With Illuminating Means Patents (Class 239/18)
  • Patent number: 11862052
    Abstract: A water dance device with display screen effect primarily comprises a box body therein are disposed a rotating water spray unit, a swinging water spray unit, a multicolored water spray unit, an intermittent water spray unit, a fogging device, and a laser projector. The rotating water spray unit and the swinging water spray unit are disposed to provide rotating and swinging water jets; the multicolored water spray unit is disposed to provide water jets of various colors; the intermittent water spray unit is disposed to provide single projectile water jets; and the fogging device is disposed to provide a foggy veil for the laser projector to project texts or images thereon. Providing various forms of water dance performance composed in its box body and advertising effect, the present invention may be placed in businesses, stores and shops for achieving the purpose of attracting potential customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventor: Ken-Ming Li
  • Patent number: 11772118
    Abstract: A water feature for generating an illuminated water image has a housing and an illumination unit fixedly arranged in the housing. A water channel passes through the housing. A nozzle insert is disposed in the water channel and is designed to create a water image. The nozzle insert is supported so as to be pivotable relative to the illumination unit. The nozzle insert is supported so as to be pivotable about a pivot point, wherein the pivot point is positioned at a same level with or below a light-emitting top side of the housing. An alignment and fixation tool is provided that has first contact elements designed to engage second contact elements of a securing element that secures the nozzle insert so that the securing element can be released or fixed by rotation of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: OASE GmbH
    Inventor: Thorsten Muck
  • Patent number: 11717846
    Abstract: A pair of identical, specially-shaped, and specially-sized flow diverters is provided. In order to concentrate the flow of water passing over a waterfall, such as an ornamental backyard spa or swimming pool waterfall, a first flow diverter is attached adjacent a first sidewall of the waterfall structure, and a second flow diverter is attached adjacent a second sidewall of the waterfall structure. Water passing by the sidewalls is directed inwardly away from the sidewalls, thereby narrowing the flow of water over the fall and reducing overspray and reducing mineral build up and scale problems. In one novel aspect, an assemblage (a saleable product) includes a product container, the pair of flow diverters disposed in the container, a tube of silicone adhesive disposed in the container, and a set of printed usage instructions disposed in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Opti Pool Products, LLC
    Inventors: Bill J. Hughes, Kevin E. Brehmer
  • Patent number: 11715476
    Abstract: A secure audio switch comprising: a plurality of host computer interfaces, each for interfacing the secure audio switch with a corresponding host computer, for receiving audio signals from said corresponding host computer; a user audio interface, for interfacing the secure audio switch with at least one user audio device, wherein said at least one user audio device comprises at least one of a speaker or an earphone; an Audio Output Channel (AOC), coupled to said user audio interface comprises audio security device to reduce data leak by intentionally reducing data rate capable of flowing through said AOC to a maximum rate comparable to the minimal rate required for reproducing human speech, and forcing audio data flow only in the direction to said user audio interface by using an analog audio diode and an analog low pass filter in the audio output channel (AOC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: HIGH SEC LABS LTD.
