Patents by Inventor Christopher Paul Dee

Christopher Paul Dee 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: 5727995
    Abstract: A surface preparation tool for peening and removing a coating from a work surface, the tool including a rotating hub which retains a plurality of peening flaps with peening particles attached at one end. The peening particles impact the work surface as the hub rotates and cause the coating to fragment and dislodge from the work surface. The tool includes a shroud assembly with a funnel-shaped evacuation port attached thereto. The shroud is positioned above the work surface such that a gap is formed which permits air to enter into the shroud. A sealing structure is affixed to the rear wall of the shroud to block air flow into the shroud below the funnel. When a vacuum is applied to the funnel, the narrow gap formed between the shroud and the work surface accelerates ambient air flow into the shroud while preventing dislodged particles from escaping. The rear wall seal prevents air from flowing into the shroud below the funnel which would oppose the direction of flow from the other three sides into the funnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Trelawny Pneumatic Tools Division of Fulton Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Brian Godfrey Harkins, Robert Walter Hoeflein, Christopher Paul Dee, Florence Beatrice Mallet