Patents Examined by Jon M. Rastello
  • Patent number: 4484708
    Abstract: A rotary irrigation system comprises a continuous length of irrigation pipe having sprinkler heads spaced along the length thereof with an inboard end of the irrigation pipe connected to a fixed upstanding water supply pipe and with an outboard end of the irrigation pipe connected to power apparatus for rotating the outboard end of the pipe about the axis of the irrigation pipe. The inboard end of the irrigation pipe is connected so it cannot rotate about the axis of the irrigation pipe, but can move about the water supply pipe. The irrigation pipe is supported at uniformly spaced intervals along its length by a plurality of wheels with the wheels having hubs which receive the irrigation pipe and allow the wheels to rotate in one direction only. The power apparatus applies a torque to rotate the outboard end of the irrigation pipe in a first direction to wind up the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1984
    Inventor: James M. Hait
  • Patent number: 4479609
    Abstract: A liquid sprayer comprises an ultrasonic vibrator, a liquid supply chamber, and a liquid absorber for absorbing liquid from the liquid supply chamber and feeding it to the ultrasonic vibrator. The liquid absorber abuts against the lateral side of the utmost end of the ultrasonic vibrator in the vibration direction thereof and projects at the front surface thereof ahead of the utmost end of the ultrasonic vibrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1984
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Maeda, Tomohiro Kami, Toshio Kusunoki, Yukio Yamamura
  • Patent number: 4477026
    Abstract: A bubbler head for use on a sprinkler or irrigation system comprises a body having a water passageway and an air passageway therethrough. The water passageway extends radially outwardly from a central entrance and includes a serpentine portion. Air is drawn through the air passageway and is thoroughly mixed with the water in a mixing chamber prior to the mixture being sprinkled or discharged onto the ground in a nonerosive fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1984
    Assignee: Imperial Underground Sprinkler Co.
    Inventor: James F. Lockwood
  • Patent number: 4474331
    Abstract: A novel center vane is disclosed for use in a full or solid cone spray nozzle. The vane has a solid center and specific parameters are set forth, in relation to the nozzle size and orifice diameter, for the vane geometry so that a solid spray cone of uniform distribution is obtained. In particular, we have found that when the orifice diameter is less than half of the nozzle diameter, the vane recess depth is a critical dimension to obtain a uniform fluid particle distribution in the solid cone spray and specifically have found that if the orifice diameter is equal to or greater than one-half the pipe or nozzle diameter, the vane recess depth should be one-fourth (0.25) of the pipe diameter, but if the orifice diameter is less than half of the pipe or nozzle diameter, the vane recess depth in inches should be equal to the orifice diameter squared divided by the nozzle diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1984
    Assignee: Wm. Steinen Mfg. Co.
    Inventors: George F. Aprea, Werner P. Pohle
  • Patent number: 4474245
    Abstract: Collapsible fire fighting bucket is suspended from helicopter and filled from a lake. The bucket has a tubular extension with a discharge port extending from its bottom for dumping water onto the fire. The extension can be released from and withdrawn into the bucket by remote control, and a lip seal around the discharge port closes automatically to minimize leakage from the full bucket. Stiffeners in the side wall of the bucket adapt the bucket to the desired capacity without the use of conventional spill ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1984
    Inventor: Donald B. Arney
  • Patent number: 4471913
    Abstract: A spray shower (10) is equipped with flat fan nozzles (17), having a dome shaped indentation (21) directed to the pipe inside, and located inside a nozzle base (12), attached to the outer surface of the pipe wall, at which the adjustment at the nozzle discharge orifice (22) in relation to the longitudinal axis (24) of the spray-shower (10) results from a corresponding fixation of the nozzles (17) inside the nozzle base (12). The flat fan nozzle has at the outer circumference several sides (20) and on the inner circumference of the nozzle base (12) are tip stretched corresponding sides (19) used as stops for the sides (20) of the flat fan nozzles (17). An arrangement of the spray-shower in such a manner obtains the advantage of a quick and problemless assembly of the flat fan nozzles in the required exact position, without the need for special skills of the assembler. Time consuming controls of the exact position of the nozzle discharge orifice after assembly and eventual correction is no longer necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1984
    Assignee: Spraco, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans J. Hofmann
  • Patent number: 4470730
    Abstract: The pneumatic tube carrier comprises a belt conveyor with two conveyor belts (4, 5), the working faces (6, 7) of which extend in close proximity to each other from one end of the carrier to the other, for pulling, for example, a bundle of paper money (23) by frictional contact between the working faces (6, 7) into the carrier, retaining the bundle in the latter, and ejecting the bundle again from the carrier. The belt conveyor is driven, in the pneumatic tube conveyor station, via a disengageable shaft coupling, of which one coupling element (13) is arranged hidden at the carrier jacket and the other is drivable by a drive mechanism provided in the pneumatic tube conveyor station. A chamber (15) serves for accommodating hard cash, for example, this chamber exhibiting a flip lid (17) forming part of the carrier jacket (1) and equipped with a locking device, which latter is released for opening the lid (17) in the pneumatic tube conveyor station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1984
    Assignee: Autelca A.G.
