Patents by Inventor Marco Sanwald

Marco Sanwald 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: 10159994
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a spray-coating gun for the spray coating of objects with coating powder. The front end region of the spray-coating gun has a coating-powder spray head and the opposite, rear end region of said spray-coating gun has a coating-powder connection and at least one compressed-gas connection. Coating powder can be supplied via the coating-powder connection to a coating-powder channel extending to the coating-powder spray head, while compressed gas can be supplied via the at least one compressed-gas connection to at least one compressed-gas channel extending to the front end region of the spray-coating gun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: GEMA SWITZERLAND GMBH
    Inventor: Marco Sanwald
  • Publication number: 20180169683
    Abstract: The invention relates to a separating powder filter, particularly for supplying different types and/or sorts of powder, as selected, to a powder delivery device. The separating powder filter comprises the following: a first powder inlet, at least one additional, second powder inlet, and a powder outlet. Either the first powder inlet or the at least one second powder inlet can be fluidically connected to the powder outlet of the separating powder filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Hanspeter Michael, Marco Sanwald
  • Patent number: 9815074
    Abstract: The invention relates to a powder supply device for a powder coating system having at least one powder container (24), which has a powder chamber (22), and having at least one powder dispensing device, which is connected or can be connected to a powder dispensing channel (13) opening into the powder chamber (22) via a powder dispensing opening (36), in order to extract coating powder from the powder chamber (22) during powder coating operation of the powder coating system. In order to achieve as homogeneous and effective a powder conveyance as possible using the powder supply device according to the invention, the at least one powder dispensing device is designed as a powder dense flux pump (4), in particular as a single-chamber powder dense flux pump (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: GEMA SWITZERLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Felix Mauchle, Marco Sanwald, Hanspeter Vieli, Hans-Peter Lüthi, Stefan Breitenmoser
  • Patent number: 9486827
    Abstract: The invention relates to a jet-receiving nozzle for a powder-delivery injector with an arresting region on the injector side and a connecting region remote from the injector, the arresting region having a configuration preventing incorrect connection. The invention also relates to a powder-delivery injector for delivering a powder-air mixture, the powder-delivery injector having an accepting channel for accepting a jet-receiving nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: GEMA SWITZERLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Felix Mauchle, Marco Sanwald
  • Publication number: 20160228884
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nozzle (1) for atomizing coating materials, in particular coating powder, wherein the nozzle (1) comprises a housing (10), which has a first, inlet-side opening (11) and a second, outlet-side opening (12), and the openings are connected to each other by means of a passage channel (13). The housing (10) has an inner housing part (20), which defines the passage channel (13), and an outer housing part (30), which is designed to detachably connect the nozzle (1) to a coating device. According to the invention, in order to optimize the production process for the nozzle and to reduce costs, the inner housing part (20) and the outer housing part (30) are designed as separate individual pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventor: Marco Sanwald
  • Publication number: 20160221013
    Abstract: The invention relates to a powder supply device for a powder coating system having at least one powder container (24), which has a powder chamber (22), and having at least one powder dispensing device, which is connected or can be connected to a powder dispensing channel (13) opening into the powder chamber (22) via a powder dispensing opening (36), in order to extract coating powder from the powder chamber (22) during powder coating operation of the powder coating system. In order to achieve as homogeneous and effective a powder conveyance as possible using the powder supply device according to the invention, the at least one powder dispensing device is designed as a powder dense flux pump (4), in particular as a single-chamber powder dense flux pump (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Felix Mauchle, Marco Sanwald, Hanspeter Vieli, Hans-Peter Lüthi, Stefan Breitenmoser
  • Publication number: 20160051996
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a spray-coating gun (1) for the spray coating of objects with coating powder. The front end region of the spray-coating gun (1) has a coating-powder spray head (5) and the opposite, rear end region of said spray-coating gun has a coating-powder connection (12) and at least one compressed-gas connection (13, 14). Coating powder can be supplied via the coating-powder connection (12) to a coating-powder channel (11, 26) extending to the coating-powder spray head (5), while compressed gas can be supplied via the at least one compressed-gas connection (13, 14) to at least one compressed-gas channel (9, 28; 10, 29) extending to the front end region of the spray-coating gun (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: GEMA SWITZERLAND GMBH
    Inventor: Marco Sanwald
  • Publication number: 20140248095
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for pneumatically conveying powder, the device having an injector with a conveying gas connection and a metering gas connection as well as a powder intake channel connected in terms of flow to the injector. To achieve the effect that the powder conveying device can be effectively flushed through in the cleaning mode of said device, it is provided according to the invention that a purging gas connection, which is connected or can be connected to a purging gas line, is provided between the negative pressure region of the injector and the powder intake opening of the powder intake channel for the feeding, as and when required, of purging gas, in particular compressed purging air. Furthermore, a shut-off element is assigned to the purging gas connection to prevent purging gas from being able to escape from the powder output opening of the powder intake channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventors: Hanspeter Michael, Marco Sanwald
  • Publication number: 20140044578
    Abstract: The invention relates to a powder pump (100; 100?) for conveying coating powder, the powder pump (100; 100?) having a powder chamber (10; 10?) with a casing tube (1; 1?) and a gas-permeable filter element (2; 2?) arranged inside the casing tube (1; 1?) a first pinch valve (3; 3?), connected to the intake-side end region of the powder chamber (10; 10?), and a second pinch valve (4; 4?), connected to the delivery-side end region of the powder chamber (10; 10?). In order to achieve the effect that the powder pump (100; 100?) can be maintained with relatively little effort, according to the invention a first connection element (6; 6?) is provided, connected to the first pinch valve (3; 3?) and fitted onto or inserted into the intake-side end region of the powder chamber (10; 10?). A second connection element (7; 7?) is also provided, connected to the second pinch valve (4; 4?) and fitted onto or inserted into the delivery-side end region of the powder chamber (10; 10?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: GEMA SWITZERLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Marco Sanwald, Thomas Staub
  • Publication number: 20130099026
    Abstract: The invention relates to a jet-receiving nozzle for a powder-delivery injector with an arresting region on the injector side and a connecting region remote from the injector, the arresting region having a configuration preventing incorrect connection. The invention also relates to a powder-delivery injector for delivering a powder-air mixture, the powder-delivery injector having an accepting channel for accepting a jet-receiving nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Felix Mauchle, Marco Sanwald
  • Patent number: 8231310
    Abstract: A coating powder feed unit containing a powder pump which in a suction operating mode aspirates coating powder into a powder chamber (30) and in a pressure operating mode expels coating powder by means of compressed air out of the powder chamber (30). Said unit includes a pressure tester (64) measuring the compressed air pressure and generating a test signal based on the measured compressed air pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: ITW Gema AG
    Inventor: Marco Sanwald
  • Patent number: D667080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Marco Sanwald
  • Patent number: D669961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc
    Inventor: Marco Sanwald
  • Patent number: D670356
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc
    Inventor: Marco Sanwald
  • Patent number: D670786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Felix Mauchle, Marco Sanwald
  • Patent number: D674572
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
    Inventors: Marco Sanwald, Hanspeter Michael
  • Patent number: D688709
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Inventor: Marco Sanwald
  • Patent number: D688710
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Inventor: Marco Sanwald
  • Patent number: D693980
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Marco Sanwald, Hanspeter Michael
  • Patent number: D725740
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Gema Switzerland GmbH
    Inventor: Marco Sanwald