Valving Means For Each Flow Path Patents (Class 239/444)
  • Publication number: 20100133353
    Abstract: An atomiser, painting machine, paint cabin, and method of operating an atomizer are disclosed. The atomizer includes a first paint inlet for a first paint system, and at least one additional second paint inlet for a second paint system. Each of the paint inlets are separated from each other, so that the atomiser may optionally apply one of the two different paint systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventor: Frank Herre
  • Patent number: 7665676
    Abstract: A showerhead system for communicating a fluid supply, the system including a fixed fluid dispensing unit supported at a location, the fixed dispensing unit including a plurality of nozzles in fluid communication with the fluid supply. A removable fluid dispensing unit is releasably secured to a receptacle established within the fixed dispensing, the removable unit further including at least one additional nozzle. The fluid supply is adapted to be in selective communication with either or both the fixed and removable fluid dispensing units, such as through the provision of a fluid diverter element located at an inlet of the fixed unit and from which extends a conduit in separate communication with the removable unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Inventor: Mordechai Lev
  • Patent number: 7624933
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for establishing a controllable reactive thrust in a pressure washing lance (40) linked to an extension member (20) through use of a variable bypass valve (52) and dump tube (66) combination. The bypass valve (52) is coupled to a source of high pressure fluid by a system high pressure or primary circuit (26,38). The bypass valve (52) preferably has at least one bypass input (56), which is intended to be fluidly coupled with the high pressure or primary circuit (38), and at least one each of a bypass primary output (58) and a bypass secondary output (60). Operation of the bypass valve (52) selectively couples the bypass input (56) with the bypass primary output (58) and/or the bypass secondary output (60). Fluid from the bypass primary output (58) is directed to the lance ejection nozzle (44) while fluid from the bypass secondary output (60) (secondary fluid) is directed to the dump tube (66).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Inventor: Tracy Boekelman
  • Patent number: 7533831
    Abstract: A fuel injector having an injection nozzle comprising a nozzle body being provided with a nozzle bore, an outer valve received within the nozzle bore and being engageable with a first seating to control fuel delivery through a first set of one or more nozzle outlets. The outer valve is provided with an outer valve bore within which an inner valve is received the inner valve being engageable with a second seating to control fuel delivery through a second set of one or more nozzle outlets. The fuel injector further includes an injection control chamber for fuel and pressure control means for controlling the pressure of fuel within the injection control chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Peter Cooke
  • Patent number: 7520448
    Abstract: A shower head providing an improved pause mode that restricts the amount of water emanating from the head. The shower head includes a first and second outlet nozzle, a valve body operative to be in fluid communication with a shower pipe, the valve body having first and second flow channels in fluid communication with the shower pipe, each of which is also in fluid communication with one of the outlet nozzles. The first and second flow channels have different cross-sectional areas. In another embodiment, the valve body further includes a valve center in fluid communication between the first flow channel and the shower pipe, and is also in fluid communication between the second flow channel and the shower pipe. The valve body further defines a first hole in fluid communication with the first flow channel and the valve center, and a second hole in fluid communication with the second flow channel and the valve center, with the second hole having a smaller cross-sectional area than that of the first hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventors: Harold A. Luettgen, Gary D. Golichowski, Gary L. Sokol
  • Patent number: 7475833
    Abstract: A sprinkling head structure of a sprinkler includes a sprinkling head and a guide section. The sprinkling head is a substantially hollow cylindrical body. A first face of the sprinkling head is formed with multiple first outgoing openings which are annularly arranged. A second face of the sprinkling head is formed with multiple second incoming openings respectively corresponding to the first outgoing openings. The guide section is disposed inside the sprinkling head, including multiple passages and at least one channel. The passages communicate with two faces of the guide section. First ends and second ends of the passages respectively correspond to the first openings and second openings. The channel directly communicates with at least two of the passages. The water flow can be at the same time discharged from at least two of the first openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Inventor: Gordon Chih
  • Patent number: 7448558
    Abstract: A water sprinkling assembly includes a base having a first L shaped tube and a second L shaped tube respectively and oppositely provided on an inner side face of a recessed area in the base, and a sprinkling disk rotatably connected to the base and having multiple sprinkling holes and two opposed blind holes with a water guiding track formed on a bottom face of the sprinkling disk to connect the two blind holes together such that when the two blind holes are aligned with the first outlet and the second inlet of the base respectively, the water will be guided directly from the first outlet to the second inlet and eventually flows out of the base via the second outlet of the base for a different application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Inventor: Tzu-Meng Wang
