Patents by Inventor Steven E. Durkee

Steven E. Durkee 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: 7628367
    Abstract: A mounting system for coupling an electronic display device to a fixed structure includes a support structure mountable to the fixed structure and a rotating assembly. When the fixed structure is a suspended ceiling, the support structure may replace a suspended ceiling tile, fit into a suspended ceiling tile, or may be affixed to the ceiling structure above the suspended ceiling tile. The rotating assembly may include a first turntable, a second turntable, and a structure for receiving a mounting column. The first turntable rotates with respect to the support structure about a rotational axis, and the second turntable is rotatable with respect to the first turntable about a second rotational axis. The first rotational axis and the second rotational axis may or may not be offset from each other. The mounting column is positioned on the second turntable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Milestone AV Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Steven E. Friederich, Steven E. Durkee, Derek L. Derks
  • Patent number: 6520190
    Abstract: A system for flushing an airless sprayer essentially reverses operation such that the spray gun is immersed in a container of water or other solvent and that fluid is pulled through the pump and flushed through the normal inlet tube. The preferred embodiment attaches a fluid bar to the front of the spray gun to redirect the fluid for flushing. This reverse flushing action allows quicker flushing using less fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Thompson, Diane L. Olson, Steven E. Durkee