Flow Means Of One Fluid Surrounds The Other At Outlet Patents (Class 239/424)
  • Patent number: 11925954
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly includes a nozzle, a manifold, and wand body. The nozzle, manifold, and wand body can be coupled together to provide a robust spray drying system that can withstand elevated temperature and/or pressure feed stock. In some embodiments, an internal shoulder portion of the manifold can engage with a side of a nozzle collar to restrict distal movement of the nozzle relative to the manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Capsugel Belgium NV
    Inventors: Cody Prather, Randy Ham, John Dugan
  • Patent number: 11458497
    Abstract: Disclosed is a coaxial control dual nozzle, which includes an inner nozzle body having an injection port through which a first fluid is injected; an inner needle connected to the inner nozzle body and having a hollow tube needle configured to provide a discharge port for the first fluid; an outer nozzle body assembled with the inner nozzle body and having an injection port through which a second fluid is injected; an outer needle connected to the outer nozzle body and disposed to surround the hollow tube needle provided to the inner needle, the outer needle having a hollow tube needle configured to provide a discharge port for the second fluid; an inner needle positioning unit configured to control a location of a central axis of the hollow tube needle provided to the inner needle; and an outer needle positioning unit configured to control a location of a central axis of the hollow tube needle provided to the outer needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventor: Jong-Su Park
  • Patent number: 11440036
    Abstract: A method for spraying a mixture comprising at least a first liquid in the form of a liquid preparation of water-soluble or water-swellable polymers and at least a second liquid, characterized in that it implements a nozzle for simultaneously spraying at least two liquids, comprising: •a body provided with a first chamber within which a first liquid flows and a second chamber within which a second liquid flows, each of the two chambers having a through-hole on the outside of the body, •a deflector secured to the body arranged downstream from at least one of the through-holes, in the direction of flow of the first and second liquids, said deflector being capable of modifying the direction of flow of the first and second liquids. The invention also relates to a nozzle for implementing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SPCM SA
    Inventor: Charles Lecointe
  • Patent number: 11369985
    Abstract: A method includes forming fluid conduit inside a heat shield in an additive manufacturing process, removing powder from an interior passage of the fluid conduit and from an insulation gap defined between the fluid conduit and the heat shield, separating the heat shield and fluid conduit from the build platform, and shifting the fluid conduit to a shifted position relative to the heat shield. The method includes securing the fluid conduit to the heat shield in the shifted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Delavan Inc
    Inventors: Jason Ryon, Lev A. Prociw
  • Patent number: 11371706
    Abstract: The premixed pilot nozzle includes axially elongated tubes defined within a plenum between an outer shroud and a first shroud disposed radially inward of the outer shroud. The tubes extend between tube inlets defined through a forward face and tube outlets defined through an aft face. A second shroud is disposed radially inward of the first shroud, thereby defining a fuel plenum between the first shroud and the second shroud, and the fuel plenum is in communication with a gaseous fuel supply. A fuel injection port, which is positioned between the tube inlet and the tube outlet of each tube, is in fluid communication with the fuel plenum. An air supply configured to fluidly communicate with the tube inlet of each tube. The second shroud defines a second plenum therein, the second plenum being coupled to a source of a non-combustible fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Harper, Neal William Grooms, Yon Han Chong, Benjamin Robert Ryan
  • Patent number: 11247217
    Abstract: Disclosed is a double-flow nozzle according to the present invention, the double-flow nozzle including: a body portion provided with a space portion defined at an inner side thereof; a first discharge pipe provided at the body portion and discharging a first fluid being supplied to the space portion; and a second discharge pipe discharging a second fluid while being in a state inserted into the first discharge pipe, wherein the first discharge pipe, in a state spaced apart by a predetermined gap from an outer surface of the second discharge pipe, includes a plurality of swirl-generating flow passages spaced apart by a predetermined interval from each other and arranged along a circumferential direction of the second discharge pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventor: Rae Sang Jang
  • Patent number: 11014054
    Abstract: A fluid-gas mixer including a housing, defining a primary axis, for mixing fluid and gas, a mixer nozzle circumscribing the primary axis, wherein an annular gap between an outer surface of the mixer nozzle and an inner surface of the housing defines at least one outer gas path, a swirling gas passage defining an inner gas path for mixing with the outer gas path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Delavan Inc.
