Patents Examined by Juan C Barrera
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Patent number: 11957941Abstract: A fire suppressing insulation. This insulation will create a barrier that blocks a fire to protect a structure from damage and will assist in suppressing the fire. Also, a fire suppression system including two walls, such as an interior wall and an exterior wall or two interior walls. The walls are spaced apart from each other by a divider to define an interior volume. At least a portion of the interior volume includes fire suppressing insulation that will form a fire suppressing intumescent barrier between the walls when exposed to the heat of a fire.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Emily Margaret Gray, Brian Francisco Shipley, Justin Dax Haslam, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Donnette Moncrief Brown, Eric David Schroeder, Michael J. Maciolek, Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Manfred Amann, Rochelle Ann Tijerina, Meredith Beveridge
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Patent number: 11958065Abstract: A water delivery device includes an inlet connector, a sprayface assembly, and a selection engine. The inlet connector is configured to couple the water delivery device to a water supply. The sprayface assembly includes a plurality of nozzles that are configured to produce a plurality of spray patterns. The selection engine fluidly couples the inlet connector to the sprayface assembly and controls flow to each one of the plurality of nozzles to determine the spray pattern produced at the sprayface assembly. The selection engine is configured to switch directly from any one of the plurality of spray patterns to any other one of the plurality of spray patterns in response to a single actuation of the selection engine.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: KOHLER CO.Inventors: Evan Yee, Brian S. Core
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Patent number: 11951491Abstract: A spray applicator is disclosed. The spray applicator can include a carrier body including a number of contact surfaces and at least two nozzle bodies. Each nozzle body can be fastened on one of the contact surfaces and have a spray slit for producing a spray jet fanned out transversely to a center plane. the center planes can cross one another along a straight line. The straight line can extend outside the carrier body. The contact surfaces can face the straight line and be offset with respect to one another in the direction of the straight line.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventor: Frederik Vandepitte
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Patent number: 11946207Abstract: A portable water spreader has a water tank with a coupler to couple to and be elevated and tilted by a front-end loader. Discharge pipes are coupled to the tank with spray heads. Vent pipes are coupled to the tank.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Inventor: Steve Watson
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Patent number: 11931764Abstract: A kit for a spray gun including a sleeve delimiting an inner volume provided to contain a pressurized fluid, the sleeve being configured to be connected to a main body of a spray gun, the sleeve having a radial periphery delimiting a fluid outlet of the sleeve and at least one orifice emerging on the radial periphery and fluidly connecting the inner volume and the radial periphery, a connector having an intake end connected to the fluid outlet and a connecting end suitable for being connected to a cup so as to fluidly connect the cup to the inner volume of the sleeve, and a ring surrounding the sleeve and covering the fluid outlet outside the intake end of the connector.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: EXEL INDUSTRIESInventors: Mazen Zaki, Saman Shohoudi
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Patent number: 11931609Abstract: A forest fire spread prevention device as an automatic fire extinguishing device for a forest fire may suppress an occurrence of property loss and loss of lives by blocking the forest fire in the middle so that it does not spread to nearby private houses when a forest fire occurs. The forest fire spread prevention device can include a burlap bag-shaped outer skin member which is woven with a thermoplastic plastic tape having a melting point of 160 to 280° C. as a weft and a warp; and an inner skin member of a cylindrical container which is accommodated in the outer skin member and formed in a film shape prepared by extruding a thermoplastic plastic material having a thickness of 15 to 50 microns and a melting point of 110 to 130° C. in a cylindrical shape, and has an inner space filled with water.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Inventor: Kwangho Ahn
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Patent number: 11931755Abstract: A tool including a deflector, a rod comprising a first end and a second end, and a spring configured to pivot the deflector from a first position to a second position when compressed. In many embodiments, the rod can be coupled to the deflector at the first end. Other embodiments of related apparatuses are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Inventors: Hector Placencia, Marcus Mario Moreno