    Inventor: Werner Wuthrich
  • Patent number: 4470499
    Abstract: A conveyor web, that in cross-section is shown in FIG. 1 is by means of an edge (2) supported on a longitudinal support member (3). A metal profile (20) with a profiled guide (22) is clamped to the longitudinal support member (3) by means of a mounting pin (7), a mounting pin (7) protruding through an eyelet (9) which is screwed in a threaded turn knob, which fulfills the task of counter thread member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1984
    Assignee: M.C.C. Nederland B.V.
    Inventor: George Sijbrandij
  • Patent number: 4470545
    Abstract: An electromagnetic unit fuel injector for use in a diesel engine includes a housing with a pump therein defined by an externally actuated plunger reciprocable in a bushing and defining therewith a pump chamber open at one end for the discharge of fuel to a spring biased, pressure actuated fuel injection nozzle. The pump chamber is also connected to a spill chamber via a solenoid actuated, normally open, hollow, ported valve controlled passage to permit the ingress and egress of fuel. The spill chamber adjacent to the head end of the valve is in flow communication with a supply chamber at the opposite end of the valve and these chambers are connected to a drain passage and supply passage, respectively and are interconnected to each other by the valve and by a second passage in parallel with the hollow valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1984
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: John I. Deckard, Robert D. Straub
  • Patent number: 4467965
    Abstract: A fuel injection nozzle for supplying fuel to a compression ignition engine includes a valve member slidable within a bore, a seating in the bore and the valve member being shaped to co-operate with the seating. An extension is carried by the valve member and is slidable in a guide bore extending from the seating to the exterior of the nozzle. The extension has an outlet chamber into which opens a first passage through which fuel can flow as soon as the valve member is lifted from the seating and a second passage through which fuel can flow with increasing quantity as the valve member lifts from the seating. The first passage causes swirling of fuel in the chamber and produces a bushy fuel spray and the fuel flowing through the second passage progressively cancels the swirling to produce a penetrative jet of fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1984
    Assignee: Lucas Industries Public Limited Company
    Inventor: Robert T. J. Skinner
  • Patent number: 4465236
    Abstract: The invention is an adjustable spray nozzle useful in airless liquid spraying. The spray nozzle uses interchangeable spray orifice members which discharge against the beveled end of a cylindrical splash pin. The orifice member lines the cylindrical bore which receives the splash pin and the latter is axially adjustable in the spray nozzle body to permit an adjustably variable opening of the orifice, thereby permitting infinite adjustment of the volume of liquid and the area of the fan spray produced by the spray nozzle. The interchangeability of the orifice members provides a wide range of adjustability since interchangeable orifice members of varied orifice diameters can be readily substituted in the spray nozzle.1. Field of InventionThis invention relates to a spray nozzle and, in particular, relates to an adjustable spray nozzle useful in airless spraying of liquids such as paint.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1984
    Assignee: Phyllis Graham
    Inventor: Oliver J. Calder
  • Patent number: 4462543
    Abstract: A spray mixing nozzle and a method for reacting an acidic fluid and a basic fluid by using the spray mixing nozzle. The nozzle includes a central channel, at least one intermediate annular channel surrounding said central channel, an outer annular channel and a mixing chamber having a generally cylindrical upper section, a generally conically-shaped lower section and an axially aligned discharge orifice. The acidic fluid and the basic fluid are directed through the central channel and the intermediate annular channel into the upper section of the mixing chamber at relatively low velocities and a pressurized gas is simultaneously directed through the outer annular channel into the upper section of the mixing channel at a relatively high velocity. The high velocity gas acts to strip apart and at least partially atomize the acidic fluid stream and the basic fluid stream in the upper section of the mixing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1984
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Benny S. Yam
  • Patent number: 4462548
    Abstract: When injecting concrete, the nozzle of the injecting device must perform a circular motion in order to avoid the formation of so-called beads. Since this is a laborious operation, the invention proposes an injecting device whose nozzle is provided with said motion by a mechanical drive. However, the feeding hose is not to perform said tumbling motion in order to the hazard of buckling, among other things. For said purpose serves a hydraulic motor (2) whose eccentric (1) provides the hose holding means (3) with a circular tumbling motion, said motion taking effect on the end of the feeding hose (6), said end being secured in hose holding means (3), and thus on the nozzle (7), whose mouth describes a circular motion. The hose holding means (3) is secured against twisting by the cross joint shaft (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1984
