Patents Examined by Qingzhang Zhou
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Patent number: 11761183Abstract: A soap dispenser shower head apparatus for dispensing cleaning products directly through the shower head includes a head body including a body sidewall with a compartment aperture and a switch slot extending through to a body interior. A body top side engages a shower pipe. A compartment is coupled to the head body within the body interior and extends to the body sidewall on each side of the compartment aperture to define a compartment interior. The compartment interior receives a water soluble bath product pod through the compartment aperture. A valve is coupled within the body interior and moves between a rinse position and a lather position to selectively cover or expose the compartment interior, respectively. A switch is coupled to the valve and extends through the switch slot to move the valve between the rinse position and the lather position.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Inventor: Jose Mesarina
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Patent number: 11761182Abstract: A showerhead assembly is provided which includes a handheld showerhead removably connected to a stationary showerhead through ball joint connection. The handheld showerhead includes an elongate handle having an upper housing with a cavity, and a front face including one or more nozzles for spraying water. The stationary showerhead has a traditional showerhead construction, with the exception that it further comprises a ball which engages with the handheld showerhead's cavity so as to allow rotatable and secure attachment of the handheld showerhead to the stationary showerhead. The ball may include a preliminary alignment chamber which houses a locking chamber, and the cavity may include a tension pin which engages with both these chambers so as to provide further support for installation of the handheld showerhead to the stationary showerhead. In addition, a spring-button tab mechanism may be utilized for managing the engagement and disengagement of the ball with the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: ETL, LLCInventor: David Hofman
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Patent number: 11752381Abstract: The invention relates to a fire extinguishing system comprising an extinguishing agent supply, a distribution system at least one spray head and at least one valve mounted between the distribution system and the at least one spray head, characterized in that the at least one valve comprises an automated actuator. The invention further relates to a method of fighting a fire using this system, comprising the following steps: a) Detecting a temperature image or a smoke image by means of the sensor or a set of sensors, b) deciding if a fire is present or a normal situation occurs, c) if in the decision in b) a fire is registered, that the extinguishing agent supply is turned on, and d) on the basis of the location and the severity of that fire, one or more spray heads are actuated by means of the automated actuators connected to the valves of the spray heads.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2018Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: UNICA FIRE SAFETY B.V.Inventors: Tom Verschoor, Henk Jan Kooijmans
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Patent number: 11738222Abstract: A control device for operating a fire extinguisher system includes at least one hose (3) having an extinguisher nozzle (4) arranged at the end of the hose (3) to be operated by an operator for releasing a pressurized extinguishing fluid. A conveying pump (5) conveys the pressurized extinguishing fluid in the hose (3) towards the extinguisher nozzle (4). A first supply line (7) connects the conveying pump (5) to a tank (8) of a fire extinguisher device, such as a fire extinguisher vehicle (1). A second supply line (9) connects the conveying pump (5) to a stationary extinguishing fluid source (2). A multi-port switch valve (10) connects upstream of the conveying pump (5), proximate the first supply line (7) and second supply line (9).Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: IDEX EUROPE GMBHInventors: Uwe Kirchner, Carsten Sauerbier
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Patent number: 11717841Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid chemical sprayer includes: a nozzle cap which is rotatably assembled and installed in place at a rotation guide of a body; a nozzle head; a nozzle is formed at a front end of a nozzle pipe formed extending a predetermined length toward the front, and a guide plate is formed protruding to be assembled to a guide rail formed at a neck capable of operating forward and backward; a valve body formed in a cylindrical shape; a valve housing formed in a cylindrical structure fixedly installed at a rear of the nozzle head and forming a valve seat at an inner portion; and a motor housing faced and assembled with the rear of the valve housing so that the rear thereof is maintained in a fixed state, in which an air blowing module is installed.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: SMBURE CO., LTD.Inventor: Gi Sool Hong
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Patent number: 11712706Abstract: An atomizer nozzle for atomizing a fluid, in particular a liquid, including a nozzle opening, a spinning chamber and at least one delivery channel for feeding the fluid into the spinning chamber, at least one delivery channel extending into the spinning chamber via at least one inlet. The spinning chamber has a curved base which is curved away from the nozzle opening, and at least one delivery channel is oriented towards the base.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Inventor: Alfons Kenter
