Patents by Inventor Jerry Salhus

Jerry Salhus 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).

  • APPARATUS FOR SPRAYING LIQUIDS, AND DISPOSABLE CONTAINERS AND LINERS SUITABLE FOR USE THEREWITH
    Publication number: 20080054087
    Abstract: A spray gun (1) has a fluid reservoir (11) with a removable liner (13) received in a container (12) having a detachable lid (15). The liner (13), which may be thermo/vacuum-formed from a planar material, has a shape that corresponds to and is a close fit within the interior of the container (12) and collapses as fluid is withdrawn from within the liner (13) during operation of the spray gun (1). The lid (15) has an outlet (16) connected to an inlet on the spray gun (1) for transfer of liquid from the reservoir (11) to the spray gun (1) and the container (12) has a vent (12A) in the base end for admitting air between the container (12) and the liner (13) as liquid is withdrawn from within the liner (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: STEPHEN JOSEPH, Malcolm Douglas, Alan Butler, David Bastow, Jerry Salhus, Margaret Hartfel
  • APPARATUS FOR SPRAYING LIQUIDS, AND DISPOSABLE CONTAINERS AND LINERS SUITABLE FOR USE THEREWITH
    Publication number: 20060157589
    Abstract: A spray gun (1) has a fluid reservoir (11) with a removable liner (13) received in a container (12) having a detachable lid (15). The liner (13), which may be thermo/vacuum-formed from a planar material, has a shape that corresponds to and is a close fit within the interior of the container (12) and collapses as fluid is withdrawn from within the liner (13) during operation of the spray gun (1). The lid (15) has an outlet (16) connected to an inlet on the spray gun (1) for transfer of liquid from the reservoir (11) to the spray gun (1) and the container (12) has a vent (12A) in the base end for admitting air between the container (12) and the liner (13) as liquid is withdrawn from within the liner (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen Joseph, Malcolm Douglas, Alan Butler, David Bastow, Jerry Salhus, Margaret Hartfel