    Inventor: Aviv Soffer
  • Patent number: 11701673
    Abstract: A robotic fountain is proposed. The robotic fountain includes: a water supply pipe rotating while passing through upper and lower surfaces of a main body of the fountain; a fastening part formed between the lower surface of the main body and a lower end of the water supply pipe; a first motor configured to rotate the water supply pipe; a support part formed between the upper surface of the main body and an upper end of the water supply pipe; a bypass body fastened to the top of the water supply pipe; a through hole formed through one side of a lower surface of a rotary body, the rotary body fastened to an upper surface of the bypass body; an intermediate pipe configured to rotate inside the rotary body; a second motor for rotating the intermediate pipe; and a nozzle formed at the center of the intermediate pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventor: Kunsoo Shin
  • Patent number: 11686075
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a luminous water outlet device, which includes a hydroelectric power generation module, a waterway separation body, a waterway switching module, a water outlet panel, and a light board. The hydroelectric power generation module is arranged at a water inlet, the waterway separation body has two waterways, the waterway switching module is used to switch a flow of water in the two waterways, and the water outlet panel is correspondingly arranged below the two waterways, the light board is electrically connected with the hydroelectric power generation module. Compared with the prior art, the hydroelectric power generation module is arranged in the water inlet to ensure that the light board works no matter which waterway is opened and allows water to flow through. Further, the present disclosure has simpler installation, smaller volume, and simpler waterway structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: XIAMEN DELMEI SANITARY WARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenjun Li, Weilong Luo, Chunhua Wang
  • Patent number: 11677916
    Abstract: A system and method for altering the visual appearance of moving physical forms is disclosed. The moving physical forms may include solids, liquids, gasses and any combination thereof. The system and method may include video capturing devices for capturing video footage of the moving forms, a controller for altering the captured video footage of the moving forms, and video projecting devices for projecting the altered video footage back onto the moving forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: WET
    Inventors: Mark Fuller, James Doyle, Gautam Rangan, Scott Winslow, Isaiah Gernhardt, Ting Zhang
  • Patent number: 11600995
    Abstract: A system including a battery system to provide additional power during peak operating conditions is described. The system may avoid or reduce the need for extensive infrastructure associated with a power delivery system capable of providing peak power, but may instead, rely on infrastructure that need only provide power needed on an average basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: WET
    Inventors: Mark W. Fuller, Maria Villamil, John Canavan
  • Patent number: 11602032
    Abstract: A showerhead includes a plurality of water outlets for providing a flow of water. The showerhead includes one or more lighting elements and a light driver communicably coupled to the one or more lighting elements. The light driver is configured to control at least a subset of the lighting elements to output light based on various conditions corresponding to the showerhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Brandon H. Miller, Connor McManus, Brian M. Kaule
  • Patent number: 11592796
    Abstract: The present invention is a water fountain control system that utilizes cameras to analyze movements of a human subject, and actuates one or more water fountain controllers in response to the movements to create a display incorporating spray patterns of the flowing water. The camera system records video in real time and generates optical signals that are sent to a processor running software that assesses the dimension, position, stance, and/or motion of the human subject and converts the data into recognized classes of movements and/or poses. Once the processor identifies the type of movements and/or poses, it sends signals to the actuators of the water fountains to control the fountains in a manner that implements stored predetermined visual effects generated by the fountain to create a visual presentation to an audience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Outside The Lines, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Wickham Zimmerman, Michael J. Baldwin, Kevin A. Bright, Christopher J. Roy, Allison N. Long
  • Patent number: 11530789
    Abstract: The present invention relates a solar-powered, floating, fountain lamp, comprising a light-emitting elements, a fountain housing, and a solar panel, and the fountain housing acts not only as a three-dimensional lampshade for a first light-emitting portion, but also as a floating portion of the fountain lamp, and the fountain housing is substantially formed by a saucer-shaped cabin and a cylindrical lower part that are integratedly connected to each other, in which the saucer-shaped cabin located in an axially upper part of the fountain housing has an outer peripheral surface that is smooth and curved, and the plurality of light-emitting elements each project a light beam in a different direction, and the light-emitting elements projecting the light beams outward the fountain housing form point light sources at a top of the fountain lamp, the point light sources on the top act as a second light-emitting portion, and the light-emitting elements projecting the light beams inward the fountain housing form the fir
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG MINGLUN OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yiqun Xu
  • Patent number: 11493195
    Abstract: The invention is a floating subsurface illumination system comprising a leak-proof enclosure, DC electric energy subsystem, LED light source subsystem, translucent diffuser, tethering eyelet, switch and charging port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventors: David Katz, William Ramsdell
  • Patent number: 11391445
