Patents by Inventor Kirk A. Rawlings

Kirk A. Rawlings 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 stripping paint
    Patent number: 4694546
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for stripping paint which includes a plurality of rapidly reciprocating needle chisels to strike paint off an article and a pair of brush-polishers to polish the surface of the article so that subsequent paint layers do not adhere to it as well. The method of use of this apparatus also involves first cryogenically cooling the article to loosen the bond of the paint thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1987
    Assignee: Wausau Metals Corporation
    Inventor: Kirk A. Rawlings