Patents by Inventor Gary Brotherton

Gary Brotherton 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: 20080118656
    Abstract: An elongate masking article (3), suitable especially for removable-attachment to a vehicle for masking a gap (15) between two relatively-movable parts (16, 18) of the vehicle, has an elongate transverse cross-section and is so constructed that an enclosed space (10) can be opened up within the article by applying pressure on opposite sides (6, 7) of the article to reduce the length of its transverse cross section, whereby the article is able to deform to fill the gap. The enclosed space (10) may be located between two layers of material that are arranged face-to-face and joined together along the said opposite sides (6, 7) of the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Malcolm Douglas, Stephen J. Hollowell, Martyn Hagedorn, Gary Brotherton, Philip S. Hill
  • Patent number: 6953155
    Abstract: An assembly for feeding liquid to the inlet port of a liquid spraying device or spray gun. The assembly includes a stiff container that defines an opening into a cavity in the container, and a flexible liner positioned within the cavity in the container has an outer surface generally corresponding in shape to the inner surface of the container, an inner surface defining a cavity in the liner, and an annular lip along the top end of the side wall defining an opening into the cavity in the liner. An included adapter assembly has a central portion with a through opening that is adapted to engage the inlet port of a liquid spraying device, a transverse portion including a peripheral part adapted for engagement within the flexible liner adjacent said top end of the container, and means for sealing the flexible liner around the peripheral part of the adapter assembly. An air supply assembly connected to the container supplies air at a relatively low pressure (e.g., in the range of about 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Stephen C. P. Joseph, Gary Brotherton, Robert J. Rothrum
  • Publication number: 20040084553
    Abstract: An assembly for feeding liquid to the inlet port of a liquid spraying device or spray gun. The assembly includes a stiff container that defines an opening into a cavity in the container, and a flexible liner positioned within the cavity in the container has an outer surface generally corresponding in shape to the inner surface of the container, an inner surface defining a cavity in the liner, and an annular lip along the top end of the side wall defining an opening into the cavity in the liner. An included adapter assembly has a central portion with a through opening that is adapted to engage the inlet port of a liquid spraying device, a transverse portion including a peripheral part adapted for engagement within the flexible liner adjacent said top end of the container, and means for sealing the flexible liner around the peripheral part of the adapter assembly. An air supply assembly connected to the container supplies air at a relatively low pressure (e.g., in the range of about 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Stephen C.P. Joseph, Gary Brotherton, Robert J. Rothrum
  • Patent number: D751358
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Malcolm F. Douglas, Stephen J. Hollowell, Martyn Hagedorn, Gary Brotherton, Philip S. Hill