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a luminous nozzle and a nozzle base thereof. The nozzle base includes a nozzle base body and a fastener. The fastener cooperates with a cover to clamp the nozzle base body for installation and fixation. The nozzle base body includes a water inlet portion and a water spray portion communicated with each other. A predetermined number of lamp holes are provided transversely on an outer periphery of the water inlet portion. The luminous nozzle includes a nozzle core and a predetermined number of SMD LED lamps and further includes the above-mentioned nozzle base, with the nozzle core installed in the nozzle base body and the SMD LED lamps detachably installed in the lamp holes. This luminous nozzle has high light utilization efficiency and the SMD LED lamps have a stable installation structure and is easy to install and maintain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU RISING DRAGON RECREATION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xuewen Liu, Huaibin Zhao
  • Patent number: 11340444
    Abstract: A phosphor member includes: a phosphor plate that converts a part of excitation light into fluorescent light and emits mixed color light including the fluorescent light and the remaining part of the excitation light; and a reflective layer that is provided on the phosphor plate and that transmits a part of the mixed color light and reflects the remaining part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Isao Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11318491
    Abstract: A solar landscape apparatus having a floating body, a support member, a solar panel, a battery and an electrical device is disclosed. The floating body is composed of a material with a density lower than that of water. The solar panel, the battery and the electrical device are respectively located on the floating body and the battery is electrically connected with the solar panel and the battery respectively. The support member is installed on the floating body and at least a part of the support member protrudes from a periphery of the floating body to prevent the floating body from leaning against a water edge. Through the part of the support member protruding from the periphery of the floating body, the floating body is kept at a preset distance from the water edge, thus effectively improving the landscape effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventors: Hui Chen, Dui He
  • Patent number: 11187888
    Abstract: A light source device, a projector, and a chromaticity adjustment method, which are resistant to a change in the color of emitted light even if used for a long period of time, includes: an excitation light source that emits excitation light; a phosphor wheel that is irradiated with excitation light to convert a part of excitation light into fluorescent light and that emits mixed color light including the fluorescent light and a remaining part of excitation light; motor that rotates phosphor wheel; and an adjustment unit that adjusts the rotational frequency of motor so that the chromaticity of mixed color light emitted from phosphor wheel becomes a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Isao Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11148165
    Abstract: A water display is described including a wall or other structure upon which streams of water are shot. The direction, velocity, pressure and flow rate of the water streams may be varied to provide entertaining visual effects, which may also be choreographed with music, lighting or other features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: WET
    Inventor: Mark Fuller
  • Patent number: 11118368
    Abstract: A laminar water feature is provided which includes a housing having a deck niche, a niche collar, a spacer ring, and a lid, a laminar vessel having an inlet, an annular pocket, a vertical baffle, a horizontal baffle, a light pipe, a plurality of screens, a cap having an outlet, and threading within an isolated light chamber for removably accepting a lighting source, and a pivot adjustment bracket having a handle with push button assembly, ridge, and detent configuration for fixedly rotatably adjusting the angle of the laminar vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Hayward Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James Carter, Danny Raposo, Kevin Potucek, Gregory Fournier
  • Patent number: 11089764
    Abstract: A bird feeder and bird bath system, the bird feeder and bird bath system designed to rest on a flat surface or be suspended from desired heights. The bird feeder portion includes at least one perch and a feeding cavity. The bird bath portion includes a bird bath with a fountain at the top of the system and or in the middle, the fountain powered by an interior pump. Multiple removable and interchangeable nozzle options, as well as numerous timing mechanisms afford the user with numerous control variables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventor: John Yeiser
  • Patent number: 10865580
    Abstract: An artificially-lighted waterfall fixture apparatus includes a fixture housing having a lower housing part and an upper housing part overlying and fitted with the lower housing part so as to define a water-distributing channel and a passageway extending forwardly from and in communication with the water-distributing channel to receive a flow of water therefrom and produce an artificial waterfall flowing from an outlet of the passageway. The apparatus also includes an elongated baffle disposed in the fixture housing along a top portion of the water-distributing channel to receive and convert the flow of water to a laminar flow through the passageway, and an artificial light-focusing module supported centrally in the fixture housing proximate the water-distributing channel and aligned with the passageway so as to generate a beam of light through the passageway that produces a predetermined configuration of light in the laminar flow of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: WATER WORKS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: David W. Elder, Clynton Doyle, Kevin Doyle
  • Patent number: 10845014
    Abstract: Implementations herein provide a flameless candle with an integrated fountain including an outer shell and a removable core. The removable core is removably connected to the outer shell and includes a flange configured to rest on a top portion of the outer shell. The removable core also includes a dome with a serrated bottom edge, a liquid pump, and a light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: INNOVATIVE FOUNTAINS, INC.
