At Or Beyond Outlet Patents (Class 239/418)
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Publication number: 20120018537Abstract: A synthetic jet actuator includes a first plate, a second plate spaced apart from the first plate and arranged parallelly thereto, and a housing positioned about the first and second plates and defining a chamber, the housing having a pair of orifices formed therein in opposing sides of the housing such that the chamber is in fluid communication with an external environment. The synthetic jet actuator also includes a mounting mechanism configured to mount the first and second plates within the housing in a suspended arrangement and an actuator element coupled to at least one of the first and second plates to selectively cause deflection thereof, thereby changing a volume within the chamber so that a series of fluid vortices are generated and projected to the external environment out from the pair of orifices of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2011Publication date: January 26, 2012Inventors: Mehmet Arik, William Edward Burdick, JR.
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Publication number: 20110309158Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for providing a fluid stream into an environment for cooling purposes are disclosed. Such an apparatus includes a body portion and a nozzle, the nozzle being adapted to direct water into the environment. Such an apparatus may include a body portion having a flow channel defined therein for gas flow therethrough; and, a nozzle operatively disposed within the flow channel; said nozzle adapted to direct a liquid therefrom; wherein the channel and the nozzle are operatively disposed relative to each other so that a gas flowing through the channel and the liquid are combined into a fluid stream directed from the apparatus into the surrounding environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Inventors: Kenneth A. Metcalf, Carlton E. Brown
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Publication number: 20110297755Abstract: A method of forming droplets comprises flowing a liquid through a channel; spreading the liquid into a thin film in the channel; and impinging the thin film with a flowing gas to atomize the liquid into droplets. The droplets may then be dried to produce dried particles, such as particles comprising a pharmaceutical active agent. The droplets formed by the disclosed process have improved size and/or size distribution characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: NOVARTIS AGInventors: Herman E. SNYDER, James Nasiatka, Christopher M. Varga
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Publication number: 20110284652Abstract: A fuel atomizer that includes a housing having a fuel inlet and at least one primary orifice positioned at the inlet, wherein the at least one orifice configured to disperse a stream of fuel into a plurality of fuel droplets. The plurality of fuel droplets contact a fuel impingement surface to break up the plurality of fuel droplets into a plurality of smaller secondary droplets and create a thin film of secondary droplets on the impingement surface. At least one pressurized air channel delivers an airflow into contact with the secondary droplets. The secondary droplets pass through a plurality of secondary outlet orifices to exit the housing. A size of the plurality of secondary droplets is reduced when passing out of the plurality of secondary orifices.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2010Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: LYTESYDE, LLCInventors: John Amaya, Luke Cruff, Joseph Lull, Marcel Prado, Bradley J. Vieau
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Patent number: 8047402Abstract: A dispensing nozzle assembly for dispensing a number of micro-ingredients into a fluid stream. The dispensing nozzle assembly may include a micro-ingredient mixing chamber, a number of micro-ingredient lines in communication with the micro-ingredient mixing chamber such that the micro-ingredients mix therein, and a mixed micro-ingredient exit such the mixed micro-ingredients are dispensed into the fluid stream.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2010Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: The Coca-Cola CompanyInventor: Lawrence B. Ziesel
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Patent number: 8001808Abstract: A burner for a vapor deposition process has a cylindrical central gas passage and a plurality of external gas passages surrounding the central gas passage. The burner has a back block defining an initial section of the gas passages, a face block defining a final section of the gas passages and a manifold plate positioned between the back block and the face block and defining an intermediate section of the external gas passages; the face block, the manifold plate and the back block have inner integral walls that define respective sections of the central gas passage.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2001Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Prysmian Cavi E Sistemi Energia S.R.L.Inventors: Antonio Mileo, Andrea Demergazzi, Sergio Pellegrini
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Patent number: 7967221Abstract: A method of forming droplets comprises flowing a liquid through a channel; spreading the liquid into a thin film in the channel; and impinging the thin film with a flowing gas to atomize the liquid into droplets. The droplets may then be dried to produce dried particles, such as particles comprising a pharmaceutical active agent. The droplets formed by the disclosed process have improved size and/or size distribution characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2003Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Novartis AGInventors: Herman E. Snyder, James Nasiatka, Christopher M. Varga
