Patents Examined by Qingzhang Zhou
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Patent number: 10456802Abstract: An atomizing apparatus includes a container that accommodates a solution and a mist generator that forms the solution into a mist. An inner hollow structure is located in the container. The atomizing apparatus supplies a carrier gas into a gas supply space. The atomizing apparatus includes a connecting portion formed therein. The connecting portion connects a hollow of the inner hollow structure and the gas supply space.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2013Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBIHSHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Orita, Takahiro Shirahata, Takahiro Hiramatsu, Hiroshi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 10449563Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method articulating and rotary spray system for fluids that includes a first drive for rotating a mast for different headings and a second drive for rotating a nozzle for different pitches at any time with or without rotation of the mast. The method and system uses a system of interacting gears that rotate a control rod in variable synchronization to control the nozzle pitch relative to the mast heading while the control rod orbits about a center of rotation of the rotating mast along a longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Bay Worx Laboratories, LLCInventors: Michael Shawn Zilai, Charles Horace Camp, Jr.
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Patent number: 10442538Abstract: An aircraft de-icing system has a nozzle with at least one movable element configured to move between a first position and a second position to change a spraying configuration of the nozzle between a first configuration and a second configuration. The aircraft de-icing system further has at least one storage reservoir configured for containing a de-icing agent and a pump for pumping the de-icing agent from the at least one storage reservoir to the nozzle. The aircraft de-icing system further has a pressurized air source in fluid communication with the nozzle for delivering pressurized air to the nozzle. The nozzle is configured for selectively mixing varying amounts of the pressurized air and varying amounts of the de-icing agent to provide a spray pattern for application on a surface of an aircraft based on a position of the at least one movable element between the first position and the second position.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Inventor: Lee Williams
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Patent number: 10421082Abstract: A water stop switch shower head includes a water stop element, a water diversion plate, a water diversion body, a switch element and a switch shaft; the switch element is linked to the water diversion plate, the switch element and the water diversion plate rotate respectively around the switch shaft; one end of the water stop element is faced to the water diversion plate; the water diversion plate is disposed with a non-abutting surface and an abutting surface at the surface faced to the water stop element, the non-abutting surface and the abutting surface have height difference transitioned by an incline surface; the switch element is operated to drive the water diversion plate to rotate, when the water stop element faces to the non-abutting surface, the water stop element is contacted with the inner wall of the inlet in sealing way.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Weilong Luo, Donghai Chen, Mingfu Zhang, Wenxing Chen
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Patent number: 10421084Abstract: An outlet device provides vortex rotating water and includes a diverter having a side surface disposed with at least two spiral accelerating grooves extending along an axial direction and having a bottom surface disposed with a collision chamber, the at least two spiral accelerating grooves being evenly arranged about an axis of the collision chamber and having respective ends that connect to the side walls of the collision chamber; and an outlet body disposed with an accommodating chamber and a vortex rotating chamber connected to each other in the axial direction. The diverter is disposed in the accommodating chamber. The vortex rotating chamber is a dome shaped body having a flat end face that is connected to a bottom end of the accommodating chamber and has an external protruding surface. The outlet body has an outlet connected to the external protruding surface of the vortex rotating chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Fengde Lin, Shigang Wang, Mingfu Zhang, Wenxing Chen
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Patent number: 10420276Abstract: A turf sprayer comprises a transport vehicle that carries a laterally extending spray boom assembly. The spray boom assembly is both laterally displaceable and angularly displaceable relative to the transport vehicle. A controller uses a defined path represented by GPS coordinates to control the operation of various actuators to automatically maintain a reference point on the spray boom assembly on the desired path and to automatically maintain the spray boom assembly perpendicular to the desired path.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: The Toro CompanyInventors: Todd A. Otto, John R. Kess, Steve A. Swinney, II
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Patent number: 10406541Abstract: An outlet device providing fan-shaped pulsating water particles includes a water inlet portion that has at least two inlet holes that are uniformly rotatably symmetrically arranged; and an outlet portion having a single outlet hole such that a vertical projection of the single outlet hole onto a horizontal plane of the water inlet portion partially coincides with one inlet hole of the at least two inlet holes and forms a flow down area and water vertically flows from an overlapping portion of the one inlet hole to a coinciding overlapped portion of the single outlet hole without changing flow direction as flow down water while water tangentially flowing from the one inlet hole toward a non-coinciding portion of the single outlet hole rotates as rotating water and impacts the flow down water to form water particles. A shower head including the outlet device is additionally provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Wencong Xu, Minghao Chen, Mingfu Zhang, Wenxing Chen