  • Patent number: 7404526
    Abstract: An injection nozzle for an internal combustion engine, the injection nozzle including an outer valve needle which is engageable with an outer valve seating so as to control injection through a first nozzle outlet, an inner valve needle which is movable within the outer valve needle and engageable with an inner valve seating so as to control injection through a second nozzle outlet, and a coupling arrangement for coupling movement of the outer valve needle to the inner valve needle in circumstances in which the outer valve needle is moved away from the outer valve seating beyond a predetermined amount, thereby to permit fuel injection through both the first and second nozzle outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Cooke, Andrew J. Limmer, Louise A. Connelly
  • Patent number: 7401471
    Abstract: A dynamic spray system for effectively thermally managing electronic components. The dynamic spray system includes a thermal management system including a spray unit, and a control unit in communication with the thermal management system. The spray unit includes a spray head and an atomizer within the spray head for dispensing a continuous coolant spray having a spray characteristic. The control unit delivers an electrical signal to the spray unit dependent upon feedback data received from the thermal management system, wherein the electrical signal controls the spray unit to adjust the spray characteristic of the continuous coolant spray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Isothermal Systems Research, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles L. Tilton
  • Patent number: 7367515
    Abstract: An auxiliary device for marking marks on a surface of a field playing surface. The device includes a frame attachable to a field line marking machine that includes a paint supply. A guide system having a length dimension is carried by the frame member. The guide system is oriented horizontally. A field paint coating apparatus is carried within the guide system carried by the frame member for movement over a fixed distance along the guide system. The field paint coating apparatus is connected to the paint supply carried by the field line marking machine and serves to paint marks accurately, precisely and reproducibly on a field playing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Inventor: Ralph R. Newman
  • Patent number: 7360723
    Abstract: A showerhead system for communicating a fluid supply, the system including a fixed fluid dispensing unit supported at a location, the fixed dispensing unit including a plurality of nozzles in fluid communication with the fluid supply. A removable fluid dispensing unit is releasably secured to a receptacle established within the fixed dispensing, the removable unit further including at least one additional nozzle. The fluid supply is adapted to be in selective communication with either or both the fixed and removable fluid dispensing units, such as through the provision of a fluid diverter element located at an inlet of the fixed unit and from which extends a conduit in separate communication with the removable unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Inventor: Moty Lev
  • Patent number: 7344095
    Abstract: A water sprayer for a faucet includes a housing, a guide member, a valve seat, a nozzle unit, a press button and a valve shaft. Thus, the first nozzle and the second nozzle of the nozzle unit provides two different water output manners so that the water flow is injected outward from the nozzle unit in two different manners according to a user's requirement, thereby facilitating the user operating the water sprayer. In addition, the water flow can be injected outward from the nozzle unit in a stronger or weaker manner and with a larger or smaller area, thereby enhancing the working efficiency and saving the water resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Da Yuan Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Yuan Hsu
  • Patent number: 7331536
    Abstract: A shower head includes a main body formed with a chamber communicating with a water inlet at the upper end. The main body has its lower end formed with central water outlets and peripheral water outlets and has its interior installed with a water-separating unit with a pivot having a sealing member fixed thereon. When the pivot together with the sealing member is moved up and down vertically in the chamber, the sealing member can carry out sealing to control the water flowing in the chamber through the central water outlets or the peripheral water outlets. The main body has one circumferential side installed with a press unit formed with two pushing slopes actuated to move horizontally and push the pivot of the water-separating unit to shift up and down vertically for controlling the shower head to send out water through the center or the periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Globe Union Industrial Corp. (GUIC)
    Inventors: Bruce Zhen, Sheng-Ping Hu
  • Patent number: 7328858
    Abstract: A shower head for a kitchen sink, comprising a first insert and a second insert for water conveyance, the second insert being provided with elements for coupling to the enclosure, which comprise at least one tab that is adapted to enter, as a consequence of motion in an axial direction, a receptacle provided in the enclosure in order to lock the insert upon rotation about its own axis, rotation in the opposite direction being prevented by the coupling with the first insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: AMFAG S.p.A.
