Patents by Inventor Larry J. Schenk

Larry J. Schenk 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).

  • Patent number: 5755246
    Abstract: A housing is provided for use in an industrial finishing equipment station. The housing includes housing wall panels, each having a top edge, a bottom edge, and two spaced-apart sides therebetween and a flange that is appended to the top and side edges. In addition, a clamp having flange-engaging portions is mounted upon the flanges appended to the top edges of the housing wall panels to couple the housing wall panels together. The housing wall panels are positioned to lie in opposing rows and cooperate to define a tunnel-like passageway workspace therebetween through which work pieces can pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: George Koch Sons, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Carl, Steven W. Kercher, Larry J. Schenk, Greg M. Wallace, J. Steve Whitehead
  • Patent number: 4957129
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for removing excess fluid from an acticle. A spray nozzle is used to discharge a high pressure liquid stream across a predetermined area of a housing. An article including a top surface having an upwardly-turned outer edge forming a cavity which contains excess fluid is transported through the high pressure liquid stream. The high pressure liquid stream is directed at the top surface of the article to force the excess fluid from the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1990
    Assignee: George Koch Sons, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth N. Kraft, R. Craig Allen, Larry J. Schenk