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Patent number: 11702827Abstract: An improved showerhead assembly is provided for use with handheld showerheads. The handheld showerhead includes an elongate handle having a rear side with a cavity, and a front face including one or more nozzles for spraying water. In addition, the showerhead assembly includes a mount for affixing to the male threaded pipe found in a shower stall. The mount includes a ball which engages with the cavity so as to allow rotatable and secure attachment of the handheld showerhead to the mount. The ball may include a preliminary alignment chamber and a locking chamber, and the cavity may include a tension pin which projects into both of these chambers so as to provide further support for installation of the handheld showerhead to the mount. In addition, a spring-button tab mechanism may be utilized for managing the engagement and disengagement of the ball with the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: ETL, LLCInventor: David Hofman
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Patent number: 11697127Abstract: An improved showerhead assembly is provided for use with handheld showerheads. The handheld showerhead includes an elongate handle and a showerhead face including one or more nozzles for spraying water. In addition, the showerhead assembly includes a hollow mount for affixing to the male threaded pipe found in a shower stall. The mount includes a “C” shaped receptacle for holding the handheld shower assembly, an inlet for receiving water, as well as an outlet for expelling water to a flexible hose, which in turn is connected to the handheld showerhead. In addition, the mount includes supplemental spray assemblies which are affixed to the left side, right side or both sides of the “C” shaped receptacle. The supplemental spray assemblies can be rotated so as to expel water through different spray nozzle configurations.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: ETL, LLCInventor: David Hofman
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Patent number: 11690309Abstract: The invention is an apparatus unit that adjusts the dispersion from a compartment to an aqueous solution in response to an independent variable such as an environmental factor, in order to optimize seeding, marking, warning or treatment. The compartment enables any selection of solids, liquids or gasses to be contained and mixed when ready for dispersion. A preferred embodiment is a solar powered pump, self-contained within a buoy over a shallow tidal pool, for the purpose of distributing seeds for marine vegetation under ideal conditions for propagation. The unit provides for sensing and measurement of the environment, then adapting the dispersion for optimum effect.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Inventor: Arthur J. Zito, Jr.
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Patent number: 11684941Abstract: A showerhead with an embedded nut is disclosed. The showerhead comprises an embedded nut within a cavity. The nut may be engaged by a bolt through an opening in the cavity to support the showerhead. The apparatus allows for the support of the showerhead without the potential for metal contamination.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventor: Kenneth Brian Doering
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Patent number: 11673008Abstract: Attic fire protection systems and methods for the protection of sloped attic spaces having large roof spans over eighty feet up to one hundred feet (80-100 ft.). The systems and method provide for a five-branch system with sprinklers having a directional spray interleaved between sprinklers having a uniform radial spray at the peak ridge and sprinklers having a uniform radial spray at the eave of the attic space. The systems and methods define a hydraulic demand with a total flow rate of under 175 GPM.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Minimax Viking Research & Development GmbHInventors: Jed Edmond Pipe, Shawn Gregory Orr
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Patent number: 11666678Abstract: A new diffuser for essential oils and the like is rendered more compact by integrating the entire diffuser into a form of cap threaded to fit a bottle operating as a reservoir. The motor and pump system are integrated into a package sleeved inside a housing that then receives in a silo beside the pump and motor the entire reservoir and diffuser system. Simplified control algorithms provide a limited set of buttons that are more intuitive by which a user need only define total time of operation, some level of intensity of scent, and an indication of the comparative size of the space to be conditioned by the diffused scent.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Inventor: Earl Vaughn Sevy
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Patent number: 11660623Abstract: A showerhead assembly is provided which includes a conduit, a gear train and oscillating nozzle chamber. The gear train includes a propeller, toothed pinion, and large toothed gear. Water flows from the conduit into an internal chamber within the showerhead housing. Specifically, water enters the propeller thereby causing it to rotate, the rotation of which causes the pinion to rotate, and consequently, the large gear to revolve. Additionally, a pin seated on the large gear engages with the pin slot located on the nozzle chamber and causes the chamber to pivot, thereby restricting chamber movement as the pin oscillates with rotation of the large gear. Further, the chamber's horizontal movement is hindered by two shoulder arms. As water exits the large gear, it travels through the left shoulder arm's central channel and into the oscillating chamber, whereby it expels through the nozzle outlet in a reciprocating spray pattern.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: ETL, LLCInventor: David Hofman
