Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Lang
Christopher M. Lang 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).
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Publication number: 20210165432Abstract: In one embodiment, a remote monitoring system for a fluid applicator system is disclosed. The fluid applicator system is disposed to heat and pump spray fluid, and to transmit reports including sensed temperatures, pressures, and other operational parameters of the fluid applicator system via a wireless network. The remote monitoring system comprises a data storage server, and an end user interface. The data storage server is configured to receive and archive the reports. The end user interface is configured to provide a graphical user interface based on the reports. The graphical user interface illustrates a status of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded temperatures of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded pressures of the fluid handling system, and usage statistics of the fluid handling system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2021Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Christopher M. Lange, Nicholas A. Pagano
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Publication number: 20210157345Abstract: In one embodiment, a remote monitoring system for a fluid applicator system is disclosed. The fluid applicator system is disposed to heat and pump spray fluid, and to transmit reports including sensed temperatures, pressures, and other operational parameters of the fluid applicator system via a wireless network. The remote monitoring system comprises a data storage server, and an end user interface. The data storage server is configured to receive and archive the reports. The end user interface is configured to provide a graphical user interface based on the reports. The graphical user interface illustrates a status of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded temperatures of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded pressures of the fluid handling system, and usage statistics of the fluid handling system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2021Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Christopher M. Lange, Nicholas A. Pagano
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Publication number: 20210157344Abstract: In one embodiment, a remote monitoring system for a fluid applicator system is disclosed. The fluid applicator system is disposed to heat and pump spray fluid, and to transmit reports including sensed temperatures, pressures, and other operational parameters of the fluid applicator system via a wireless network. The remote monitoring system comprises a data storage server, and an end user interface. The data storage server is configured to receive and archive the reports. The end user interface is configured to provide a graphical user interface based on the reports. The graphical user interface illustrates a status of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded temperatures of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded pressures of the fluid handling system, and usage statistics of the fluid handling system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2021Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Christopher M. Lange, Nicholas A. Pagano
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Patent number: 10969805Abstract: A sprayer for spraying fluid includes a pump, a motor that drives the pump, a drive cycle indicator, a wireless module configured to send and receive information, and control circuitry. The drive cycle indicator outputs an indication of cycle status of the pump. The control circuitry is configured to receive the plurality of cycle status indications of the pump, determine a plurality of output values representing paint spray fluid output volume over a plurality of time windows based on the plurality of cycle status indications of the pump, store the plurality of output values in memory, and cause the wireless module to transmit one or more of the stored plurality of output values externally from the sprayer.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.Inventors: Christopher M. Lange, Nicholas A. Pagano, Benjamin R. Godding, Mark T. Weinberger, Michael J. Mansheim, Nicholas H. Reath, Andrew J. Kopel
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Patent number: 10929272Abstract: A method of operating a telemetry system includes automatically populating a base field of a schema in an event definition using a logging library of the telemetry system for an event of an instrumented application, and automatically populating a conditional field of the schema in the event definition using the logging library in response to a selected condition for the event.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Amy M. Lewis, Ravi C. Shahani, Mahmood G. Qadir, Wojtek Kozaczynski, Brian R. Crawford, William M. Zintel, George Joy, Brian P. Ellis, Ken Ming-Kin Yip, Vitaliy Titov, Mark E. Russinovich, James O. Todd, Vito J. Sabella, Christopher M. Lang, Jonathan K. Johnson
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Patent number: 10890929Abstract: In one embodiment, a remote monitoring system for a fluid applicator system is disclosed. The fluid applicator system is disposed to heat and pump spray fluid, and to transmit reports including sensed temperatures, pressures, and other operational parameters of the fluid applicator system via a wireless network. The remote monitoring system comprises a data storage server, and an end user interface. The data storage server is configured to receive and archive the reports. The end user interface is configured to provide a graphical user interface based on the reports. The graphical user interface illustrates a status of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded temperatures of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded pressures of the fluid handling system, and usage statistics of the fluid handling system.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2018Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.Inventors: Christopher M. Lange, Nicholas A. Pagano