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Publication number: 20110133001Abstract: A spray nozzle system for skin treatments includes separate air outlets moving over the skin surface to deliver one or more streams of supplemental air for the purpose of warming or drying the skin surface to improve efficacy and comfort of the spraying experience. The drying air from the auxiliary ports may be applied while spray is emitted from the nozzle to increase the spray cloud temperature, or may be applied before or after the spray application, with the spray turned off, to warm or dry the skin. A heating source is provided to warm the air directed through one or more supplemental air ports. In the case of air-atomizing nozzles, the supplemental air is delivered through low pressure ports separately from the air emitted through the nozzle's atomizing and pattern shaping orifices to minimize the expansion cooling effect inherent with the spray nozzle ports.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: MT Industries, Inc.Inventors: Steven C. Cooper, Scott Thomason
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Patent number: 7938079Abstract: Method and apparatus for improved maskless deposition of electronic and biological materials using an extended nozzle. The process is capable of direct deposition of features with linewidths varying from a few microns to a fraction of a millimeter, and can be used to deposit features on targets with damage thresholds near 100° C. or less. Deposition and subsequent processing may be performed under ambient conditions and produce linewidths as low as 1 micron, with sub-micron edge definition. The extended nozzle reduces particle overspray and has a large working distance; that is, the orifice to target distance may be several millimeters or more, enabling direct write onto non-planar surfaces. The nozzle allows for deposition of features with linewidths that are approximately as small as one-twentieth the size of the nozzle orifice diameter, and is preferably interchangeable, enabling rapid variance of deposited linewidth.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2004Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Optomec Design CompanyInventors: Bruce H. King, Michael J. Renn, Marcelino Essien, Gregory J. Marquez, Manampathy G. Giridharan, Jyh-Cherng Sheu
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Patent number: 7934465Abstract: As adhesive applicator head for use on an assembly line apparatus dispenses adhesive in a non-contact manner to produce a wide band of adhesive on a moving substrate. The applicator head comprises an upper body secured to a lower body and at least one nozzle mounted therewithin. An adhesive manifold within the applicator head ensures a steady flow of adhesive to tips of the nozzles. An air manifold within the applicator head is in communication with opposed pin holes positioned alongside each nozzle and oriented so that high velocity air exits the pin holes and flows along a nozzle tip of the nozzle. The high velocity air encounters freshly dispensed adhesive at the nozzle tip and causes it to leave the tip in a back-forth manner to result in a scribble pattern on the substrate. The scribble pattern's width is well defined. It is determined primarily by side to side placement of the nozzles in the applicator head at about the adhesive band width desired.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2007Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Henline Adhesive Equipment Co., Inc.Inventor: Timothy J. Brinker
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Patent number: 7921927Abstract: A fire suppression system includes a gaseous extinguishing agent and a liquid extinguishing agent. At least one emitter is in fluid communication with the liquid and gas. The emitter is used to establish a gas stream, atomize and entrain the liquid into the gas stream and discharge the resulting liquid-gas stream onto the fire. The emitter has a deflector surface with a closed end cavity.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2010Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Victaulic CompanyInventors: William J. Reilly, Robert J. Ballard, Kevin J. Blease, Stephen R. Ide
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Patent number: 7922105Abstract: An atomizer adapter for application of heavy viscous material from an airless paint sprayer. The adapter includes a housing that is coupled to the output of the sprayer through one housing port by an elongated tube that delivers viscous material and to the output of an air compressor through another housing port that delivers compressed air through a conduit. A nozzle within the housing directs pressurized air into an internal chamber where it is directed at and atomizes the flow of viscous material prior to output through an aperture in a tip fixed to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2008Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Benron Equipment and Supply, Inc.Inventor: Eran Zagorsky