    Inventor: Brian Ray
  • Patent number: 10828652
    Abstract: The invention concerns a nozzle support device (10) comprising a body (12) that has a fluid inlet passage (24) and at least one outlet passage (26), and that comprises a revolving section that forms a hub (16) that extends around a rotational axis (A), a nozzle-carrying head (14) that is rotatably mounted on the hub (16) of the body (12) around the rotational axis (A), and that is designed to simultaneously carry at least two nozzles, and immobilising means (74, 86) for immobilising the nozzle-carrying head (14) in rotation on the body (12) in a plurality of predefined positions, characterised in that the device (10) is provided with a mechanism for rotating the nozzle-carrying head (14) comprising an oscillating drive member (90) provided with at least one retractable drive pawl that has one free end designed to push the drive teeth in succession.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: EXEL INDUSTRIES
    Inventor: Patrick Jean Marie Ballu
  • Patent number: 10696395
    Abstract: A tethered unmanned aerial system (UAS) is described, wherein the flight of one or more UASs may be used in connection with a water and light display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: WET
    Inventors: Dezso Molnar, John Canavan
  • Patent number: 10660479
    Abstract: An adjustable spa headrest has two side surfaces laterally disposed between front and back surfaces. A first projection extends outwardly from one of the side surfaces. A guide rail, positioned for receiving the projection, allows the spa headrest to be positioned in a number of positions. The guide rail includes a horizontal slot, a vertical slot including a number of spaced notches, each notch defined by a pair of second projections, and a spring arm depending in the vertical slot. When the first projection moves to a position between one of the second projections and the spring arm, the spring arm moves away from the second projection whereupon the spring arm applies a spring force to the first projection in a direction of second projection. In response to positioning the first projection in one of the notches, the spring arm secures the first projection in the one of the notches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: New Dimension One Spas, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Knight
  • Patent number: 10472841
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosed technology include a lighted inflatable pool including: a wall including a first inflatable chamber; a base; at least one lighting element disposed within the wall, the at least one lighting element being configured to emit light; and a receiver connected to the at least one lighting element, the receiver being configured to receive a command for controlling the lighting element and to control the at least one lighting element in correspondence with the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: POLYGROUP MACAU LIMITED (BVI)
    Inventors: Ricky Tong, Scott Hershock, Yifeng Zhang, Chaolong Lan
  • Patent number: 10477168
    Abstract: Disclosed is a VR/AR projection device. A device is disclosed comprising a housing comprising a processor disposed within the housing; a vapor projection component disposed within the center of the housing and communicatively coupled to the processor, the vapor projection component comprising: a water tank situated on the interior side of the vapor projection component, a set of tubes position on the exterior side of the vapor projection component, a transducer configured to nebulize water in the water tank, a movable belt comprising a plurality of apertures movable respective to the set of tubes, a variable speed fan configured to exert positive pressure on the nebulized water while the transducer nebulizes the water in the water tank and force the nebulized water through the apertures and the set of tubes, generating a set of nebulized vapor jets extending outward from the surface of the vapor projection component; and a projection device configured to display an image on the nebulized vapor jets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: OTOY, INC.
