Patents by Inventor Timothy P. Hillesheim

Timothy P. Hillesheim 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: 9085002
    Abstract: An applicator gun for a two-part material includes a hand grip and a barrel. The barrel extends generally transverse to the hand grip and has a free end. A feed valve set is positioned at about a juncture of the barrel and the hand grip, and includes first and second feed valves, each having an inlet. An actuator is operably connected to one or both of the feed valves for opening and closing the valves. A mixing nozzle is disposed at the barrel free end and has first and second inlets and discharge openings. The discharge openings are formed at a discharge end of the nozzle. Feed tubes provide flow communication between the feed valves and the mixing nozzle inlets. The actuator opens the feed valves to feed the two part material through the applicator gun and the two-part material is maintained separated through discharge at the mixing nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Brett J. Zimmerman, Timothy P. Hillesheim
  • Publication number: 20120292343
    Abstract: An applicator gun for a two-part material includes a hand grip and a barrel. The barrel extends generally transverse to the hand grip and has a free end. A feed valve set is positioned at about a juncture of the barrel and the hand grip, and includes first and second feed valves, each having an inlet. An actuator is operably connected to one or both of the feed valves for opening and closing the valves. A mixing nozzle is disposed at the barrel free end and has first and second inlets and discharge openings. The discharge openings are formed at a discharge end of the nozzle. Feed tubes provide flow communication between the feed valves and the mixing nozzle inlets. The actuator opens the feed valves to feed the two part material through the applicator gun and the two-part material is maintained separated through discharge at the mixing nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Brett J. Zimmerman, Timothy P. Hillesheim