Patents by Inventor Steven D. Dodge

Steven D. Dodge 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).

  • Hand held paint sprayer with paint cup and reversible tip
    Patent number: 8840046
    Abstract: A self-contained, hand-held paint spray gun apparatus having a paint reservoir on the gun and a turret assembly having a reversible tip for spraying paint from the reservoir through the tip and a swirl chamber adapter located between the gun and turret assembly. The tip is reversible between a SPRAY position and a CLEAN position to enable a user of the paint spray gun to rapidly and conveniently clear an obstruction in the tip and continue spraying without removing the tip. The swirl chamber adapter has a generally planar face opposing a swirl valve in the gun and forming a swirl chamber upstream of the turret assembly and has a centrally located bore extending from the generally planar face to the outlet of the adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Wagner Spray Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Michael B. Jones, Terry R. Reents, Steven D. Dodge, Christopher A. Jensen
  • Hand held paint sprayer with paint cup and reversible tip
    Patent number: 8267332
    Abstract: A self-contained, hand-held paint spray gun apparatus having a paint reservoir on the gun and a turret assembly having a reversible tip for spraying paint from the reservoir through the tip and a swirl chamber adapter located between the gun and turret assembly. The tip is reversible between a SPRAY position and a CLEAN position to enable a user of the paint spray gun to rapidly and conveniently clear an obstruction in the tip and continue spraying without removing the tip. The swirl chamber adapter has a generally planar face opposing a swirl valve in the gun and forming a swirl chamber upstream of the turret assembly and has a centrally located bore extending from the generally planar face to the outlet of the adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Wagner Spray Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Michael B. Jones, Terry R. Reents, Steven D. Dodge, Christopher A. Jensen