Patents by Inventor Matthew W. Jungklaus
Matthew W. Jungklaus 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).
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Publication number: 20240216945Abstract: A compound applicator includes a nozzle assembly including a nozzle opening and a plug movable relative to the nozzle opening between a first position in which the nozzle assembly is in a closed state, and a second position in which the nozzle assembly is in an open state, a spring configured to bias the plug into the first position, a cylinder configured to receive and store a compound material, a main housing, a handle rotatable relative to the main housing, a pull rod having a first end coupled with the plug, and an input mechanism located at least partially within the handle and/or the main housing and configured to convert rotational motion of the handle into axial movement of the pull rod, thereby moving the plug from the first position toward the second position. The spring pulls the pull rod such that the pull rod is biased into tension.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2024Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Matthew W. Jungklaus, Michael T. Ventura
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Publication number: 20240216944Abstract: A compound applicator includes a nozzle assembly including a nozzle opening and a plug movable relative to the nozzle opening between a first position in which the nozzle assembly is in a closed state, and a second position in which the nozzle assembly is in an open state, a spring configured to bias the plug into the first position, a cylinder configured to receive and store a compound material, a main housing, a handle rotatable relative to the main housing, a pull rod having a first end coupled with the plug, and an input mechanism located at least partially within the handle and/or the main housing and configured to convert rotational motion of the handle into axial movement of the pull rod, thereby moving the plug from the first position toward the second position. The spring pulls the pull rod such that the pull rod is biased into tension.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2024Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Matthew W. Jungklaus, Michael T. Ventura
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Patent number: 11964296Abstract: A compound applicator includes a nozzle assembly including a nozzle opening and a plug movable relative to the nozzle opening between a first position in which the nozzle assembly is in a closed state, and a second position in which the nozzle assembly is in an open state, a spring configured to bias the plug into the first position, a cylinder configured to receive and store a compound material, a main housing, a handle rotatable relative to the main housing, a pull rod having a first end coupled with the plug, and an input mechanism located at least partially within the handle and/or the main housing and configured to convert rotational motion of the handle into axial movement of the pull rod, thereby moving the plug from the first position toward the second position. The spring pulls the pull rod such that the pull rod is biased into tension.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Ames Tools CorporationInventors: Matthew W. Jungklaus, Michael T. Ventura
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Patent number: 11697928Abstract: A portable wash basin assembly for cleaning a tool includes a wash basin having a base and at least one sidewall that extends upward from the base to an upper edge. The wash basin is configured to receive a liquid for cleaning the tool. A plurality of legs are coupled to the wash basin and are adjustable between a use position and a non-use position. A drain is located in the basin and configured to direct the liquid within the basin to a location below the basin. The wash basin is supported upon a frame. The portable wash basin assembly has a first height when the plurality of legs are in the use position and a second height, less than the first height, when the plurality of legs are in the non-use position. The legs are pivotably coupled to the frame between the use position and the non-use position.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: AMES TOOLS CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew W. Jungklaus, Timothy J. Beran, Michael T. Ventura, Mark S. Wilson, Howard D. Hutchinson
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Publication number: 20230111886Abstract: A compound applicator includes a nozzle assembly including a nozzle opening and a plug movable relative to the nozzle opening between a first position in which the nozzle assembly is in a closed state, and a second position in which the nozzle assembly is in an open state, a spring configured to bias the plug into the first position, a cylinder configured to receive and store a compound material, a main housing, a handle rotatable relative to the main housing, a pull rod having a first end coupled with the plug, and an input mechanism located at least partially within the handle and/or the main housing and configured to convert rotational motion of the handle into axial movement of the pull rod, thereby moving the plug from the first position toward the second position. The spring pulls the pull rod such that the pull rod is biased into tension.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Matthew W. Jungklaus, Michael T. Ventura
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Publication number: 20220266442Abstract: A handle assembly for a finisher box including a first tube including a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first tube defines a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends. The handle assembly includes a second tube disposed within the first tube. The second tube is movable relative to the first tube along the longitudinal axis. The first tube includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The handle assembly includes a connecting plate pivotably supported by the second end of the second tube. The connecting plate is configured to be coupled to the finisher box to support the finisher box from the handle assembly. The handle assembly includes a brake assembly with a brake handle coupled to the first end of the first tube. The brake assembly is configured to selectively inhibit pivoting movement of the connecting plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2020Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Matthew W. Jungklaus, Timothy J. Beran
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Publication number: 20210285192Abstract: A portable wash basin assembly for cleaning a tool includes a wash basin having a base and at least one sidewall that extends upward from the base to an upper edge. The wash basin is configured to receive a liquid for cleaning the tool. A plurality of legs are coupled to the wash basin and are adjustable between a use position and a non-use position. A drain is located in the basin and configured to direct the liquid within the basin to a location below the basin. The wash basin is supported upon a frame. The portable wash basin assembly has a first height when the plurality of legs are in the use position and a second height, less than the first height, when the plurality of legs are in the non-use position. The legs are pivotably coupled to the frame between the use position and the non-use position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Matthew W. Jungklaus, Timothy J. Beran, Michael T. Ventura, Mark S. Wilson, Howard D. Hutchinson
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Patent number: 11035107Abstract: The invention provides, in one embodiment, a portable wash basin assembly for cleaning a tool. The portable wash basin assembly includes a wash basin having a base and at least one sidewall that extends upward from the base to an upper edge, and a plurality of recesses located at the upper edge of the wash basin. The wash basin is configured to support the tool in a first orientation in which a first portion of the tool can be supported within one of the recesses and a second portion of the tool can be supported upon the base, and a second orientation, in which the tool can be supported within two of the recesses on the wash basin.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: AXIA ACQUISITION CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew W. Jungklaus, Timothy J. Beran, Michael T. Ventura, Mark S. Wilson, Howard D. Hutchinson
