Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Coplin

Thomas L. Coplin 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: 20230191430
    Abstract: A modular liquid distribution system in which each module has a module body, a spray nozzle, and a cyclically operable piston for controlling the dispensing of high viscous liquids from the spray nozzle. Each spray nozzle has a nozzle body with a liquid inlet and a tear dropped shaped pintle which together with the nozzle body defines an expansion chamber that reduces velocity of the liquid sufficient to be dispensed in small droplet form without splattering. In one embodiment, the nozzle body has a discharge orifice sized smaller than the outer diameter of the expansion chamber for accelerating liquid flow upon discharge sufficient to enhance consistent and repeatable breaks in the cyclically controlled fluid flow stream for enabling the discharge of smaller and more consistent volumes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventor: Thomas L. Coplin
  • Publication number: 20220072569
    Abstract: A modular liquid distribution system in which each module has a module body, a spray nozzle, and a piston for controlling the dispensing of liquid from the nozzle. Each module has a pneumatically operated system for moving the piston to an open position while facilitating quicker return movement to a closed position, enabling the dispensing of precisely controlled small droplet sized quantities of highly viscous liquids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas L. Coplin, Edward Camic
  • Publication number: 20220072568
    Abstract: A modular liquid distribution system in which each module has a module body, a spray nozzle, and a piston for controlling the dispensing of liquid from the nozzle. Each module has a pneumatically operated system for moving the piston to an open position while facilitating quicker return movement to a closed position, enabling the dispensing of precisely controlled small droplet sized quantities of highly viscous liquids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas L. Coplin
  • Patent number: 10875035
    Abstract: A spray nozzle assembly for producing an oscillating spray discharge is provided. The spray nozzle assembly includes a nozzle body with a liquid inlet passage that converges via an inwardly converging conical section that defines a liquid inlet orifice. An expansion chamber communicates in a downstream direction with the liquid inlet orifice. An exit orifice communicates in the downstream direction with the expansion chamber. A pair of longitudinal veins and a pair of outwardly disposed feedback passages are provided in the expansion chamber. Each vein defines a respective downstream orifice to a respective one of the feedback passages adjacent the exit orifice and an upstream orifice to the respective one of the feedback passages adjacent the inlet orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Spraying Systems Co.
    Inventor: Thomas L. Coplin
  • Publication number: 20190255541
    Abstract: A spray nozzle assembly for producing an oscillating spray discharge is provided. The spray nozzle assembly includes a nozzle body with a liquid inlet passage that converges via an inwardly converging conical section that defines a liquid inlet orifice. An expansion chamber communicates in a downstream direction with the liquid inlet orifice. An exit orifice communicates in the downstream direction with the expansion chamber. A pair of longitudinal veins and a pair of outwardly disposed feedback passages are provided in the expansion chamber. Each vein defines a respective downstream orifice to a respective one of the feedback passages adjacent the exit orifice and an upstream orifice to the respective one of the feedback passages adjacent the inlet orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas L. Coplin