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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087596 | Device and method for metering media The invention relates to a device (1) for metering media (2) and comprises at least one storage vessel (3), a measuring vessel (14) and a target vessel (14) that are interconnected to give one unit. By the exertion of force on the ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7694896 | Liquid reservoir, spray assembly, and method of using same Disposable reservoirs for use with spray apparatuses, reservoir-adapter kits, spray assemblies employing such reservoirs, and methods of use are disclosed. ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7416140 | Disposable cup to be set up on a spray gun for preparing, applying and preserving a paint Disposable cup for preparing, applying and preserving a paint to be set up on a paint spray gun characterized in that it includes on one of its end faces a closable vent device (7) forming a vent valve with valve duct (22) and valve plug (25) wh... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7374111 | Apparatus for spraying liquids, and disposable containers and liners suitable for use therewith A spray gun (1) has a fluid reservoir (11) with a removable liner (13) received in a container (12) having a detachable lid (15). The liner (13), which may be thermo/vacuum-formed from a planar material, has a shape that cor... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7246757 | Nozzle cover of air brush An air brush includes a brush member with a head portion at an end and a nozzle on the head portion. A nozzle cover is detachably bonded to the nozzle. The nozzle cover has a first attracting portion, and the nozzle has a second attracting portion associated with th... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7232077 | Fluid level sensing apparatus and method for a spray applicator The present invention relates to a level sensing spray applicator. In one embodiment, the spray applicator includes a gun that receives a liquid and a supply vessel coupled to the gun. The vessel includes a level sensor responsive to the volume retained by the suppl... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7201289 | Method for introducing a catalyst solution into a coating formulation A method for introducing a polymerization catalyst into a coating formulation as the formulation flows from a reservoir includes the steps of: opening the first end of a sealed dispenser holding a predetermined volume of a polymeri... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191957 | Peristaltic machine for depositing viscous materials A peristaltic depositing machine includes a hopper to store viscous material. A flexibly deformable tubing section is connected to the hopper for receiving the viscous material. A pair of rollers cooperate to compress tubing section and thereafter move forwardly alo... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7172139 | Security clip for spray gun connector A connector system for releasably securing a reservoir to a spray gun includes hook members on a lid of the reservoir that engage a flange of an inlet adaptor on the spray gun with a push/twist action to secure the reservoir to the spray gun. A retainer clip mounted... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7147172 | Personal decontamination apparatus and method A personal decontamination apparatus includes an adapter valve attachable to a water source for mixing water with a concentrated decontamination fluid for rapid detoxifying washing of the skin of a user exposed to toxic chemical, biological or nuclear radioactive su... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143960 | Liquid sample reservoir suitable for use with a spraying apparatus A single use, disposable reservoir of low volume for use in conjunction with a spray gun for spray painting small areas, for example ‘spray out’ cards for color matching a paint mix for spray painting a vehicle. The reservoir is in the form of a syringe body wit... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7104467 | Dispensing apparatus with coding means A liquid flow restrictor in the supply line of an eductor or other dilution or dispensing device has a rotatably mounted disc with opposite faces and a plurality of apertures or holes, which provide different flow restrictions between the faces, and a pair of flow c... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7072864 | Customer activated multi-value (CAM) card The Customer Activated Multi-Value (CAM) card provides a customer with a primary use as a transaction card which can be further activated to have a secondary use as a credit card. The CAM card can be activated as a transaction card or as a transaction card with a cr... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7036752 | Connection of cup and paint sprayer A paint sprayer includes a threaded hole defined in a barrel thereof and a connection member is threadedly engaged with the threaded hole. A passage defined through the connection member and shares a common axis with the threaded hole in the sprayer. An eccentric ho... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028921 | Catalyst solution dispenser for a hand-held liquid spraying apparatus A dispenser for dispensing a polymerization catalyst solution into a liquid coating formulation has a cross sectional area “a” given by the relationship: a≅P·A·[W/w]·10−6, where ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6953155 | Pressure assisted liquid supply assembly An assembly for feeding liquid to the inlet port of a liquid spraying device or spray gun. The assembly includes a stiff container that defines an opening into a cavity in the container, and a flexible liner positioned within the cavity in the container has an outer... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6941702 | Rainwater collection and dispensation system A rainwater collection and dispensation system for economically conserving water usage by using collected rainwater. The rainwater collection and dispensation system includes a gutter being adapted to be mounted along an edge of a roof of a building structure; and a... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6863227 | Apparatus and methods for swivel attachment of supply vessels to applicator devices Apparatus and methods for swivel attachment of supply vessels to applicator devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an applicator device, a supply vessel having an interior volume, and a swivel assembly coupled between the supply vessel and t... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6845923 | Ergonomic hopper holder An ergonomic hopper holder for use with spray application equipment includes a vertical support member having a holster end, an opposite hopper end, and a hopper hanger proximate to the hopper end. The holder also includes an arm member having a support end, a spray... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6820824 | Apparatus for spraying liquids, disposable containers and liners suitable for use therewith A spray gun has a fluid reservoir that contains a removable liner. The liner, which may be thermo/vacuum-formed from a plastics material, is a close fit within the interior of the reservoir and collapses as fluid is withdrawn from within the liner during operation o... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6805301 | Fluid product dispenser A fluid product dispenser includes: a fluid product tank, a dispenser part comprising a pierced membrane connected directly to the tank, a mechanism to vibrate the pierced membrane, and an actuator button to activate the vibration mechanism. The tank is located abov... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6726125 | Spray gun A spray gun suitable for spraying plaster and other particulate matter uses a series of easily replaceable elements for fast cleaning and changeover of the spray gun. A barrel portion of the gun has a supply chamber for receiving material to be sprayed. A slidable t... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6719217 | Aromatizer The invention provides an air fragrance device (10) having a fan (26) driven by a motor (24) and provided in a blowing chamber (35) and an air fragrance tank (13) having a fragrant agent (1) therein and communicated with the... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6712292 | Adjustable adapter for gravity-feed paint sprayer An adjustable adapter includes two arms, each having an axis, a surface substantially normal to the axis, wherein the surfaces of the arms face each other, an end and a passageway for fluid communication between the end and the opening, wherein one of the arm ends i... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6676017 | Personal interface device and method A personal device is provided. The personal device includes an identification verification system that receives first identification data from a physical identification device, such as by inserting a driver's license into a card reader that is adapted to ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6572034 | Structure for a spray gun The structure of a spray gun of the present invention is basically composed of a hook, a pin, a spray gun and a retaining ring. The top portion of the spray gun has a trough to receive the hook therein. The trough has a connecting ridge at one end with a ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6550692 | Self-contained finish spraying apparatus A self-contained finish spraying apparatus that allows a user to transport the apparatus to a job site and provides the tools to conduct finish spraying regardless of the lack of necessary components at the job site, such as water and electricity, is clai... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6536684 | Pivotable connection device for connecting paint cup to paint sprayer A paint sprayer includes a body having a connection hole on a top thereof and a trigger device is pivotably connected to the body. A hose fitting is connected to a handle of the body so as to be connected with a compressor. A connection device is pivotabl... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6450422 | Spray gun A spray gun adapted for applying a texturized coating material includes a housing with a mounting block extending forwardly of a pistol grip. A longitudinal bore extends through the housing and mounting block. A carrier fluid, (e.g., air) delivery tube ha... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6383062 | Sandblasting gun The present invention provides a sandblasting gun, in which by assembling an adapter, a blast head assembly in securing connection sequentially on a tool gun front end; said blast head assembly holds a blast nozzle in the inside of a tap hole at the back ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6308900 | Vehicle mounted sand spreader A bin for a sand spreading vehicle is provided with curved lower sidewalls that deliver sand to a central conveyor. The curvature of the sidewalls lowers the center of gravity of the vehicle for a given load; or permits carriage of a greater load for a gi... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6270020 | Roadway deicing system A roadway deicing system uses a pressurized gas stored in a high pressure tank to dispense a solid or liquid deicer onto a roadway. An electrically powered controller responds to control inputs to control valves, such as solenoid valves, to cause the deic... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6230987 | Applicators for allowing a predetermined fluid flow for dissolving and distributing soluble substances An applicator for allowing a predetermined flow of a fluid for dissolving and distributing soluble substances comprises of a cap and a hollow cylindrical housing. The hollow cylindrical housing comprises of an enlarged chamber having a narrowed inlet port... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6213410 | Gravity-fed spray gun assembly using friction-induced locking element A gravity-fed spray gun assembly of the type having a nozzle assembly, a spray gun body assembly and a nozzle nut for adjusting the relative angular orientation of the nozzle assembly relative to the spray gun body assembly. The gravity-fed spray gun asse... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6168093 | Airless system for spraying coating material An airless sprayer adapted to spray both paint and texture material. The sprayer uses a reciprocating piston that mechanically forces the material to be dispensed out of a charging chamber. The piston is driven by a motor mounted within a motor chamber. A... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6139241 | Multi-faceted modular silo for bulk solids A silo for gravity flow storage of bulk particulate solids comprises downwardly converging and downwardly diverging walls. The downwardly converging walls form angles to the vertical that satisfy the conditions for mass flow. The walls impose particle vel... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6105677 | Method of extinguishing stovetop grease fires and fire extinguisher therefor A simple, inexpensive container that may be a canister similar to an aerosol spray can is fixedly or pivotally mounted in inverted fashion above a cooking burner. The canister contains a particulate fire suppressant material and has a closable, downwardly... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6070809 | Spray gun stand and support A novel stand and support for gravity-fed spray guns wherein the spray gun is mounted to the present invention securely and placed in a substantially upright position. The stand is conformed to allow for the unobstructed passage of an attached air hose an... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6055770 | Moisture feeding apparatus for plants An apparatus for dispensing moisture to one or more plants on a continuing and consistent basis. The moisture dispensing apparatus comprises a reservoir or container, a filament for suspending the reservoir or container from a suspension device, one or mo... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6053429 | Industrial spray gun cup structure An industrial spray gun cup structure includes a connector, a guide member, a collar and a cover body. A reception section of the cup is engaged with the guide member so that the cup can be only normally rotated without rotating and loosening other parts.... | 04/25/2000 |