    Inventors: Julian Michael Urbach, Clayton C. Sparks, Charles Wallace
  • Patent number: 10297031
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating a display medium includes a medium generating module arranged to selectively generate at least one portion of the display medium within a predetermined three-dimensional space, wherein the at least one portion of the display medium is arranged to receive an optical signal representing a visible image so as to display a portion or whole visible image within the predetermined three-dimensional space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
    Inventors: Miu Ling Lam, Bin Chen, Yaozhun Huang
  • Patent number: 10197904
    Abstract: One embodiment relates to a method for creating a fast vanishing light scattering surface/volume to which an image is projected. The method includes: creating two portions of atomized particles of a given particle size that does not allow an incident light having a visible spectrum from being scattered, reflected and/or dissipated; and ejecting these two portions of the atomized particles from two opposite directions towards each other. The atomized particles collide/contact with each other to aggregate, thereby creating the fast vanishing light scattering surface/volume at a specific spatial region in which the aggregated particles allow the incident light to be scattered, reflected and/or dissipated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignees: TAMPEREEN YLIOPISTO, FUKOKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Grigori Evreinov, Ahmed Farooq, Roope Raisamo, Arto Hippula, Daisuke Takahata, Kazuyuki Ikehama, Tetsuya Arasawa
  • Patent number: 10166568
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly, in particular a play fountain, comprising a floor for carrying people, a plurality of electrical devices, such as electric motors coupled to pumps and nozzles for generating jets of liquid, distributed over the area of the floor, and a control system for operating the electrical devices. The assembly comprises a plurality of rechargeable batteries connected to the electrical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: HOEKS BEHEER B.V.
    Inventors: Wilhelmus Adolfus Johannes Marie Hoeks, Frits Jan Van Kempen, Guido William Molenaar, Frank Van Den Berg
  • Patent number: 10077571
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a water sprayer and various features thereof. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a water sprayer for use in a pool, and to a method for using the same. In various embodiments, the water sprayer may include a water output mechanism and a light source that is powered by flowing water to provide illumination functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Intex Marketing Ltd.
    Inventors: Yaw Yuan Hsu, Hua Hsiang Lin
  • Patent number: 9890915
    Abstract: A water curtain simulated candle lamp, which is mainly provided to achieve the dynamic effect of simulating candle burning by using water curtain projection, including a base body, a cover body, a spraying device, a light source and a floating wick. Wherein, a water container with an upper opening is set on the base body, the cover body including a concave upper surface is used to cover the water container, and a spacing hole is set on its concave end; the spraying device set inside the water container includes a pump and a spray pipe, which is used to spray a water curtain simulating flame shape from the spacing hole; the light source is used to light up the sprayed water curtain, the floating wick set inside the spray pipe is provided to move up and down with water flow to form a wick of simulating candle lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Inventor: Wen-Cheng Lai
  • Patent number: 9821328
    Abstract: A sprinkler with adjustable fan angle of water sprayed is revealed. The adjustable fan angle of water sprayed means a fan area of the water sprayed is adjusted and changed. The sprinkler includes a housing, a receiving seat and a sprinkler head. The sprinkler head consists of a base seat, a collar member and an adjustment member. The fan angle of the water sprayed can be manually operated and changed by rotating the adjustment member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: YUAN-MEI CORP.
    Inventor: Shun-Nan Lo
  • Patent number: 9802214
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly, in particular a play fountain, comprising a floor (1), a plurality of nozzles (2), preferably a reservoir for a liquid, in particular water, or means to connect the assembly to a liquid supply, and a control system (3) for controlling one or more of the nozzles (2) during operation of the assembly. The floor (1) is assembled modularly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: ICE-WORLD HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Hubertus Johannes Bernardes Schoeren, Wilhelmus Adolfus Johannes Marie Hoeks, Frits Jan Van Kempen
  • Patent number: 9764348
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly, in particular a play fountain, comprising a floor (1), a plurality of nozzles (2), preferably a reservoir for a liquid, in particular water, or means to connect the assembly to a liquid supply, and a control system (3) for controlling one or more of the nozzles (2) during operation of the assembly. The floor (1) is assembled modularly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: ICE-WORLD HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Hubertus Johannes Bernardes Schoeren, Wilhelmus Adolfus Johannes Marie Hoeks, Frits Jan Van Kempen
