Patents by Inventor Charles K. Altermatt

Charles K. Altermatt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Paint atomizer bell with ionization ring
    Patent number: 6708908
    Abstract: An ionizing device generates ionizing lines to shape solvent borne coating material being dispersed from an electrostatic rotary atomizer. A band having a clamping element affixes the device to the electrostatic rotary atomizer. A halo is affixed to the band by at least one support arm. The halo includes a plurality of generally conical members spaced therearound, each generating ionic lines to shape the atomized coating material being dispersed from the rotary atomizer. A shroud is positioned around each of the generally conical members to shape the ionizing lines being generated to form an ionic field to improve the transfer efficiency of the electrostatic rotary atomizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Behr Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Heldt, Thomas Loch, Jacob J. Braslaw, Michael P. Gibbons, Charles K. Altermatt
  • Paint atomizer bell with ionization ring
    Publication number: 20030001031
    Abstract: An ionizing device generates ionizing lines to shape solvent borne coating material being dispersed from an electrostatic rotary atomizer. A band having a clamping element affixes the device to the electrostatic rotary atomizer. A halo is affixed to the band by at least one support arm. The halo includes a plurality of generally conical members spaced therearound, each generating ionic lines to shape the atomized coating material being dispersed from the rotary atomizer. A shroud is positioned around each of the generally conical members to shape the ionizing lines being generated to form an ionic field to improve the transfer efficiency of the electrostatic rotary atomizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Robert F. Heldt, Thomas Loch, Jacob J. Braslaw, Michael P. Gibbons, Charles K. Altermatt