Patents by Inventor Mark E. Dion

Mark E. Dion 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: 11951224
    Abstract: The disclosure relates in particular to an apparatus for disinfecting at least one room, in particular for one or more persons, preferably a dwelling space or treatment room, for example a treatment room in a building, in particular a sickroom, a patient room and/or an operating theatre, by means of an atomiser. Specifically, the apparatus is characterised in that the atomiser includes a rotatable bell cup for atomising a disinfectant into the room. The disclosure relates to an associated method and furthermore to the use of a bell cup for atomising a disinfectant in a room for, in particular, one or more persons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Patrick Häussermann, Bernhard Seiz, Kevin Preuss, Harry Krumma, Michael Baumann, Mark E. Dion
  • Publication number: 20210260233
    Abstract: The disclosure relates in particular to an apparatus for disinfecting at least one room, in particular for one or more persons, preferably a dwelling space or treatment room, for example a treatment room in a building, in particular a sickroom, a patient room and/or an operating theatre, by means of an atomiser. Specifically, the apparatus is characterised in that the atomiser includes a rotatable bell cup for atomising a disinfectant into the room. The disclosure relates to an associated method and furthermore to the use of a bell cup for atomising a disinfectant in a room for, in particular, one or more persons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick Häussermann, Bernhard Seiz, Kevin Preuss, Harry Krumma, Michael Baumann, Mark E. Dion
  • Patent number: 6627266
    Abstract: A method of painting a product in a production painting facility includes the steps of selecting a hue and a chroma corresponding to the hue. The production painting facility utilizes a plurality of base paints that are mixable to constitute the hue and chroma selected. The base paints are pumped to a blending device in a ratio determined to be necessary to formulate the hue and chroma selected. The base paints are blended in the blending device according to the predetermined ratio forming a secondary paint having the hue and chroma previously selected. The secondary paint is delivered to a paint applicator such as an atomizer bell or an equivalent and is applied to the product being painted. The base paints are mixed at the production facility to create a virtually limitless number of secondary paint colors with only a limited number of base paints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Behr Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark E. Dion
  • Patent number: 6578779
    Abstract: A rotary atomizer including a bell element having a paint tube, a deflector having a conical distribution surface opposite the paint tube outlet, including a tip portion within the paint tube, directing paint to a paint overflow surface through an annular conical channel adjacent the outer edge of a nonconductive end face, an annular electrostatically charged surface surrounding the outer edge of the end face generating an annular electrostatic field and an axial electrode having a sharp distal end in the plane of the annular electrostatically charged surface generating a second axial electrostatic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Behr Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark E. Dion
  • Publication number: 20020192357
    Abstract: A method of painting a product in a production painting facility includes the steps of selecting a hue and a chroma corresponding to the hue. The production painting facility utilizes a plurality of base paints that are mixable to constitute the hue and chroma selected. The base paints are pumped to a blending device in a ratio determined to be necessary to formulate the hue and chroma selected. The base paints are blended in the blending device according to the predetermined ratio forming a secondary paint having the hue and chroma previously selected. The secondary paint is delivered to a paint applicator such as an atomizer bell or an equivalent and is applied to the product being painted. The base paints are mixed at the production facility to create a virtually limitless number of secondary paint colors with only a limited number of base paints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventor: Mark E. Dion
  • Publication number: 20020043576
    Abstract: A rotary atomizer including a bell element having a paint tube, a deflector having a conical distribution surface opposite the paint tube outlet, including a tip portion within the paint tube, directing paint to a paint overflow surface through an annular conical channel adjacent the outer edge of a nonconductive end face, an annular electrostatically charged surface surrounding the outer edge of the end face generating an annular electrostatic field and an axial electrode having a sharp distal end in the plane of the annular electrostatically charged surface generating a second axial electrostatic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Applicant: Behr Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Mark E. Dion
  • Patent number: 5709749
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus (10) for removing residual paint from flow passages in a spray painting system comprises a flow passage (12) for conveying paint to a spraying device (14) and a manifold (16) defining a plurality of individual inlets (17) into the flow passage. At least two different paints are supplied to the manifold through the inlets. A solvent supplier (20) supplies a variable pressure and variable volume flow of solvent to the manifold (16) during a cleaning cycle to remove residual paint from the manifold and the flow passage (12) after a completed painting cycle to prepare for a new cycle. The assembly is characterized by including a constant volume flow controller (22) for maintaining a constant volume flow of solvent upstream of the manifold (16) independent of solvent pressure fluctuations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Behr Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Dion, Bernard J. McCabe