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Patent number: 7909267Abstract: An applicator includes a bore for containing a sealant component, a piston moveably positioned in the bore, a plunger member connected to the piston with a distal end disposed within the bore and a proximal end depending from the bore, a distal outlet communicating with the bore and connectable to a gas source, and an actuating member carried by the proximal end of the plunger member to move with the plunger member as the plunger member moves along the bore. The applicator may be used in a system with a gas source connected to the distal outlet, and a control unit connected to the actuating member and the gas source, the control unit adapted to supply gas to the distal outlet from the gas source essentially simultaneous with a force applied to the actuating member.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2009Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.Inventors: Heinz Redl, Zafar Khakpour, Scott R. Ariagno, Andreas Kellner, Lillian G. Zakarija
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Patent number: 7900709Abstract: An aircraft fire-extinguishing system provides automatic fire prevention and/or suppression simultaneously in fuel tanks, cargo compartments and, when needed, in cabin using injection of hypoxic (oxygen-depleted) air produced onboard in an air-separation device utilizing the flow and pressure of the bleed air. The same air-separation device allows supplying passengers and crew with unlimited amounts of oxygen for as long as needed. New methods of a rapid fire suppression utilizing the propulsion of water mist or fire-extinguishing foam by hypoxic air are presented. The combination of water mist or foam with hypoxic air allows to present two innovative fire-extinguishing compositions.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2003Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Inventor: Igor K. Kotliar
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Patent number: 7891314Abstract: Disclosed is a fluid discharging device (1) for separately discharging at least two fluids comprising and inner nozzle (3) for discharging a first fluid and a coaxially arranged outer nozzle (12) for discharging a second fluid.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2005Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Lam Research AGInventor: Stefan Pichler
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Patent number: 7886994Abstract: The nozzle for introducing and for metered addition of a treatment medium into the exhaust gas stream in combustion processes comprises a nozzle tube (2) and an inner displacement body (1) having a round cross section to form a nozzle ring gap (14). The displacement body (1) borders a mixing chamber (18) inside the nozzle tube (2) and on this end has a tapered area (3) with which it is held exclusively on a feed tube (5) for the treatment medium. The feed tube (5) crosses through a pressure chamber (6.1), which has two axial bordering walls (4, 7). The feed tube is held in these bordering walls, with a holder (12) being provided in the bordering wall (4), allowing the carrier medium from the pressure chamber (6.1) to flow through to the nozzle gap (14).Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2007Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Martin GmbH für Umwelt- und EnergietechnikInventors: Johannes Martin, Dirk Hammler
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Patent number: 7877983Abstract: An arrangement for supplying a medium to an exhaust line of a combustion engine. The arrangement comprises a first exhaust passage defined by at least a first wall surface of an element, and a dosing device supplying the medium to the first exhaust passage. The arrangement is adapted to maintaining a degree of heating of the first wall surface so that the latter will be at a higher temperature than the medium's vaporization point when the liquid medium is supplied in the first exhaust passage. Therefore, even the medium which reaches the first wall surface will vaporize in the first exhaust passage.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2005Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Scania CV ABInventors: Christian Künkel, Björn Westerberg, Anders Häggkvist
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Patent number: 7866572Abstract: Using a simple structure, a new function is added to a liquid such as tap water by taking a gas into the liquid. The bubble-generating structure of the present invention includes (1) a water-discharging nozzle, which is provided inside a pipe, (2) a receiving member, which is situated a specified distance from the water-discharging nozzle and which includes a flow path for passing liquid emitted from the water-discharging nozzle, and (3) an air hole provided in such a way as to take air into a space between the water-discharging nozzle and the receiving member. By taking in air due to a suction force that is generated when the liquid passes along the flow path, bubbles are generated in the liquid. When such a structure for generating bubbles in the liquid is included in a showerhead, a person taking a shower using the showerhead can have a healthy and comfortable feeling while showering.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2006Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Saiseiko Co., LtdInventor: Toukichi Ichige
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Nebulizer with nanometric flow rate of a liquid effluent and nebulizing installation comprising same
