| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 239104000 | WITH CLEANING MEANS, DRIP COLLECTING, WASTE DISPOSAL OR SOIL PREVENTING GUARDS OR SHIELDS | 73 |
| 20080203187 | APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF SNOW AND ICE - A vehicle is disclosed which includes a chassis and a storage and dispensing apparatus. The storage and dispensing apparatus can be mounted directly to the chassis or disposed within or on a body, which in turn is mounted to the chassis. The storage and dispensing apparatus has an opening therein to permit material to be transported therethrough. A conveyor assembly for selectively conveying materials from the opening of the storage and dispensing apparatus is also included. The conveyor assembly can include a dual auger arrangement. The vehicle includes a spreader chute that is operably arranged with the conveyor assembly to direct the materials to a spreader. A liquid storage system for storing liquid is provided. A liquid dispensing system is provided for selectively dispensing liquid from the liquid storage system. The liquid dispensing system includes an anti-icing system for selectively dispensing liquid from the vehicle and a prewetting system for selectively dispensing liquid onto material being transported by the endless conveyor out of the vehicle. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080302883 | WORKING SPACE ENCLOSURE FOR UNDERGROUND SPRINKLER HEADS - A protective sprinkler head housing for allowing access to sprinkler heads and shafts for maintenance and repair. More particularly, the present invention relates to a device which allows for, and encloses, a working space around underground sprinkler heads. The device is placed around a sprinkler shaft in the ground and the plant material is placed on its outside. The top of the sprinkler head sits above the device. When the sprinkler needs to be accessed, the top of the device can be removed and an open interior space remains where a user can place his/her hands and/or tools to repair or replace a sprinkler head. This invention may be installed when the underground sprinkler system itself is first installed or alternatively may be installed at each sprinkler head as needed. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090145976 | Paint Supply System - There is provided a paint supply system in which a paint passage is less liable to be clogged with peeled-off deposits even when paint piping and the like are cleaned with a pig, and the substantially entire region of circulation piping can be cleaned efficiently and surely. In a paint supply system | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090166445 | Fuel injector assembly - A fuel injector assembly comprising an injector body having a leading end, a fuel inlet passage, a backleak passage and a trailing end that terminates in an end surface; a cap that fits over the trailing end of the injector body to define therebetween a chamber for receiving fuel from said backleak passage; and a seal for sealing said chamber to prevent the flow of fuel therefrom, wherein said seal is disposed between said end surface of the trailing end and an inlet end of said fuel inlet passage. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100193601 | PAINT FEEDING DEVICE - Intended is to provide a technique for a paint feeding device, which is enabled by an easy device constitution to realize the reduction of the quantity of a rinsing liquid used and to retain an excellent rinsing property. A coater or the paint feeding device is equipped with a paint feeding passage, which has a discharge port at its one end, in which a rinsing liquid feeding device for feeding a rinsing liquid to the inside and an air feeding device for feeding air to the inside are connected to the end portion on the opposite side of the discharge port and in which a plurality of paint feeding devices for feeding the paint to the inside are connected between the discharge port and the opposite side end portion. The rinsing liquid feeding device and the air feeding device are connected to the paint feeding passage through a rinsing liquid feeding passage disposed separately of the paint feeding passage. The rinsing liquid feeding passage has a passage content volume set according to the feeding capacity of the rinsing liquid per a unit time by the rinsing liquid feeding device. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100230511 | PAINT COATING SYSTEM - A common body ( | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110062251 | QUARTER TURN SIDE SEAL ASSEMBLY - The side seal assembly consists of three main components: a hardened and precision ground side seal | 03-17-2011 |
| 20120024981 | SPRAYING APPARATUS AND METHODS OF DOING SAME - Systems and methods for painting, which might be used to paint the soil in a golf hole are provided. A spraying device can comprise a first masking apparatus, a second masking apparatus coupled to the first and a paint dispersing device, between the first and second masking apparatus. The paint may disperse from a single nozzle that can include multiple individual exit points for the spray. In another embodiment, the single nozzle includes an exit point and a flat or curved plate to direct the spray. Alternatively, the paint dispersing apparatus may comprise multiple nozzles. The nozzles may be provided with paint using tubes connecting from a paint source, such as an aerosol paint can, to each nozzle. The first masking apparatus can be a golf cup mask and the second masking apparatus can be a putting green mask. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120292402 | SPRAYER HAVING SPRAY SOLUTION AGITATION SYSTEM, ONBOARD CHEMICAL EDUCTOR, AND DEDICATED ONBOARD CLEAN WATER RINSE SYSTEM - A sprayer has a tank for holding a spray solution that is applied to a ground or turf surface. The sprayer includes an agitation system having a plurality of agitation nozzles that extend into the tank that are accessible from outside the tank and can be removed and replaced without using tools. The sprayer may include a rinse system carried onboard the sprayer which is segregated from the spray and agitation systems to avoid contaminating the rinse liquid prior to the time the rinse liquid is sprayed into the tank through rinse nozzles. The rinse nozzles include upwardly and downwardly directed nozzle ports and a bottom spinner for thoroughly cleaning all interior surfaces of the tank. The sprayer may also include a chemical eductor mounted on the side of the tank, whose weight is counterbalanced by springs, and which easily pivots between lower and upper positions on the tank. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20140008457 | Atomizing Nozzle Assembly for Pneumatically Operated Cleaning Equipment - An atomizing nozzle assembly ( | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140217200 | SPRAYER HAVING SPRAY SOLUTION AGITATION SYSTEM, ONBOARD CHEMICAL EDUCTOR, AND DEDICATED ONBOARD CLEAN WATER RINSE SYSTEM - A sprayer has a tank for holding a spray solution that is applied to a ground or turf surface. The sprayer includes an agitation system having a plurality of agitation nozzles that extend into the tank that are accessible from outside the tank and can be removed and replaced without using tools. The sprayer may include a rinse system carried onboard the sprayer which is segregated from the spray and agitation systems to avoid contaminating the rinse liquid prior to the time the rinse liquid is sprayed into the tank through rinse nozzles. The rinse nozzles include upwardly and downwardly directed nozzle ports and a bottom spinner for thoroughly cleaning all interior surfaces of the tank. The sprayer may also include a chemical eductor mounted on the side of the tank, whose weight is counterbalanced by springs, and which easily pivots between lower and upper positions on the tank. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140217201 | DISPENSING HEADS WITH FLUID PUDDLE LIMITING SURFACE FEATURES - Methods and apparatus are provided related to fluid dispensing heads. A dispense head is formed to define a plurality of fluid jetting nozzles and a surface pattern. The surface pattern is characterized by one or more voids extending inward from an outer surface of the dispense head. Fluid puddle formation during operation of the dispense head is limited in volume by way of the surface pattern. Fluid puddle limiting reduces or eliminates dispensing errors to an entity, undesirable artifacts from resulting on a printed media, or similar problems. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140231542 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A manufacturing method of a liquid ejection head, which includes a step of preparing a substrate including a first layer, a step of forming a flow path mold for forming the flow path and a member located outside the mold with a gap between the mold and the member from the first layer, a step of providing a second layer so that the second layer fills the gap and covers the mold and the member located outside the mold with the gap between them, a step of forming an ejection orifice forming member for forming an ejection orifice from the second layer, a step of removing the member located outside the mold with the gap between them, and a step of forming a wall member located outside the ejection orifice forming member with at least a partial gap between the ejection orifice forming member and the wall member. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140319241 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HUMIDIFYING A SYSTEM FOR APPLYING A COATING TO A WORKPIECE - A system for applying a coating to a workpiece includes an applicator head and a humidifying apparatus. The applicator head is configured to direct water-based liquid onto the workpiece and remove excess liquid through a vacuum. The humidifying apparatus is operably coupled to a steam source and includes first and second steam exhausts configured to direct steam toward the applicator head. The first steam exhaust is located at a first angular position relative to an axis of the applicator head, and the second steam exhaust is located at a second angular position relative to the axis of the applicator head, with the first angular position being different than the second angular position. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140332602 | INNER PREMIX TUBE AIR WIPE - An inner premix tube for a fuel injector of a gas turbine engine includes a transition end, a tip end, and a premix tube inner surface. The transition end includes an annular disk portion with an annular disk shape and a redirection portion extending radially inward and axially from the annular disk portion. The transition end also includes a plurality of wipe passages extending through the transition end. The tip end includes a cylindrical portion with a hollow right circular cylinder shape. The premix tube inner surface is a radially outer surface including the redirection portion outer surface and the cylindrical portion outer surface. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140332603 | SHROUDED PILOT LIQUID TUBE - A pilot liquid tube having a pilot liquid fuel inlet, a pilot liquid fuel conduit, a pilot liquid fuel nozzle, and a shroud configured to shield the pilot liquid fuel nozzle. The pilot liquid tube may be installed and/or removed from an injector of a gas turbine engine while the shroud remains fixed to pilot liquid fuel conduit. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150041556 | APPARATUS FOR BLENDING AND DISPENSING MATERIALS, AND RELATED METHODS - An apparatus for blending materials and dispensing the blended materials generally includes a housing, a tip moveably coupled to the housing for dispensing blended materials from the apparatus, and first and second intake units supported by the body and arranged in a generally Y-configuration. The first intake unit has a mixing tube defining a channel for transporting a first material to the tip, and the second intake unit has a mixing tube defining a channel for transporting a second material to the tip for blending with the first material. The first and second intake units also each include a seal coupled to the mixing tube and configured to wrap around a portion of the tip to thereby seal the channel of the mixing tube against the tip. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20160001308 | AIR-CONDUCTIVE ROTARY SPRINKLER - An air-conductive rotary sprinkler includes an air-conductive rotary sprinkling device, a fluid supply assembly and a dust-collecting cover. The air-conductive rotary sprinkling device further includes a main housing tube, an inner rotary tube and a rotary spray head. The rotary spray head includes a spray-head casing connected with the inner rotary tube and a guide plug installed inside the spray-head casing and further including a helical actuating groove, a helical conductive groove, a central channel and a sideway channel. The dust-collecting cover is assembled to the air-conductive rotary sprinkling device. The pressured airflow from the helical air channel rotates the rotary spray head, and the pressured airflow from the helical conductive channel also alters the spray direction of the fluid originally flowing along the base axis, such that the fluid can be sprayed out of the rotary spray head in a rotary manner. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160025254 | Center Pivot Irrigator Water Purging Assembly - A center pivot irrigator water purging assembly incorporating an overhead pipe supporting a multiplicity of sprinkler drop tubes and a purge pipe; and further incorporating an adaptor pipe communicating with the purge pipe; an “E” bracket fixedly attached to the adaptor pipe; a diaphragm actuator fixedly attached to the “E” bracket; a disc and valve stem attached to the diaphragm actuator for movements between first and second positions, the disc seating against the adaptor pipe in the first position and displacing from the first position in the second position; and a diaphragm actuating shunt having an input end attached in communication with the lower end of one of the irrigator's sprinkler drop tubes. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160107185 | ATTACHMENT FOR A SPRAYING DEVICE FOR USE IN SMALL PLACES WITH EVACUATION OF PARTICULATES - An attachment for a spraying device which permits spraying to be performed in small spaces and has both bendable and retractable features is provided. An inverted L-shaped portion has a top side and a bottom side. The bottom side is connected to a vacuum hose. The top side is attached to a bendable top hose which includes an internal bendable coaxial tubing which terminates at a nozzle. A removable support engages the nozzle at the end of the top hose. The rear of the coaxial tubing includes an attachment to the spraying device. The top hose and support permit the spraying attachment to spray hard to reach areas. The nozzle support is removable, permitting the top hose to be retracted about the coaxial tubing, freeing the nozzle to access even harder to reach areas. The attachment can evacuate any spray particulates which do not affix to the workpiece. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160144385 | Painting Kit - A wheel painting kit for painting a wheel while the wheel is coupled to a vehicle includes the wheel that may be coupled to the vehicle. A tire is coupled to the wheel. A cover is structured to be coupled to the tire so the wheel is exposed. A first container is provided. The first container contains a primer. The first container selectively releases the primer onto the wheel after the cover is positioned on the tire. The primer is applied only to the wheel. The wheel and the tire remain on the vehicle while the primer is applied to the wheel. A second container is provided. The second container contains a paint. The second container selectively releases the paint onto the wheel after the primer is applied to the wheel. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160167076 | SPRAY SYSTEM PUMP WASH SEQUENCE | 06-16-2016 |
| 239105000 | Soil preventing gas shield | 1 |
| 20120085837 | Soot preventing type tail trim - A soot preventing type tail trim may include a tail pipe discharging exhaust gas, and a body enclosing an outer circumference of the tail pipe with a predetermined space therebetween, such that wind may be allowed to flow into the predetermined space and to be discharged therefrom to generate a separation layer in the exhaust gas passing the tail pipe by the wind. | 04-12-2012 |
| 239106000 | Nozzle cleaner, flusher or drainer | 44 |
| 20080265057 | HANDHELD DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLEARING OBSTRUCTIONS FROM SPRAY NOZZLES - A handheld device and method for clearing obstructions from spray nozzles includes a housing, a gas valve system contained within the housing, and a nozzle body attachment structure. A trigger associated with the gas valve system is operable to release a blast of compressed gas through the attachment structure. A spray nozzle placed in contact with the attachment structure receives a blast of compressed gas to clear obstructions. The attachment structure interfaces with both the normal discharge side and the normal inlet side of the spray nozzle to allow compressed gas to be blown through the spray nozzle in both directions. A backup tool is provided to engage a backside of the spray nozzle to prevent a spray tip within the spray nozzle from blowing backwards out of the spray nozzle. A backup tool cover has a slender projection for removing screen filters associated with the spray nozzle. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090256001 | Dispenser - The present invention relates to a dispenser used for fabricating a wafer lens. | 10-15-2009 |
| 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. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100038447 | Self Cleaning Nozzle Header System - A self cleaning header assembly for use within a spray application system includes a plurality of spray guns for spraying a mix of air and liquid, e.g., an adhesive, and comprises a cleaning mechanism including one or more wash nozzles and a shroud. During a cleaning cycle, the shroud is closed and the spray guns rotate to approach the wash nozzles. The wash nozzles apply pressurized liquid, e.g., water, to the spray gun nozzles to remove excess adhesive that may affect the spray pattern and flow. After the washing cycle is complete, the spray guns are rotated to again face the target of interest and the shroud is reopened. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100237170 | FLUID CONTROL DEVICES PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN DRIP IRRIGATION EMITTERS - A fluid flow control device, particularly useful for drip-irrigation emitters, for controlling the discharge of a fluid (water) from a discharge port in a fluid conduit (drip irrigation pipe) includes: a housing attachable to the fluid conduit and constructed to define a fluid chamber having an inlet opening communicating with the interior of the fluid conduit, and an outlet opening communicating with the discharge port of the fluid conduit; and a flow control member freely movable within the fluid chamber and having a surface contacting an inner surface of the housing to control the flow of fluid from said fluid chamber out of the fluid conduit via said outlet opening in the housing. One of the contacting surfaces of the flow control member or housing is formed with a protruding pattern such that the two contacting surfaces define small passageways for the flow of fluid from the fluid chamber out of the fluid conduit via the outlet opening. The flow control member is manually accessible, via the outlet opening, to be manually moved away from the outlet opening in the fluid chamber and thereby to flush the small passageways of any clogging particles. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100252651 | FUEL INJECTION APPARATUS - A fuel injection apparatus that includes a body, a nozzle, a pressure control unit, and a physical quantity measurement unit. The body has a fuel inlet port and a high-pressure fuel passage that is communicated with the fuel inlet port. The pressure control unit controls opening and closing of the nozzle. The fuel inlet port projects in a radially outward direction of the body. The body includes a fuel outlet port located on a lateral side of a longitudinal axis of the body opposite from the fuel inlet port. The physical quantity measurement unit is provided between the fuel inlet port and the fuel outlet port, and the physical quantity measurement unit measures a physical quantity of high pressure fuel introduced from the fuel inlet port. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110147484 | POP-UP IRRIGATION DEVICE FOR USE WITH LOW-PRESSURE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS - A pop-up irrigation device for use in a low pressure irrigation device is described. The device has a housing, a riser partially extensible from the housing and a nozzle body removably attached to an end of the riser in a non-threaded manner, such as using a snap-fit, or in a threaded manner. One, two or more connection tubes or ports may extend laterally from the housing and can each be configured to be connectable to flexible irrigation tubing. Ribs may extend from the housing to facilitate retention when buried. An annular cap can be attached to the open end of the housing and may include an annular, radially-inward extending seal. The closed end of the housing may include a depending stake with a plurality of blades to facilitate mounting of the housing relative to the ground. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20120067971 | SHOWERHEAD FOR FILM DEPOSITING VACUUM EQUIPMENT - A showerhead for film-depositing vacuum equipment having an effect shortening the length of injection tubes for a reactive gas is presented. The injection tubes extend from the bottom of a reactive gas showerhead module, and two different kinds of reactive gases are mixed with an injection support gas within a reactive showerhead module so as to inject the mixed gas. The showerhead for film-depositing vacuum equipment includes the reactive gas showerhead module above a cooling jacket and a purge gas showerhead module above the reactive gas showerhead module. The injection tubes of the reactive gas showerhead module pass through the cooling jacket disposed below the reactive gas showerhead module, and the injection tubes of the purge gas showerhead module pass through the reactive gas showerhead module disposed below the purge gas showerhead module, thereby enabling the purge gas to flow into a purge gas redistribution space defined above the cooling jacket. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120091225 | EASY-CLEAN SPRAY HEAD FOR A GARDEN HOSE - An easy-clean spray head for a garden hose comprises a spray member, an adjustment device and a spray head. The spray member has a hollow body having a water intake channel, a water outlet channel, a pivot portion protruding from a surface of the spray member and attached to a handle, a valve seat disposed in the hollow body having two connecting openings respectively disposed on two sides to respectively fluidly connected to the water intake channel and the water outlet channel, and an outlet head attached onto a front end of the spray member. The adjustment device comprises a knob valve capable of receiving a securing member, a valve cap, a rotatable valve, an elastic member and a valve stem. The spray head comprises a spray member and a cover. The spray member is a flexible material and having a plurality of spray nozzles individually providing a fluidic path. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120273588 | SPRAYER AND MEDIA CARTRIDGE THEREFOR - The subject invention relates to a power sprayer that offers flexibility of movement because it can be battery operated and is designed to eliminate the need for cleaning its spray nozzle after being used. Paint colors can be changed quickly by simply changing the media cartridges that are adapted for simple attachment to the sprayer. The media cartridges used in conjunction with the sprayers of this invention can also eliminate the inconvenience associated with refilling conventional power sprayers with a desired media. The present invention more specifically discloses a sprayer media cartridge system comprising: (a) a media container, (b) a self-cleaning nozzle, (c) a media shut-off means, (d) a primary media atomizing aperture in a configuration relative to the self-cleaning nozzle, (e) a movable media containment member within the media container, (f) a gas transfer interface, and (g) a power unit engagement means. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120280058 | SOLVENT FLUSHING FOR FLUID JET DEVICE - A solvent flushing apparatus comprises a plate that has an opening formed therein. The solvent flushing plate may be positioned relative to a fluid jet device so that the opening in the plate coincides with jet orifices of the jet device. The solvent flushing apparatus further comprises a conduit that is adapted to convey fluid therein. The conduit extends from proximate a first external side of the plate or body, and into the plate toward a second external side that is opposite the first external side. The conduit terminates at a conduit orifice that is spaced apart from the first external surface, faces the opening formed in the plate, and is directed toward, i.e., faces, at least in part, the orifices of the fluid jet device. A solvent fluid may be transported through the conduit and ejected from the orifice toward the plurality of orifices of the fluid jet device. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20130043325 | DEVICE FOR SPRAY APPLICATIONS INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE CLEANING PORT - An exemplary device for spray applications includes a nozzle configured to emit a first fluid stream in a downstream direction away from the nozzle. At least one feed port situated near the nozzle introduces an agent into the first fluid stream to be carried by the first fluid stream in the downstream direction. At least one cleaning port situated near the nozzle emits a second fluid stream in a generally upstream direction toward at least one of the nozzle or the feed port. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130221126 | LIQUID DROPLET JETTING APPARATUS - A liquid droplet jetting apparatus includes: a liquid droplet jetting head having a nozzle; a cap member having a suction port and an air intake port, and being attached to the liquid droplet jetting head to cover the nozzle; a switching mechanism connected to the suction port and the air intake port of the cap member and switching the air intake port to one of a state that the air intake port communicates with the atmosphere and a state that the air intake port is disconnected from the atmosphere; and a suction mechanism connected to the switching mechanism. The switching mechanism includes: a case member having a first opening, a suction port connection portion, and an air intake port connection portion; and a switching member contained in the case member to switch a position of the switching member with respect to the case member. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140097267 | METHOD FOR CLEANING DROPLET EJECTOR, CLEANER FOR CLEANING DROPLET EJECTOR, AND PARTICULATE MATERIAL PRODUCTION APPARATUS USING THE CLEANER - A cleaning method for cleaning a droplet ejector, which includes nozzles to eject a particulate material composition liquid, and a nozzle plate bearing the nozzles is provided. The cleaning method includes forming a substantially closed cleaning space outside the nozzles and the nozzle plate; supplying a cleaning liquid to the cleaning space so that the nozzles and the nozzle plate are contacted with the cleaning liquid; and vibrating the cleaning liquid when the nozzles and the nozzle plate are contacted with the cleaning liquid to clean the nozzles and the nozzle plate. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20150314343 | SELF-CLEANING RETRACTABLE WASHING HEAD WITH PNEUMATIC DRIVE - A self-cleaning retract washing head with a pneumatic drive designed for efficient washing of vessels or containers and intermediate components for the preparation of solutions in pharmaceutical and food industry, said solutions being at an over-pressure of up to | 11-05-2015 |
| 20160121356 | NOZZLE SUPPORT DEVICE HAVING A ROTARY NOZZLE-CARRYING HEAD - The invention concerns a nozzle support device ( | 05-05-2016 |
| 239107000 | With means for enlarging spray openings beyond normal operating position | 2 |
| 20100155503 | EMITTER WITH POTENTIAL OF SELF-CLEANING - The emitter with potential of self cleaning of the water inlet filter, has incorporated filter in the inlet of water that consists of openings ( | 06-24-2010 |
| 20150352582 | Cleaning of nozzles from solidified coating materials - A method for cleaning a nozzle of a multi-nozzle Drop-on-Demand coating head from solidified coating material, which adheres at the surface of the nozzle, characterized in, that the nozzle is deformed up to an extent, that adhesion forces between solidified coating material and nozzle surface are overcome and thus the solidified coating material is detached from the surface of the nozzle, and, that the detached solidified coating material is flushed out of the nozzle by means of the liquid coating material. | 12-10-2015 |
| 239110000 | With separate drain or access opening | 1 |
| 20140158791 | TREATMENT SOLUTION SUPPLY APPARATUS, TREATMENT SOLUTION SUPPLY METHOD, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM - A treatment solution supply apparatus that supplies a treatment solution from a treatment solution supply source via a treatment solution supply pipe to a supply nozzle, includes: electrodes that are provided at the treatment solution supply pipe and apply a DC voltage to the treatment solution in the treatment solution supply pipe; a power unit that applies the DC voltage to the electrodes while freely reversing a polarity of the DC voltage; a cleaning solution supply pipe connected to the treatment solution supply pipe and configured to supply a cleaning solution from a cleaning solution supply source to the treatment solution supply pipe; and a waste solution pipe that drains the cleaning solution passed through a position of the treatment solution supply pipe where the electrodes are provided. | 06-12-2014 |
| 239112000 | With diverted system fluid or nonspraying fluid for cleaning | 19 |
| 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 defined through a chamber wall for exposing the at least one nozzle to the vapor when the at least one nozzle is in a storage position between uses. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080277496 | Rotary Spraying Head Type Painting Device - A first wash fluid discharging passage ( | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090127352 | Apparatus for airbrush waste removal - The apparatus for airbrush waste removal has an airtight canister with an inlet port having a tip suction nozzle into which the airbrush nozzle is inserted. The canister has a discharge port connected to a source of suction, which may be a vacuum pump, a venturi, or the like. A discharge conduit leads from the suction source to outside air, and may include a charcoal filter, catalytic converter, burn chamber, or other device for reducing volatile organic compounds from the air discharged from the canister. A vapor permeable filter is disposed in the discharge conduit to prevent solid and/or liquid particles from entering the suction source. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090134241 | Painting machine - A painting machine having a spray head for painting an object, a pump for conveying paint from a paint container via a feed line to the spray head and back via a return line to the paint container, the feed and return lines connected to a solvent container with a solvent for flush cleaning the painting machine. The feed and return lines are connected to a disposal container for disposing of paint and solvent residues, and at their respective container-side end to a first and second controllable multiway valve for switching the feed and return lines to the paint container, solvent container or disposal container. The painting machine has a control device for controlling the multiway valve such that execution of the consecutive operations of disposal of the paint, filling with solvent, flushing out the painting machine, disposing of the solvent, refilling with paint and also further conveyance of the paint are automated. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100176215 | COLOR CHANGE FOR POWDER COATING MATERIAL APPLICATION SYSTEM - A color changer has a common feed passage that is connected to two or more inlet passages. The common feed passage can be reverse purged in a direction that is opposite a direction of powder flow through the common feed passage. A valve element seals a supply port that connects the inlet passage to the common feed passage to eliminate dead space and form a near bore line seal. The valve element is an elastic material that expands in response to applied compressed air inside the valve element. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20130320109 | COLOR CHANGE VALVE DEVICE - A color change valve device includes: a manifold including on an inside a paint passage, and to which connector passages are provided to radially penetrate therethrough at plural locations axially spaced from each other; a wash air valve and a wash liquid valve connected to the connector passages at a most upstream side among the respective connector passages in the manifold; paint valves connected to the connector passages in the manifold to be positioned at a downstream side of the respective valves; and a swirl flow forming member provided in the paint passage in the manifold for forming a swirl flow by the wash air and the wash liquid, wherein the swirl flow forming member is arranged across an entire length of the paint passage. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140151462 | ROTARY ATOMIZING HEAD TYPE COATING MACHINE - A feed tube is provided in a rotational shaft that is rotated by a motor. The feed tube includes a connecting member that includes a paint supplying port, a tube body including a base end connected to the connecting member and a front end that extends in the rotational shaft toward a rotary atomizing head, a positioning member provided in the front end of the tube body and including a tube positioning hole, and a paint tube including a base end connected to the paint supplying port of the connecting member and a front end inserted through the tube positioning hole of the positioning member. The paint tube is formed of a tubular body in an inside of which a paint passage is formed by using a resin material having water repellency. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140252121 | INTERNAL MIXING SPRAY GUN - A system, in certain embodiments, includes a spray device including a first liquid passage configured to flow a first liquid in a generally downstream direction toward a spray tip. The spray device also includes a second liquid passage configured to flow a second liquid in a generally upstream direction such that the second liquid impinges upon the first liquid at an outlet to the second liquid passage. The upstream direction is substantially opposite from the downstream direction. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140326803 | WATER GUN CLEARING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A water gun clearing apparatus, particularly for application in self-serve car wash units, for use in clearing standing water from hoses, pipes and the water gun as well as preventing residual water moisture from building-up within the water gun. The water gun clearing apparatus comprises an air regulation system connectable to a source of pressurized air, and a timer. The air regulation system comprises a first air line branch configured to provide a continuous supply of pressurized air at a first flow rate, and a second air line branch configured to provide a supply of pressurized air at a second flow rate. Following use of the water gun by a user, the timer activates and provides pressurized air to the water gun at the second flow rate for a pre-determined time period in order to clear residual water from the water line and water gun. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140353401 | Device for Treating a Fiber Web - A device for treating a fiber web, especially a device for applying treatment substance for treating a moving fiber web, has at least one nozzle ( | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150034735 | Ejection Head for Ejecting Alignment Film Forming Composition - An ejection head for ejecting alignment film forming composition includes multiple nozzles. Each nozzle includes a chamber, a composition source, and a control valve. A liquid transportation pipe and a pusher are disposed on the bottom and the top of the chamber, respectively. The pusher is used for pushing the alignment film forming composition out of the liquid transportation pipe. The composition source is used for transporting the alignment film forming composition to the chamber. The control valve is used for controlling switching of the liquid transportation pipe to control output of the alignment film forming composition. Owing to the control valve and the blowing device, the alignment film forming composition is prevented from condensing on the nozzle and blocking the nozzle or from forming large droplets because of accumulation. In this way, the quality of the alignment film is greatly enhanced owing to uniform spraying and regular output. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150097051 | APPARATUS FOR NON-CONTACT CLEANING A PAINT SPRAY TIP - An apparatus for non-contact cleaning a paint spray tip of a spray gun. The apparatus includes a housing with a top and an opening formed in the top to receive the spray tip. At least one drier nozzle is fluidly connected to a source of compressed air so that discharge from the nozzle impinges upon and dries the spray tip. Similarly, at least one solvent nozzle is also attached to the housing around the opening and discharges solvent on the spray tip when positioned in the housing opening. One or more down flow nozzles are also mounted to the housing to create a downdraft through the housing opening to facilitate cleaning and drying of the spray gun spray tip. A heated fluid also flows through the housing in close proximity to the fluid passageways for the drier nozzle and solvent nozzle in order to heat both the drier nozzle air flow and solvent flow to facilitate cleaning of the spray tip. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150097052 | SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITH BLOWOUT FEATURE - A sprinkler system and sprinkler system module having a blowout subsystem for automatically clearing a sprinkler feed pipe of water, and also without first needing to bleed off system pressure. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150122909 | Cleaning and Detection System for Automatic Paint Sprayer - A cleaning and detection system for automatic paint sprayer is provided, comprising a compressed air supplying device, a solvent supplying device, a diaphragm pump connected to the solvent supplying device for pumping a solvent from the solvent supplying device at a predetermined pressure, and a plurality of conduits for enabling the solvent and compressed air to access to the solvent valve, triple valve and spray gun of the automatic paint sprayer for cleaning thereof. In the meantime, the solvent discharged from the sprayer is returned to the solvent supplying device for recycling. The system takes use of the working principle of the sprayer and cleans the valves and spray gun with a mixture of compressed air and solvent, achieving a perfect cleaning effect. The system can also be used to detect whether the valve core is damaged or misplaced by observing the movement and possible leakage of the valve core. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20160059236 | FLUID DISPENSING NOZZLE ASSEMBLY - The current document is directed to a fluid dispensing nozzle assembly for use with a multi-well synthesizer and in other reagent distribution systems. In certain implementations, a fluid dispensing nozzle assembly comprises a nozzle body with a built-in dispenser tube, a reagent inlet tube, and a fitting that securely connects the inlet tube to the nozzle body. The nozzle body with the built-in dispenser tube and the reagent inlet tube are securely attached to one another by various coupling elements or adhesive material to ensure that liquid is transmitted through the inlet tube without leaking into the nozzle body and other undesired areas. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160074892 | CHANGER DEVICE FOR COATING MEDIA AND COATING SYSTEM FOR COATING OBJECTS - A changer device for coating media having a housing, which has a delivery port which can be connected to an application device. At least one change unit is provided which includes at least a first and second inlet port, at least one outlet port and a valve device which may connect the first inlet port or the second inlet port to the outlet port, or which may block the flow channel to the outlet port. The valve device may be a rotating element and/or sliding element that is arranged in a valve chamber and includes a plurality of passage ducts which are able to connect fluidically the outlet port with one or both of the at least two inlet ports of the changer unit. The at least one such change unit may be provided in a coating system for coating objects with an application device and a plurality of reservoirs. | 03-17-2016 |
| 239113000 | System fluid diverted | 3 |
| 20080251604 | Water Outlet Mouthpiece With Switch Jet Control Insert - The invention relates to a water tap outlet mouthpiece ( | 10-16-2008 |
| 20140239090 | INJECTOR, FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINE PROVIDED WITH SAME - In the present invention, a cylinder chamber is provided in a main injector body having a nozzle that injects fuel. In the cylinder chamber, a command piston for driving a needle that opens and closes the nozzle is reciprocably received. A cleaning liquid supply pathway for supplying cleaning liquid and a cleaning liquid discharge pathway for discharging cleaning liquid are connected to the cylinder chamber. As a result, adhesive accretions in the cylinder chamber of the main injector body are discharged out of the cylinder chamber together with the cleaning liquid, and therefore it is possible to prevent a negative effect resulting from the adhesive accretions without using an additive or the like. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20150102125 | SPRINKLER WITH MULTI-FUNCTIONAL, SIDE-LOAD NOZZLE INSERT WITH BALL-TYPE VALVE - A sprinkler and side-loading nozzle insert assembly includes a sprinkler body provided with a flow passage, a bearing housing in a side wall of the sprinkler body, and a nozzle insert received in an access opening formed in the side wall of the sprinkler body substantially opposite the bearing housing. The nozzle insert includes an insert body having a bearing portion received in the bearing housing, a ball-valve portion connected to the bearing portion and provided with a nozzle bore having an inlet and an outlet orifice, and a lock/release portion connected to the ball-valve portion, the lock/release portion including plural, flexible spring arms extending away from the ball-valve portion. The nozzle insert is rotatable to plural operating positions by manipulation of the spring arms. | 04-16-2015 |
| 239114000 | Solid scraping or clearing member | 5 |
| 239115000 | Member and nozzle mounted for relative motion | 5 |
| 20140097268 | CENTER FEED SYSTEM EMPLOYING REMOVABLE INSERTS IN A RETRACTABLE INJECTION NOZZLE - The present invention extends to a center feed system that allows residual byproduct to be injected into a vessel from within the center of the vessel. The center feed system can include an inlet sleeve that is attached to the vessel and a retractable injection nozzle that extends into the vessel to inject residual byproduct into the vessel and that retracts into the inlet sleeve after injecting the residual byproduct. A retractable injection nozzle in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention may include one or more openings that each includes an insert that can be removed from the opening. The inserts can therefore be replaced to customize the functionality of the nozzle or to replace the inserts when they have become worn. | 04-10-2014 |
| 239116000 | Member is in flow line | 4 |