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Patent number: 11654448Abstract: An aperture plate (1) is attached at its rim (203) to a support washer (3) by adhesive. Anchor grooves (204) having a zig-zag pattern in plan are machined in the lower surface of the rim (203 of the aperture plate before application of the adhesive. The grooves (204) extend out to the edge of the aperture plate (1). The anchor grooves have a depth in the range of 10 ?m to 40 ?m, and a width in the range of 20 ?m to 150 ?m, and an angular pitch in the range of 2.5° to 12.5°. Excellent bonding strength is achieved for long term reliable attachment in an environment of high frequency vibration and moisture and chemical corrosion.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Stamford Devices LimitedInventors: Michael Aherne, Colga Coye, Philip Scanlon
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Patent number: 11648578Abstract: 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: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: TRINITY BAY WORX, LLCInventors: Michael Shawn Zilai, Charles Horace Camp, Jr.
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Patent number: 11639597Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a multifunctional water outlet device, comprising a first water outlet, a first waterway connecting to a water inlet of the multifunctional water outlet device and to the first water outlet, a second water outlet, a second waterway connecting to the water inlet and to the second water outlet, and a control switch configured to control opening and closing of the first waterway and the second waterway. Spray patterns of the first waterway and the second waterway are different.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Xiamen Lota International Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xuedong Wang, Xiaofei Guo, Jiangcheng Zhang, Chuanbao Zhu
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Patent number: 11639596Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of fluid switches, and more particularly to an bathtub faucet, comprising a housing (10), a first valve (11) which is disposed in the housing in the radial direction of the housing (10) and configured for switching on or switching off the flow of the fluid towards the outlet (100); a first base (12) which is disposed in the housing in the axial direction of the housing (10) and configured for diverting the fluid therethrough, and the first base comprises: first fluid guiding ports (120) disposed along the radial direction of the first base (12) and second fluid guiding ports (121) disposed at two ends of the first base (12) along its axial direction and are respectively communicated with the first fluid guiding port (120), and the first valve (11) is configured to sealingly engage to the first base (12) and communicated with the first fluid guiding ports (120), so that the fluid is controlled by the first valve (11) to be communicated with the second fluidType: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: XIAMEN LOTA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Lucheng Wang, Jianping Zhou, Liming Ye, Chuanbao Zhu
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Patent number: 11633635Abstract: A fire barrier includes an inflatable base deployable from an empty state to a fully inflated state and a first row of panels including a plurality of first panels disposed on the inflatable base. The base supports the plurality of first panels in an upright state when the inflatable base is in the fully inflated state, thereby forming a wall having a front side and a rear side opposing the front side. Each of the plurality of panels is independently elastically bendable with respect to the inflatable base. A coating of an infrared reflective material is disposed on each of the plurality of panels on the front side of the wall.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Inventors: Lawrence Rocks, Burton Rocks
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Patent number: 11623236Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a fluidic ejection device configured to detect whether one or more nozzles of the fluidic ejection device is in a normal state, a blocked nozzle state, or an accumulated fluid state. The fluidic ejection device includes an optical blockage detector having a light emitting device configured to emit a light signal, and a light sensor configured to detect the light signal. The optical blockage detector detects the normal state, the blocked nozzle state, and the accumulated fluid state based on the detected light signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT) LIMITEDInventor: Jeffrey M. Raynor
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Patent number: 11623229Abstract: Various embodiments for an adjustable flow nozzle system having a manifold with a plurality of adjustable flow nozzles in which the flow rate of each adjustable flow nozzle may be individually adjusted are described herein.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Shellback Semiconductor Technology, LLCInventors: Christian K. Forgey, Mark Nelson, Alexander Trufanov