Patent number: 7863560Abstract: The invention concerns a nebuliser with nanometric flow rate of a liquid effluent in a nebulising gas comprising at least arranged substantially concentric, a capillary tube for intake of the liquid effluent and a nebulising needle including a central channel fed with liquid effluent through the capillary tube, a chamber for intake of the nebulising gas feeding a nozzle for expelling the nebulising gas, the nebulising needle passing through the intake chamber and the nozzle expelling the nebulising gas, the nebulising needle including a outlet for the liquid effluent whereof the aperture diameter is less than 20 ?m, the ratio of the diameter of the outlet of the nozzle expelling the nebulising gas and the outlet of the nebulising needle being more than 10 The inventive nanometric flow rate nebuliser and nebulising installation are applicable in mass spectrometry of trace elements contained in intracellular or microbiological medium for example.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2006Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique -CNRS-, Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'AdourInventors: Dirk Schaumlöffel, Pierre Giusti, Joanna Szpunar, Ryszard Lobinski -
Patent number: 7854398Abstract: A portable pressure washer includes a housing having a front end and a rear end defining a longitudinal axis. A handle has a first end extending from a rear portion of the housing and a second end terminating in a barrel. A first nozzle and a second aperture extend from the barrel. A fluid pump and a motor disposed are disposed within the housing, which includes a fluid inlet in fluid communication with the first nozzle and the second aperture.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2006Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Techtronic Outdoor Products Technology LimitedInventors: Klaus Karl Hahn, Michael R. Gardner, Charles Keith Long, Jesse John Jerabek
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Publication number: 20100294858Abstract: Methods and systems for a feed injector are provided. The feed injector includes a first annular channel defined in the feed injector. The first annular channel includes a first end, an arcuate portion and a second end. The arcuate portion is between the first and second ends, and the first annular channel is oriented substantially concentrically about a longitudinal axis of the feed injector. The arcuate portion is oriented to discharge a fluid flowing through the first annular channel radially outward with respect to the longitudinal axis. The feed injector also includes a second annular channel including a first end, an arcuate portion, and a second end, wherein the arcuate portion is between the first and second ends. The second annular channel circumscribes the first annular channel, and the second annular channel first end is positioned radially outward and downstream from the first annular channel first end.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2009Publication date: November 25, 2010Inventors: Benjamin Campbell Steinhaus, Shashishekara Sitharamarao Talya
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Patent number: 7832654Abstract: A spraying device for multiphase material, comprising: a cylinder, a pair of liquid-conveying pipes, a pair of material-conveying pipes, a nozzle, a pair of switches, at least one pair of storage chambers, a pair of valves, a mixing chamber, and a conveying pump; wherein the conveying pump is connected to the storage chambers via the liquid-conveying pipes, the conveying pump, the switches and the valves control material transmission of the material-conveying pipes, the conveying pump is connected to the mixing chamber via the material-conveying pipes, and the mixing chamber is disposed in front of the nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2008Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Pharmaceutical Factory of Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medical UniversityInventors: Xiaobin Xu, Shujian Gan, Ribao Qin, Jinhui Huang
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Publication number: 20100270400Abstract: A dispensing gun for at least two fluid components comprises a gun body having a front section and a middle section. Two needles each have a valve on a forward wall, a socket at a rear section, and a flow path running from the socket to the forward wall. The forward walls of the two needles are received in a flow connector located in the front section. Hoses are connected to the sockets of the two needles and fixed in place relative to a back wall of the gun body. The needles are located in the middle section and move between a dispensing position and a safety position. The fluid components are handled within the interior parts of the gun and do not contact the gun body itself.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: TWENTY TEN, LLCInventors: Scott D. Evar, James P. Nagy, SR., Eric McCarty
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Publication number: 20100264233Abstract: A method and a device for producing particles in which a liquid is atomized into droplet sprays via at least two atomizers. At least two atomizers are arranged directed towards one another such that the droplet sprays produced thereby collide with one another so as to form mist, and that the device also includes a thermal reactor, where the mist forms particles having an average aerodynamic diameter of less than 1000 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2008Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: BENEQ OYInventor: Kai Asikkala