    Assignee: Aliva Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Ernst Egli
  • Patent number: 4460126
    Abstract: A method of operating and the apparatus for dispensing plural component polyurethane foam is disclosed wherein the working parts are cleaned by a combination of air purging and immersion in a static solvent bath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1984
    Assignee: Olin Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Gates, John F. Zwirlein
  • Patent number: 4456175
    Abstract: A body is provided with at least two cylindrical swirl chambers used to form a liquid spray cone for injecting charge gases resulting from charging coal to the coke oven, and a liquid spray cone for cleaning coke-oven gas passing through the coke oven ascension pipe. The swirl chambers are made of different diameters and each has a separate tangentially oriented inlet and a separate axially directed spray nozzle. The chambers communicate with one another through a by-pass passage to provide flow of liquid from one swirl chamber to another one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1984
    Assignee: Dnepropetrovsky Khimiko-Tekhnologichesky Institut Imeni F. E. Dzerzhinskogo
    Inventors: Alexandr D. Mamrosov, Oleg V. Fedulov, Alexandr S. Kolivashko, Boris I. Meniovich, Vladimir A. Neboga
  • Patent number: 4452398
    Abstract: This invention relates to braking mechanism for mobile irrigation systems in general, and more specifically to vertically adjustable, elongated, wheeled, brake member that is clamped around and carried by the irrigation pipe itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1984
    Inventors: L. A. Wheaton, Janette Wheaton
  • Patent number: 4448352
    Abstract: A manually manipulatable spray mechanism for connection to a supply apparatus having a source of molten asphalt under pressure for applying a sprayed coating of molten asphalt on selected areas of a paved surface. The spray mechanism is configured so that its asphalt spray pattern may be adjusted to suit the job being accomplished, and, to provide for recirculatingly returning the molten asphalt to the supply apparatus when the spray mechanism is in the inoperative or stand by state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1984
    Assignee: Crafco, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl C. Jacobson, Jr., Mark C. Manning
  • Patent number: 4442975
    Abstract: A striping apparatus for marking athletic fields and other surfaces comprises a wheeled platform adapted to be propelled by a prime mover and having thereon a tank for containing fluid, a nozzle assembly for spraying the marking fluid on a surface, and a pumping assembly for delivering the marking fluid under selectively variable pressures to the nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly is adjustably positioned angularly and in elevation relative to the surface to be sprayed, and the pumping assembly is remotely controlled by a switch located on the prime mover. To mark designs, logos, numerals, and the like, an auxiliary hand-held, manually operated hose and nozzle are provided to allow the operator to mark the required figure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1984
    Inventors: Ralph W. Long, Charles B. Smith, Don E. Baer
  • Patent number: 4433732
    Abstract: A fire protection system for installation about the periphery of a cable tray consisting of parallel side rails and spaced cross members fitted between the side rails and comprising heat expanding, fire retardant composite sheet material joined together to form a protective enclosure around the cable tray and means for mechanically joining sections of the fire protection system are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1984
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Richard R. Licht, Alan J. Marlor, Joseph C. Peisert
  • Patent number: 4432495
    Abstract: An improvement in a pop-up sprinkler which comprises the provision of an upwardly facing annular valve seat in the lower portion of the housing assembly above the inlet therein and a valve member on the pop-up sprinkler head assembly in a position to engage the annular valve seat when the sprinkler head assembly is in its retracted storage position. The valve member is mounted on the sprinkler head assembly for biased movement independent of the movement of the sprinkler head assembly and the bias thereof provided by its weight and the return coil spring thereof so that the valve member will be separately moved out of engagement with the annular valve seat to permit passage of water under pressure into the housing assembly in response to the communication of the source of water under pressure with the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1984
    Assignee: L. R. Nelson Corporation
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Bruninga