    Inventor: Orlando Bosio
  • Patent number: 7320442
    Abstract: An on-off shower head, comprising an outer enclosure and a jet opening and closing device, further comprising water conveyance means arranged within the enclosure and adapted to prevent any contact of the water with the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: AMFAG S.p.A.
    Inventor: Orlando Bosio
  • Patent number: 7178740
    Abstract: A system and method for injecting a low-pressure spray of solution into a high-pressure spray of liquid produced by a pressure washing system. The system comprises a liquid storage tank for the solution that is operable to be pressurized. The system comprises a wand that is coupled to the liquid storage tank and securable to a high-pressure wand. The system may comprise a high-pressure pump that is operable to produce a high-pressure flow of fluid to the high-pressure wand. The pressure stored in the liquid storage tank provides the force to drive the solution to the discharge of the high-pressure wand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Inventor: David K. Williams
  • Patent number: 7140559
    Abstract: A spraying device such as an atomizer mounted to a painting robot of an installation for the serial spraying of work pieces contains both the color change valve arrangement and a metering pump located between the color changer and the spray head. The metering pump is preferably a valveless rotary piston pump, and for the color changer a suitably miniaturized arrangement and construction for the valve assemblies is preferred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Behr Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Stefano Giulano
  • Patent number: 7134614
    Abstract: A hand-held sprayer for bathroom capable of solving such a problem that an installation space for a sprayer is required at one corner of a bathroom, wherein a flow passage is formed in a casing (1), a spray nozzle (39) is connected to the tip of the flow passage, and the tip of the spray nozzle (39) is projected from the casing (1), whereby the conventional sprayer can be eliminated by fitting the hand-held sprayer to the feed water means of existing shower equipment (S), i.e., to the tip of a flexible tube (T).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Inventors: Haru Miyake, Takamura Miyake
  • Patent number: 7124962
    Abstract: A sprayer is disclosed that may be attached to a garden hose for cleaning exterior surfaces such as windows. By turning a flow selector in a single direction tap water from the hose first flows through the sprayer to rinse the surface to be cleaned. The flow selector can then be set to spray a mixture of cleaner (e.g., one or more surfactants) and surface modifier (e.g., one or more polymers) and water on the surface. The flow selector can then be set to an off position to allow for scrubbing of the surface with a scrubbing tool. The flow selector can then be set to rinse the surface with untreated water, and the flow selector can be turned further to rinse the surface with filtered tap water produced by a filter in the sprayer. Also disclosed are unitary cartridges providing a combined replacement of the cleaning surfactant and a filtering system for deionizing the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Fryan, Peter M. Neumann, Evan A. Sparks, Kevin L. Askling, Loretta G. Lynch
  • Patent number: 7114666
    Abstract: A shower head having dual turbines. The shower head includes a body having an inlet for connection to a water conduit, a first outlet nozzle formed on the body, a second outlet nozzle formed on the body, a first turbine operably connected to the first outlet nozzle, and a second turbine operably connected to the second outlet nozzle. The shower head may include a flow actuation system taking the form of an actuator ring, a valve connected to the actuator ring and forming a flow channel, a first actuation point defined on the actuator ring, a second actuation point defined on the actuator ring, and a plunger situated within the flow channel. The plunger extends radially outwardly from a center of the valve when aligned with one of the first and second actuation points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventors: Harold A. Luettgen, Gary D. Golichowski, Gary L. Sokol
  • Patent number: 7100845
    Abstract: A switch-equipped sprinkler including a main body, a rotary water-distributing switch and a color-changeable warning facial cap mounted in a facial cap of the sprinkler. The switch is mounted in the main body. The switch has an operating handle arranged between the facial cap and the handle of the sprinkler. In the case that the temperature of the water exceeds a set value, the color-changeable facial cap will warn a user. The switch is operable with single handle to control the path of the water flow and switch the figures of the sprinkled water as necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Inventor: Elvis Hsieh
  • Tap
    Patent number: 7090154
    Abstract: A tap has a flexible hose for delivering water and a support for the flexible hose. The support comprises a channel with an open mouth along its length. The flexible hose is removably mounted in the channel such that it is supported along at least the majority of its length and can be removed by lifting out of the mouth of the channel. When removed from its support the flexible hose extends the reach of the tap, and when mounted in the support it is kept in an orderly position where it does not interfere with e.g. washing and cooking. The tap can be wall or deck mounted. Preferably the channel is U-shaped and has a semi-circular cross section, which conforms to the shape of the hose. The hose may have a spray head at its distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Hornbeam Ivy Limited
