Patents by Inventor Ethan G. McLaughlin

Ethan G. McLaughlin 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).

  • DISPENSER WITH AIR MIXING
    Publication number: 20250170600
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly includes a mixing channel and an aerator. The mixing channel has upstream and downstream ends defining a flow direction through the mixing channel and includes a housing wall and a mixer. The housing wall defines a flow passage and includes an inlet portion and a tip orifice. The inlet portion disposed at the upstream end and configured to receive a first material and a second material. The tip orifice is disposed at the downstream end and is configured to emit a plural component material from the mixing channel. The mixer is disposed within the mixing channel and is configured to mix the first material and the second material into the plural component material. The aerator is configured to flow nucleation air to a location downstream of an upstream end of the mixer and into a flow of the plural component material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2025
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Ethan G. McLaughlin, William R. Anderson, Jonathan R. McMichael, Steven R. Sinders
  • Dispenser with air mixing
    Patent number: 12226791
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly includes a mixing channel and an aerator. The mixing channel has upstream and downstream ends defining a flow direction through the mixing channel and includes a housing wall and a mixer. The housing wall defines a flow passage and includes an inlet portion and a tip orifice. The inlet portion disposed at the upstream end and configured to receive a first material and a second material. The tip orifice is disposed at the downstream end and is configured to emit a plural component material from the mixing channel. The mixer is disposed within the mixing channel and is configured to mix the first material and the second material into the plural component material. The aerator is configured to flow nucleation air to a location downstream of an upstream end of the mixer and into a flow of the plural component material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan G. McLaughlin, William R. Anderson, Jonathan R. McMichael, Steven R. Sinders
  • DISPENSER WITH AIR MIXING
    Publication number: 20240042468
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly includes a mixing channel and an aerator. The mixing channel has upstream and downstream ends defining a flow direction through the mixing channel and includes a housing wall and a mixer. The housing wall defines a flow passage and includes an inlet portion and a tip orifice. The inlet portion disposed at the upstream end and configured to receive a first material and a second material. The tip orifice is disposed at the downstream end and is configured to emit a plural component material from the mixing channel. The mixer is disposed within the mixing channel and is configured to mix the first material and the second material into the plural component material. The aerator is configured to flow nucleation air to a location downstream of an upstream end of the mixer and into a flow of the plural component material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Ethan G. McLaughlin, William R. Anderson, Jonathan R. McMichael, Steven R. Sinders