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: 8162570
    Abstract: A spraycoating powder feed apparatus includes a powder pump of which the direction of feed is reversible and a conduit switch configured to alternately link either of two powder conduits to a powder hookup of the powder pump as a function of the conveyance direction of the powder pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: ITW Gema GmbH
    Inventors: Feix Mauchle, Marco Sanwald
  • Publication number: 20100034600
    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: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: ITW GEMA AG
    Inventor: Marco Sanwald
  • Patent number: 7617998
    Abstract: A powder spraycoating gun and its gun housing. The spraygun housing is a plastic, integral body constituting a stock fitted with a powder discharge tube and a grip fitted with a powder intake tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: ITW Gema GmbH
    Inventors: Felix Mauchle, Hanspeter Michael, Marco Sanwald
  • Publication number: 20080190359
    Abstract: A spraycoating powder feed apparatus. It contains a powder pump of which the direction of feed is reversible and a conduit switch to alternatingly link either of two powder conduits to a powder hookup of the powder pump as a function of the conveyance direction of the powder pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: ITW GEMA AG
    Inventors: Feix MAUCHLE, Marco SANWALD
  • Publication number: 20080191067
    Abstract: A powder spraycoating gun and its gun housing. The spraygun housing is a plastic, integral body constituting a stock fitted with a powder discharge tube and a grip fitted with a powder intake tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: ITW GEMA AG
    Inventors: Felix Mauchle, Hanspeter Michael, Marco Sanwald
  • Patent number: 7287964
    Abstract: In a pump system for supplying powder, in particular coating powder, to a powder coating apparatus, time controller is used to introduce compressed gas into a metering chamber as a function of the predetermined delay time elapsed since a predetermined operational point for the purpose of expelling a quantity of powder that was introduced into the metering chamber until the end of the time delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: ITW GEMA AG
    Inventor: Marco Sanwald
  • Publication number: 20060159565
    Abstract: A pump system for powder, in particular coating powder, and powder coating apparatus. A time controller (74) is used to introduce compressed gas into a metering chamber as a function of the predetermined delay time elapsed since a predetermined operational point for the purpose of expelling a quantity of powder that was introduced into said metering chamber until the end of said time delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventor: Marco Sanwald
  • Patent number: 6276729
    Abstract: The connection element (1) is preferably provided with two retaining collars (5, 5′) which enclose the connection sections (2, 2′) which do the holding together. The retaining collars are releasably connected to one another or held against one another by way of fastening elements, preferably screw bolts (6). Each retaining collar consists of at least two segments (9a, 9b). With this the fastening elements have additionally also still the function of holding together the two segments. For releasing the connection at least one of the segments can be pivoted open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Buchi Labortechnik AG
    Inventors: Marco Sanwald, Richard Widmer
  • Patent number: 5776317
    Abstract: Extractor (21) has extraction vessel (24) to which reflux line (26) is molded in one piece. Valve (1) which can be opened to allow the extract to flow back from extraction vessel (24) into distillation vessel (22) is sealed into reflux line (26). Valve (1) can be triggered depending on the height of the solvent level in extraction vessel (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: Buchi Labortechnik AG
    Inventors: Arthur Spring, Stefan Hungerbuhler, Marco Sanwald, Erwin Bossart
  • Patent number: D644714
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Felix Mauchle, Marco Sanwald
  • Patent number: D657015
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Marco Sanwald