    Inventor: William Peter Herring
  • Patent number: 7070125
    Abstract: A faucet head having a multi-pattern head and a fluid diversion system. The multi-pattern head has a stream outlet, a first spray outlet, and a second spray outlet. The fluid diversion system comprises a first valve, a second valve, and a water supply input. A first discharge pattern is characterized by the fluid diversion system connecting the stream outlet to the water supply input. A second discharge pattern is characterized by the fluid diversion system connecting the first spray outlet to the water supply input. A third discharge pattern is characterized by the fluid diversion system connecting the first spray outlet and the second spray outlet to the water supply input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Alston Edward Williams, Mark S. Bloom, Steve Nadler
  • Patent number: 7066402
    Abstract: A Spraying assembly for spraying liquids for agricultural purposes is provided whose respective sprayer valves attached to a common liquid supply line are at least configured in the form of valve housings whose pair of valve channels share a common distributor bore. This distributor bore allows connecting the bodies of valve housings in one of two positions in order that, provided that they are connected using a t-shaped fitting, they may be arranged either with their valve bores lined up in rows extending to the front or rear of the liquid supply line, as well as ahead of or behind the liquid supply line and aligned parallel thereto. Since one embodiment also provides a rotatable pipe-T joint, the dual-sprayer-nozzle valve units may also be arranged beneath the liquid supply line, which yields a large number of opportunities for laying out the sprayer nozzles, in spite of the simple means available for connecting them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Lechler GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Goebel, Norbert Mueller
  • Patent number: 6981661
    Abstract: A spraying gun includes a gun body, an adjusting device, a guide pipe, and a spraying nozzle. The adjusting device includes an rotatable knob, and a connecting member. Thus, the sprinkling manner of the spraying gun is adjusted by rotating the rotatable knob of the adjusting device, thereby facilitating a user operating the spraying gun. In addition, the user controls the sprinkling manner of the spraying gun easily, so that the water injected outward from the spraying gun is controlled exactly, thereby preventing the injected water from wetting the user's clothes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Shin Tai Spurt Water of the Garden Tools Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chin-Yuan Chen
  • Patent number: 6896201
    Abstract: A shower bath tap comprised of a seat, an adapter, a circular water outlet tube, a rotation water outlet base, a diversion mechanism, and a depression handle; the adapter being pivoted to water supply lines on the wall and the depression handle being connected to a pivoting rod at the seat to depress the seat; the diversion mechanism being connected to the bottom of the seat; the circular water outlet tube and the rotation water outlet base being respectively connected to the seat; and the diversion mechanism controlling whether the water is to be delivered through the circular water outlet tube or to the rotation water outlet base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Globe Union Industrial Corp.
    Inventor: Scott Ouyoung
  • Patent number: 6880350
    Abstract: A dynamic spray system for effectively thermally managing electronic components. The dynamic spray system includes one or more spray units each having a housing structure, a first portion, a first orifice within said first portion fluidly connected to a swirl chamber, a main jet fluidly connected to the swirl chamber, a plunger movably positioned within the main jet for adjusting fluid flow through the main jet, and at least one swirl inlet fluidly connected to the swirl chamber for generating a fluid swirl effect within the swirl chamber. The main jet is preferably aligned with the first orifice for dispersing a relatively narrow spray pattern from the first orifice when the fluid flow is increased through the main jet. The spray pattern is broadened when the fluid flow through the main jet is decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Isothermal Systems Research, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles L. Tilton
  • Publication number: 20040164183
    Abstract: A head (1) for dispensing water in a handshower, comprising a cover (2) that is associated in a fixed manner with the end of a water feed duct (3) and comprises means for connection to an underlying rotatable dispenser (9) that is adapted to selectively convey the water to diffusers that produce different jets; the connection means comprise two ceramic plates (7,8) that are in mutual contact and are perforated, one plate (7) being monolithic with the fixed cover (2), the other plate (8) being rigidly coupled to the rotatable dispenser (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventor: Fabrizio Nobili
  • Patent number: 6769634
    Abstract: In a fuel injection nozzle having a nozzle body which body has one first and one second group of injection ports, one first and one second nozzle needle, and one separate pressure chamber for each nozzle needle, so that the injection needles are adjustable independently of one another between a closed position, in which the injection ports associated with the corresponding nozzle needle are closed, and an injection position, in which the corresponding injection ports are opened, a free choice of injection cross sections is to be made possible, while the design is simple. To that end, it is provided that the two nozzle needles adjoin one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Brenk, Wolfgang Klenk, Uwe Gordon, Manfred Mack