  • Patent number: 9732955
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pool light assembly including cooling for the illuminating structure. The assembly includes a water inlet housing having a portion on the dry side and a portion immersed in the pool water. An assembly having sealing structure creates a leak proof connection with the pool wall. The submerged portion of the assembly includes a base. The base has an exterior exposed to the pool water and an enclosed interior including the illuminating structure. A notch is provided in the exterior of the base and extends into the interior for allowing pool water in the proximity of the illuminating structure. The assembly includes sealing structure for preventing water from entering electrically active elements, while allowing pool water to act as a cooling element. A retaining member locks and encourages waterproof sealing of the electrically active elements. Each of the elements is provided with structure as necessary to facilitate the free flow of water through the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: COMPUROBOT TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
    Inventors: Wing-kin Hui, Wing-tak Hui
  • Patent number: 9695839
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for cleaning containers using water within the container and a submersible pump exhibiting a nozzle. Air may be injected into the pumped water to increase its pressure as it exists the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: US Submergent Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Henry B. Polston
  • Patent number: 9643204
    Abstract: A decorative display apparatus comprising a flameless candle with an integrated fountain is disclosed. The flameless candle with integrated fountain is designed to be a stand-alone device. The flameless candle with integrated fountain includes a translucent candle body containing a water reservoir to which an optional scent may be added, an optional sealed transparent cover, a power source which may be a battery, USB or DC supply from an AC converter, a pump and an integrated water and light diffuser. The flameless candle with integrated fountain may be operated in either candle-only mode or candle and fountain mode. The device may also be operated on a timer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Inventor: Brian Ray
  • Patent number: 9535313
    Abstract: A projection apparatus for projection in a liquid environment comprises a projection surface adapted to be positioned in the liquid environment and a projector adapted to be positioned in the liquid environment. The projector is adapted to project an image on the projection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Inventor: Jiansheng Wang
  • Patent number: 9527103
    Abstract: A flameless candle device with a fountain includes a container, a light-emitting member, and a pump motor. The container has an outer wall to surround an accommodation space. The accommodation space is divided into a first half portion and a second half portion by a partition. The first half portion is in communication with the second half portion through an opening. The partition has a flange thereon. The accommodation space is adapted to accommodate a fluid, such as water. The light-emitting member is located in the accommodation space. The pump motor is in communication with the first half portion and the second half portion. When the pump motor is activated, the water flows from the first half portion to the second half portion, alternatively, from the second half portion to the first half portion. The present invention provides an illumination effect as well as visual and auditory enjoyments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Inventor: Mou-Li Lin
  • Patent number: 9442359
    Abstract: A passenger vehicle includes a dynamic display unit. The dynamic display unit creates a temporary graphic display inside the passenger vehicle for presenting informational and control elements to passengers inside the passenger vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignees: Volkswagen AG, Audi AG
    Inventor: Peter Oel
  • Patent number: 9199264
    Abstract: Apparatus for pixelating falling water droplets to create a graphical image comprising an elevated water display head formed from a series of two or more modular units. Each of the series of two or more modular units has a water reservoir, a plurality of high speed solenoids located below the water reservoir, a replaceable nozzle plate having a plurality of spaced apart nozzles wherein one of said plurality of high speed solenoids is connected to each nozzle. A programmable micro-controller is provided with each of the modular units for controlling the water supply to the water reservoir and for controlling the formation of the falling water droplets through each solenoid and nozzle. The water droplets falling from said plurality of nozzles from each of the modular units forms part of the graphical image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: PYROTEK SPECIAL EFFECTS, INC.
