Patents Examined by Qingzhang Zhou
  • Patent number: 10456802
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBIHSHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Orita, Takahiro Shirahata, Takahiro Hiramatsu, Hiroshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10449563
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Bay Worx Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Shawn Zilai, Charles Horace Camp, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10442538
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Inventor: Lee Williams
  • Patent number: 10421082
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weilong Luo, Donghai Chen, Mingfu Zhang, Wenxing Chen
  • Patent number: 10421084
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengde Lin, Shigang Wang, Mingfu Zhang, Wenxing Chen
  • Patent number: 10420276
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: The Toro Company
    Inventors: Todd A. Otto, John R. Kess, Steve A. Swinney, II
  • Patent number: 10406541
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wencong Xu, Minghao Chen, Mingfu Zhang, Wenxing Chen
  • Patent number: 10406543
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Tabata, Akira Isomi
  • Patent number: 10399676
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: WORKING DRONES, INC.
    Inventor: Robert L. Dahlstrom
  • Patent number: 10399096
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventor: Kuniharu Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 10391504
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengde Lin, Hailang Gong, Mingfu Zhang
  • Patent number: 10384218
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Sami Shamoon College of Engineering (R.A.)
    Inventors: Maksym Mezhericher, Izhak Ladizhensky, Isaac Etlin
  • Patent number: 10376908
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Inventors: Chris Davey, Laura Davey
  • Patent number: 10369578
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Inventor: Gene R. Allard
  • Patent number: 10352285
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koji Noguchi
  • Patent number: 10344728
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koji Noguchi
  • Patent number: 10342887
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: AirScent International
    Inventor: Raymond Czapko
  • Patent number: 10328449
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Protec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Min Hong, Hansung Lee
  • Patent number: 10322307
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Inventor: Daniel Leigh
  • Patent number: 10294908
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: WESTPORT POWER INC.
    Inventors: George A. Meek, Lukhbir Panesar, Michael Colin Wickstone