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Publication number: 20200050223Abstract: A sprayer for spraying fluid includes a pump, a motor that drives the pump, a drive cycle indicator, a wireless module configured to send and receive information, and control circuitry. The drive cycle indicator outputs an indication of cycle status of the pump. The control circuitry is configured to receive the plurality of cycle status indications of the pump, determine a plurality of output values representing paint spray fluid output volume over a plurality of time windows based on the plurality of cycle status indications of the pump, store the plurality of output values in memory, and cause the wireless module to transmit one or more of the stored plurality of output values externally from the sprayer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Christopher M. Lange, Nicholas A. Pagano, Benjamin R. Godding, Mark T. Weinberger, Michael J. Mansheim, Nicholas H. Reath, Andrew J. Kopel
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Publication number: 20200028148Abstract: A single or multi-component polymer coating is applied to components used in fabrication of electrochemical cells to protect the cells from damages that can result in cell imbalance or cell performance reduction. The polymer coating is electrically conductive under normal operating conditions but, when operated at low voltages, functions as an insulative material that increases the electrical resistance of the cell components. This increased electrical resistance improves cell safety by minimizing short-circuit current flow and reducing heating rate in the cell components.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventor: Christopher M. Lang
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Patent number: 10511018Abstract: A method for producing a coated powder including homogeneously mixing an electrochemically active material including electrochemically active particles with nanosize particles in a ratio determined by the surface area of the electrochemically active particles to form a homogeneous powder, adding a polymer and mixing to form a homogeneous solid mixture, adding a solvent to dissolve the polymer and form a viscous slurry, mixing the viscous slurry, and drying the viscous slurry to cause the nanosize particles to become localized adjacent to an outer surface of the electrochemically active particles with the polymer maintaining the proximity between the nanosize conductive particles and the outer surface of the electrochemically active particles.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Physical Sciences, Inc.Inventor: Christopher M. Lang
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Publication number: 20190372116Abstract: A method for producing a coated powder including homogeneously mixing an electrochemically active material including electrochemically active particles with nanosize particles in a ratio determined by the surface area of the electrochemically active particles to form a homogeneous powder, adding a polymer and mixing to form a homogeneous solid mixture, adding a solvent to dissolve the polymer and form a viscous slurry, mixing the viscous slurry, and drying the viscous slurry to cause the nanosize particles to become localized adjacent to an outer surface of the electrochemically active particles with the polymer maintaining the proximity between the nanosize conductive particles and the outer surface of the electrochemically active particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventor: Christopher M. Lang
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Patent number: 10261525Abstract: A plural component dispensing system includes at least one compressed gas pneumatically connected to supply pressurized gas to each of a first pressure vessel that discharges a first fluid component and a second pressure vessel that discharges a second fluid component. Each of the first fluid component and the second fluid component is supplied from the respective pressure vessel through individual flow meters to a device. A first pressure regulator is pneumatically connected between the first pressure vessel and the at least one compressed gas source to regulate pressure of the first pressure vessel. A controller receives sensed first and second volumetric flow rates from the individual flow meters and controls the first pressure regulator based on the sensed volumetric flow rates to produce a target ratio of the first fluid component and the second fluid component at the device.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.Inventors: Joseph E. Tix, Martin P. McCormick, Christopher M. Lange
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Publication number: 20180292847Abstract: In one embodiment, a remote monitoring system for a fluid applicator system is disclosed. The fluid applicator system is disposed to heat and pump spray fluid, and to transmit reports including sensed temperatures, pressures, and other operational parameters of the fluid applicator system via a wireless network. The remote monitoring system comprises a data storage server, and an end user interface. The data storage server is configured to receive and archive the reports. The end user interface is configured to provide a graphical user interface based on the reports. The graphical user interface illustrates a status of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded temperatures of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded pressures of the fluid handling system, and usage statistics of the fluid handling system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Christopher M. Lange, Nicholas A. Pagano
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Publication number: 20180192167Abstract: In one embodiment, a remote monitoring system for a fluid applicator system is disclosed. The fluid applicator system is disposed to heat and pump spray fluid, and to transmit reports including sensed temperatures, pressures, and other operational parameters of the fluid applicator system via a wireless network. The remote monitoring system comprises a data storage server, and an end user interface. The data storage server is configured to receive and archive the reports. The end user interface is configured to provide a graphical user interface based on the reports. The graphical user interface illustrates a status of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded temperatures of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded pressures of the fluid handling system, and usage statistics of the fluid handling system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2018Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Christopher M. Lange, Nicholas A. Pagano, Benjamin R. Godding, Mark T. Weinberger