  • Publication number: 20040055559
    Abstract: A dual mode fuel injector having first (15) and second (30) valve members. The valve members are actuatable independently of one another and are arranged to open in opposite directions. The valve members control the flow through first (18) and second (29) orifices, one of which injects the fuel at a narrow angle with respect to the injector axis, and the other of which injects the fuel at a wider angle with respect to this axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventor: Christopher Howard Best
  • Patent number: 6618872
    Abstract: A controlling device for a showerhead with a body includes a push rod, a controlling valve and a collar. The push rod is movably mounted in the showerhead body. The controlling valve is hollow to allow accommodate the push rod and has a first opening, a second opening communicating with the first opening and an radial hole radially defined in a side face of the controlling valve to communicate with both the first opening and the second passage. The collar is adapted to connect to the showerhead body and has a neck. The push rod extends through the controlling valve and the collar and has a head selectively received in the first opening to block communication between the main passage and the first opening so that water is able to selectively flow out of the showerhead body via the first outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Inventor: Chen-Yueh Fan
  • Patent number: 6554209
    Abstract: A combination hose nozzle and lawn sprinkler which is operable both as a hose nozzle by a user and as a lawn sprinkler when ground mounted. An internal jet and a member define a passageway for water to be directed from the passageway in a first configuration. A plurality of orifices are closed when the water is directed from the passageway in the first configuration and are open in a second configuration when the combination is used as a lawn sprinkler. A protuberance is provided for ground mounting. The orifices are provided in a member that may rotate when the combination is used in the ground mounted configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Inventor: Simeon Djordjevic
  • Patent number: 6550697
    Abstract: A shower head assembly includes a shower base mounted on a lower end of a housing body to confine central and surrounding conduits, a valve member disposed to be turned to control water flow from a main inlet of the housing body to flow into one of the central and surrounding conduits, and an elongated operating member which has an inner connecting end secured to the valve member, and an outer operating end extending outwardly of the housing body so as to be operated externally to turn the valve member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Globe Union Industrial Corp.
    Inventor: Johnson Lai
  • Patent number: 6454186
    Abstract: A shower head having a plurality of spray modes and unique controls to allow the selection of the desired mode. The shower head includes several unique features to allow the inclusion of several different spray modes, such as wide spray, medium spray, center spray, champagne spray, high speed pulsating spray, low speed pulsating spray, and mist. A waterfall mode can be implemented. The shower head includes a flow control valve that controls the pressure of the water flow, and acts to divert water to a mode selector or to a separate spray mode, such as the mist mode. The flow control valve diverts water between the mode selector and the separate spray mode. It also allows a combination of the modes controlled by the mode selector and the separate spray mode. The shower head also includes a mode selector. The mode selector transfers or routes fluids from the flow control valve to any number of individual or a combination of flow spray mode outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay A. Haverstraw, Joseph W. Cacka, Robin D. Harris, Robert B. Male, Gary J. Thomas, Allen Yi
  • Patent number: 6422199
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fuel injector comprising a nozzle body within which first and second valve needles are slidable. The first valve needle is engagable with a first seating to control fuel injection from a first outlet opening provided in the nozzle body and the second valve needle is engagable with a second seating to control fuel injection from a second outlet opening provided in the nozzle body. The fuel injector further comprises first and second control chambers for fuel, whereby fuel pressure within the first and second control chambers controls movement of the first and second valve needles away from their respective seatings so as to permit fuel delivery from a selected outlet opening. The first and second valve needles being arranged adjacent to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Buckley, Malcolm David Dick Lambert
  • Patent number: 6378789
    Abstract: A combination spray apparatus which allows for the selection of several different flowable materials to be sprayed from a single unit and at the site of the unit itself. In the preferred manner, the spray apparatus includes a trigger nozzle as well as the selection of two different materials to be sprayed through a second barrel portion. An eductor it utilized to draw selected materials into a spray stream. The combination spray apparatus is operable with water pressures which are customary to most cities and industries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson Commercial Markets, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Seaman, Jr., Jeffrey Y. Chen, John A. Boticki, Carey W. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 6378787
