Patents by Inventor Wilken Benjamin, II

Wilken Benjamin, II 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).

  • System for securing a container within a mixing machine
    Patent number: 7959345
    Abstract: A holder and system for mixing a volume of material within a closed container in a mixing machine. Holders and systems in accordance with embodiments of the present invention may permit mixing of fluids in containers that are otherwise ill-suited for conventional mixing machines. The holder may include a receptacle or bucket into which a first insert or adapter is placed to receive and hold one end of the closed container. A second insert may also be inserted into the bucket to receive and hold a second end of the closed container. The bucket may include a tapered inner sidewall surface and one or both adapters may include side surfaces that generally conform to the sidewall surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
    Inventor: Wilken Benjamin, II
  • PLUNGER APPARATUS FOR EMPTYING A CARTRIDGE USING PAINT STIR STICK
    Publication number: 20100237094
    Abstract: A cartridge including a plunger apparatus and methods for emptying the contents within a cartridge using the plunger apparatus (e.g., using a paint stir stick to empty the contents).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventor: Wilken Benjamin, II
  • System for securing a container within a mixing machine
    Publication number: 20090040865
    Abstract: A holder and system for mixing a volume of material within a closed container in a mixing machine. Holders and systems in accordance with embodiments of the present invention may permit mixing of fluids in containers that are otherwise ill-suited for conventional mixing machines. The holder may include a receptacle or bucket into which a first insert or adapter is placed to receive and hold one end of the closed container. A second insert may also be inserted into the bucket to receive and hold a second end of the closed container. The bucket may include a tapered inner sidewall surface and one or both adapters may include side surfaces that generally conform to the sidewall surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
    Inventor: Wilken Benjamin, II