Patents by Inventor John J. Grubb

John J. Grubb 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).

  • Patent number: 5485860
    Abstract: A system for cleaning paint from objects such as spray guns, associated cups and paint cans comprising: an enclosed housing divided into a work chamber and a fluid storage reservoir containing paint solvent and a fluid, having a specific gravity greater than that of the solvent; spray nozzles attached to a first and a second outlet adapted to receive and spray pressurized solvent therefrom; the first outlet includes a tube for receiving and supporting a spray gun and for directing solvent to flow through an inlet of the gun; a foraminous layer definesg a surface for supporting articles to be cleaned in a preferred orientation relative to the second outlet. The system includes additions spray nozzles for spraying the exterior of the articles being cleaned. In addition the system includes a bracket for orienting a paint can in a relatively rotational manner relative to a spray nozzle interior to the paint can for enhancing the cleaning thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1996
    Assignee: Herkules Equiptment Corp.
    Inventors: Richard A. Robb, Michael J. Grubb, John J. Grubb, James T. Asanger
  • Patent number: 5174317
    Abstract: A system for cleaning paint from objects such as spray guns, associated cups and paint cans comprising: an enclosed housing divided into a work chamber and a fluid storage reservoir containing paint solvent and a fluid, having a specific gravity greater than that of the solvent; spray nozzles attached to a first and a second outlet adapted to receive and spray pressurized solvent therefrom; the first outlet includes a tube for receiving and supporting a spray gun and for directing solvent to flow through an inlet of the gun; a foraminous layer definesg a surface for supporting articles to be cleaned in a preferred orientation relative to the second outlet. The system includes additions spray nozzles for spraying the exterior of the articles being cleaned. In addition the system includes a bracket for orienting a paint can in a relatively rotational manner relative to a spray nozzle interior to the paint can for enhancing the cleaning thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1992
    Assignees: Herkules Equipment Corporation, A.B.T. Equipment Manufacturing Ltd.
    Inventors: Richard A. Robb, Michael J. Grubb, John J. Grubb, James T. Asanger
  • Patent number: 4793369
    Abstract: A system for cleaning paint from objects such as spray guns, associated cups and paint cans comprising: an enclosed housing divided into a work chamber and a fluid storage reservoir containing paint solvent and a fluid, having a specific gravity greater than that of the solvent; spray nozzles attached to a first and a second outlet adapted to receive and spray pressurized solvent therefrom; the first outlet includes a tube for receiving and supporting a spray gun and for directing solvent to flow through an inlet of the spray gun; a foraminous layer defines a surface for supporting articles to be cleaned in a preferred orientation relative to the second outlet. The system includes additional spray nozzles for spraying the exterior of the articles being cleaned. In addition, the system includes a bracket for orienting a paint can in a relatively rotational manner relative to a spray nozzle interior to the paint can for enhancing the cleaning thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1988
    Assignees: Herkules Equipment Corporation, ABT Equipment and Manufacturing Ltd.
    Inventors: Richard A. Robb, Michael J. Grubb, John J. Grubb, James T. Asanger
  • Patent number: D506788
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Wizkids LLC
    Inventors: Jordan K. Weisman, Ethan S. U. Pasternack, John J. Grubb