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Patent number: 10406543Abstract: Spraying apparatus 10 includes: inner lid 13; outer lid 14; and gas-liquid mixing section 15 between inner lid 13 and outer lid 14, wherein a liquid is introduced into gas-liquid mixing section 15 from a position upstream and proximate outer lid plate 14a of outer lid 14, and a gas is introduced into gas-liquid mixing section 15 from an opposite position, the liquid is atomized in gas-liquid mixing section 15 by the liquid impinging with the gas and transforming into a gas-liquid mixed fluid, and advancing to spouting portion 16 as the gas-liquid mixed fluid is circulated along outer lid plate 14a of outer lid 14 in gas-liquid mixing section 15.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Tabata, Akira Isomi
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Patent number: 10399676Abstract: An aerial operations system for performing various tasks such as painting is provided. The modular aerial operations system includes an aerial vehicle capable of vertically taking off and landing, hovering and precisely maneuvering near walls and other structures. The aerial vehicle may be a rotorcraft such as a multicopter. In an aspect, as aerial vehicle paints one or more designated surfaces using detachable arms and equipment. The system may paint the designated surface in one of several available techniques using paint provided in a container such as an attached reservoir, a base station, a paint can, or the like. The aerial operations system provided may also be configured to perform a variety of other tasks.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: WORKING DRONES, INC.Inventor: Robert L. Dahlstrom
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Patent number: 10399096Abstract: A rotary atomizing head includes an outer peripheral surface washing passage open onto an atomizing head outer peripheral surface for causing wash fluid supplied from a feed tube to flow out into an annular clearance between the rotary atomizing head and a shaping air ring. An outflow opening of an outflow passage constituting the outer peripheral surface washing passage is provided in a position closer to the backside into the annular clearance by a length dimension than a front end surface of a front ring section constituting the shaping air ring. Further, the outflow opening opens to the annular clearance in an angle that is an acute angle to the atomizing head outer peripheral surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventor: Kuniharu Yamauchi
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Patent number: 10391504Abstract: A water stop switch device includes: a main body, a transmission element and a sealing element; the main body is disposed with a water passage, the sealing element is disposed in the water passage; one end of the sealing element is coupled to the transmission element in transmission way, the sealing element moves in the water passage to open the water passage; the other end of the sealing element and the main body surround to form a chamber; the side wall of the sealing element is disposed with a through hole connecting the water passage and the chamber; when the water passage is open, the chamber is full of water to reduce the pressure difference at two ends of the sealing element.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2016Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Fengde Lin, Hailang Gong, Mingfu Zhang
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Patent number: 10384218Abstract: The invention provides a device and a method for liquid atomization, employing a hollow body with a closed surface perforated with a plurality of point orifices and connected to a compressed gas. The body is submerged in a liquid to be atomized, with some orifices immersed in the liquid and others emerged from it. The system can be scaled-up according to the need.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2015Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Sami Shamoon College of Engineering (R.A.)Inventors: Maksym Mezhericher, Izhak Ladizhensky, Isaac Etlin
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Patent number: 10376908Abstract: A system of a special volume control manifold, containment case and changeable multi-pack solution containers for carpet cleaning and other solution needs. It is portable and relates commercial-grade mixers and a hand-carried spray wand that connects directly to a pressure system having a diluent such as water. The additives are controlled at a manifold header for precise dispersal to the sprayer wand and nozzle. The proportional flow system is made of the control manifold, a hose to each of the solution containers, a control valve for each solution container, a wand with a control valve, nozzle and means to connect an mixed solution hose, and the mixed solution hose between the wand and the manifold. This configuration facilitates the system attachment to a pressured diluent and additive solution containers to provide controlled mixing of the diluent and additive solution which is then transferred to the sprayer wand.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Inventors: Chris Davey, Laura Davey
