Patents by Inventor Steve D. Becker

Steve D. Becker 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).

  • Control valve for airless sprayer pressure adjustment
    Patent number: 9192952
    Abstract: A control valve for a fluid dispensing device comprises a valve stem, a valve body, a cap and an adjustment mechanism. The elongate valve stem has a flange. The valve body comprises a valve bore in which the elongate valve stem is configured to translate, and a flow path intersecting the valve bore and into which the valve stem penetrates. The cap is joined to the valve body to receive the valve stem such that the flange is positioned between the valve body and the cap. The adjustment mechanism changes a position of the cap with respect to the valve body to vary a distance between the cap and the flange which adjusts the force, and thereby the pressure at which the valve opens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: Steve D. Becker, Glen W. Davidson, Bradley H. Hines, Charles W. Dawson, William M. Blenkush
  • CONTROL VALVE FOR AIRLESS SPRAYER PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT
    Publication number: 20130256426
    Abstract: A control valve for a fluid dispensing device comprises a valve stem, a valve body, a cap and an adjustment mechanism. The elongate valve stem has a flange. The valve body comprises a valve bore in which the elongate valve stem is configured to translate, and a flow path intersecting the valve bore and into which the valve stem penetrates. The cap is joined to the valve body to receive the valve stem such that the flange is positioned between the valve body and the cap. The adjustment mechanism changes a position of the cap with respect to the valve body to vary a distance between the cap and the flange which adjusts the force, and thereby the pressure at which the valve opens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Steve D. Becker, Glen W. Davidson, Bradley H. Hines, Charles W. Dawson, William M. Blenkush