Patents by Inventor Mark L. Butts

Mark L. Butts 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).

  • Spray pattern adjustment for mop
    Patent number: 9427129
    Abstract: A sprayer assembly that includes a reservoir for storing liquid, a pump in fluid communication with the reservoir, first and second supply tubes in fluid communication with the pump wherein the pump is configured to draw liquid from the reservoir and discharge the liquid into the first and second supply tubes, a first nozzle in fluid communication with the first supply tube, a second nozzle in fluid communication with the second supply tube, and a collar having at least one protrusion and rotatable between a first position in which the at least one protrusion pinches closed the first supply tube but not the second supply tube, and a second position in which the at least one protrusion pinches closed the second supply tube but not the first supply tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Antares Capital LP
    Inventor: Mark L. Butts
  • Spray Pattern Adjustment For Mop
    Publication number: 20140103142
    Abstract: A sprayer assembly that includes a reservoir for storing liquid, a pump in fluid communication with the reservoir, first and second supply tubes in fluid communication with the pump wherein the pump is configured to draw liquid from the reservoir and discharge the liquid into the first and second supply tubes, a first nozzle in fluid communication with the first supply tube, a second nozzle in fluid communication with the second supply tube, and a collar having at least one protrusion and rotatable between a first position in which the at least one protrusion pinches closed the first supply tube but not the second supply tube, and a second position in which the at least one protrusion pinches closed the second supply tube but not the first supply tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: EVERCARE COMPANY
    Inventor: Mark L. Butts