Patents by Inventor Nicholas P. Peterson

Nicholas P. Peterson 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).

  • Patent number: 11942726
    Abstract: An electrical connector system for use with independently heated hoses includes a first electrical connector, a second electrical connector, a third electrical connector, and a fourth electrical connector. The first electrical connector includes a first key that mates with a second key of the second electrical connector. The third electrical connector includes a third key that mates with a fourth key of the fourth electrical connector. The first and second keys differ from the third and fourth keys, ensuring the electrical connectors are correctly connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph E. Tix, Erich W. Beckmann, Stephen P. Schneider, Nicholas P. Peterson, Mark J. Brudevold
  • Publication number: 20240064871
    Abstract: A heated whip hose (10) includes a hose core (12) configured to deliver a fluid, a heating element (16) disposed around the hose core, a protective layer (20) disposed around the heating element and hose core, an insulating layer (22, 24) disposed around the protective layer, and an abrasion protection layer (26) disposed around insulating layer and forming an outer sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph E. Tix, Nicholas P. Peterson, Nicholas K. Studt, Stephen P. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20230130562
    Abstract: A plural component dispensing system includes a first heated hose, a second heated hose, a controller, and a dispensing device. The first heated hose and the second heated hose include electrical wires that supply heat to the first and second heated hoses to heat fluid components within the first and second heated hoses. The first and second heated hoses are electrically coupled to the controller and are fluidly coupled to the dispensing device. The controller is configured to control and alternate the electrical power supplied to the first heated hose and the second heated hose to heat the first heated hose independent of the second heated hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas P. Peterson, Stephen P. Schneider, Mark J. Brudevold, Matthew R. Smith, Joseph E. Tix
  • Publication number: 20220412340
    Abstract: A pump system includes a housing, a lubricant system, and control circuitry. The housing includes a pump chamber defined by the housing and a throat seal. The lubricant system includes a lubricant pump, a lubricant gallery defined within the housing of the main pump, and a lubricant circuit fluidly connecting the lubricant pump and the lubricant gallery. The throat seal is disposed adjacent to and between the pump chamber and the lubricant gallery. The control circuitry is configured to cause the lubricant pump to pump a purge volume of lubricant through the lubricant system, cause the lubricant pump to stop pumping for a first time period after the lubricant pump has pumped the purge volume, and cause the lubricant pump to pump the purge volume of lubricant through the lubricant system after the first time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew R. Smith, Nicholas P. Peterson, Joseph E. Tix, Andrew M. Spiess
  • Publication number: 20220393403
    Abstract: An electrical connector system for use with independently heated hoses includes a first electrical connector, a second electrical connector, a third electrical connector, and a fourth electrical connector. The first electrical connector includes a first key that mates with a second key of the second electrical connector. The third electrical connector includes a third key that mates with a fourth key of the fourth electrical connector. The first and second keys differ from the third and fourth keys, ensuring the electrical connectors are correctly connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph E. Tix, Erich W. Beckmann, Stephen P. Schneider, Nicholas P. Peterson, Mark J. Brudevold
  • Patent number: 11471900
    Abstract: A heated whip hose includes a hose core configured to deliver a fluid, a heating element disposed around the hose core, a protective layer disposed around the heating element and hose core, an insulating layer disposed around the protective layer, and an abrasion protection layer disposed around insulating layer and forming an outer sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph E. Tix, Nicholas P. Peterson, Nicholas K. Studt, Stephen P. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20220203388
    Abstract: A heated whip hose includes a hose core configured to deliver a fluid, a heating element disposed around the hose core, a protective layer disposed around the heating element and hose core, an insulating layer disposed around the protective layer, and an abrasion protection layer disposed around insulating layer and forming an outer sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph E. Tix, Nicholas P. Peterson, Nicholas K. Studt, Stephen P. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20200383177
    Abstract: A method of regulating a temperature of a fluid within a hose of a fluid dispensing system includes passing the fluid through the hose and across a heating element. A temperature of the fluid in the hose is sensed by the heating element. The sensed temperature of the fluid in the hose is compared to a reference temperature. An input of the heating element is adjusted in response to the comparison of the sensed temperature of the fluid in the hose to the reference temperature such that the temperature of the fluid is adjusted towards the reference temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas P. Peterson, Mark J. Brudevold, Benjamin R. Godding, Joseph E. Tix, Mark T. Weinberger
  • Patent number: 10632494
    Abstract: An adaptive hot melt feed system includes a melt system, a feed system, a gas control device, a sensor, and a controller. The melt system includes a heated vessel. The feed system is configured to deliver a solid material to the vessel of the melt system for melting. The gas control device is configured to control a supply of gas provided to the feed system to drive the solid material from the feed system to the melt system. The sensor can be configured to detect an amount of material in the vessel of the melt system. The controller is in electronic communication with the gas control device and is programmed to signal the gas control device to vary the supply of gas to the feed system based on a fill metric determined by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Lind, Matthew R. Smith, Nicholas P. Peterson, Benjamin R. Godding, Mark J. Brudevold, Matthew R. Theisen
  • Publication number: 20180236483
    Abstract: An adaptive hot melt feed system includes a melt system, a feed system, a gas control device, a sensor, and a controller. The melt system includes a heated vessel. The feed system is configured to deliver a solid material to the vessel of the melt system for melting. The gas control device is configured to control a supply of gas provided to the feed system to drive the solid material from the feed system to the melt system. The sensor can be configured to detect an amount of material in the vessel of the melt system. The controller is in electronic communication with the gas control device and is programmed to signal the gas control device to vary the supply of gas to the feed system based on a fill metric determined by the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Robert J. Lind, Matthew R. Smith, Nicholas P. Peterson, Benjamin R. Godding, Mark J. Brudevold, Matthew R. Theisen