Patents by Inventor Douglas H. Reiland

Douglas H. Reiland 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).

  • Fluid dispensing system with nozzle heater
    Patent number: 9480996
    Abstract: A fluid dispensing system includes a first fluid supply device for supplying a first fluid, a second fluid supply device for supplying a second fluid, a first heater for heating the first fluid to a first predetermined temperature and a second heater for heating the second fluid to a second predetermined temperature. The dispensing system further includes a nozzle for dispensing the first fluid and the second fluid, the nozzle dispensing the first fluid and the second fluid in intimate contact with one another, the first and second fluids being dispensed at a dispensing temperature, and a nozzle heater, the nozzle heater maintaining the nozzle at a third predetermined temperature independent of the first and/or second predetermined temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Ilinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas H. Reiland, Larry W. Flatt, Paul M. Jenkins
  • FLUID DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH NOZZLE HEATER
    Publication number: 20140076931
    Abstract: A fluid dispensing system includes a first fluid supply device for supplying a first fluid, a second fluid supply device for supplying a second fluid, a first heater for heating the first fluid to a first predetermined temperature and a second heater for heating the second fluid to a second predetermined temperature. The dispensing system further includes a nozzle for dispensing the first fluid and the second fluid, the nozzle dispensing the first fluid and the second fluid in intimate contact with one another, the first and second fluids being dispensed at a dispensing temperature, and a nozzle heater, the nozzle heater maintaining the nozzle at a third predetermined temperature independent of the first and/or second predetermined temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Douglas H. Reiland, Larry W. Flatt, Paul M. Jenkins