Patents by Inventor Christine Laub

Christine Laub 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).

  • Spray device having removable hard coated tip
    Patent number: 8684281
    Abstract: In accordance with certain embodiments, a spray system is provided with a spray tip including a core tip structure having a first material, wherein the core tip structure includes a liquid passage extending to a liquid exit orifice. The spray tip also includes a wear resistant coating disposed about the core tip structure, wherein the wear resistant coating has a second material relatively harder than the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Finishing Brands Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Paul R. Micheli, Christine Laub, Al Suopys, Michael Starozhitsky
  • Modular spray gun with replaceable components
    Patent number: 7789327
    Abstract: A system, in certain embodiments, may include a spray coating device leaving a plurality of casings coupled together to define an exterior contour and a hollow interior of the spray coating device. The spray coating device also may include a plurality of modular components disposed in the hollow interior, wherein the plurality of modular components are configured to cooperate with one another output a spray coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Paul R. Micheli, Christine Laub, Nekheel Gajjar
  • Modular spray gun with replaceable components
    Publication number: 20080295768
    Abstract: A system, in certain embodiments, may include a spray coating device leaving a plurality of casings coupled together to define an exterior contour and a hollow interior of the spray coating device. The spray coating device also may include a plurality of modular components disposed in the hollow interior, wherein the plurality of modular components are configured to cooperate with one another output a spray coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Paul R. Micheli, Christine Laub, Nekheel Gajjar
  • System and method of uniform spray coating
    Publication number: 20080017734
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a method includes microblasting a spray tip of a spray device to refine spray characteristics of the spray tip. In other embodiments, a method includes outputting a substance from a microblasted output orifice of a spray device to create a spray having characteristics at least partially attributed to a microblast treatment of the microblasted output orifice; and applying the spray onto a surface of a product to create a coating having characteristics at least partially attributed to the microblast treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Paul R. Micheli, Christine Laub, Al Suopys, Michael Starozhitsky
  • Spray device having removable hard coated tip
    Publication number: 20070221762
    Abstract: In accordance with certain embodiments, a spray system is provided with a spray tip including a core tip structure having a first material, wherein the core tip structure includes a liquid passage extending to a liquid exit orifice. The spray tip also includes a wear resistant coating disposed about the core tip structure, wherein the wear resistant coating has a second material relatively harder than the first material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Paul Micheli, Christine Laub, Al Suopys, Michael Starozhitsky