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Patent number: 10369578Abstract: The present invention relates to shower apparatus, systems and methods of using the same. Specifically, the shower apparatus of the present invention comprises embodiments of circular and/or arcuate water dispensing tubes for utilization in a shower. Further, embodiments further include connection and leveling mechanisms and water flow diverters for use in the same. In addition, embodiments further include water dispensing holes disposed within the circular and/or arcuate water dispensing tubes for specialized water distribution and coverage thereof of a user within a shower.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2013Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Inventor: Gene R. Allard
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Patent number: 10352285Abstract: In a nozzle plate, a portion of fuel flowing out from a fuel injection port of the fuel injection device is atomized by impinging on an interference body. At the same time, the flow of the portion of fuel is sharply bent and impinges on fuel which straightly advances and passes through a nozzle hole and an orifice thus turning the flow of fuel into a turbulent flow. Further, both end portions of the orifice form non-rounded sharpened corner portions. Hence, a liquid film of fuel injected from the corner portions and areas in the vicinity of the corner portions of the orifice is formed into a thin sharpened and pointed state whereby an end portion of the liquid film of fuel injected from the orifice is easily atomized due to a friction between the end portion of the liquid film of fuel and air.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2014Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATIONInventor: Koji Noguchi
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Patent number: 10344728Abstract: In a nozzle plate of the present invention, a part of fuel flowing out from a fuel injection port of a fuel injection device is atomized by colliding with an interference body, is rapidly bent in a flowing direction, and collides with the fuel that is flowing straight through a nozzle hole and an orifice to make the fuel that flows straight through the nozzle hole and the orifice turbulent. The orifice includes a corner portion which is defined by an outer edge portion of the interference body and has a pointed shape without roundness at a part of an opening edge. The corner portion makes an end portion of a liquid film of the fuel passing through the orifice into a pointed shape for ease of atomization by friction with air.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2014Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATIONInventor: Koji Noguchi
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Patent number: 10342887Abstract: A washable theft resistant air scenting device is made of a hydrophobic impermeable flexible material which can absorb and desorb reversibly oil-base and/or solvent-base air scenting liquids. The device comprises an elongated member and a one way self-locking head having a through-opening adapted to receive the distal end of the elongated member and permit movement of the elongated member through the through-opening, only in one direction. Thus upon wrapping the elongated member around a stationary member and forming a closed loop around the stationary member, removal of the air scenting device would be difficult without destroying it.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: AirScent InternationalInventor: Raymond Czapko
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Patent number: 10328449Abstract: A piezoelectric dispenser having a uniform dispensing quality of a viscous liquid by calibrating an operation stroke of a valve rod discharging a viscous liquid (vertical operation displacement of the valve rod) by setting the operation stroke of the valve rod to an initial value during use, and a method of calibrating the operation stroke of the piezoelectric dispenser. Accordingly, a uniform dispensing accuracy of viscous liquid may be maintained, and degradation of the dispensing quality of a viscous liquid due to abrasion of components may be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2015Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Protec Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seung Min Hong, Hansung Lee
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Patent number: 10322307Abstract: A method of laser (30) based fire fighting, the method comprising: delivering energy from an emitted energy beam source to an active fire affected area (10) so as to process combustible material by one of cutting, ablating, charring and total oxidation so as to reduce the quantity of combustible material. Preferably the provided energy exhibits a total fluence of at least 50 micro-joule per square centimeter measured over a window of no more than 0.1 milliseconds. Preferably the provided energy is from a laser.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2011Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Inventor: Daniel Leigh
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Patent number: 10294908Abstract: A fuel injector, preferably a dual fuel injector, for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The fuel injector comprises first and second valve needles (80, 100) arranged to control the injection of first and second fuels, first and second control chambers (88, 10) associated with the first and second valve needles (80, 100) respectively, a first control valve (26) comprising a first control valve member (48) and arranged to vary the pressure of a control fluid in the first control chamber (88) so as to cause opening and closing movement of the first valve needle (80), and a second control valve (28) comprising a second control valve member (60) and arranged to vary the control fluid 10 pressure in the second control chamber (110) so as to cause opening and closing movement of the second valve needle (100). The first and second control valve members (48, 60) are arranged for linear movement along a common control valve axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2014Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: WESTPORT POWER INC.Inventors: George A. Meek, Lukhbir Panesar, Michael Colin Wickstone