Patents by Inventor Michael A. Cryer

Michael A. Cryer 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).

  • Publication number: 20120279991
    Abstract: A dispensing gun has a mix head, a purge rod, an actuator, and a joint. The mix head has two fluid component inlets and a mixing chamber that combines the two fluid components. The purge rod is slidably positioned in the mix head and has a forward position for preventing flow of the two fluid components, and a rearward position for allowing flow of the two fluid components. The purge rod is moved by an actuator which is connected to the purge rod by a joint having a head and a cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: GRACO MINNESOTA INC.
    Inventors: John S. Lihwa, Michael A. Cryer, Heath I. McCartney, Charles E. Moser
  • Publication number: 20120121439
    Abstract: The hydraulic power module 10 consists of 1) a hydraulic manifold 12 to route hydraulic fluid to the correct areas, 2) a hydraulic reservoir 14 that contains hydraulic fluid 16,3) a hydraulic pump 18,4) a DC servo motor 20,5) a directional valve 22,6) a cooling system 24 7) an integrated filter housing 26 and 8) electronics—motor control 28 for controlling the DC servo motor 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Michael J. Sebion, Michael A. Cryer, Todd A. Domer, Nicholas D. Long, Kevin A. Moore, Mark J. Brudevold, William C. Scherer
  • Patent number: 5445553
    Abstract: A system and method for cleaning or removing coatings, such as paint, from a surface with a stream of particles. A carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2) pelletizer forms carbon dioxide pellets, which are delivered by a delivery system against a surface to be cleaned. The delivery system includes a hopper for containing the pellets and a high pressure air supply. A feeder introduces the pellets from the hopper into the high pressure air. The combined high pressure air and pellets are directed along a delivery hose to a nozzle, which directs the air and pellets against a surface to be cleaned. Temperature sensors are provided to monitor the temperature of the pressurized air at various points in the delivery system. Signals from the temperature sensor are provided in a feedback control manner to a control valve. The control valve controls the introduction of liquid nitrogen (N.sub.2) into the air stream at a mixing chamber in the delivery system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: The Corporation of Mercer University
    Inventors: Michael A. Cryer, William D. Danielson, Robert A. Babb
  • Patent number: D619439
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Cryer, John S. Lihwa, Charles E. Moser, Heath I. McCartney