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Rain Bird Corporation

Carefusion 2200, Inc.

Carefusion 207, Inc.

Viasys Manufacturing, Inc.

Harold F Miller

Steve Han

Steven Duquette

Terry Blansfield

Steve Duquette

Samuel W Osier

An integrated nasal mask is adapted for delivering gas to a patient and comprises a mask body and a pair of elongate nostril-engaging stems. The mask body is generally triangularly shaped and includes a nasal opening sized and configured to substantially envelope a patient's nose. The nasal opening opens to a nasal cavity. The nostril-engaging stems extend outwardly from the nasal cavity. Each one of the stems defines a fluid passageway for delivering gas to the patient's nose and for allowing discharge of exhalation gasses during the exhalation phase of the breathing cycle.

Integrated mask and prongs for nasal CPAP

An automatically controllable commercial system for brewing a consistently high quality cold brewed beverage from a supply of purified water, optionally sweetening the brewed beverage, and dispensing the cold brewed beverage is provided. The system of the present invention includes automatically controllable integrated components for purifying the water supplied to brew the beverage and for maintaining the system in a sanitary condition that can be serviced on site or from a remote location. The present invention further provides an automated, commercial scale method for brewing tea from real tea leaves and naturally sweetening the tea to produce cold sweet tea with the high quality taste of homemade sweet tea.

Tea brewing and dispensing method

Tea brewing and dispensing system and method

A respiratory mask includes a mask frame, a cushion and a retaining element. The retaining element is embedded within the cushion and is configured to secure the cushion to the mask frame. Forehead pads can be positioned in the mask frame and be adjustable independent of one another and with respect to the mask frame.

Respiratory mask

A pressure driver for a ventilation system comprises a gas source, an inspiration flow control valve and a patient pressure sensor to form a closed loop control system. The inspiration flow control valve may be mounted within a housing and is operative to open and close in response to patient pressure measurements in order to produce a desired pressure at the patient. The pressure driver may further include a mixture control for allowing selective adjustment of the oxygen concentration in pressurized gas delivered to the patient. An oxygen mixer is connected between the gas source and the mixture control and is operative to deliver the desired mixture of oxygen and air to the inspiration flow control valve for delivery to the patient. An oxygen sensor monitors the oxygen concentration in the gas provided by the oxygen mixer.

Hardware configuration for pressure driver

A spray head provided with a plurality of nozzles defined by a base and a deflector cap. Each nozzle is provided with a deflector portion or nozzle plate for directing an upward traveling fluid in an outward direction. Furthermore, the deflector portion may be provided with steps or vanes for altering and varying the flow characteristics of a fluid spray pattern exiting the nozzle. In this manner, different portions of the fluid spray pattern may be projected to varying distances so that the fluid may cover an area having generally straight boundaries and having one or more right angles. Furthermore, the fluid spray pattern may be used to cover a triangular area. In this manner, overspray is reduced. The areas covered by independent nozzles of the spray head may be proximally located by their arrangement within the spray head so as to minimize overlap of the areas.

Side and corner strip nozzle

A brewing and dispensing system for iced tea, particularly presweetened iced tea, which is especially well-suited for use in a fast food restaurant is provided. This system includes brewing means for brewing a supply of fresh tea, a supply of sweetener formulated to remain liquid in a chilled condition, chiller means for maintaining the tea and sweetener in a chilled condition, circulating means for maintaining the chilled tea and sweetener under constant circulation, and dispenser means for dispensing presweetened tea having a preselected ratio of sweetener and tea at one or a plurality of locations. A compressor means propels the sweetener and the tea under pressure from each supply to the chiller and from there to the dispenser. Undispensed tea and sweetener are circulated from the dispenser means back to the chiller means and are kept constantly circulating until dispensed. An alarm, including fluid level detection means is also provided to insure that the proper levels of the tea and sweetener supplies are maintained while the system is in operation. Water supply means, valve means and drain lines are further provided to enable the system to be easily flushed and sanitized.

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Summerville, SC, United States of America

Harold F Miller