Patents by Inventor Richard Michals

Richard Michals 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: 20210101174
    Abstract: One embodiment of a container for transferring, storing, and dispensing paint indefinitely for touch-up painting by the use of a plurality of open-ably close-able apertures (310, 320) that cause transferring, storing, and dispensing of paint, in conjunction with a plurality of paint storage areas (1391, 153) that are independently open-ably sealable to allow for various functions such as, sealed storing of paint in one paint storage area while doing touch-up painting from another paint storage area, moving paint from external paint source to a paint storage area, moving paint between paint storage areas. Using standard (180, 190), as well as custom paint applicators allowing for ease of use, and with various features that allow for use with no clean up needed, such as replaceable components (121, 130, 170, 180, 190, 191, 192, 250) non-stick components (121, 130, 141), integral paint tray (130), paint containment features such as paint retaining walls (130) and paint catching recesses (130, 140).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Michals, Roger Kleinman
  • Patent number: 10864547
    Abstract: One embodiment of a container for transferring, storing, and dispensing paint indefinitely for touch-up painting by the use of a plurality of open-ably close-able apertures (310, 320) that cause transferring, storing, and dispensing of paint, in conjunction with a plurality of paint storage areas (1391, 153) that are independently open-ably sealable to allow for various functions such as, sealed storing of paint in one paint storage area while doing touch-up painting from another paint storage area, moving paint from external paint source to a paint storage area, moving paint between paint storage areas. Using standard (180, 190), as well as custom paint applicators allowing for ease of use, and with various features that allow for use with no clean up needed, such as replaceable components (121, 130, 170, 180, 190, 191, 192, 250) non-stick components (121, 130, 141), integral paint tray (130), paint containment features such as paint retaining walls (130) and paint catching recesses (130, 140).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Michals, Roger Kleinman
  • Publication number: 20190240695
    Abstract: One embodiment of a container for transferring, storing, and dispensing paint indefinitely for touch-up painting by the use of a plurality of open-ably close-able apertures (310, 320) that cause transferring, storing, and dispensing of paint, in conjunction with a plurality of paint storage areas (1391, 153) that are independently open-ably sealable to allow for various functions such as, sealed storing of paint in one paint storage area while doing touch-up painting from another paint storage area, moving paint from external paint source to a paint storage area, moving paint between paint storage areas. Using standard (180, 190), as well as custom paint applicators allowing for ease of use, and with various features that allow for use with no clean up needed, such as replaceable components (121, 130, 170, 180, 190, 191, 192, 250) non-stick components (121, 130, 141), integral paint tray (130), paint containment features such as paint retaining walls (130) and paint catching recesses (130, 140).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Richard Michals, Jr., Roger Kleinman
  • Patent number: 8892405
    Abstract: A system enables a transfer of analysis properties between geometry models and includes a memory for storing analysis properties of a first model that includes a plurality of components, each component assigned to one or more of the analysis properties and each component assigned to one or more voxels in a coordinate system based on component location. The system includes a processor programmed to receive data corresponding to a second model comprising a plurality of components, access analysis properties of the first model, apply the coordinate system to the second model, using the coordinate system and analysis properties assigned to each voxel in the coordinate system, map the plurality of components of the second model to one or more voxels in the coordinate system, and assign analysis properties of the first model to components of the second model based on voxel mapping to the components of the second model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Todd Richard Michal
  • Patent number: 5440810
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for loading, transferring, and spreading a sheet of laundry onto a conveyor. One aspect of the invention is to provide a clamp which has a pivot arm adapted to releasably grip a top corner portion of the sheet. The pivot arm is movable between a forwardly extending first position in which the corner portion of the sheet is gripped and a second position closer to the conveyor than the first position. A spreader mechanism spreads apart the top corner portion of the sheet and an opposite top corner portion of the sheet. Another aspect of the invention is to provide a pair of such clamps each having a pivot arm adapted to releasably grip a corresponding top corner portion of the sheet. The clamps are moved laterally apart to spread the sheet and returned to the receiving position after the pivot arms release the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Assignee: Chicago Dryer Company
    Inventors: Martin T. Borucki, Kasimir Kober, Richard Michals
  • Patent number: D459794
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Carbage Pails, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Michals