Patents by Inventor Lance Hayes

Lance Hayes 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: 20240238941
    Abstract: A foldable sander head includes a head body with first and second head portions. The first and second head portion are pivotable relative to one another about a pivot joint between a planar configuration and a non-planar configuration. A pivot joint connector couples the first and second head portions to one another. The pivot joint connector includes a slide coupler that is slidably coupled to the first and second head portions, such as by tracks on the first and second head portions. The first and second head portions are selectively lockable relative to one another in the planar configuration and are free to pivot in the non-planar configuration. The pivot joint passes through and orthogonal to a central axis of the head body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Lance Hayes, Nathan Brand, John T. Hughes
  • Publication number: 20240238817
    Abstract: A nozzle plate for a spray gun applicator includes a plate body that rotatably couples to a distal end of the spray gun body. Discrete nozzles on the plate body are selectively and individually positioned in communication with the fluid passage of the spray gun body by rotating the nozzle plate relative to the distal end of the spray gun body about a rotational axis. One or more of the discrete nozzles is a wide nozzle defining an orifice having a proximal inlet and a distal outlet. The orifice flares from the proximal inlet to the distal outlet. The distal outlet has an oblong shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Tim Florio, Lance Hayes