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Patent number: 11918838Abstract: Disclosed is a fire suppressant system for a cargo container, the system having: a pressure vessel disposed within the cargo container, an exterior surface of the pressure vessel defining a fire suppressant-opening; a seal member that covers the fire suppressant-opening; and a connection feature connects the seal member to the pressure vessel, wherein the connection feature that releases the seal member when exposed to a predetermined minimum temperature.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: KIDDE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Harlan Hagge
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Patent number: 11913202Abstract: A therapeutic substance dispensing shower head system has a shower head and a therapeutic substance carrying cartridge that is removably inserted into the shower head to diffuse the therapeutic substance into the water flowing through the shower head. The cartridge is configured for single hand manipulation and is inserted into a cartridge socket that is provided in the face of the shower head to make operation simple. The diffusion rate of the substance into the water flow is variably controlled by turning the cartridge while it is inserted in the cartridge socket. The diffusion is not predicated on aspiration or venturi concepts and thus is not sensitive to different water pressures and flow rates.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Inventor: James Slaughter
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Patent number: 11882799Abstract: Systems and method for coordinating movements of agricultural machines and irrigation systems on irrigated fields to avoid collisions and other interferences between the equipment may be implemented with a mobile irrigation system, a number of agricultural machines, and a processing system. The processing system receives and analyzes data from an irrigation schedule for the irrigation system and location data from the agricultural machines to detect possible interferences between the equipment and takes corrective action if likely interferences are detected.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Inventor: Mark William Miller
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Patent number: 11878314Abstract: A sprayhead that includes a body and first and second diverters. The body has an inlet for receiving a fluid; first, second, and third chambers; and first, second, and third outlets for dispensing the fluid in first, second, and third modes, respectively. The first diverter moves between a first position wherein the second chamber fluidly connects to the inlet and the first chamber fluidly disconnects from the inlet and a second position wherein the first outlet fluidly connects to the inlet through the first chamber and the second chamber fluidly disconnects from the inlet. The second diverter moves between a first position wherein the second outlet fluidly connects to the second chamber and the third chamber fluidly disconnects from the second chamber and a second position wherein the third outlet fluidly connects to the second chamber through the third chamber and the second outlet fluidly disconnects from the second chamber.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Kohler Co.Inventors: Perry D. Erickson, Steven Thomas Radder
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Patent number: 11872574Abstract: Provided is a fluidic oscillator circuit for a nozzle assembly configured to generate oscillating sprays of fluid from an outlet of the nozzle assembly and to improve spray performance of fluid having low temperatures or high viscosity. In one embodiment, provided is an interaction region for a fluidic oscillator circuit that includes an apex protrusion shaped to assist with generating vortices within the interaction region. In another embodiment, provided is an interaction region for a fluidic oscillator having a power nozzle that includes at least one finger protrusion that lengthens the power nozzle to create jets of fluid in the interaction region that are less diffused to improve cold performance of the fluidic oscillator circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: DLHBOWLES, INC.Inventor: Chunling Zhao
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Patent number: 11833536Abstract: A cover for protecting ground-installed structures includes a tube and a flanged portion. The tube defines an opening for receiving the ground-installed structure therein. The tube is formed by a circumferential wall having at least one removable formed therein. Each of the removables is configured to be selectively removed to promote entry of a fluid line or cable into the opening for connection to the ground-installed structure. A flanged portion extends radially outwardly from the tube with the flanged portion including at least one separation feature for changing a perimeter shape of the flanged portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: GRASS HOLE CORPORATIONInventor: Kenneth Joseph Kwiatkowski
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Patent number: 11826982Abstract: A cover plate is configured to be releasably connected to a concealed fire protection sprinkler to conceal the fire protection sprinkler. The cover plate includes a first layer of metal on a first side of the cover plate that faces the concealed fire protection sprinkler, and a second layer of metal on a second side of the cover plate, the second side being opposite to the first side. The second layer of metal is more resistant to corrosion than the first layer, and is bonded to the first layer. In addition, the first layer is more thermally conductive than the second layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc.Inventor: John Tow
