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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096489 | Spraying device apparatus A spraying device includes a housing that has a spraying unit and a trigger assembly. The spraying unit is a removable insert within the housing. The spraying unit includes an air chamber that is coupled to a liquid tank. A front end portion of the air chamber has a... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8052071 | Fluid reservoir for a paint spray gun The invention relates to a fluid reservoir for a paint spray gun, comprising a cup-shaped receptacle (1), a lid (2) that can be placed thereon (1) and a connecting part (3) which can be formed on the receptacle (1) or on the cover ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7861950 | Texture sprayer noise reducer A hand-held apparatus for spraying texture material including a body, a pressurized air source mounted on the body, a texture material hopper mounted on the body, and a texture delivery nozzle for selectively spraying texture material from the hopper onto a surface ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7798425 | Apparatus for spraying liquids, and disposable containers and liners suitable for use therewith A spray gun (1) has a fluid reservoir (11) which contains a removable liner (13). The liner (13), which may be thermo/vacuum-formed from a plastic material, is a close fit within the interior of the reservoir and collapses as fluid is wit... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7789324 | 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... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7568638 | Ventilated gravity cup for a paint spray gun The invention relates to a gravity cup for a paint spray gun. The gravity cup includes a reservoir (1) and a lid (2) that is placed thereon and that has a connecting part (3) so that the gravity cup can be placed on the paint spray gun or an ada... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7389945 | Spray paint gun structure having a coaxial control of fluid and atomization A spray paint gun structure having a coaxial control of fluid and atomization includes an atomization control air passage connected to a pressurized air passage in the rear section of a housing. An atomization control adjustment valve includes a sleeve, an atomizati... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384004 | Pressure gauge A retrofittable pressure gauge for a spray gun includes a pressure sensor, located in a pressure chamber, a power source and a display unit, all enclosed within a case, a passageway providing fluid communication between the pressure chamber and a pressurised interio... | 06/10/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7354074 | Adapter assembly for a fluid supply assembly An adapter assembly for connecting a fluid supply assembly to a fluid applicator. The adapter assembly includes an outer lid for the fluid supply assembly and an adapter. The adapter assembly provides a connection between the fluid supply assembly and the fluid appl... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7337990 | Attachment for air spray gun There is provided an attachment for an air spray gun, to be connected to the bottom of a grip of the spray gun. It includes a control valve to adjust the air flow rate, a gun coupling disposed in the body of the control valve to communicate with an outlet-side passa... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7311271 | Spray gun having mechanism for internally swirling and breaking up a fluid The present technique provides a system and method for improving atomization in a spray coating device by internally mixing and breaking up a desired coating fluid prior to atomization. In one embodiment, a flow barrier is disposed in the spray coating device downst... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7246759 | Modular spray gun apparatus and methods Modular spray gun apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a handle module and a head module that is removeably coupled to the handle module. The head module includes a first housing having an inlet adapted to be coupled to a sou... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7216813 | Pressure gauge A retrofittable pressure gauge for a spray gun includes a pressure sensor, located in a pressure chamber, a power source and a display unit, all enclosed within a case, a passageway providing fluid communication between the pressure chamber and a pressurised interio... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213774 | Air brush An air brush having a simple structure which can be easily disassembled and assembled without use of any particular tool, for improvement in maintenance performance. In the air brush, a needle to open/close a nozzle member is inserted through an air brush main body.... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7175110 | Manual spray gun and associated disposable cup A cup (6) for spray guns, comprising a disposable container (8) joined in removable fashion to a lid (5) with axial outflow fitting (7), independent of the cup and integrated with the body (4) of the gun (1), and a lining el... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7165732 | Adapter assembly for a fluid supply assembly An adapter assembly for connecting a fluid supply assembly to a fluid applicator. The adapter assembly includes an outer lid for the fluid supply assembly and an adapter. The adapter assembly provides a connection between the fluid supply assembly and the fluid appl... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156324 | Spraying device with interchangeable cartridge A spraying device is provided that includes a cartridge containing a first fluid, the cartridge being removably connected to a sprayer body. The cartridge is oriented such that gravity exerts a downward force on the first fluid. The sprayer body includes a conduit f... | 01/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7090148 | Mixing cup adapting assembly An assembly for feeding liquid to the inlet port of a gravity feed sprayer. The assembly includes (1) a mixing cup of a known type commonly used to mix paint with solvent that is of stiff polymeric material and bears indicia on its side wall indicating the levels to... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083119 | 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... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070124 | Airbrush An airbrush including a nozzle has a first connecting section and a polished second connecting section. A projecting stopper section is disposed between the first and second connecting sections. The second connecting section of the nozzle is inserted in a color outl... | 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 |
| 7028916 | Spray gun with improved pre-atomization fluid mixing and breakup The present technique provides a system and method for improving atomization in a spray coating device by internally mixing and breaking up a desired coating fluid prior to atomization at a spray formation section of the spray coating device. An exemplary spray coat... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7017834 | Liquid storage, dispensing, mixing, application, system and method of use A system that is used for control of various liquids, including storage, mixing and dispersing thereof, but more particularly pertains to an improved system that is suitable for use with substantially any type of liquid of user choice. The system is economical, simp... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6971590 | Liquid spray gun with manually rotatable frictionally retained air cap The present invention provides a liquid spray gun with several improved features, including (1) an air cap portion of a body assembly mounted for manual rotation on a nozzle portion of the body assembly between positions defined by stops and retained at those positi... | 12/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6938836 | Valve closure for spray gun reservoir A paint reservoir has an outlet connectable to a spray gun for transferring paint from the reservoir to the spray gun in use. The outlet is provided with a valve device for opening and closing the outlet to control flow of paint from the reservoir. The valve device ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935577 | One-piece fluid nozzle A system and method for reducing fluid drainage into air passageways of a spray device during disassembly. The present technique provides an internally mountable fluid nozzle having a fluid inlet, a fluid exit, and a converging central passageway extending substanti... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6923383 | Controlled release of substances The present invention is directed to a device for releasing a fluid. The device includes a housing having an interior region, a fluid contained within the interior region, and the ability to controllably release the fluid from the housing. ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6796514 | Pre-packaged material supply assembly A material supply assembly for use with a spraying device, which material supply assembly includes a housing of stiff material comprising a side wall having a top end defining an opening into a recess defined by the housing; and a pre-filled container comprising a s... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6779742 | Air brush In contrast to the conventional air brush, an air brush in the invention has a function in which even a beginner can easily perform an operation for pulling an operating rod little by little while the operating rod is slightly pushed and pulled at an initial stage o... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6769628 | Transportable texture applicator A compressed air sprayer used for applying textured material to surfaces, in which the reservoir of texture material is transported on the operator's body using an integrated harness system. The sprayer tank may rest upright on the ground when not being worn, and ma... | 08/03/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6595441 | Mixing cup adapting assembly An assembly for feeding liquid to the inlet port of a gravity feed sprayer. The assembly includes (1) a mixing cup of a known type commonly used to mix paint with solvent that is of stiff polymeric material and bears indicia on its side wall indicating th... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6588681 | Liquid supply assembly An assembly for making accurate mixtures of liquid components and feeding that liquid mixture to the inlet port of a sprayer. The assembly includes (1) a container of stiff visually transparent polymeric material comprising a side wall with a frusto conic... | 07/08/2003 |