    Inventors: Lev Alexander Prociw, Jason Ryon, Philip E. O. Buelow, Brandon Phillip Williams
  • Patent number: 11000868
    Abstract: A thermal spray apparatus to apply coatings to external and internal surfaces in restricted areas is provided. The apparatus includes: a fuel input line; an oxidizing gas input line; coolant input and outlet; a combustion chamber that facilitates primary combustion; a diverging section that splits the primary combustion flow into two or more streams; an elbow section that redirects the combustion streams; a convergent/divergent nozzle; a convergence section that recombines the combustion streams into a single combustion stream within an injection zone of the convergent/divergent nozzle; and a feedstock injector for the injection of feedstock material for forming said coatings into said injection zone of the convergent/divergent nozzle; wherein the convergent/divergent nozzle has a nozzle throat downstream of the injection zone whereby in operation the injection pressure of the feedstock material upstream of the nozzle throat approximates the pressure of the combustion stream within the injection zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Inventor: Alan W. Burgess
  • Patent number: 10975822
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nozzle head and to a fluid injection valve, in particular to a motor vehicle injection valve. A nozzle head for atomizing a fluid for a fluid injection valve with a valve body, through which flow can pass, may include a longitudinal axis and a nozzle perforated disk having a front surface and an opposite inner surface. The nozzle perforated disk may comprise at least one nozzle hole channel completely penetrating the nozzle perforated disk in the direction of the longitudinal axis and including includes an entry surface at a first channel end and an outlet surface at a second channel end wherein the entry surface is formed on the inner surface of the nozzle perforated disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventor: Harry Schuele
  • Patent number: 10836525
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments or a robotic gripper. A mechanical gripper is affixed to an end effector of the robotic arm. A mount is also affixed to the mechanical gripper. An air nozzle may be affixed to the mount. The air nozzle can include an egress directed towards the mechanical gripper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: David Alspaugh
  • Patent number: 10741040
    Abstract: Described are gas flow disruption alarms. The alarms can include a gas inlet; a gas outlet configured to couple to a gas delivery device; and a vibration member between the gas inlet and the gas outlet configured to produce an audible sound when a gas delivery device is removed from the gas outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Inventor: Michael D. Velez
  • Patent number: 10697639
    Abstract: A dual-fuel fuel nozzle includes a centerbody that at least partially defines an air plenum therein. A tip body is disposed at a downstream end of the centerbody. The tip body includes an upstream side that is axially spaced from a downstream side. The downstream side defines a circular slot and a circular recess that is positioned radially inwardly from the circular slot. The circular recess includes a floor and a side wall, The floor defines an insert opening and the side wall defines an annular groove that includes an undercut surface. The tip body further defines a plurality of orifices annularly arranged around the insert opening radially inward from the side wall of the circular recess. Each orifice includes an inlet that is in fluid communication with the air plenum and an outlet that is oriented towards the undercut surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Compamy
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Johnson, Kaitlin Marie Graham, Geoffrey David Myers
  • Patent number: 10591154
    Abstract: A combustion burner including: a fuel nozzle (61) which ejects a fuel gas that is a mixture of fuel and air; a combustion air nozzle (62) which ejects air from an outer side of the fuel nozzle (61); first members (71) which are arranged inside the fuel nozzle (61) and which each comprise a first inclined surface (82a) inclined with respect to the flow of the fuel gas, and a first inclination end edge where the inclination of the first inclined surface (82a) ends; and second members (72) which are arranged downstream of the first inclination end edges in the direction of fuel gas flow, and which each comprise a second inclined surface (84a) inclined towards the first members (71) with respect to the fuel gas flow and a second inclination end edge where the inclination of the second inclined surface (84a) ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Domoto, Yukihiro Tominaga, Ryuichiro Tanaka, Naofumi Abe
  • Patent number: 10578302
    Abstract: Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of apparatus and methods for arresting flame at a gas burner. In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus for use in burning a gas fuel generally includes a flame arrester device having a screen portion configured for placement between a gas orifice and a burner. The flame arrester device is configured to allow gas emitted from the gas orifice to pass through the screen portion to enter the burner. The flame arrester device is further configured to arrest a flame from the burner before the flame reaches the gas orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
