Patents Examined by Kenneth Bomerg
  • Patent number: 11021965
    Abstract: An engine component includes a body having an internal surface and an external surface, the internal surface at least partially defining an internal cooling circuit. The component further includes a plurality of cooling holes formed in the body and extending between the internal cooling circuit and the external surface of the body. The plurality of cooling holes includes a first cooling hole with a metering portion with a constant cross-sectional area and a cross-sectional shape having a maximum height that is offset relative to a longitudinal centerline of the metering portion; and a diffuser portion extending from the metering portion to the external surface of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Crites, Mark C. Morris, David R. Waldman, Ardeshir Riahi
  • Patent number: 5467901
    Abstract: A manually operable trigger sprayer is capable of dispensing a liquid from a container with the trigger sprayer alternately held in an upright orientation, in a downturned orientation and in an inverted orientation. In operation of the trigger sprayer in all three orientation positions, the liquid in the container is prevented from leaking through the vent passage of the trigger sprayer regardless of the level of liquid within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald D. Foster, Philip L. Nelson