Patents Examined by Jason Boeckmann
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Patent number: 9802212Abstract: A plasma spraying apparatus includes a main torch and an auxiliary torch. The main torch includes a first electrode including a spraying material discharge hole, a first mantle, and a first insulator including a first plasma gas introducing port. The auxiliary torch includes a second electrode, a second mantle, and a second insulator including a second plasma gas introducing port. A spraying material supplied from the spraying material discharge hole is melted at the axial center of plasma that is formed on the central axis of the first electrode by the first electrode and the second electrode, and a gas introducing part that introduces gas is provided on an inlet side of an opening part and/or in a tapered part provided between the opening part and the first insulator in the first mantle.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2014Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignees: THE CHUGOKU ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC., Yamaguchi UniversityInventors: Tomoaki Kitamura, Makoto Tanaka, Hideo Ishimaru, Satoshi Sakiyama
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Patent number: 9789502Abstract: Apparatuses suited for use with, for example, fluid cosmetic products. In some embodiments, the present apparatuses include an outer sleeve, a dispenser mechanism, and an inner container. In these embodiments, the dispenser mechanism is coupled to the outer sleeve and the inner container is removably coupled to the outer sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2009Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Mary Kay Inc.Inventor: Tim Maddy
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Patent number: 9782784Abstract: The invention relates to a nozzle head for a spray device, comprising a central material nozzle, an air ring nozzle surrounding said material nozzle, and preferably at least two laterally projecting horns, into each of which at least one horn air nozzle is incorporated, and optionally comprising a material-conducting needle, characterized in that at least one nozzle (3, 3a, 3b, 5, 5a, 12, 12a, 12b, 15, 16, 17, 17a, 17b, 17c, 18, 18a, 18b1, 18b2, 18b3, 300a, 300b), preferably at least one horn air nozzle (15, 16, 17, 17a, 17b, 18, 18a, 18b1, 18b2, 18b3, 300a), has a non-cylindrical shape.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2011Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: SATA GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Ewald Schmon, Peter Dettlaff
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Patent number: 9776201Abstract: An ultrasonic atomizer for maintaining a constant temperature of an ultrasonic vibration generating unit by decreasing a temperature at the periphery of the ultrasonic vibration generating unit even under an environment in which the ultrasonic vibration generating unit is exposed to a high temperature is provided. The ultrasonic atomizer includes: an ultrasonic vibration generating unit which generates ultrasonic waves and atomizes a spray material; a nozzle unit; a heat exchange unit which cools heat generated from the ultrasonic vibration generating unit; and a housing which has heat exchange chambers, where the heat exchange chambers include: a vortex chamber which is positioned in the housing at the periphery of the ultrasonic vibration generating unit and guides a vortex flow; and a thermal insulation chamber which surrounds the vortex chamber and has a separation wall which abuts the vortex chamber, and includes an internal thermal insulation space.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: PEPTRON, INC.Inventors: Joon Sik Kim, Ju Han Lee, Dong Pil Won, Jin Woo Lee, Ho Il Choi
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Patent number: 9776026Abstract: A device for limiting consequences of a fire, in a room, including a reservoir including a vessel containing a liquid, the reservoir including one or more chambers in communication with a storage cell and one or more other chambers. The reservoir also includes at least a first overflow tank and at least a second overflow tank, both integral, placed on either side of the reservoir, each tank configured to receive the liquid when the liquid exceeds a predetermined given height in the vessel.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2011Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternativesInventors: Dominique Bois, Mathieu Neuman, Thierry Delaforge
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Patent number: 9757757Abstract: An ultrasonic atomizer for maintaining a constant temperature of an ultrasonic vibration generating unit by decreasing a temperature at the periphery of the ultrasonic vibration generating unit even under an environment in which the ultrasonic vibration generating unit is exposed to a high temperature is provided. The ultrasonic atomizer includes: an ultrasonic vibration generating unit which generates ultrasonic waves and atomizes a spray material; a nozzle unit; a housing; and a heat exchange unit which surrounds the ultrasonic vibration generating unit, includes a separation wall which divides the heat exchange unit into heat exchange chambers, and cools heat generated from the ultrasonic vibration generating unit, in which the heat exchange chambers include: a heating chamber; and a cooling chamber which surrounds the heating chamber, and includes a cooling space by being isolated with the heat exchange unit abutting the heating chamber between the cooling chamber and the heating chamber.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: PEPTRON, INC.Inventors: Joon Sik Kim, Ju Han Lee, Dong Pil Won, Jin Woo Lee, Ho Il Choi