    Inventors: Mike C. Santinanavat, John Kopp, Christina M. Gillam
  • Patent number: 10458645
    Abstract: To provide: a fuel nozzle (51) that can inject fuel gas in which fuel and air are mixed; a flame stabilizer (54) provided on an axial center side near a tip end of the fuel nozzle (51); and a casing member (55) that partitions an inner flow channel in which the flame stabilizer (54) is provided and an outer flow channel on an outer side of the inner flow channel, inside the fuel nozzle (51), where the flow channel cross-sectional area of the inner flow channel partitioned by the casing member (55) expands in the flow direction of the fuel gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Matsumoto, Yukihiro Tominaga, Akimasa Takayama, Kazuhiro Domoto, Ryuichiro Tanaka, Keita Tsukahara, Naofumi Abe
  • Patent number: 10385780
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dual fuel delivery system for a gas turbine. A dual fuel delivery system for a gas turbine includes a main fuel line having a main fuel oil conduit and a main fuel gas conduit, wherein the main fuel gas conduit encloses, at least partially, the main fuel oil conduit; and a first fuel divider having a first fuel oil divider connected to the main fuel oil conduit and a first fuel gas divider connected to the main fuel gas conduit, wherein the first fuel gas divider encloses, at least partially, the first fuel oil divider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: ANSALDO ENERGIA SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Fridolin Heynen, Inaki Maiztegui
  • Patent number: 10369579
    Abstract: The multi-orifice nozzle for droplet atomization includes a head having a plurality of liquid supply channels, a plurality of liquid supply channel entrance openings, and a plurality of liquid supply channel exit openings. A pressure cap is positioned proximate the head, the pressure cap defining a pressure chamber and a plurality of pressure chamber exit orifices defined in the pressure cap. An alignment spacer is defined on the head and interfaces with the pressure cap such that each of the plurality of pressure chamber exit orifices is aligned with a corresponding liquid supply channel exit opening of the plurality of liquid supply channel exit openings. The alignment spacer prevents relative rotation between the head and the pressure cap and space each of the plurality of pressure chamber exit orifices from the corresponding liquid supply channel exit opening of the plurality of liquid supply channel exit openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Zyxogen, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Badovick, Rafael Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 10329079
    Abstract: A delivery nozzle for aerosol and solvent includes a nozzle body defining an aerosol passage and a solvent passage therethrough. The aerosol and solvent passages each extend from an inlet end of the nozzle body to an outlet end thereof. The nozzle body can include a solid, unitary structure with the aerosol and solvent passages both defined through the solid, unitary structure. The inlet end of the nozzle body can include a mounting flange configured to mount the nozzle body in a device for delivering aerosol through the aerosol passage and for delivering solvent through the solvent passage. The solvent passage can define a smaller cross-sectional flow area than that of the aerosol passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventor: Ben D. Gardner
  • Patent number: 10294030
    Abstract: Provided is a dew condensation prevention device for a discharge chute. A tip end portion of the discharge chute has inverted truncated cone-shaped internal and external chutes, a space is provided between an outer surface of the internal chute and an inner surface of the external chute, and a first air discharge port that communicates with the space is provided between respective lower ends of the two chutes. A cylindrical portion having an air reservoir in the interior thereof is provided to surround an outer peripheral surface of the external chute, and by providing an opening between an inner peripheral edge of a lower surface of the cylindrical portion and the outer peripheral surface of the external chute, a second air discharge port that communicates with the air reservoir is provided. Air input pipes for introduction of dry air are connected to the external chute and the cylindrical portion, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: YOSHIKAWA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Osamu Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 10094567
    Abstract: A dual-fuel burning gas turbine combustor having a diffusive combustion burner to burn a liquid fuel and a gaseous fuel placed at the axis of the gas turbine combustor and a plurality of pre-mixing combustion burners to burn a liquid fuel and a gaseous fuel placed on an outer circumferential side of the diffusive combustion burner, each pre-mixing combustion burner having a liquid fuel nozzle, a plurality of gaseous fuel spray holes, a plurality of air holes, and a pre-mixing chamber to mix gaseous fuel and air, wherein each pre-mixing combustion burner has a double pipe sleeve at a connected portion between end cover and the pre-mixing combustion burner, and the double pipe sleeve has an inner sleeve having a gaseous fuel flow path, an outer sleeve positioned on an outer circumferential side of the inner sleeve, and a circular spacing formed between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shota Igarashi, Hirokazu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9957581
