed. The present invention comprises both handheld and automatic sprayer embodiments that use heat to vaporize liquid scents and that disburse the scents into an area selected by the user. The present invention may be used... Agent: Frascogna Courtney, PLLC

20090277974 - Lawn and garden sprinkler housing: A housing structure useful for protecting and stabilizing internal elements, such as a lawn and garden sprinkler. A housing has a hollow cylindrical interior with an open top and bottom. A resilient member is fixed inside the housing, and a central opening in the resilient member accommodates the body of... Agent: Vierra Magen Marcus & Deniro LLP

20090277975 - Adjustable universal mixer bracket: A mixer mount for mounting a mixer to a sprayer cart includes a mixer clamp, a mixer bracket mount, a mixer bracket pivot and a support assembly. The mixer clamp is connected to the mixer bracket mount. The mixer bracket mount is connected to a mixer bracket pivot at a... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20090277976 - Airless spray gun having a removable valve cartridge: A system, in one embodiment, includes a spray gun having a body, a receptacle disposed in the body, and a valve cartridge. The valve cartridge includes a biasing member, a valve seat, a seal, and a valve member disposed through the seal and biased toward the valve seat via the... Agent: Fletcher Yoder (illinois Tool Works Inc.)

20090277977 - Sprinkler having shutoff control device: A sprinkler includes a tubular member having a longitudinal track and a number of water discharging openings formed through the track, and one or more shutoff control devices slidably attached onto the track and movable along the track to selectively align with either or some of the water discharging openings... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esquire

20090277978 - Fuel injection device: A piston can reciprocate in a piston guide cylinder in an axial direction and has a cavity on a piezo driver side thereof. If the piezo driver is energized, a tip of a projecting section of a pushing member pushes a bottom wall of the piston defining the cavity. If... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090277979 - Cartridge spreader system: The cartridge spreader system includes a mobile cartridge spreader with a cartridge station configured to engage a cartridge and includes a locking controller for locking the cartridge securely into the cartridge station. The cartridge station includes an activator mechanism for activating and deactivating an engaged cartridge. The cartridge spreader includes... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090277980 - Method and system for dosing and applying liquid reagent: The invention relates to a method and a device for dosing and applying reagent fluid from a dosing head onto a surface in which the reagent fluid (30a) is continuously pumped in a circuit in the dosing head (2) that includes all fluid-carrying components, and, in the circuit, the reagent... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20090272817 - Method and apparatus for reducing the intensity of hurricanes at sea by deep-water upwelling: Methods and apparatus for reducing the intensity of hurricanes are described herein. A method may include positioning a fleet of submersibles in an area of ocean through which at least a portion of a hurricane's central core will pass within a predetermined amount of time. The submersibles are maneuvered to... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090272818 - High volume atomizer for common consumer spray products: A high volume piezoelectric atomizer for use with common consumer spray products is disclosed. The piezoelectric atomizer may include an actuator, a substrate and a supply of a liquid product to be dispensed. The substrate may include a plurality of tapered perforations in direct contact with the supply of a... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20090272819 - Disposable liquid paint reservoir with internal support member for use with paint spray guns: A liquid paint reservoir, which is adapted to be mounted atop a paint spray gun, has an adaptor or head portion sealingly mounted within an opening of the reservoir, and a substantially rigid support member extends internally within the liquid paint reservoir so as to effectively prevent the liquid paint... Agent: Steven W. Weinrieb Law Offices Of Steven W. Weinrieb

20090272820 - Nebulizer apparatus and method: A nebulizer for efficiently and reliably delivering aerosolized fluid to an inhaling patient is disclosed. The nebulizer includes a fluid channel air inlet and fluid channel air inlet valve responsive to either a manual force external of the nebulizer, or a patient's breathing, to begin the nebulization process. Also provided... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090272821 - Methods and systems for mixing reactor feed: Methods and systems for a feed injector are provided. The feed injector system includes a plurality of annular channels that are substantially concentric about a longitudinal axis. The plurality of annular channels direct a flow of fluid substantially axially therethrough from a respective source to a reaction zone. The feed... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090272822 - Feed injector systems and methods: A feed injector system comprises substantially concentric channels with one being configured for pneumatically conveying pulverized solid fuel feed from a respective source to a reaction zone and another configured to impart convey a fluid oxidizer stream with and without swirl.... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090272823 - Method for controlling a fuel injection apparatus: The invention relates to a method for controlling a fuel injection apparatus, in particular a piezoelectric injector. Here, the fuel quantity which is injected into the combustion chamber is set by a mechanically actuable injector needle (1). Here, the injected fuel quantity depends on the pressure difference which can be... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20090272824 - Fuel injection valve: A fuel injection valve has a first and a second injection ports whose central axes are parallel to each other, the central axis of the second injection port is out of alignment with respect to the central axis of the first injection port so that, when the largest length M1... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090272825 - Laminar water jet with pliant member: An apparatus having a housing with a water channel, for instance a laminar water flow, flowing there through. A pliant member is provided and contained within at least a portion of the housing with an outer surface and an inner surface, the water channel passing substantially unimpeded along and through... Agent: Tangent Law Group

20090272826 - Descaling spray nozzle assembly: A spray nozzle assembly for directing thin, straight line, high pressure liquid spray onto moving steel slabs for penetrating and removing scale buildup in steel processing operations. The spray nozzle assembly includes a high impact attachment tube for accelerating liquid flow, a tungsten carbide spray tip at a discharge end... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20090272827 - Electrostatically atomizing device: An emitter electrode is cooled by a cooler to generate condensed water which is charged by a high voltage applied between the emitter electrode and an opposed electrode and is discharged as a mist of charged minute water particles. A controller is provided to vary a temperature drop to a... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

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