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Patent number: 7798428Abstract: A spray head with improved distributor body for a high pressure spray cleaning apparatus is provided. The spray head is carried on the end of a hand held wand with control valves to separately regulate flow through a pair of fluid circuits, the spray head having a nozzle that sprays heated water in a fan-like pattern against a deflecting edge of a distributor body. Cleaning chemicals are forced through an aperture into the fan-like pattern prior to its striking the deflecting edge to be intimately mixed with the heated water to produce a mixture that strikes the deflecting edge and is deflected therefrom in a highly concentrated form at a high velocity. An elbow guard provides improved protection for the chemical cleaning fluid flow line where it connects to the spray head. Also disclosed is a spray head that allows for the separate application of fluids delivered from separate supply sources.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2006Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: K-O-K, LLCInventor: Randolph A. Weil
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Patent number: 7784718Abstract: An electrostatic paint sprayer 10 includes a body member 12 defining a paint passage 12a for flowing liquid paint supplied from a paint source 44, a nozzle assembly 16 adapted to be mounted to the end of the body member 12 so as to fluidly communicate with the paint passage 12a and a plurality of electrode pins 22 disposed about the axis and electrically connected to a electric power source 40. The nozzle assembly includes a paint orifice for discharging the supplied paint along an axis, a plurality of atomizing air orifices for discharging atomizing air to atomize the paint dispensed through the paint orifice and a plurality of shaping orifices for discharging shaping air to form the paint dispensed through the paint orifice into a predetermined pattern.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2005Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.Inventor: Masahito Ohno
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Publication number: 20100213291Abstract: A tube-end device for fire extinguishment jets and sprays pressurized and fed water, seawater, or aqueous fire-extinguishing agent from a tube end. The tube-end device for fire extinguishment is provided with: an induction electrode unit disposed in an emission space side of a nozzle unit positioned inside the tube end; a water-side electrode unit disposed at a position of the interior of a tube main body in contact with fire-extinguishing water; a voltage applying device which applies an external electric field, which is generated by applying a voltage between the induction electrode unit and the water-side electrode unit, to the water, seawater, or fire-extinguishing agent in the process of jetting from the nozzle unit, electrically charges jetted particles, and emit the particles; and a battery which supplies power to the voltage applying device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2010Publication date: August 26, 2010Inventors: Toshihide Tsuji, Tatsuya Hayashi
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Patent number: 7762061Abstract: A method of operating an emission abatement system includes advancing a liquid agent to an atomizing nozzle and advancing pressurized air to the atomizing nozzle. The method further includes impinging the pressurized air on the liquid agent at a tip of the atomizing nozzle to shear liquid agent particles from the liquid agent. The method further includes advancing the liquid agent particles through the atomizing nozzle to an emission abatement device. An emission abatement system and atomizer apparatus are also disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2007Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: EMCON Technologies LLCInventors: Nicholas J. Birkby, Clive D. Telford, Graham K. Hargrave
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Publication number: 20100176220Abstract: A moving body, such as a vehicle, having one or more fuel cells mounted thereon. The fuel cells, which power the moving body, generate electricity and release water as a by-product. Accordingly, the moving body includes a water discharge module that releases water produced by the fuel cells to the atmosphere using a water outlet. The water outlet may be located in a front section of the moving body. The moving body may further include a water tank that temporarily stores water before releasing the water to the atmosphere.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2010Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naohiro YOSHIDA, Toshiyuki KONDO, Masahiko HIBINO, Osamu YUMITA, Yoshihiro FUNAYAMA
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Publication number: 20100154690Abstract: A method is provided for injecting a substance into a boiler of a garbage incineration plant using a gaseous propellant, the substance being conducted, starting from at least one distributor, via lines which branch off from the distributor, in each case to a nozzle which is assigned to the respective line and by means of which the substance and the propellant are injected into the boiler. The substance quantity to be conducted to the respective nozzle is set in the distributor. The substance and the propellant are combined upstream of the branch-off with the respective line.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventor: Roland Halter