    Abstract: A method for refining hot metal in a converter using a top-blowing lance having a refining powder supply channel, a combustion oxidizing gas supply channel, and a refining oxidizing gas supply channel that are separate from each other includes supplying at least one of a lime-based flux, iron oxide, and a combustible material as a refining powder from the refining powder supply channel to a surface of the hot metal using a fuel gas or a mixture of the fuel gas and an inert gas as a carrier gas while supplying a combustion oxidizing gas from the combustion oxidizing gas supply channel to form a flame below a leading end of the top-blowing lance, and supplying a refining oxidizing gas from the refining oxidizing gas supply channel to the surface of the hot metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Nakase, Yukio Takahashi, Naoki Kikuchi, Goro Okuyama, Shingo Sato, Yuichi Uchida, Yuji Miki
  • Patent number: 9873096
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates to a feed nozzle assembly 100 for atomizing a heavy hydrocarbon feed by mixing the hydrocarbon feed with a diluent and an atomizing media. The feed nozzle assembly 100 includes at least one primary mixing chambers 101 for receiving the liquid hydrocarbon feed and the diluent to create a primary mixture. The primary mixture is than forwarded to a secondary mixing chamber 102. The secondary mixing chamber extends to a tertiary mixing chamber 103. A steam inlet 110 is provided to inject streams of steam to the secondary mixing chamber 102 and to the tertiary mixing chamber 103 through a first opening and a second opening, respectively, located within the steam inlet 110.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Bidyut De, Pankaj Kumar Kasliwal, Debasis Bhattacharyya, Venkatachalam Krishnan, Santanam Rajagopal
  • Patent number: 9874351
    Abstract: A fuel manifold apparatus includes an annular array of fuel nozzles interconnected by a plurality of manifold tubes, wherein each manifold tube includes at least two fuel passages integrally formed therein, the fuel passages being configured for conduction heat transfer therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Jared Matthew Wolfe
  • Patent number: 9816704
    Abstract: A flare gas burner and a process for disposing of a waste gas using such a burner. The burner has a rounded outer surface that includes a plurality of dimples. The dimples increase the mixing of the waste gas and ambient air prior to combustion. The flare gas burner may have a diameter of 0.61 m and between 300 and 400 dimples. The flare gas burner may comprise a cast material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Shiblee Noman, Kurt Edward Kraus, Matthew L. Shannon
  • Patent number: 9751100
    Abstract: Removable nozzle tips, spray head assemblies including the nozzle tips and liquid spray guns that include the nozzle tips are described herein. The removable nozzle tips provide and define both the liquid nozzle openings and the center air outlets for the center air of the liquid spray guns and the spray head assemblies. The nozzle tips are removably attached over a liquid nozzle port formed in the spray head assembly and/or on the spray gun platform or body using any suitable attachment mechanism. The removable nozzle tips can be removed from the liquid spray gun or the spray head assembly without disturbing the remainder of the spray gun or the spray head assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen C. P. Joseph, Russell E. Blette, Erik J. Johnson, Arthur V. Lang
  • Patent number: 9589782
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for generating charged droplets of liquid entrained within a gas flow within a vacuum chamber and for controlling the gas flow. The gas flow with the entrained charged droplets of liquid is jetted into the vacuum chamber along a predetermined jetting axis. The gas jet is received within a gas conduit housed within the vacuum chamber and having a conduit bore coaxial with the predetermined jetting axis. The received gas jet is caused to be restrained to form a laminar gas flow entrained with charged droplets inside of the gas conduit for guiding the entrained charged droplets therealong.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Inventors: Dimitris Papanastasiou, Emmanuel Raptakis, Diamantis Kounadis, Alexander Lekkas, Ioannis Orfanopoulos
  • Patent number: 9533319
