Patents by Inventor Dennis J. Gulau

Dennis J. Gulau 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: 4995202
    Abstract: The invention is a nozzle unit designed for use with wet abrasive materials to clean hard surfaces, such as steel structures. The nozzle unit is formed from two nozzle bodies, which are joined together. Each body has a lengthwise bore therein, with a venturi structure, and a metallic liner is fitted into each bore. Inside the nozzle unit is an annular cavity, which is connected into a source of water and a mixing chamber. The nozzle unit also has air passages therein that connect the mixing chamber with air surrounding the nozzle unit. In a wet blasting operation, an abrasive material, such as sand, is directed into the mixing chamber, where it mixes with water and air to form a wet abrasive stream. The wet stream is then discharged from the nozzle onto the structure to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1991
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey G. Gardner, Dennis J. Gulau