Patents by Inventor Dion M. McDevitt

Dion M. McDevitt 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 trim tool with adjustable valve
    Patent number: 7841796
    Abstract: A hand-held trim painting tool consists of a cylindrical body holding paint to be dispensed in a reservoir within the cylindrical body, a head attached to the body, a removable paint applicator attached to the head, a mechanism for loading paint into the reservoir, a valve permitting paint to be dispensed from the reservoir, an actuator incrementally opening and closing the valve, and a dispensing rate adjuster to regulate the rate at which paint is dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Diversified Dynamics Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Bruggeman, Stephen Kohs, Dion M. McDevitt
  • Metered twist paint stick
    Patent number: 7556447
    Abstract: An apparatus for painting a surface, having an absorbent paint applicator containing paint and contacting the surface; a tube filled with paint and connected to the applicator; and a metering device for incrementally metering paint onto the applicator from the tube. The metering device has a plunger reciprocating within the tube, with the plunger having a handle. The plunger can either be incrementally advanced within the tube by rotating the handle, thereby incrementally dispensing paint onto the applicator, or the plunger can be manually retracted within the tube to fill the tube with paint and manually advanced within the tube to dispense the paint. The plunger is helically grooved along its length and a converter translates rotation of the handle into linear motion of the plunger, thereby advancing the plunger within the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Diversified Dynamics Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel J. Bruggeman, Stephen C. Kohs, Dion M. McDevitt, Dallas Simonette
  • Roller rest enclosure
    Patent number: 7540380
    Abstract: An apparatus for temporarily storage of paint roller sleeves, the roller cage, and a portion of the handle assembly. The apparatus consists of an enclosure receiving the roller sleeve, the roller cage, and a portion of the handle assembly and also fully enclosing the roller sleeve and the roller cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Diversified Dynamics Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen C. Kohs, Dion M. McDevitt
  • Paint trim tool with adjustable valve
    Publication number: 20080145137
    Abstract: A hand-held trim painting tool consists of a cylindrical body holding paint to be dispensed in a reservoir within the cylindrical body, a head attached to the body, a removable paint applicator attached to the head, a mechanism for loading paint into the reservoir, a valve permitting paint to be dispensed from the reservoir, an actuator incrementally opening and closing the valve, and a dispensing rate adjuster to regulate the rate at which paint is dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: Diversified Dynamics Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Bruggeman, Stephen Kohs, Dion M. McDevitt
  • Metered twist paint stick
    Publication number: 20070020035
    Abstract: An apparatus for painting a surface, having an absorbent paint applicator containing paint and contacting the surface; a tube filled with paint and connected to the applicator; and a metering device for incrementally metering paint onto the applicator from the tube. The metering device has a plunger reciprocating within the tube, with the plunger having a handle. The plunger can either be incrementally advanced within the tube by rotating the handle, thereby incrementally dispensing paint onto the applicator, or the plunger can be manually retracted within the tube to fill the tube with paint and manually advanced within the tube to dispense the paint. The plunger is helically grooved along its length and a converter translates rotation of the handle into linear motion of the plunger, thereby advancing the plunger within the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Daniel J. Bruggeman, Stephen C. Kohs, Dion M. McDevitt, Dallas Simonette
  • Fluid reservoir pole with dispensing wash head and squeegee
    Patent number: D551819
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Inventors: Stephen C. Kohs, Dion M. McDevitt