    Abstract: An aerosol generator includes a first body having a first end including an exit opening, and an oppositely positioned second end. An open channel second body is substantially positioned inside the first body and extends from the first end to the second end of the first body. An exit opening of the second body is positioned adjacent to the exit opening of the first end of the first body. An insert, which holds material to be aerosolized, is at least partially positioned inside the second body. An inlet opening receives compressed air into the first body. The compressed air flows towards the exit opening of the first end of the first body. The air flow creates a region of low pressure at the exit opening of the second body. The region of low pressure pulls the material out from the second body and aerosolizes the material. The aerosol generator is particularly effective in generating aerosols from small amounts of solid and liquid materials with minimal losses of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Jana S Kesavan, Jerold R. Bottiger
  • Patent number: 9358561
    Abstract: Integrated air cap/nozzles (40), spray head assemblies (20) including the integrated air cap/nozzles (40) and liquid spray guns that include the integrated air cap/nozzles (40) are described herein. The integrated air cap/nozzles (40) provide and define both the liquid nozzle openings (52) and the center air outlets (54) for the center air of the liquid spray guns and the spray head assemblies (20). The integrated air cap/nozzles (40) can be removably attached over a liquid nozzle port (32) formed in the spray head assembly (20) and/or on the spray gun platform (10) or body using any suitable attachment mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Erik J. Johnson, Stephen C. P. Joseph
  • Patent number: 9289787
    Abstract: A nozzle for producing a liquid jet or a single-file stream of droplets of a fluid, methods using the nozzle, and an injector comprising the nozzle of the invention for providing the liquid jet or single-file stream of a fluid to a vacuum system are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents, A Body Corporate of the State of Arizona, Acting for and on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: R. Bruce Doak, John Spence, Uwe Weierstall, Daniel P. DePonte
  • Patent number: 9085003
    Abstract: The invention is flat jet fluid nozzles having at least one fluid channel useful for making snow. The fluid channel is defined in part by opposed upper and lower fluted impingement surfaces leading to a slotted orifice. When tiny droplets of water are ejected from the slotted orifice into sufficiently cold atmosphere, they can rapidly freeze into snow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Inventor: Mitchell Joe Dodson
  • Patent number: 9047993
    Abstract: A method and an arrangement for producing spherical fuel cores and/or breeder material cores by dripping a pouring solution containing uranyl nitrate and a solution containing at least one auxiliary agent into an ammoniacal precipitation bath to form microspheres, aging, washing, drying, and thermally treating the microspheres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: NUKEN TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Werner Heit, Martin Kadner, Georg Braehler, Karl Froschauer
  • Patent number: 9033259
    Abstract: A method and system of feeding fuel into a gasifier are provided. The feed injector system includes a first injector port assembly including a plurality of annular channels substantially concentric about a longitudinal axis that define corresponding fluid flow paths that direct a flow of fluid substantially axially therethrough from a respective source to a reaction zone and a second injector port assembly including a flow port surrounded by a plurality of auxiliary ports spaced about a circumference of the flow port, the plurality of auxiliary ports communicatively coupled to a toroidal passage configured to receive a flow of fluid and channel the flow of fluid to the auxiliary ports such that the flow of fluid is discharged from the auxiliary ports having an axial flow component, a radially inward flow component, and a circumferential flow component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Krishnakumar Venkatesan, Ertan Yilmaz, Ali Ergut
  • Patent number: 9028680
    Abstract: A method and system for handling viscous liquid crude hydrocarbons is disclosed. The method involves (a) solvent deasphalting at least a portion of an asphaltene-containing liquid crude hydrocarbon feedstock to form an asphaltene fraction and a deasphalted oil (DAO) fraction essentially free of asphaltenes; (b) adjusting the density of the asphaltene fraction to substantially the same density of a carrier for the asphaltene fraction; (c) forming coated asphaltene particles from the asphaltene fraction of step (b); (d) slurrying the coated asphaltene particles with the carrier; and (e) transporting the slurry to a treatment facility or a transportation carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Gunther Hans Dieckmann, John Segerstrom, Cesar Ovalles, Estrella Rogel, Vasudevan Sampath, Donald L. Kuehne, Hariprasad Janakiram Subramani, Dennis John O'Rear
  • Patent number: 8985478
    Abstract: A spray nozzle for two-component flue gas cleaning nozzles. The spray nozzle includes an output or mixing chamber and at least two through bores which lead to the output or mixing chamber and are each connected to a fluid line. At least one through bore is embodied in such a way that it is self-cleaning and/or a cleaning device is provided for at least one through bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Inventor: Dieter Wurz
  • Publication number: 20150079275
