Patents by Inventor Michael J. Bleau

Michael J. Bleau 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).

  • Sheet metal washer including tank assembly and washer cassette mounted on the tank assembly
    Patent number: 6886574
    Abstract: A sheet metal washer system for cleaning metal blanks includes a washer cassette with an open bottom that is selectively mounted on a tank assembly, a drive motor assembly and a filter assembly. The washer cassette includes an inlet opening and an exit opening with upper and lower entry rollers having a first predetermined durometer positioned adjacent to the inlet opening and upper and lower exit rollers having a second predetermined durometer positioned adjacent the exit opening. Upper and lower manifolds for delivering cleaning fluid from the filter assembly to the interior of the washer cassette are positioned between the entry and exit rollers. The sheet metal blank is cleaned by the entry rollers and dried by the exit rollers, as it passes through the sheet metal washer. The washer cassette preferably includes a safety mechanism for locking the upper entry and exit rollers into a storage position when the washer system is not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Utica Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: William Robert Budry, Jr., Mohamad A. Sebai, Douglas J. Goetz, David Berghorn, Michael J. Bleau
  • Sheet metal washer having washer cassette mountable on tank
    Patent number: 6802324
    Abstract: A sheet metal washer system for cleaning metal blanks includes a washer cassette with an open bottom that is selectively mounted on a tank assembly, a drive motor assembly and a filter assembly. The washer cassette includes an inlet opening and an exit opening with upper and lower entry rollers having a first predetermined durometer positioned adjacent to the inlet opening and upper and lower exit rollers having a second predetermined durometer positioned adjacent the exit opening. Upper and lower manifolds for delivering cleaning fluid from the filter assembly to the interior of the washer cassette are positioned between the entry and exit rollers. The sheet metal blank is cleaned by the entry rollers and dried by the exit rollers, as it passes through the sheet metal washer. The washer cassette preferably includes a safety mechanism for locking the upper entry and exit rollers into a storage position when the washer system is not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Utica Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: William Robert Budry, Jr., Mohamad A. Sebai, Douglas J. Goetz, David Berghorn, Michael J. Bleau
  • Sheet metal washer including tank assembly and washer cassette mounted on the tank assembly
    Publication number: 20040134524
    Abstract: A sheet metal washer system for cleaning metal blanks includes a washer cassette with an open bottom that is selectively mounted on a tank assembly, a drive motor assembly and a filter assembly. The washer cassette includes an inlet opening and an exit opening with upper and lower entry rollers having a first predetermined durometer positioned adjacent to the inlet opening and upper and lower exit rollers having a second predetermined durometer positioned adjacent the exit opening. Upper and lower manifolds for delivering cleaning fluid from the filter assembly to the interior of the washer cassette are positioned between the entry and exit rollers. The sheet metal blank is cleaned by the entry rollers and dried by the exit rollers, as it passes through the sheet metal washer. The washer cassette preferably includes a safety mechanism for locking the upper entry and exit rollers into a storage position when the washer system is not in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: Utica Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: William Robert Budry, Mohamad A. Sebai, Douglas J. Goetz, David Berghorn, Michael J. Bleau
  • Sheet metal washer having washer cassette mountable on tank
    Publication number: 20040134523
    Abstract: A sheet metal washer system for cleaning metal blanks includes a washer cassette with an open bottom that is selectively mounted on a tank assembly, a drive motor assembly and a filter assembly. The washer cassette includes an inlet opening and an exit opening with upper and lower entry rollers having a first predetermined durometer positioned adjacent to the inlet opening and upper and lower exit rollers having a second predetermined durometer positioned adjacent the exit opening. Upper and lower manifolds for delivering cleaning fluid from the filter assembly to the interior of the washer cassette are positioned between the entry and exit rollers. The sheet metal blank is cleaned by the entry rollers and dried by the exit rollers, as it passes through the sheet metal washer. The washer cassette preferably includes a safety mechanism for locking the upper entry and exit rollers into a storage position when the washer system is not in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: Utica Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: William Robert Budry, Mohamad A. Sebai, Douglas J. Goetz, David Berghorn, Michael J. Bleau
  • Sheet metal blank washer system
    Patent number: 6701945
    Abstract: A sheet metal washer system for cleaning metal blanks includes a washer cassette with an open bottom that is selectively mounted on a tank assembly, a drive motor assembly and a filter assembly. The washer cassette includes an inlet opening and an exit opening with upper and lower entry rollers having a first predetermined durometer positioned adjacent to the inlet opening and upper and lower exit rollers having a second predetermined durometer positioned adjacent the exit opening. Upper and lower manifolds for delivering cleaning fluid from the filter assembly to the interior of the washer cassette are positioned between the entry and exit rollers. The sheet metal blank is cleaned by the entry rollers and dried by the exit rollers, as it passes through the sheet metal washer. The washer cassette preferably includes a safety mechanism for locking the upper entry and exit rollers into a storage position when the washer system is not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Utica Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: William Robert Budry, Jr., Mohamad A. Sebai, Douglas J. Goetz, David Berghorn, Michael J. Bleau