Patents by Inventor Manuel L. Flores

Manuel L. Flores 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).

  • Applicator nozzles
    Patent number: 11827820
    Abstract: A slot applicator nozzle has a body with a dispensing end sized to fit within a slot of an object. The body defines a channel therethrough with an outlet at the dispensing end. The dispensing end includes a leading contact surface and a trailing contact surface separated from each other by a gap. Both the leading and trailing contact surfaces are configured to contact a bottom surface of the slot as the body is moved along the slot in an application direction. The trailing contact surface is disposed between the leading contact surface and a rear end of the body. The outlet of the channel is configured to emit a flowable substance rearward of the trailing contact surface onto the bottom surface of the slot as the body is moved in the application direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Inventors: Robert J. Snyder, Manuel L Flores
  • APPLICATOR NOZZLES
    Publication number: 20210079267
    Abstract: A slot applicator nozzle has a body with a dispensing end sized to fit within a slot of an object. The body defines a channel therethrough with an outlet at the dispensing end. The dispensing end includes a leading contact surface and a trailing contact surface separated from each other by a gap. Both the leading and trailing contact surfaces are configured to contact a bottom surface of the slot as the body is moved along the slot in an application direction. The trailing contact surface is disposed between the leading contact surface and a rear end of the body. The outlet of the channel is configured to emit a flowable substance rearward of the trailing contact surface onto the bottom surface of the slot as the body is moved in the application direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Robert J. Snyder, Manuel L. Flores
  • Applicator nozzle
    Patent number: D976362
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Snyder, Manuel L. Flores