    Abstract: A novel combined pressure atomizing nozzle for gas-turbine burners is provided, with which an improved adaptation of the atomizing quality of liquids to the respective load conditions, i.e. good premixing over the entire load range, can be realized. To this end, the pressure atomizing nozzle comprises a nozzle body (1) having at least two separate feed passages (7, 12) for at least one liquid (14, 29, 31) to be atomized. The first feed passage (7) is at least partly enclosed by the second feed passage (12) and is connected downstream to an outer space (5) via a discharge orifice (11). The second feed passage (12) is likewise connected to the outer space (5), in which case the second feed passage (12) has at least two discharge orifices (13) to the outer space (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Alstom
    Inventors: Franz Büchi, Uwe Hoferer, Peter Jansohn, Christian Steinbach
  • Patent number: 6322005
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shower system with a showerhead (18) which is connected to a mixer faucet (12) for warm and cold water via a water delivery channel (16) and can be operated with various, according to selection, streams. According to the invention, a remote control unit is provided for adjusting the stream of the showerhead in order to enable an easier and more reliable change of the stream. To this end, an actuating element is located at a distance from the showerhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Peter Kern, Rainer Schopp, Wilhelm Bauer, Andreas Frede
  • Patent number: 6290147
    Abstract: A multiple discharge faucet spout includes a shell with a waterway and a valve body positioned within the shell. The valve body has a water passage which communicates with the waterway and there is a stream discharge and a spray discharge functionally communicating with the valve body water passage. A valve member is movable within the valve body to control water flow from the waterway to either the spray discharge or the stream discharge. A movable control member is attached to the valve member and effective upon inward movement thereof to cause the valve member to close communication between the waterway and the stream discharge and open communication between the waterway and the spray discharge. A spring normally urges the valve member to a position in which the faucet has a stream discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Moen Incorporated
    Inventors: John E. Bertrand, David J. Kruszewski
  • Patent number: 6263868
    Abstract: A gas stove burner has a base having an annular outer edge and a lower ring sitting on the base, forming therewith a lower compartment, and having an outer edge forming with the base outer edge an outwardly open annular slot communicating with the lower compartment. An upper ring sitting on the lower ring forms therewith an upper compartment and has an outer edge forming with the lower-ring outer edge an array of outwardly open holes communicating with the upper compartment. The upper-ring outer edge has a diameter generally equal to a diameter of the lower-ring outer edge. A gas/air mixture is fed to each of the compartments so that the gas will issue from the holes to form an upper flame and from the slot to form a lower flame of substantially the same diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: AGT Gas Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Koch, Randy Rummel, Dennis Dacey
  • Patent number: 6173909
    Abstract: A portable fire extinguishing nozzle arrangement has a nozzle head provided with fire extinguishing nozzles that may be connected to a supply pipe. A plurality of fire extinguishing nozzles are mutually spaced apart at the free front side of the nozzle head. When supplied with fire extinguishing fluid, each fire extinguishing nozzle generates a mist of fire extinguishing fluid. The fire extinguishing nozzles may be selectively supplied with fire extinguishing fluid individually and/or in groups through a valve combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Kamat-Pumpen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dirk Sprakel, Jan Sprakel, Jesper Lindenberg Olesen
  • Patent number: 6164566
    Abstract: A pistol-type water sprayer having an outer disk body, a pulsating member, an inner disk body, a water distributing disk, and a nozzle seat. The pulsating member, the inner disk body and the water distributing disk are mounted over a tubular member extending rearwardly of the outer disk body. The outer disk body is provided with a plurality of pulsating water outlets, inner water outlets, outer water outlets and outer water blocking members. The nozzle seat is provided with a water tube capable of being in alignment with the various water outlets to enable the nozzle to project water in various ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Inventor: Chao Hui-Chen
  • Patent number: 6142389
    Abstract: This invention provides a plumbing structure that functions as a highly convenient, flow diverter valve assembly. The flow diverter permits a user to routinely, rapidly, and repeatedly clean surfaces beneath the flow diverter using at least two intersecting streams of fluid. The first stream of fluid is a convention stream of fluid, such as, for example, an aerated stream of fluid from a sink spout. The second stream of fluid is an auxiliary stream of fluid that intersects the first stream of fluid. When a surface, such as the surface of a razor blade, is held in the area where the at least two streams intersect, any foreign matter on the surface, such as hair particles or shaving cream, is rapidly removed by the streams of fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Inventor: Michael Smith Kynett