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Patent number: 11813632Abstract: A fluid dispensing device has a spool valve in a dispenser housing with a spool in a spool housing and a spool wall around the spool housing with entrance and an exit openings defined therethrough; an entrance channel in the dispenser housing proximate to the spool wall entrance opening; a force applying element in the entrance channel that applies force against the spool wall with entrance and exit ends with the exit end proximate to the spool wall; a hose adapter fitting with an entrance end extending out from and an exit end extending into the entrance and contacting the force applying element with a flow passage extending through it; and fluid communication through the hose adapter fitting flow passage through the force applying element and into an entrance opening in the spool wall; where the force applying element defines a tortuous path through which fluid must travel.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Inventors: Daniel R Schroer, Larry Dotson, Michael F Heckert, Greg T Stewart
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Patent number: 11813629Abstract: A water display including a number of pixels or manifolds that may include water nozzles to emit streams of water and/or other utilities such as lighting is described. The water streams may be pixelated so as to provide a high resolution waveform or other choreography. The choreography transitions between waveforms to provide the appearance of a cascading or undulating wave. A tool to design the water display and simulate its appearance is also described.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: WETInventors: Mark Fuller, James Doyle, Markos Okihisa, Gautam Rangan
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Patent number: 11778962Abstract: The invention discloses a swinging pipe with an adjustable spraying angle, structurally including a pipe body, a flexible spraying pipe, a sliding block and the like, and is mainly characterized in that two sides of an inner end of the sliding block are in articulated connection with inner walls of two sides of a sealing cap in an axial reciprocating motion manner, an outer end of the sliding block is movably assembled in a driving chute of an angle adjusting push rod, and lifts by radial reciprocating motion of the angle adjusting push rod; and converting structures are respectively arranged between two sides of the outer end of the sliding block and the inner walls of the two sides of the sealing cap, by the converting structures, lifting motion of the sliding block is converted into axial reciprocating motion, and thus, the top ends of a plurality of flexible spraying pipes are driven to be simultaneously in an upright state or an axial outward inclined state at different angles on a top of the sealing capType: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: NINGBO DAYE GARDEN INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaodong Ye, Qinbo Li
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Patent number: 11779786Abstract: An apparatus of supplying a fire extinguishing agent to a high voltage battery pack of a vehicle when a fire occurs in a battery case installing a high voltage battery pack includes a fire detection device that is configured to detect an occurrence of the fire in the battery pack, an inflow plug which is formed at the battery case and is configured to allow the fire extinguishing agent to flow into the battery case when open, a fire extinguishing agent supply pipe connected to the inflow plug and guiding the fire extinguishing agent to the inflow plug, and an inflow plug opening device that is configured to open the inflow plug when the fire is detected in the fire detection device.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventor: Huitae Yang
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Patent number: 11779006Abstract: A spraying assembly is provided. The spraying assembly includes at least one nozzle for liquid that is to be sprayed, and at least one active substance injector which is situated directly upstream from the at least one nozzle and to which liquid to be sprayed is supplied by a pump or a pressurized reservoir, with interposition of an obturator on a conduit connecting the pump or the pressurized reservoir to the injector. The spraying assembly also includes an outlet valve for each injector designed to close each outlet orifice. The present invention avoids overdosing or underdosing of the product that is to be sprayed as active substance.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2011Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: EXEL INDUSTRIESInventor: Patrick Ballu
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Patent number: 11766581Abstract: A sprinkler includes a frame, a deflector member, a sealing assembly, and a releasing mechanism for a controlled actuation. The releasing mechanism includes a hook member, a strut member, a load member, a link member, and an actuator. The link member surrounds or frames the strut and hook members and holds the members in a static relationship of an unactuated configuration. A preferred link member includes a single central slot through which each of the hook member and the strut member extend. The actuator is arranged with respect to the link member to separate the hook and strut members and break the link member upon operation of the actuator.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Tyco Fire Products LPInventor: Scott Thomas Macomber