| 20080257981 | Shower Header with Replaceable Internal Cleaning Brush Assembly - A shower header type spraying device having an elongated spray header with a plurality of laterally-spaced nozzles and an elongated cleaning brush assembly supported in said spray header for cleaning inlet apertures of said spray nozzles. The cleaning brush assembly includes an axially extending rod and a plurality of brush elements each mounted on the rod by means of a self-aligning member that has an arcuate shape corresponding to the outer circumference of the rod for orienting a row of brush bristles of the brush element in predetermined relation to the elongated axis of the rod. The illustrated brush rod assembly includes a plurality of brush rod segments each having a self-aligning coupling at an axial end thereof such that joining of adjacent rod segments automatically orients the brush elements in predetermined angular offset relation to each other. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20130068855 | MIXED STREAM NOZZLE - A mixed stream nozzle which can prevent accumulation and solidifying of oxides on an inner wall of a raw-water-air mixed stream nozzle of a water treatment apparatus with a simple device is provided. In a mixed stream nozzle having, at one end thereof, a water supply tube connecting portion ( | 03-21-2013 |
| 239117000 | Member moves through spray opening | 2 |
| 20150343475 | SELF-CLEANING SPRINKLER - A self-cleaning sprinkler is disclosed, generally comprised of an upper and lower housing, which encase a nozzle and a diaphragm. The diaphragm moves in an upward and downward position relative to the nozzle, which allows water located within a chamber to be expelled out of an exit aperture of the nozzle. A needle is secured within the diaphragm to correspondingly move in an upward and downward position, such that once in a closed position, the needle will penetrate the exit aperture of the nozzle in order to clean any debris that may have accumulated therein. The diaphragm moves in from a closed position to an open position depending on the incoming water pressure. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160121344 | Overhead showerhead enabling auto-cleaning of nozzle openings thereof - An overhead showerhead enabling auto-cleaning of nozzle openings thereof; the overhead showerhead has a showerhead shell and a water ejection surface front cover removably connected with each other; a plurality of nozzles are provided on the water ejection surface front cover; a first cavity is provided inside the showerhead shell; a water ejection device, a cleaning disc and a driving device for driving the cleaning disc to move up and down are provided inside the first cavity; the cleaning disc is provided with a plurality of cleaning rods; positioning of the cleaning rods corresponds to positioning of the nozzles. | 05-05-2016 |
| 239119000 | Return or reverse flow from outlet | 1 |
| 20100116902 | REVERSIBLE AIR-ASSISTED AIRLESS SPRAY TIP - The device ( | 05-13-2010 |
| 239120000 | Waste disposal or drip collecting | 5 |
| 20090014552 | Paint spraying apparatus - An exhaust system for capturing overspray from conventional paint spray guns and aerosol paint spray cans that including a vacuum hose that is directly interconnected with the paint spray device being used and is strategically positioned in close proximity to the spray nozzle of the paint spray device. In one form of the invention a conventional household-type vacuum cleaner has the vacuum source. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20150296764 | IMPROVEMENTS IN MANUAL SPRAYER TO PREVENT FLUID LEAKAGE - Improvements in an agricultural manual sprayer for preventing leakage of fluids such as insecticides, herbicides or fungicides that comprises tank with a large storage capacity into which a pressure vessel is installed. A manually activated pumping assembly is connected with the inferior section of the pressure vessel and also with the inferior section of the tank. The pumping assembly comprises a reciprocating piston pump for extracting the fluid from the storage tank and pressurizing it within the pressure vessel. The pressurized fluid is applied with a hose and a throttle valve attached to the pressure vessel. The assembly also comprises a double walled piston and barrier against leakage consisting of a ring with interior lips which seal it against the cylinder preventing the exit of fluid, forcing it to remain in the collection chamber until it is emptied with the downward movement of the piston, returning the liquid from the collection chamber to the storage tank through a return hose and internal ducts. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20160082463 | COMBINED SPRAY AND VACUUM NOZZLE - A combined spray and vacuum nozzle includes a nozzle housing containing a powder supply passage and a vacuum withdrawal passage, where the powder supply passage and the vacuum withdrawal passage are arranged in a side-by-side relationship. The nozzle housing has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The distal end portion features a spray port in communication with the powder supply passage and a vacuum port in communication with the vacuum withdrawal passage. The spray port is positioned adjacent to the vacuum port. The proximal end portion of the nozzle housing adapted to communicate with a source of aspirated powder and a vacuum source so that the powder supply passage communicates with the source of aspirated powder and the vacuum withdrawal passage communicates with the vacuum source. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160184855 | Apparatus for Controlled Application of Liquid Streams to a Substrate with Diverted Liquid Collection System - An improved system for application of liquid streams to a substrate. The system incorporates open face flow channels for carrying the liquid away from fully enclosed flow segments prior to discharge along an unconstrained flow path. The present invention further provides an improved, self-aligning modular assembly for delivery of impingement jet to the liquid streams for diverting the direction of the liquid streams. The present invention further provides an improved arrangement for collection of the deflected liquid in response to application of the impingement jet without excess residue build-up. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20180021798 | Tube Spray Gun | 01-25-2018 |
| 239123000 | Solid scraping or clearing member | 1 |
| 20080245893 | SELF-CLEANING SPRINKLER - A self-cleaning sprinkler is disclosed. The self-cleaning sprinkler includes a housing having an internal chamber. The internal chamber defines an interior scraping surface. A rotatable spool is disposed within the internal chamber. The spool includes external threads, defining a spiral passageway. A spacer extending from the spool that maintains the spool at a distance from a wall of the internal chamber to create an exit chamber is included. Pressurized fluid passing through the spiral passageway causes the spool to rotate. As the spool rotates, debris is compressed between the threads and the scraping surface, breaking the debris up into smaller pieces. | 10-09-2008 |