  • Patent number: 6126088
    Abstract: A nozzle mounting and control system for use in sprayers comprising multiple sets of nozzles mounted in the operating position on a sprayer boom. Control valves are operable to select which sets of nozzles are operating at any given time. The valves may be remote controlled and may further incorporate a rate controller to maintain a chosen application rate as speed varies. This application rate may be varied conveniently. The rate controller may be a present rate controller such as measures the speed and total fluid volume delivered and then adjusts the pressure to maintain the application rate, or may be a novel rate controller which measures the speed and fluid pressure and then adjusts the pressure to maintain the application rate. Either rate controller would operate the control valves to select the proper combination of operating nozzles in addition to adjusting the pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Inventors: Wilfred H. Wilger, Mark Bartel
  • Patent number: 6042027
    Abstract: A shower head has an array of spray nozzles arranged over an outlet face. A first set of nozzles is connected to a cold water supply to provide cold water spray nozzles, and a second set of the nozzles is connected to a hot water supply to provide hot water spray nozzles. A third set of nozzles surrounds the hot and cold water nozzles, and is connected to a mixed water supply at a temperature between the hot and cold water temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Inventor: Arne Paul Sandvik
  • Patent number: 5979800
    Abstract: A sprinkler nozzle capable of forming various sprinkling patterns. An inner cylinder laterally surrounds an outer periphery of a nozzle body, a gap within the inner cylinder serves as an inner flow passage, and an outer flow passage is provided outside the inner cylinder. Water from through holes formed in a peripheral wall of the nozzle body is conducted to the inner flow passage or the outer flow passage by operating reciprocatingly the inner cylinder. Further, an enlarged tip end portion formed at its peripheral wall with water flow-in holes is provided contiguous to a closed tip end of the nozzle body, and the water flow-in holes communicate with the inner flow passage so that an operation of the inner cylinder can provide various sprinkling patterns such as a straight rod, mist, cone, watering pot and shower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Inventor: Toshio Takagi
  • Patent number: 5967417
    Abstract: A shower head, for example, a hand shower contains in its interior a means with which the flow of the water leaving the shower head through a jet orifice can be modulated relatively slowly. The means for modulating the flow of water may be powered, more particularly, by a turbine wheel arranged in the interior of the shower head. When two arrays of jet orifices are provided for producing two different types of jet the means may be used for automatic changeover between the two types of jet. The invention provides a shower with which the user is showered by all types of jet possible with the aid of the shower without requiring him to make a change by hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ralf Mantel
  • Patent number: 5918811
    Abstract: A water discharge device in the form of a showerhead is disclosed having multiple features including a rotating shutoff valve incorporated in the body of the device. Variable discharge patterns are achieved by rotation of a handle on the side of the device. These patterns include a vibrating spray, a columnar spray pattern and cone shaped spray pattern. All patterns are achieved at low flow rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Speakman Company
    Inventors: Willard A. Denham, Christopher G. Miedzius
  • Patent number: 5918816
    Abstract: A multifunction hand shower can be used in at least two modes of operation: in the first of these modes of operation, the shower jets emerge from the shower base (3) in a constant stream at relatively high speed and with a small cross-section ("hard jet mode") and in the second mode of operation they emerge at high speed and with a relatively small cross-section, but are intermittently interrupted ("pulse jet mode"). The periodic interruption of the "pulse jets" is ensured by a pulse wheel (23) which is housed in a circular chamber (20) in the housing (1) in such a way that it can rotate. In the "hard jet mode", the rotation of the pulse wheel (23) is interrupted, by a stop (45), in a quite specific angular position which allows the hard jets to emerge from the shower base (3) in a constant stream. To change over to "pulse jet mode", the stop (45) is moved out of the path of movement of a stop (28) which is connected to the pulse wheel (23) such that the pulse wheel (23) is now able to rotate freely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Hansa Metallwerke AG
    Inventor: Roland Huber
  • Patent number: 5887796
    Abstract: A dual mode watering nozzle attachable to a hose. The nozzle has two outlets. One outlet selectively delivers a full flow stream across a valve control. The other outlet selectively delivers a spray. One outlet at the nozzle may be used, for example, to quickly fill a container and the other to deliver a spray for applications such as watering plants or cleaning a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Inventor: Sylvester J. Dimmer