    Abstract: A spray gun, which contains: a coating liquid nozzle configured to discharge a coating liquid from an outlet; and a flow channel forming member configured to surround an outer perimeter surface of the coating liquid nozzle to form an air flow channel, through which atomizing air passes, between the outer perimeter surface of the coating liquid nozzle and the flow channel forming member, wherein the spray gun is configured to atomize the coating liquid with the atomizing air to spray the atomized coating liquid to a coating target, wherein a gap T of the narrowest part of the air flow channel is 0.48 mm or smaller, and wherein a ratio T/L of the gap T to a distance L from the narrowest part to an apical surface at which the outlet of the coating liquid nozzle is open is 0.60 or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Akira Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20150069142
    Abstract: A barrel for use with a liquid spray gun platform to provide a liquid spray gun comprises a main body and an inseparable nozzle. The main body comprises at least one center air delivery passage and at least one liquid-handling passage. The inseparable nozzle defines a liquid-emitting orifice that is in fluid communication with the at least on liquid-handling passage of the main body, and defines a center air orifice that is in fluid communication with the at least on center air delivery passage of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian E. Duncan, Stephen C.P. Joseph
  • Patent number: 8973522
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a spray device for spraying two or more components. The two or more components are maintained separated in the spray device and are mixed post atomization. This invention is also directed to a gravity fed spray gun and a dual feeding device for spraying two or more components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Axalta Coating Systems IP Co., LLC
    Inventor: John Charles Larson
  • Patent number: 8967492
    Abstract: A droplet generation system includes a first nozzle configuration structured to receive a liquid and a gas under pressure in a controllable feed ratio, and to merge the liquid and gas to form an intermediate stream that is a mixture of the gas and of a dispersed phase of the liquid. A second nozzle configuration is connected to receive the intermediate stream from the first nozzle configuration and has a valve mechanism with one or more controllable operating parameters to emit a stream of droplets of the liquid. The mean size of the droplets is dependent on the controllable feed ratio of the liquid and gas and the flow rate of the stream of droplets is dependent on the controllable operating parameter(s) of the valve mechanism. A corresponding method is disclosed, as is the application of the system and method to the production of nanoparticles in a thermochemical reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Jonian Nikolov, Kok Seng Lim, Han Kwon Chang, Hee Dong Jang
  • Patent number: 8955470
    Abstract: Provided is a gas-liquid mixing nozzle (10) including an internal air discharge path (A), an external air discharge path (D), at least one liquid introduction path (B, C) which is disposed between the internal air discharge path (A) and the external air discharge path (D) and introduces a liquid having water and/or fuel as a main component into a nozzle discharge opening (18), and an impact member (22) with which a mixture of the air and the liquid mixed with each other in the outlets of the internal air discharge path (A) and the liquid introduction path (B, C) collides, the outlet of the internal air discharge path (A) and the outlet of the liquid introduction path (B, C) being disposed on the inside of a nozzle in relation to the nozzle discharge opening (18), and the impact member (22) being disposed between, the outlets of the internal air discharge path (A) and the liquid introduction path (B, C) and the nozzle discharge opening (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Lead Industry Company Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasushi Kudoh
  • Patent number: 8943831
    Abstract: The lance of a burner includes a body that defines a first duct with first nozzles for injecting a liquid fuel and a second duct with second nozzles for injecting a gaseous fuel. Outlets of the first nozzles are spaced apart from outlets of the second nozzles. The body includes a third duct with third and fourth nozzles for injecting air. The third nozzles surround an axis of the first nozzles and the fourth nozzles surround an axis of the second nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Adnan Eroglu, Johannes Buss, Andrea Ciani
  • Publication number: 20150000285
    Abstract: A fuel nozzle (2) for two fuels, with an inner pipe (5) with radially oriented outlet openings (7) for a first fuel and with an outer pipe (6), surrounding the inner pipe (5), with axially oriented outlet openings (10) for a second fuel; an axially extending groove (18) on an outer surface of the inner pipe (5) and a projection (19) inward from the outer pipe which engages in the groove (18) as an anti-torsion device (17) and which is arranged between two axial outlet openings (10). Alternative groove and projection configurations are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Olga Deiss, Berthold Kostlin, Jaap Van Kampen
  • Patent number: 8919095
