Patents by Inventor Tim S. Slagle

Tim S. Slagle 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).

  • Exhaust systems for powder spray booth
    Patent number: 6010571
    Abstract: A paint spray booth with capability to separately exhaust clean powder paint overspray by a clean overspray upper exhaust system at floor level, and the additional exhaust air and paint overspray passing through a grated floor and conveyor system is exhausted by a lower exhaust system. The upper and lower exhaust systems each include a pair of channels having a first and a second sloping surface with a slot disposed at a lower portion thereof. The slot opens into an exhaust duct which extends longitudinally along the paint spray booth. The upper exhaust channels are disposed beneath a surface of a body to be painted, while the lower exhaust channels are disposed beneath a grated floor and the upper exhaust channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: ABB Flexible Automation Inc.
    Inventors: Leif E. Josefsson, Tim S. Slagle, Tim J. Sutton
  • Exhaust systems for powder spray booth
    Patent number: 5676753
    Abstract: A paint spray booth with capability to separately exhaust clean powder paint overspray by a clean overspray upper exhaust system at floor level, and the additional exhaust air and paint overspray passing through a grated floor and conveyor system is exhausted by a lower exhaust system. The upper and lower exhaust systems each include a pair of channels having a first and a second sloping surface with a slot disposed at a lower portion thereof. The slot opens into an exhaust duct which extends longitudinally along the paint spray booth. The upper exhaust channels are disposed beneath a surface of a body to be painted, while the lower exhaust channels are disposed beneath a grated floor and the upper exhaust channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: ABB Flexible Automation Inc.
    Inventors: Leif E. Josefsson, Tim S. Slagle, Tim J. Sutton