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Patent number: 9939822Abstract: In one embodiment, a remote monitoring system for a fluid applicator system is disclosed. The fluid applicator system is disposed to heat and pump spray fluid, and to transmit reports including sensed temperatures, pressures, and other operational parameters of the fluid applicator system via a wireless network. The remote monitoring system comprises a data storage server, and an end user interface. The data storage server is configured to receive and archive the reports. The end user interface is configured to provide a graphical user interface based on the reports. The graphical user interface illustrates a status of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded temperatures of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded pressures of the fluid handling system, and usage statistics of the fluid handling system.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2014Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.Inventors: Christopher M. Lange, Nicholas A. Pagano
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Publication number: 20170277205Abstract: A plural component dispensing system includes at least one compressed gas pneumatically connected to supply pressurized gas to each of a first pressure vessel that discharges a first fluid component and a second pressure vessel that discharges a second fluid component. Each of the first fluid component and the second fluid component is supplied from the respective pressure vessel through individual flow meters to a device. A first pressure regulator is pneumatically connected between the first pressure vessel and the at least one compressed gas source to regulate pressure of the first pressure vessel. A controller receives sensed first and second volumetric flow rates from the individual flow meters and controls the first pressure regulator based on the sensed volumetric flow rates to produce a target ratio of the first fluid component and the second fluid component at the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Joseph E. Tix, Martin P. McCormick, Christopher M. Lange
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Publication number: 20170187782Abstract: A method of operating a telemetry system includes receiving an automatically populated set of fields in a schema of an event definition, and providing a response message in an application protocol. The set of fields are automatically populated using a logging library of the telemetry system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2015Publication date: June 29, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Brian R. Crawford, Amy M. Lewis, William M. Zintel, Ravi C. Shahani, Brian P. Ellis, George Joy, James O. Todd, Ken Ming-Kin Yip, Mahmood G. Qadir, Mark E. Russinovich, Vitaliy Titov, Wojtek Kozaczynski, Tae Hyung Kim, Vito J. Sabella, Christopher M. Lang, Jonathan K. Johnson
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Patent number: 9677550Abstract: An air operated pump 10 uses a magnet 14 mounted in the valve cup 16 of the air motor 18 and two reed sensors 20 mounted in the valve cover 22 to monitor the speed and position of the valve 16. A solenoid 24 is mounted on the valve cover 22 and can be commanded to extend a plunger 26 into the valve cup 16 to stop valve movement and therefore the pump from running away A magnetoresistive sensor 34 is located in the center of the air motor 18 to precisely monitor the piston 36 position and with air valve sensors 20 provides the input necessary for precise control and diagnostics of the pump 10 and makes it suitable for metering and plural component application.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.Inventors: Mark L. Bauck, Mark T. Weinberger, Vu K. Nguyen, Christopher M. Lange, Wade D. Palashewski, David M. Behrens
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Patent number: 9677549Abstract: An air operated pump 10 uses a magnet 14 mounted in the valve cup 16 of the air motor 18 and two reed sensors 20 mounted in the valve cover 22 to monitor the speed and position of the valve 16. A solenoid 24 is mounted on the valve cover 22 and can be commanded to extend a plunger 26 into the valve cup 16 to stop valve movement and therefore the pump from running away A magnetoresistive sensor 34 is located in the center of the air motor 18 to precisely monitor the piston 36 position and with air valve sensors 20 provides the input necessary for precise control and diagnostics of the pump 10 and makes it suitable for metering and plural component application.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2009Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.Inventors: Mark L. Bauck, Mark T. Weinberger, Vu K. Nguyen, Christopher M. Lange, Wade D. Palashewski, David M. Behrens
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Publication number: 20170109259Abstract: A method of operating a telemetry system includes automatically populating a base field of a schema in an event definition using a logging library of the telemetry system for an event of an instrumented application, and automatically populating a conditional field of the schema in the event definition using the logging library in response to a selected condition for the event.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Amy M. Lewis, Ravi C. Shahani, Mahmood G. Qadir, Wojtek Kozaczynski, Brian R. Crawford, William M. Zintel, George Joy, Brian P. Ellis, Ken Ming-Kin Yip, Vitaliy Titov, Mark E. Russinovich, James O. Todd, Vito J. Sabella, Christopher M. Lang, Jonathan K. Johnson
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Publication number: 20170109380Abstract: A method of operating a telemetry system includes automatically populating a first set of fields in a schema of an event definition using a logging library of the telemetry system, and receiving the set of fields via a request message in an application protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Brian R. Crawford, Amy M. Lewis, Mahmood G. Qadir, Ravi C. Shahani, Wojtek Kozaczynski, Brian P. Ellis, George Joy, James O. Todd, Ken Ming-Kin Yip, Mark E. Russinovich, William M. Zintel, Vitaliy Titov, Tae Hyung Kim, Vito J. Sabella, Christopher M. Lang, Jonathan K. Johnson