Patents by Inventor Mike Flander

Mike Flander 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).

  • Ground striper pump piston having dual checks
    Patent number: 10669679
    Abstract: A pump for a striping machine includes dual check valves within its piston. At least one of the dual check valves is closed during an upstroke of the piston, thereby ensuring that the pump drives fluid during both its upstroke and its downstroke to maintain a desired ratio between a fluid output by the pump and a material solution output by another pump of the striping machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Nelson, Dennis Dingmann, Mike Flander, James C. Schroeder, Peter Thomassen
  • GROUND STRIPER PUMP PISTON HAVING DUAL CHECKS
    Publication number: 20190264401
    Abstract: A striper can apply a polymer-based marking material comprised of a mixture of a material solution and a catalyst. The material solution and catalyst are mixed according to a desired ratio. A first pump drives the material solution and a second pump is slaved to the first pump and drives the catalyst. The second pump includes dual check valves within its piston, thereby ensuring that the second pump drives fluid during both its upstroke and its downstroke to maintain the desired ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew Nelson, Dennis Dingmann, Mike Flander, James C. Schroeder, Peter Thomassen