Patents by Inventor Todd B. Hillukka

Todd B. Hillukka 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: 11993899
    Abstract: A road taping machine is configured to unspool road marking tape from a spool and tamp that tape onto pavement via a tamping roller. Tape is cut using a blade assembly, and aligned with several alignment rollers. A pivot arm permits a subset of the alignment rollers to displace, allowing slack in the tape to be taken in during cutting such that taping can occur continuously, despite cuts. The spool is housed on an axle anchored to a support arm that can be actuated between an elevated position for loading, and a depressed position for taping. A taping section of the machine is laterally displaceable relative to a drive section via a displacement plate, to permit taping of laterally remote locations. The machine can support multiple spools, including spools with tape paths that bypass the blade assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: Roland M. Bedard, John M. Bryce, Todd B. Hillukka, Dennis Kemmetmueller, August F. Legatt, Joshua Roden, Daniel D. Rohling, Anthony J. Shakal
  • Publication number: 20220220950
    Abstract: A drive system for a fluid displacement pump includes an electric motor, a drive coupled to the rotor at a first end of the electric motor, a pump including a fluid displacement member mechanically coupled to the drive, and a controller configured to control a level of power to the electric motor based on a pressure setting set by a user. The electric motor includes a stator and a rotor disposed on an axis. The drive coupled to the rotor converts the rotational output to a linear, reciprocating input to power a pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas F. Janecek, Tyler Kenneth Williams, Andrew J. Kopel, Jarrod C. Drexler, Douglas S. Ryder, Jacob D. Scherer, Todd B. Hillukka, Nicholas J. Stein, Mark D. Shultz
  • Publication number: 20220127801
    Abstract: A road taping machine is configured to unspool road marking tape from a spool and tamp that tape onto pavement via a tamping roller. Tape is cut using a blade assembly, and aligned with several alignment rollers. A pivot arm permits a subset of the alignment rollers to displace, allowing slack in the tape to be taken in during cutting such that taping can occur continuously, despite cuts. The spool is housed on an axle anchored to a support arm that can be actuated between an elevated position for loading, and a depressed position for taping. A taping section of the machine is laterally displaceable relative to a drive section via a displacement plate, to permit taping of laterally remote locations. The machine can support multiple spools, including spools with tape paths that bypass the blade assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Roland M. Bedard, John M. Bryce, Todd B. Hillukka, Dennis Kemmetmueller, August F. Legatt, Joshua Roden, Daniel D. Rohling, Anthony J. Shakal