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Publication number: 20100147968Abstract: An atomizer system 160 for use in a spray dry absorber 130, the atomizer system 160 includes a support member 161, an atomizing disc 162 rotatably coupled to the support member 161, a first feed line 163 for delivery of a reagent slurry 163a to a delivery area 165 and a second feed line 164 for delivery of a dilution liquid 164a to the delivery area 165. The delivery area 165 is positioned within the atomizer system 160 to reduce scale buildup generated by interaction of the reagent slurry 163a and the dilution liquid 164a.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD.Inventor: Thomas Edwin Pearson
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Publication number: 20100133293Abstract: A dispensing nozzle assembly for dispensing a number of micro-ingredients into a fluid stream. The dispensing nozzle assembly may include a micro-ingredient mixing chamber, a number of micro-ingredient lines in communication with the micro-ingredient mixing chamber such that the micro-ingredients mix therein, and a mixed micro-ingredient exit such the mixed micro-ingredients are dispensed into the fluid stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2010Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANYInventor: Lawrence B. Ziesel
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Patent number: 7726408Abstract: A fire suppression system is disclosed. The system includes a source of pressurized gas and a source of pressurized liquid. At least one emitter is in fluid communication with the liquid and gas sources. The emitter is used to establish a gas stream, atomize and entrain the liquid into the gas stream and discharge the resulting liquid-gas stream onto the fire. A method of operating the system is also disclosed. The method includes establishing a gas stream having first and second shock fronts using the emitter, atomizing and entraining the liquid with the gas at one of the two shock fronts to form a liquid-gas stream, and discharging the stream onto the fire. The method also includes creating a plurality of shock diamonds in the liquid-gas stream discharged from the emitter.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2006Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Victaulic CompanyInventors: William J. Reilly, Robert J. Ballard, Kevin J. Blease, Stephen R. Ide
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Patent number: 7721811Abstract: An emitter for atomizing and discharging a liquid entrained in a gas stream is disclosed. The emitter has a nozzle with an outlet facing a deflector surface. The nozzle discharges a gas jet against the deflector surface. The emitter has a duct with an exit orifice adjacent to the nozzle outlet. Liquid is discharged from the orifice and is entrained in the gas jet where it is atomized. A method of operating the emitter is also disclosed. The method includes establishing a first shock front between the outlet and the deflector surface, a second shock front proximate to the deflector surface, and a plurality of shock diamonds in a liquid-gas stream discharged from the emitter.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2006Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: Victaulic CompanyInventors: William J. Reilly, Robert J. Ballard, Stephen R. Ide
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Patent number: 7696475Abstract: An electrospray-assisted laser desorption ionization device includes: an electrospray unit including a nozzle; a voltage supplying member disposed to establish between the nozzle and a receiving unit a potential difference such that liquid drops of the electrospray medium formed at the nozzle are laden with charges, and such that the liquid drops are forced to leave the nozzle toward the receiving unit along a traveling path; a laser desorption unit adapted to irradiate a sample such that, upon irradiation, analytes contained in the sample are desorbed to fly along a flying path which intersects the traveling path so as to enable the analytes to be occluded in the liquid drops, and such that as a result of dwindling in size of the liquid drops when moving along the traveling path, charges of the liquid drops will pass on to the analytes occluded therein to form ionized analytes.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2006Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: National Sun Yat-Sen UniversityInventors: Jentaie Shiea, Min Zong Huang
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Publication number: 20100084485Abstract: A quenched solids applicator includes a solids hopper for containing solids to be applied onto a foliage field or other field surface. A solids exhaust conduit terminates in an exhaust nozzle with a solids power source urging the solids from the hopper into the solids exhaust conduit and out through the exit nozzle. A liquid reservoir contains a liquid such as an aqueous based solution. The liquid exhaust conduit is also provided with a liquid pump metering liquid from the liquid reservoir to the liquid exhaust conduit having a liquid outlet in proximity to the exit nozzle to exhaust a confluent stream of quenched solids on an upward stream trajectory relative to the exit nozzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2009Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicant: The Andersons, Inc.Inventor: Timothy D. Birthisel
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Publication number: 20100077759Abstract: A fuel injector for a secondary fuel nozzle in a gas turbine includes axially oriented air slots and a plurality of fuel injection holes disposed between the air slots. The plurality of fuel injection holes include axially oriented injection holes and circumferentially oriented injection holes such that fuel input through the plurality of fuel injection holes is injected in both a circumferential direction and an axial direction to mix with air flowing through the air slots.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2008Publication date: April 1, 2010Inventors: Arjun Singh, Swanand Vijay Sardeshmukh
