Patents by Inventor Joseph S. Szul, JR.

Joseph S. Szul, JR. 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).

  • Carrier systems for coating panels
    Patent number: 9144816
    Abstract: A panel carrier system and method for coating panels with the carrier system are disclosed. The carrier comprises a base and protective cover with an enclosure that protects the base when coating compositions are applied to the panels. The carrier system and coated panels may be transported to a curing location, followed by removal and evaluation of the coated panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Lewis, Walter J. Robertson, Mary Park, Nathan Goodnow, Joseph S. Szul, Jr.
  • Pressure canisters for automated delivery of coating compositions
    Patent number: 8708202
    Abstract: Systems for delivering coating compositions are disclosed. The system may include a support base for supporting a container of a coating composition and a pressure canister movable in relation to the support base from an open position to a closed position in which the pressure canister surrounds the coating composition container and forms a seal with the support base. The system may include a pressure canister that is movable from a delivery position in which the canister is pressurized to a cleaning position in which the canister may be cleaned by a cleaning fixture. The pressure canisters are useful in automated systems for delivering various types of coating formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter James Robertson, Melanie Sue Campbell, John Ritnell Oster, Jr., Joseph S. Szul, Jr., Richard J. Foukes
  • CARRIER SYSTEMS FOR COATING PANELS
    Publication number: 20130156957
    Abstract: A panel carrier system and method for coating panels with the carrier system are disclosed. The carrier comprises a base and protective cover with an enclosure that protects the base when coating compositions are applied to the panels. The carrier system and coated panels may be transported to a curing location, followed by removal and evaluation of the coated panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Lewis, Walter J. Robertson, Mary Park, Nathan Goodnow, Joseph S. Szul, JR.
  • PRESSURE CANISTERS FOR AUTOMATED DELIVERY OF COATING COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20120285984
    Abstract: Systems for delivering coating compositions are disclosed. The system may include a support base for supporting a container of a coating composition and a pressure canister movable in relation to the support base from an open position to a closed position in which the pressure canister surrounds the coating composition container and forms a seal with the support base. The system may include a pressure canister that is movable from a delivery position in which the canister is pressurized to a cleaning position in which the canister may be cleaned by a cleaning fixture. The pressure canisters are useful in automated systems for delivering various types of coating formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Walter James Robertson, Melanie Sue Campbell, John Ritnell Oster, JR., Joseph S. Szul, JR., Richard J. Foukes