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Publication number: 20200048878Abstract: The invention provides, in one embodiment, a portable wash basin assembly for cleaning a tool. The portable wash basin assembly includes a wash basin having a base and at least one sidewall that extends upward from the base to an upper edge, and a plurality of recesses located at the upper edge of the wash basin. The wash basin is configured to support the tool in a first orientation in which a first portion of the tool can be supported within one of the recesses and a second portion of the tool can be supported upon the base, and a second orientation, in which the tool can be supported within two of the recesses on the wash basin.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Matthew W. Jungklaus, Timothy J. Beran, Michael T. Ventura, Mark S. Wilson, Howard D. Hutchinson
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Publication number: 20190360217Abstract: A finishing assembly for dispensing a viscous material includes a dispenser in which the viscous material is storable and a finishing head removably coupled to the dispenser to receive viscous material therefrom. The finishing head includes an opening in a bottom face thereof through which the viscous material is discharged and a blade proximate the opening to spread the discharged viscous material across a width of the finishing head. The dispenser is configured to separate from the finishing head to add the viscous material to the dispenser.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Matthew W. Jungklaus, Timothy Joseph Beran
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Patent number: 10415259Abstract: A finishing head for attachment to a viscous material dispense includes an adapter having an inlet attachable to the viscous material dispenser and defining a first axis, and an outlet defining a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The finishing head further includes a finisher body having a cavity and an opening in a bottom face thereof, and a hollow pivot pivotably coupling the adapter to the finisher body about the second axis. The cavity of the finisher body is in fluid communication with the adapter outlet via the hollow pivot such that viscous material discharged from the adapter outlet passes through the hollow pivot before being discharged from the opening of the finisher body.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: AXIA ACQUISITION CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew W. Jungklaus, Timothy Joseph Beran
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Patent number: 10099362Abstract: A handle assembly for a container, the container having a pivotally mounted pressure plate for dispensing a seaming compound, includes a connector plate configured for removably coupling to the pressure plate, a first handle for gripping with a first hand of a user, and a second handle for gripping with a second hand of the user. Each of the first handle and the second handle is coupled to the connector plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: AXIA ACQUISITION CORPORATIONInventors: Mark S. Wilson, Matthew W. Jungklaus
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Patent number: 10000048Abstract: A taping apparatus includes an elongate body portion having a moveable control member for controlling the advancement of tape and a head portion connected to the elongate body portion for advancing the tape. The head portion includes a first stop, a second stop, a guide extending from the first stop to the second stop, and a tape advance mechanism moveable along the guide. The tape advance mechanism and the control member are coupled to one another such that the tape advance mechanism is moveable in response to movement of the control member. The tape advance mechanism includes a rotatable cam and a needle that rotates with the cam.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignees: AXIA ACQUISITION CORPORATION, GRACO INC.Inventors: Matthew W. Jungklaus, Steven J. Wrobel, Jeromy D. Horning
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Patent number: 9945132Abstract: A finisher box includes a housing having a front end and a rear end. The housing includes a floor and a plurality of adjoining sides defining a cavity between them. The finisher box also includes a pressure plate pivotably coupled near the rear end of the housing about a pivot axis and a blade holder projecting from the front end of the housing in a direction perpendicular to the pivot axis. A blade slot for receiving a removable blade is defined by the blade holder and the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: AXIA ACQUISITION CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew W. Jungklaus, Timothy Joseph Beran
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Publication number: 20170298640Abstract: A finishing head for attachment to a viscous material dispense includes an adapter having an inlet attachable to the viscous material dispenser and defining a first axis, and an outlet defining a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The finishing head further includes a finisher body having a cavity and an opening in a bottom face thereof, and a hollow pivot pivotably coupling the adapter to the finisher body about the second axis. The cavity of the finisher body is in fluid communication with the adapter outlet via the hollow pivot such that viscous material discharged from the adapter outlet passes through the hollow pivot before being discharged from the opening of the finisher body.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Matthew W. Jungklaus, Timothy Joseph Beran
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Publication number: 20160375572Abstract: A handle assembly for a container, the container having a pivotally mounted pressure plate for dispensing a seaming compound, includes a connector plate configured for removably coupling to the pressure plate, a first handle for gripping with a first hand of a user, and a second handle for gripping with a second hand of the user. Each of the first handle and the second handle is coupled to the connector plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Mark S. Wilson, Matthew W. Jungklaus
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Publication number: 20160312479Abstract: A finisher box includes a housing having a front end and a rear end. The housing includes a floor and a plurality of adjoining sides defining a cavity between them. The finisher box also includes a pressure plate pivotably coupled near the rear end of the housing about a pivot axis and a blade holder projecting from the front end of the housing in a direction perpendicular to the pivot axis. A blade slot for receiving a removable blade is defined by the blade holder and the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2015Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Matthew W. Jungklaus, Timothy Joseph Beran
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Patent number: D786034Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2016Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: AXIA ACQUISITION CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew W. Jungklaus, Mark S. Wilson
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Patent number: D911137Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: AXIA ACQUISITION CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Ventura, Howard Hutchinson, Matthew W. Jungklaus
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Patent number: D927277Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2021Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: AXIA ACQUISITION CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Ventura, Howard Hutchinson, Matthew W. Jungklaus