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Patent number: 7686093Abstract: A fire suppression system is disclosed. The system includes a gaseous extinguishing agent and a liquid extinguishing agent. At least one emitter is in fluid communication with the liquid and gas. The emitter is used to establish a gas stream, atomize and entrain the liquid into the gas stream and discharge the resulting liquid-gas stream onto the fire. A method of operating the system is also disclosed. The method includes establishing a gas stream having first and second shock fronts using the emitter, atomizing and entraining the liquid with the gas at one of the two shock fronts to form a liquid-gas stream, and discharging the stream onto the fire. The method also includes creating a plurality of shock diamonds in the liquid-gas stream discharged from the emitter.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Victaulic CompanyInventors: William J. Reilly, Robert J. Ballard, Kevin J. Blease, Stephen R. Ide
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Publication number: 20100051720Abstract: An automated spraygun includes a spraygun body mounted on a feed foundation. The spraygun includes tensile locking elements between the spray body and the foundation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: ITW SURFACES & FINITIONSInventor: Erich VACHER
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Publication number: 20100019064Abstract: A nozzle for forming holes on insulators aims to form a micro-hole on a targeted object without producing coarse circumferential surface. It includes a nozzle body, a connection duct and a fastening ring to fasten the nozzle body to the connection duct. The connection duct has an air connector coupling with a compressed air supply tube and a liquid connector coupling with a solvent supply tube. The solvent supplied by the solvent supply tube is atomized by the compressed air delivered by the compressed air supply tube and ejected through the nozzle body. Thus the micro-hole can be formed on the targeted object without producing uneven circumferential surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2008Publication date: January 28, 2010Inventor: Shintaro Yanagisawa
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Publication number: 20100006673Abstract: In accordance with certain embodiments, a system includes a spray device having a liquid pathway leading to a liquid exit, an air pathway leading to an air exit directed toward a spray region downstream of the liquid exit, and an assembly disposed in the liquid pathway adjacent the liquid exit. The assembly includes a threadless pintle generally fit into a sleeve in a concentric manner without threads. The assembly also includes a generally annular passage between the threadless pintle and the sleeve and a passage coupled with the generally annular passage. The generally annular passage also has a cross-sectional area that alternatingly increases and decreases in a lengthwise direction along the liquid pathway.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2009Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventor: Paul R. Micheli
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Patent number: 7611078Abstract: Parts of a powdered medicine multi-dose administering device are assembled, powdered medicine is filled and assembly that is obtained is inspected all on an automatic production line to increase productivity while preventing the production of defective products. The powdered medicine multi-dose administering device is produced through automated steps of inserting a filter (12) in a filter-fitting portion (11a) of a container (10), inserting an inner cylinder (15) in the container body (10), filling the container with the powdered medicine through a ring-like opening between an opening in the upper part of the container and the inner cylinder, fitting an inner closure (19) to the container and to the inner cylinder, fitting a nozzle (20) to the container while coupling it to the inner cylinder, and inspecting the thus obtained assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2004Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Teijin LimitedInventors: Yasuhiro Zaima, Masahiko Dohi, Seiji Mochizuki, Hiroshi Kuroda
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Publication number: 20090261182Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2007Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: Laja Materials Ltd.Inventor: Terence Bolton
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Publication number: 20090229525Abstract: The size of drops of liquid raw material spouted into a vaporization chamber is controlled so as to suppress any dispersion of drop size, thereby attaining assured vaporization of the drops. The vaporizer comprises raw material liquid chamber 410 into which a liquid raw material is fed at given pressure; multiple raw material spout nozzles 420 for spouting the liquid raw material stored in the raw material liquid chamber; vaporization chamber 430 for vaporizing the liquid raw material spouted from the multiple raw material spout nozzles so as to form a source gas; and piezoelectric device 440 for periodically changing the volume of internal space of the raw material liquid chamber so as to apply spout pressure to the liquid raw material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2009Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventor: Takashi MOCHIZUKI