    Inventors: Danny Tom, Douglas Adams
  • Patent number: 9080762
    Abstract: A decorative display apparatus comprising a flameless candle with an integrated fountain is disclosed. The flameless candle with integrated fountain is designed to be a stand-alone device. The flameless candle with integrated fountain includes a translucent candle body containing a water reservoir to which an optional scent may be added, a power source which may be a battery, USB or DC supply from an AC converter, a pump and an integrated water and light diffuser. The flameless candle with integrated fountain may be operated in either candle-only mode or candle and fountain mode. The device may also be operated on a timer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Inventor: Brian Ray
  • Patent number: 9062839
    Abstract: A selectively-illuminable decorative water feature in the form of an assembly includes a base, casing, and a light source in communication with a semi-translucent or translucent fixture. The base may, for example, be a portion of a component/feature of a swimming pool, a spa or a fountain. The casing and light source may be mounted within the base and the fixture attached to a front surface of the base. The translucence or semi-translucence of the fixture creates an illumination effect due to limited transmission of light, emitted from the light source, through the feature. The water feature may take on a variety of forms, including, for example, decorative fixtures, receptacles, a bowl-shaped fixture, and a hand grip attached to a structural surface of a pool, spa or fountain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: WATER WORKS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: David W. Elder
  • Patent number: 9027848
    Abstract: An apparatus that includes two separate reservoirs wherein the first reservoir is molded into the body of the larger artificial body of water and filled using a standard pump from the main body of water. From the larger body of water, the water is then moved upward through the apparatus through the manual opening of a valve assembly. Once the valve assembly is opened, the water moves through the valve assembly and through a grate and into a second reservoir. From this second reservoir, the water is pulled by the force gravity over the spillway into the main body of water, creating a clean, sheer waterfall effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Waterway Plastics
    Inventors: Brooks Hilton, Jason Hillyard
  • Publication number: 20150041554
    Abstract: Systems and processes for facilitating control of a decorative water fountain system through a network are described. A central computer may be connected to a network and may communicate with a variety of controllers to drive fountain hardware, lights, and music for an automated performance. Audience members may interact with the fountain system by communicating with the central computer through a network. Users may engage an application on a smartphone to request particular water jets, fountain movements, lights, colors, sounds, or the like. The central computer may receive the requests and communicate corresponding commands to fountain hardware controllers to cause the requested actions to be performed by fountain hardware (e.g., nozzles, lights, motors, pumps, switches, etc.). The central computer may also communicate with online social networks to post information related to user interaction, fountain performances, images, status, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Watergush, Inc.
    Inventor: Jose Antonio AGUILERA SANCHEZ
  • Publication number: 20140306025
    Abstract: A water jet device and a water dance speaker comprising the water jet device are disclosed. The water jet device comprises a base container, a drive unit and fans driven by the drive unit, the drive unit being mounted externally to a bottom of the base container, while the fans internally to the bottom of the base container. A cover plate, disposed on the base container to engage therewith, comprises via holes thereon and coordinates with the base container to form a chamber to contain liquids. On the side of the cover plate away from the base container are formed protrusions vertical to the cover plate, a first via hole penetrating each of the protrusions. The present invention provides a water jet device capable of recycling water resources and preventing water leak. Therefore, the water jet device as disclosed is safe in use and possesses practical applicability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventor: KUO TSAI LEE
  • Publication number: 20140263715
    Abstract: A water delivery device that may float on a body of water is described. The device may comprise a buoyant sphere that houses a water shooting device. The device may include fins to help stabilize the sphere against recoil when water is shot from the device. Clips may be included on the device to tether multiple devices together or to the bottom or side of the body of water. The device may include lighting effects to the water shooting out of the device or lighting effects on or from inside the sphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Mark Fuller, Don Lariviere
  • Publication number: 20140263716
    Abstract: A unique water display involving igniting fire is described. Water is shot into the air and fuel is dispensed in proximity thereto. The fuel is ignited and illuminates the water. The water may encompass some of the fire and fall down around it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Jim Doyle
  • Publication number: 20140239086
    Abstract: An interactive entertainment apparatus and system and a method of interacting with water to provide audio, visual, olfactory, gustatory and/or tactile effects are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: FINNACGOAL LIMITED
    Inventor: Kwok Chuen Wong
  • Patent number: 8763925
    Abstract: A laminar flow water jet system has a housing with a water channel, the housing creating a laminar flow in the water channel from the water flowing through the housing. A lighting element is provided with a controller. The laminar flow passes through at least one jetting element having a cup portion and a nozzle portion and jetting a laminar flow tube from the laminar flow passing through the water channel in the housing at the base portion. The laminar flow tube is ejected from the nozzle as a laminar flow jet having a smoothed tubular surface jacket and being lit by the lighting element. An additive source drips additive into the cup portion at a rate controlled by the controller, the additive being absorbed by capillary action by the laminar flow tube as it is passed through the nozzle to become the laminar flow jet. The absorption process drawing in air from the surrounding atmosphere and creating perturbations or bubbles within the laminar flow tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Johnson