Patents Examined by Jason J Boeckmann
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Patent number: 11020620Abstract: A fire protection external vehicle cover including a plurality of panels of a fire retardant material or textile. Each panel is configured to cover an adjacent portion of the cabin of the vehicle; with one or more panels including a retention mechanism to secure the panels by gripping between closed doors and door frames of the cabin. A storage and deployment mechanism is configured to store and deploy the cover from one or more locations on the vehicle; wherein in operation, when deployed, the cover forms an enclosure over the cabin thereby protecting external surfaces of the cabin and thus its occupants and an internal lining of the vehicle from exposure to radiant heat, burning embers and flames if the vehicle is moving through or becomes trapped in a fire.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Inventors: Robert James Walker, Matthew Robert Walker
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Patent number: 10973220Abstract: A sprayer for spraying liquid onto a target area or band, the sprayer comprising a shield (10) and a nozzle arrangement for spraying liquid in a spray pattern. The shield (10) comprises a hood (12) at an upper portion of the shield (10) and a flexible skirt (14) at a lower portion of shield (10). The shield (10) surrounds the nozzle arrangement and the spray pattern allowing liquid to be sprayed onto the target area or band through an opening at the bottom of the shield (10). The skirt (14) comprises an inner membrane (40) and an outer membrane (42) which encircle the opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Micron Sprayers LimitedInventor: John S. Clayton
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Patent number: 10960149Abstract: A liquid introducing device transfers a fixed amount of liquid medicine into atomized particles. The liquid medicine is connected to the liquid introducing device which allows the users to quickly replace the bottles and avoid cross infection between different medicines. The liquid introducing device is powered by electric power to atomize the liquid quickly. The liquid introducing device includes a chamber which cooperated with an electro-magnetic valve switch which controls a fixed amount of air in the chamber such that the fixed amount of the air can be pressurized and output stably. The pressurized air passes through the tube without delay and loss.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2016Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Gold Nanotech, Inc.Inventor: James Tang
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Patent number: 10961668Abstract: A line striper having a spray control system includes a spray gun, a lever, first and second cables, a manual actuator, and an assisted control. The lever is configured to move between a spray position and an inactive position. The first cable is mechanically linked to the lever. The manual control is mechanically linked to the first cable and configured to pull the first cable rearward to move the lever into the spray position. The second cable is mechanically linked to the lever. The assisted control is configured to pull the second cable rearward to move the lever into the spray position. The lever is independently moveable relative to the first and second cables such that movement of the lever caused by the first cable does not compress the second cable and movement of the lever caused by the second cable does not compress the first cable.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.Inventors: Mark D. Shultz, Daniel D. Rohling, David M. Larsen
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Patent number: 10946396Abstract: A shower includes a shower assembly and a control member. The shower assembly includes a main body having a side wall, an end wall, a plurality of outlet bores and an inlet bore, wherein the side wall and end wall are connected to each other to compose an accommodating space. The outlet bores and the inlet bore are positioned on the side wall of the main body, and communicate with each other through the accommodating space. The control member is positioned in the accommodating space of the shower assembly, and has a flow channel and a plurality of through holes. Each of the through holes communicates with each other through the flow channel, and is corresponding to the inlet bore or one of the outlet bores. When the control member is operated, at least one of the through holes communicates with the inlet bore, and another one of the through holes communicates with the corresponding one of the outlet bores.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: PURITY (XIAMEN) SANITARY WARE CO., LTD.Inventors: James Wu, Alex Wu, Ce-Wen Yang
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Patent number: 10940350Abstract: A fire suppression system in which the water supply line is fitted with repeating arrays or groups of sprinkler heads. Each array is composed of at least two side-discharge sprinklers. The side-discharge sprinklers in each array are aimed so that their coverage areas point in opposite directions. Each side-discharge sprinkler includes a lateral heat shield. The lateral heat shield has a concave heat-concentering side that focuses radiant heat toward the sprinkler's trigger, and a convex heat-scattering side that disperses radiant heat away from the trigger. In some embodiments, the array can include one or more vertical-discharge sprinklers. The vertical-discharge sprinkler may include a heat collector to facilitate early activation of its trigger. The fire suppression system is advantageous in high-challenge applications like facilities where large quantities of combustible items are stored in close proximity, such as in warehouses and attics.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Firebird Sprinkler Company LLCInventor: Jeffrey J. Pigeon
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Patent number: 10940496Abstract: A fire protection sprinkler includes a sprinkler frame and a deflector. The deflector is coupled to the sprinkler frame and distributes fluid discharged from an outlet of the sprinkler in a spray pattern centered about a sprinkler axis and defined by a fluid density in a first quadrant area 2.5 feet (ft.) below the sprinkler and perpendicular to the sprinkler axis, the first quadrant area having a first corner disposed along the sprinkler axis with a first edge extending in the direction of a fluid supply pipe, a second edge extending perpendicular to the first edge and intersecting the first edge at the sprinkler axis, the first quadrant area being defined by a grid of one square foot areas totaling an area of no more than 10 ft.×10 ft., the total fluid density being at least 15 gpm/sq. ft.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Tyco Fire Products LPInventors: Manuel R. Silva, Jr., Andrea L. Palmer, Krista N. Brouwer, Lauren A. Richard