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Patent number: 7575182Abstract: A nozzle device is disclosed that may be used with a fluid-bed dryer apparatus or system. Such a nozzle device includes, in one embodiment, an intake block, an inner tube, an outer tube, a tip and an air cap. The tubes are connected to the intake block to form a passage for liquid and a passage for gas. The tip connects to the inner tube, and the air cap connects to the outer tube, so that at the output the fluid is atomized by the gas. Flow of the liquid and gas through the nozzle is unimpeded, and the nozzle provides substantially constant atomization characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2006Date of Patent: August 18, 2009Assignee: R.P. Scherer Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Michael C. Rogers, II
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Publication number: 20090188480Abstract: An injection gate (44,144,244,344) for high pressure, high velocity secondary fluid for admixture of an atomized spray (80,180) thereof with another or primary fluid that atomizes the other fluid. The secondary fluid may be an accelerant and the primary fluid may be a low pressure fuel/air mixture in a fuel injection arrangement for an internal combustion engine. An injection billet (10,110,210,310) for an engine is interposed between the carburetor (12) and the manifold (14), with an array of such injection gates (44,244,344) paired with an array of fuel/air gates (34,234,334) about an aperture coinciding with a throttle bore (60,160,260,360) and evenly balancing the spray about the throttle bore, creating a halo effect of atomized admixture of accelerant/fuel. The injection of accelerant is directed sharply downwardly toward the center of the bore and through the injected fuel stream, atomizing the fuel thereof for a high efficiency boost of horsepower.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2008Publication date: July 30, 2009Inventors: David Acker, Steven Wilson, James Hobensack
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Patent number: 7562716Abstract: The invention concerns a device for protecting premises in particular a tunnel against fire, consisting of a circular housing open at its two ends and deisgned to be fixed in the upper part of the premises to be protected such that its median axis (XX?) is substantially vertical, said housing comprising a substantially cylindrical lower part and an upper part substantially tapered in the shape of a bell, and containing part of vacuum-producing means capable of accelerating air circulation in and around the housing and spray means capable of injecting fine water droplets in the resulting circulating air.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2002Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Inventors: Pierre Lecanu, Jean Lebreton
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Publication number: 20090173809Abstract: A spray gun splitter is a slice having two opposite sides. Flanges provided on the two sides form an inner ring and an outer ring on each side, and there are interpenetrated troughs equally positioned along the inner ring and the outer ring. Through the inner ring and the outer ring of the splitter combining with the corresponding modules of the spray gun, a separate of two independent gas flows is free of turbulence which further effectively controls over the uniformity and the area of the spraying paint.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2008Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicant: KUAN CHANG CO., LTD.Inventor: TIAO-HSIANG HUANG
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Patent number: 7546960Abstract: A snow making apparatus comprises at least one water/air nozzle for ejecting a water/air mixture. The snow making apparatus comprises at least one jet pump which operates with water as a driving medium and mixes air with the water and compresses the water/air mixture in order to form the water/air mixture which is supplied to the at least one water/air nozzle. A method of operating a snow making apparatus comprises corresponding features. The snow making apparatus and method enables unused energy to be used in a particularly effective manner.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2002Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: Nivis GmbH-SRLInventor: Wilhelm Stofner
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Publication number: 20090134236Abstract: An air brush marker includes a marker barrel having a first end and a second end, with a pump disposed at the first end of the marker barrel and a hollow nib disposed at the second end that is configured to absorb ink. A filter is disposed within the marker barrel, is configured to absorb ink and is positioned in contact with the nib. A tube is disposed within the marker barrel and provides an air passage extending from the pump to the nib. The pump is configured to supply a burst of air through the tube and the nib such that ink particles are sprayed out of the marker at the second end in a generally dispersed pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2008Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: MEGA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, LUXEMBOURG, ZUG BRANCHInventors: RICHARD GINELLI, JONATHAN JAGET