Patents by Inventor Greg Dawson

Greg Dawson 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: 20170361350
    Abstract: A particulate spray booth having a sealed particulate spray device booth wall opening is disclosed. The powder coating material spray system may include a booth comprising a ceiling, a floor, and side walls defining an interior of the booth, wherein the booth defines an opening from the interior of the booth to an exterior of the booth. The system may further include a powder spray device received through the opening, the powder spray device comprising a body and a nozzle through which powder coating material is sprayed into the interior of the booth, wherein the nozzle and at least part of the body are disposed in the interior of the booth. The system may further include a flexible boot element having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, the proximal end attached to a periphery of the opening to form a first seal and the distal end attached to the at least part of the body of the powder spray device disposed in the interior of the booth to form a second seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffery E. Dailidas, Greg Dawson, Joseph G. Schroeder, Douglas C. Bloomfield
  • Patent number: 8814991
    Abstract: A powder cyclone separator for use in a powder coating system is contemplated that is formed in two separate and separable sections. An upper section of the cyclone is mounted on a first frame and remains stationary. A lower section of the cyclone is mounted on a second frame that is movable laterally away from the first frame so that an operator has more ready access to clean interior surfaces of the upper section. Optionally, actuators may be provided to vertically raise and lower the cyclone lower section with respect to the cyclone upper section. Various optional alignment means are presented for aligning the cyclone upper and lower sections. Preferably, a control mechanism is mounted on the second frame which includes a switch that is manually operated by the user to raise and lower the lower section with respect to the upper section. This design allows an operator to see, and therefore verify, that virtually all internal surfaces of the cyclone have been effectively cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Larry C. Jancik, William C. Coomer, III, Greg Dawson, Michael Thomas, Francis Patrick Mohar
  • Patent number: 8657933
    Abstract: A powder cyclone separator for use in a powder coating system is formed in two separate and separable sections. An upper section is mounted on a first frame and remains stationary. A lower section is mounted on a second frame that is movable laterally away from the first frame so that an operator has more ready access to clean interior surfaces of the upper section. Optionally, actuators may be provided to raise and lower the cyclone lower section with respect to the cyclone upper section. Optional alignment means are presented for aligning the cyclone upper and lower sections. A control mechanism may be mounted on the second frame which includes a switch that is operable to raise and lower the lower section with respect to the upper section. This design allows an operator to see and verify that virtually all internal surfaces of the cyclone have been cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Larry C. Jancik, William C. Coomer, III, Greg Dawson, Michael Thomas, Francis Patrick Mohar
  • Publication number: 20140007769
    Abstract: A powder cyclone separator for use in a powder coating system is contemplated that is formed in two separate and separable sections. An upper section of the cyclone is mounted on a first frame and remains stationary. A lower section of the cyclone is mounted on a second frame that is movable laterally away from the first frame so that an operator has more ready access to clean interior surfaces of the upper section. Optionally, actuators may be provided to vertically raise and lower the cyclone lower section with respect to the cyclone upper section. Various optional alignment means are presented for aligning the cyclone upper and lower sections. Preferably, a control mechanism is mounted on the second frame which includes a switch that is manually operated by the user to raise and lower the lower section with respect to the upper section. This design allows an operator to see, and therefore verify, that virtually all internal surfaces of the cyclone have been effectively cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Larry C. Jancik, William C. Coomer, III, Greg Dawson, Michael Thomas, Francis Patrick Mohar
  • Publication number: 20130047854
    Abstract: A powder cyclone separator for use in a powder coating system is formed in two separate and separable sections. An upper section is mounted on a first frame and remains stationary. A lower section is mounted on a second frame that is movable laterally away from the first frame so that an operator has more ready access to clean interior surfaces of the upper section. Optionally, actuators may be provided to raise and lower the cyclone lower section with respect to the cyclone upper section. Optional alignment means are presented for aligning the cyclone upper and lower sections. A control mechanism may be mounted on the second frame which includes a switch that is operable to raise and lower the lower section with respect to the upper section. This design allows an operator to see and verify that virtually all internal surfaces of the cyclone have been cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: NORDSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Larry C. Jancik, William C. Coomer, III, Greg Dawson, Michael Thomas, Francis Patrick Mohar
  • Patent number: 7626356
    Abstract: An electrical component (100) includes: (a) an electrical charge storage component (110) comprising one or more first power connectors (211); (b) a first power component (130) capable of outputting alternating current to a first electrical device and comprising one or more second power connectors (412); and (c) a second power component (150) capable of outputting direct current to a second electrical device and comprising one or more third power connectors (612).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Belkin International, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard James Elgie, Barry Sween, Vijendra Nalwad, Greg Dawson
  • Publication number: 20080164757
    Abstract: An electrical component (100) includes: (a) an electrical charge storage component (110) comprising one or more first power connectors (211); (b) a first power component (130) capable of outputting alternating current to a first electrical device and comprising one or more second power connectors (412); and (c) a second power component (150) capable of outputting direct current to a second electrical device and comprising one or more third power connectors (612).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Belkin International, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard James Elgie, Barry Sween, Vijendra Nalwad, Greg Dawson