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relates to an injection element having an inner element with a first outlet opening and an outer element. The outer element includes at least one second outlet opening structured and arranged for receiving and injecting fuel in a combustion space, and arranged coaxially to the first outlet opening. The outer element further includes third outlet openings composed of bores structured and arranged for forming a cooling liquid film layer, wherein the bores are arranged coaxially to the first outlet opening and the at least one second outlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: ASTRIUM GmbH
    Inventor: Chris Maeding
  • Patent number: 8910890
    Abstract: Tracer particles together with air are jetted from a nozzle of a seeder into a hood, the air is guided by a collision surface of the hood, deflected to a downstream side in an airflow direction in a wind tunnel, and flows out into the wind tunnel through an opening of the hood. Tracer particles having a large diameter fly straightly without being drifted by the deflected air and collide with the collision surface and are trapped thereon and are prevented from being supplied into the wind tunnel. Tracer particles having a small diameter are drifted by the deflected air, thereby deflected, and supplied into the wind tunnel without collision with and adhesion to the collision surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Ambo, Makoto Yanaka, Yuji Ishitsuka, Yuichi Fukuchi
  • Patent number: 8876022
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Postech Academy—Industry Foundation
    Inventors: In-Tae Kim, Geunbae Lim, Seong-Wan Kim
  • Patent number: 8870093
    Abstract: A pneumatic dispenser for dispensing viscous material, for example, mastic caulk, from a container is described. The dispenser comprises a fluid supply arrangement for accepting a dispensing nozzle of the container and providing a flow of pressurized fluid to the dispensing nozzle to enable the material to be dispensed as a spray. A moveable member can be used to control the flow of pressurized fluid, for example a member disposed on a cap for closing a container containing compartment of the dispenser and/or a moveable member disposed around the dispensing nozzle. The arrangement of the fluid supply arrangement allows for convenient control of the pressurized fluid flow for spraying the material. Also disclosed is a dispenser with a readily exchangeable pressure application interface for applying a dispensing pressure to the container, enabling the dispenser to be used with both cartridge and foil pack containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: P.C. Cox Limited
    Inventor: Richard Brummitt
  • Patent number: 8857733
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for forming a fusible coating or structure comprising a combustor that is operative to combust a fuel and contain the resulting flame to produce combustion products; means for cooling the combustion products to produce a hot carrier gas stream; and means for introducing fusible material into the hot carrier gas stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Resodyn Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen L. Galbraith, Lawrence C. Farrar
  • Patent number: 8857740
    Abstract: A two-fluid nozzle is provided. The two-fluid nozzle includes a main nozzle, a mixing chamber and a nozzle orifice connected to the mixing chamber and positioned downstream of the mixing chamber. A ring of secondary air nozzles surrounding the nozzle orifice is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Inventor: Dieter Wurz
  • Patent number: 8827176
    Abstract: HVOF torches introduce fuel and oxidizer reactants into a central passage so as to form a concentric stream having an axial stream of oxidizer surrounded by an annular stream of fuel that is positioned against a sidewall that bounds the central passage. The fuel can be introduced so as to swirl about the axial stream of oxidizer. The torch can be formed by a body having the central passage therethrough and an insert residing in the central passage and having an oxidizer passage therethrough. A portion of the insert can have a reduced cross section so as to form an annular fuel chamber, from which the flow of fuel into a passage first section is restricted so as to distribute the fuel against the sidewall. The torch can be provided with a cooling jacket to prevent damage to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Inventor: James A. Browning
  • Patent number: 8827182
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Surfaces & Finitions S.A.S.
    Inventor: Erich Vacher
  • Patent number: 8820662
    Abstract: A nozzle for generating an aerosol from a fluid and a gas is described. The nozzle comprises at least one wettable cone-shaped gas exit channel that widens in a direction of gas flow from a cone apex to a cone base of the wettable cone-shaped gas exit channel and is connected at the cone apex to a nozzle gas supply channel. The nozzle further comprises at least one annular fluid exit port at the circumference of the cone base that is connected to a nozzle fluid supply channel. Further, a nozzle holder is described. The nozzle holder comprises a cylindrical crown comprises a plurality of circumferentially spaced grooves that are connected to the ring-shaped fluid exit port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Inventor: Donovan B. Yeates