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Patent number: 10926119Abstract: Improvements to a portable fire extinguisher are disclosed. The improvements allow for frequent and simplified inspection and maintenance of a fire extinguisher with minimal training and without need for custom equipment. The improvements include an anti-bridging mechanism that can be articulated from the exterior of the chamber to fluff, mix or stir the powder within the chamber to keep it in a liquefied state. Additional improvements include a larger opening to more quickly fill and inspect the powder within the chamber. Another improvement includes the use of a CO2 cartridge located external to the chamber to allow easier servicing or replacement of just the CO2 cartridge as well as the ability to maintain the chamber in an un-pressurized condition, allows for non-HASMAT shipping. These features will extend the service intervals while maintaining the fire extinguisher in a ready condition.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: RUSOH Inc.Inventors: Hector Rousseau, Randy Rousseau, Ryan H. Barrows, Justun C. Seymour
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Patent number: 10889973Abstract: A sanitary insert, which is arranged in a water line, is provided. The sanitary insert includes a mixing device with at least one throttling or closing element, which can be moved under the pressure of the inflowing water from a mixing or open position into a throttling or closed position against a restoring force. The mixing device offers a relatively large clear flow cross section when the at least one throttling or closing element in the mixing or open position, and, by contrast thereto, a reduced clear flow cross section when the at least one throttling or closing element is in the throttling or closed position. The installation element always offers an optimum flow cross section both in low and high pressure ranges.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2015Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: NEOPERL GMBHInventors: Uwe Zoller, Christoph Weis, Hermann Grether
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Patent number: 10881046Abstract: The present invention relates to a system that reliably, economically, and precisely delivers liquid fertilizer and chemicals during agricultural operations, such as during planting, tillage, and cultivating. The system includes a system of tubes delivering liquid to each row and a flow meter on each feed line to sense the flow rate and report the status of the flow to each row back to an operator's device.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2016Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Agri-Inject, Inc.Inventor: Erik W. Tribelhorn
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Patent number: 10875037Abstract: A waterway switching mechanism in a shower includes a fixed portion and a rotating block connected to a fixed portion. The fixed portion has a plurality of switching positions each with a sealing portion that can move relative to the fixed portion in the first direction. The waterway switching is controlled through the activity of the sealing portion. The outside wall is provided with a pushing portion. The sealing portions are circumferentially spaced apart and surround outside of the rotating block. Each sealing portion is provided with a fitting portion capable of cooperating with the pushing portion, when the rotating block rotates the pushing portion follows the rotating block and move in a circumferential direction, and the fitting portion is driven to move in the first direction by a circumferential movement of the pushing portion, and the first direction intersects with vertical plane of the vertical swivel axis of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Fengde Lin, Mingfu Zhang, Tianming Wang, Wenxing Chen
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Patent number: 10857560Abstract: A rotary atomization type painting device includes an atomization head that supplies paint from a paint supply machine. The atomization head has an outer member that includes a truncated conical body, and an inner member that is disposed inside the outer member. The inner member has an annular protruding part that protrudes toward a large diameter side opening. The paint is lead out from a plurality of lead-out holes of the inner member to a root of the annular protruding part. At a root position in an axial direction, an angle in a lead-out direction of each of the lead-out holes with respect to an axis, and an angle of an inner surface of the annular protruding part with respect to the axis are made equal.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2016Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Kishimoto, Masaaki Shoji, Hiroko Koike, Koji Ikeda, Osamu Yashima
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Patent number: 10835915Abstract: Disclosed is an essence atomizer having an integrally formed universal connector, comprising: an atomizer universal connector integrally formed into a pipe piece, and an outer shell. Wherein, the pipe port of the first end portion is greater than the pipe port of the second end portion. On the pipe port of the first end portion is disposed inward in sequence a front connection port, the inner threads, and a bottom groove for placing a rubber ring. While on the pipe port of the second end portion is disposed an expansion ring connected to an atomizer plate, an oil prevention pad, and a nozzle cover. The essence atomizer is compact in size and simple in structure Since the essence atomizer is integrally formed into a piece, so it requires less components, and the production process can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Inventors: Hsuan-Yu Chao, Mei-Mei Tsai