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Patent number: 9744389Abstract: A portable fire extinguishing apparatus, which comprises a casing (20) and a cartridge (3) arranged inside the casing (20). The top end of the cartridge (3) is fixedly connected with the casing (20) through a snap ring (24); the bottom of the cartridge (3) is fixedly connected with the casing (20) through some nuts and bolts; and an explosion venting unit (2) is arranged at the jet end of the cartridge (3). Kinetic energy generated from explosion is consumed through shifting and limiting processes of the explosion venting units (2), therefore recoil force or forward impact force generated after explosion of explosives can be consumed or released, so that safe and effective explosion venting is achieved and hurt to human bodies or articles after explosion of grains is avoided.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2012Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: XI'AN J&R FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Jian Qiang, Yanbin Yang, Zhengjun Lei
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Patent number: 9723809Abstract: An autonomous and self-propelled vehicle for laterally displacing feed, having a frame and a housing, the housing including a rotatable feed-displacement device, at least a bottom section of the feed-displacement device being rotationally symmetrical about a cylinder axis, the cylinder axis being at an angle to the vertical direction in such a manner that a part of the feed-displacement device which, viewed in the direction of travel, is situated at the front is arranged closer to the ground than a part of the feed-displacement device which, viewed in the direction of travel, is situated at the rear.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: LELY PATENT N.V.Inventor: Jan Lambertus Pastoor
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Patent number: 9707587Abstract: In some embodiments, a sprinkler head is disclosed. The sprinkler head can include a spray stem comprising an upper stem rotatably coupled to a base stem; a spray nozzle coupled to a distal end of the upper stem; and a connector for removably coupling the sprinkler head to a pressurized liquid source. An interior cavity of the base stem can be in fluid communication with an interior cavity of the connector, and the upper stem can rotate between an operational position where an upper stem interior cavity is in fluid communication with the base stem interior cavity and a maintenance position where the upper stem interior cavity is not in fluid communication with the base stem interior cavity. A pop-up sprinkler head including the spray stem described herein is also described.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: STREAMLINE SPRINKLER COMPANY LLCInventor: Mario Todd Perez
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Patent number: 9707571Abstract: A method of providing a liquid over a substrate is provided. The method includes providing the liquid over the substrate via a first opening of a flow path formed in a spray nozzle. The method further includes sucking back the liquid away from the first opening of the flow path. The method also includes holding the chemical solution in the flow path to keep a front surface of the chemical solution located in a tapered flow path section of the flow path.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2014Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTDInventors: Shih-Jhang Tian, Pei-Yi Su, Yi-Ming Dai
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Patent number: 9700910Abstract: An improved sprinkler structure provides a fastener of a positioning ring for elastically fastening a water guiding pipe. A fastening dot of the positioning ring can engage with a tooth of a water inlet connector effectively so that the water guiding pipe does not detach easily. Water outlet direction of a first water passage and a second water passage is tangent with an impeller; therefore, when water is let out, the water pressure will push the impeller evenly to make the sprinkler to rotate evenly and smoothly. A push rod of a water inlet switching device is pivotally connected with a connecting rod. When the connecting rod is pushed, because a clearance is present between the connecting rod and a connecting groove, the force received by the connecting rod is partially converted into momentum of displacement when the push rod wiggles.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Ruey Ryh Enterprise Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chen-Fu Hung
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Patent number: 9700903Abstract: To provide a straightening device that is large in effective sectional area and has high straightening performance. This is a straightening device arranged in a fluid passage for making fluid pass through it that is provided with: a main body having an inflow port arranged in the fluid passage and for flowing the fluid into it, an outflow port for flowing the fluid out of it, and a communication passage for communicating the inflow port with the outflow port; and multiple projections that are arranged in a protruding manner toward a central part of the communication passage from an inner peripheral part and extend along the communication passage, in which the projections are each configured to have a narrower width in the central part than that in an inner peripheral part of the communication passage when seen from a flow direction of the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: SUGINO MACHINE LIMITEDInventors: Yoshiteru Kawamori, Toyoaki Mitsue, Tomio Sawasaki
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Patent number: 9649645Abstract: A sprayhead includes a body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The body includes a fluid inlet proximate the first end and a fluid outlet proximate the second end. The sprayhead includes a first disc fixed to the body and a second disc moveably coupled to the body. Rotation of the second disc relative to the first disc causes a first response. Translation of the second disc relative to the first disc causes a second response.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: KOHLER CO.Inventor: Perry D. Erickson
