Patents by Inventor Gary J. Billington

Gary J. Billington 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: 20120100513
    Abstract: A simulated body panel system is provided for aiding a person to learn how to paint a vehicle and for testing new paints and their spray application. The simulated body panel system includes a frame and a relatively thin and flexible body panel incapable of self support. The frame includes a front end, a rear end, a first side, a second side, and a panel support member mounted to the frame. The flexible body panel incapable of self support includes a top face and a bottom face. The body panel can be selectively mounted to and supported by the frame, wherein the body panel bottom face contacts and is supported by the panel support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Gary M. Simecek, Gary J. Billington
  • Patent number: 6679095
    Abstract: A gravelometer (20) includes a base unit (30) comprising compressed air receiver tank (40) having wheels (42) and feet (44). Main frame (46) connects tank (40) to a media gun frame or mount (50) and includes a bore (52) for releasably receiving and supporting a media gun (54) having a mounting flange (70) so that media inlet (56) is upwardly oriented and gun barrel or media outlet (57) extends through gun mount (50). Media inlet (56) interconnects via elongated con-duit (58) to a media supply system (60) which includes media supply hopper (62) and vibratory feeder assembly (64). A control system (80) having operator control panel (82) controls operations. A modular target box or chamber (90) is aided in being releasably connected to base unit (30) by locator pins (102). Chamber (90) includes media inlet (92), media outlet (94), which connects to spent media reclaim chamber (100), and specimen window (96) having a target holding toggle clamp (98).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Q-Panel Lab Products Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas M. Grossman, Steven J. Grossman, Gary J. Billington
  • Patent number: D726094
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Q-Lab Corporation
    Inventors: Gary M. Simecek, Gary J. Billington
  • Patent number: D726095
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Q-Lab Corporation
    Inventors: Gary M. Simecek, Gary J. Billington