Patents by Inventor Diane Olson

Diane Olson 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).

  • Publication number: 20130277455
    Abstract: A sprayer attachment for a hand-supported power tool comprises a motion converting mechanism, a pumping mechanism, a spray assembly and a housing. The motion converting mechanism has an input shaft. The pumping mechanism is driven by the motion converting mechanism. The spray assembly is fluidly coupled to the pumping mechanism. The housing assembly couples the motion converting mechanism, the pumping mechanism and the spray assembly. The sprayer attachment may further comprise an anti-rotation bracket extending from the housing. The sprayer attachment may further be coupled to a handheld power tool, such as a cordless drill or a reciprocating saw, with the anti-rotation bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: David J. Thompson, Bradley H. Hines, Jerry D. Horning, William M. Blenkush, Eric J. Finstad, Marius J. Luczak, Diane Olson, Harold D. Johnson, Jimmy Wing Sum Tam, Philip K. Snider
  • Publication number: 20110198413
    Abstract: A handheld airless fluid dispensing device comprises a pump, a drive element and an orifice element. The pump directly pressurizes a fluid. The drive element supplies power to the pump. The orifice element is connected to the pump and atomizes un-thinned architectural coating to a particle size of no greater than approximately 150 microns. The pump generates orifice pressures up to approximately 2.48 MPa and the orifice has an area of approximately 18.7 mm2. In one embodiment, the pump, drive element and orifice element are integrated into a handheld housing. In one embodiment, the pump comprises a reciprocating piston fluid pump comprising at least two pumping chambers configured to be actuated out of phase by at least one piston. In another embodiment, the reciprocating piston fluid pump comprises two pistons having different displacements that are linearly actuated by a wobble assembly driven by a gear reducer and an electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: Graco Minnestoa Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Thompson, Jerry D. Horning, William M. Blenkush, Eric J. Finstad, Bradley H. Hines, Mariusz J. Luczak, Diane Olson, Philp K. Snider, Harold D. Johnson, Jimmy Wing Sum Tam
  • Publication number: 20070158464
    Abstract: A texture spray gun (10), is provided with an air valve (12) design that can use several rotations of the control knob for full adjustment with smooth and steady flow change through the full range. The air shutoff (24) is integral to the fluid needle (26) actuation and consists of only two simple and inexpensive components. The body (20) of the spray gun (10) is produced as a one piece plastic piece which requires no secondary operations (after molding) to complete. The spray gun may be configured to operate with both hopper and pump feeds. A molded soft polymer one-way valve (48) is installed in the air passage (50) of the texture gun (10). A multi-hole air cap (52) is installed directly to the end of the needle of the texture gun (10) and gives a more consistent and desirable pattern than the prior art single hole arrangements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Diane Olson, Thomas Pauly, David Thompson, Dale Johnson
  • Patent number: 5372001
    Abstract: The mowing apparatus is made up of a long, narrow cutting assembly, a boat and two booms, one on each side of the boat, attaching the cutting assembly to the boat. There is a flotation tank at each end of the cutting assembly and the forward end of each tank is pivotally attached to the aft end of a boom. The forward ends of the booms are pivotally attached to the boat at about gunwale height and well toward the bow. All the pivotal connection axes are horizontal and perpendicular to the vertical plane through the centerline of the boat, allowing the cutting assembly to be raised and lowered between the surface of the water and the bottom of the body of water. The raising and lowering are done by allowing water into the tanks to cause the cutting assembly to sink and forcing the water out of the tanks with air to raise the cutting assembly. The cutting assembly is a sawtoothed blade operating between two sawtoothed plates. The end wise oscillations of the blade are powered by a pneumatic actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Inventors: Carl V. Olson, Diane Olson