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Patent number: 9649649Abstract: The invention discloses a cap of spray mineral water bottle, including cap body, spray means and water locking means. This cap of spray mineral water is used with resilient mineral water bottle body to form a multifunctional spray mineral water bottle, which can ensure normal drinking of mineral water as well as carry out spray drinking of water by means of squeezing the bottle body to transform bottle body and increase the pressure inside the bottle, thus making water to enter inlet from the outlet of water locking means on the cap, and to enter the atomizing channel through the water channel, finally to be sprayed from the spray aperture. Furthermore, in the open air or in the dusty and hot environment, you can place the mineral water bottle upside down, put the nozzle to face your body or surrounding, and squeeze the bottle body to spray, thus reducing surrounding temperature, as well as subsiding dust by combining dust and spray to make you feel cool, fresh and comfortable.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Sun Solutions LTD.Inventor: Chang Ho Chang
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Patent number: 9638422Abstract: A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine includes an injector body having a feed arm with a nozzle body mounted thereto. A fuel conduit fluidly connects a fuel inlet portion of the feed arm to a fuel circuit in the nozzle body to form a fuel path through the injector body and an insulative gap is defined between the fuel conduit and an inside of the feed arm wall to thermally insulate the fuel path of the injector body. An aperture through the feed arm wall provides fluid communication between the insulative gap and ambient conditions existing on an outside of the feed arm wall.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2012Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Delavan Inc.Inventors: Troy Hall, Mark Alan Caples
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Patent number: 9629937Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for an air scent device that includes a base that extends to an outer edge, an outer ring that extends substantially upward from the outer edge, and an outer lip that extends substantially outwardly from the outer ring. A plurality of protruding structures extend substantially upward from the base, and a scented substance disposed within the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Protect Plus Industries, LLCInventors: Robert William Lackey, Robert Charles Beckmann, Leslee Kim Vance
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Patent number: 9623423Abstract: A spray head assembly comprising a body configured to receive a supply of fluid and a face in fluid communication with the body, the face having a plurality of nozzles arranged in a non-linear pattern for directing the fluid from the spray head, wherein the plurality of nozzles are configured to direct the fluid flow to form a wedge-shaped spray pattern between the face and a focal region at a focal length from the spray head, and wherein the spray pattern forms a linear spray arrangement in the focal region.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2012Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: KOHLER CO.Inventor: Perry Erickson
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Patent number: 9610592Abstract: A nozzle device for a spray arm of a dishwasher for spraying cleaning fluid out into a dishwashing space is provided with a fluid outflow surface for the outflow of the cleaning fluid from the nozzle device into the dishwashing space. The fluid outflow surface is configured with two subsurfaces which form an angle smaller than 180°.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2013Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignees: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH, Etimex Technical Components GmbHInventors: Bernd Heisele, Klaus-Peter Holstein
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Patent number: 9610375Abstract: A volatile material dispenser (100) and its housing and cartridge (600; 700) are disclosed. The housing for the volatile material dispenser (100) comprises a bottom plate (200; 200?), a covering plate (300) and a chamber defined therebetween for receiving a cartridge (600; 700), and the housing further comprises a regulating plate (400) movably mounted to the covering plate (300). The covering plate (300) and the regulating plate (400) each have one bored portion and one non-bore portion. The bored portion (420) and the non-bore portion (410) of the regulating plate (400) each occupy a half of the regulating plate (400). The regulating plate (400) is movable between an open position and a closed position with respect to the covering plate (300).Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2011Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.Inventors: Hua Zhang, Jiajia Li
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Patent number: 9611823Abstract: A method for controlling the injection quantity of a piezoinjector of a fuel injection system, which comprises a nozzle needle displaceable by a piezoactuator. Based on the instantaneous injection quantity, a selection is made among various control methods. In a ballistic injector mode, a first control method is carried out, wherein both a needle closing point in time is equalized and a needle travel time is also equalized. In a full stroke injector mode, a second control method is carried out, wherein a needle closing point in time is equalized, but the needle travel time is not equalized.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2011Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Anselm Schwarte, Steffen Lehner, Manfred Kramel