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Patent number: 10828521Abstract: The present invention provides a fire extinguishing composition. The composition comprises monoammonium phosphate and potassium chloride. In one embodiment, the composition comprises a weight percentage of monoammonium phosphate in a range of between about 51% and about 99%, and a weight percentage of potassium chloride in a range of between about 1% and about 49%.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Tyco Fire Products LPInventors: John Paul Libal, Jeffrey Harold Sunstrom, Stephen Aloysius Barker, Daniel Meyer
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Patent number: 10823205Abstract: A nozzle device includes a first passage, a second passage, and a first ambient valve clapper. The first passage includes a first intake and a first outlet. The second passage includes a second intake and a second outlet. The first ambient valve clapper is configured to control entry of fluid into the second passage through the second intake. The fluid is pumped to enter the first passage through the first intake to form a first negative pressure zone next to the first outlet, and the first ambient valve clapper is opened via a pressure difference between the first negative pressure zone and the surrounding of the nozzle device, allowing the fluid to flow into the second passage.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: TEAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATIONInventors: Cheng-Chung Wang, Chien-Hua Wang
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Patent number: 10814340Abstract: A texture sprayer comprises an air compressor, a motor, a spray gun, an airflow switch, and a pressure switch. The air compressor is disposed to send the pressurized gas down a pneumatic line, and is driven by the motor. The spray gun receives pressurized gas from the pneumatic line, and expels the gas when actuated. The airflow and pressure switches are both disposed on the pneumatic line. The airflow switch is situated between the spray gun and the air reservoir, and powers the motor when gas flows through the airflow switch. The pressure switch powers the motor whenever pressure within the pneumatic line falls below a threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.Inventors: Max Carideo, Steven D. Becker, August F. Legatt, Mark D. Shultz
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Patent number: 10807106Abstract: Swivel shower including a shower body with a base body, a swivel body including a shower outlet and mounted for swivel movement relative to the base body between a rest position and an operating position, a shower fluid inlet and a fluid flow path from the shower fluid inlet to the shower outlet. A shut-off valve is arranged within the shower body in the fluid flow path between the shower fluid inlet and the shower outlet and blocks the fluid flow path as a function of a swivel position of the swivel body, wherein the fluid flow path is completely blocked in the rest position of the swivel body and is completely unblocked in the operating position of the swivel body.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: HANSGROHE SEInventors: Jürgen Bühler, Daniel Philipp Dieterle, Stephanie Friedrich
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Patent number: 10798890Abstract: An eccentric swinging stepwise rollback-type reel sprinkling irrigation machine includes a chassis, a locking-type reel, a sprinkling irrigation apparatus, and a stepwise driving apparatus. A locking channel in a circumferential direction is disposed on the locking-type reel. The stepwise driving apparatus includes a water turbine gearbox, an eccentric swinging mechanism, an upper caliper, and a lower caliper. The upper caliper and the lower caliper are clamped to be mounted on the locking channel. A water turbine is used in the eccentric swinging stepwise rollback-type reel sprinkling irrigation machine to drive the eccentric swinging mechanism to realize an eccentric swing, so as to drive the upper caliper to move up and down to be engaged with the locking channel of the locking-type reel intermittently, thereby driving the locking-type reel to roll back intermittently to automatically reel in a sprinkling irrigation PE hose.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignees: JIANGSU HUAYUAN WATER-SAVING CO., LTD, China University of Mining and TechnologyInventors: Zhipeng Qiu, Tao Peng, Peiyong Liu, Jinxiang Zhang, Zhencai Zhu, Fan Jiang
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Patent number: 10791727Abstract: An agricultural implement has a product supply chamber, and a pair of transversely extending product delivering booms, each with a plurality of conduits of varying lengths terminating in product distributing nozzles. A fan supplies air to a mixing chamber which also receives product from the supply chamber providing an air entrained flow of product to each conduit. A controller monitors product delivery and controls implement operation. Each conduit has a pressure tap near the nozzle for providing the controller with a pressure differential indication. The controller initiates a corrective action modifying the operation of the delivery system when a predetermined pressure differential threshold is exceeded. The corrective action may include an increased air flow volume, an additional burst of higher pressure air into the conduit, a temporary increase in air flow from the air flow source, or a reduction in the rate of product flow from the supply chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.Inventors: Martin J. Roberge, Rex L. Ruppert, Bradley D. Hansen
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Patent number: 10774719Abstract: A side feed inlet port for an injector, which makes use of stamped parts to form a compact, high strength three-piece inlet port at a significantly reduced cost. By using an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve, injector sealing is accomplished using the interior sleeve, creating a sealing point, while allowing for inlet conduit attachment to the outer sleeve at, above, or below the sealing point of the DEF injector. The construction of the inlet port is such that there is proper sealing between the inner sleeve and one or more seals, while allowing for the connection between the inlet conduit and the outer sleeve to reduce the overall height of the inlet port, and therefore, the injector. The position of the inlet conduit may be altered without affecting the sealing connection between the inner sleeve and the seal(s), such that the desirable overall height may be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2016Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC.Inventor: Robert Wayne McFarland