Patents by Inventor William Gran

William Gran 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ORIENTING A PAINT CONTAINER IN A PAINT MIXER
    Publication number: 20070081416
    Abstract: An improved paint mixer of the type rotating a paint container about a tumbling axis and a perpendicular spin axis, the improvements of a clamp assembly and lock, splash guards protecting a range-of-travel of upright clamp portions, low friction guide plates, an adjustable height strike plate and roller, a rigid gear assembly, an offset in the clamp to return the paint container to an upright position after mixing, and a relief in a raised portion on a lower plate of the clamp for assisting loading and unloading of the paint container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: RED DEVIL EQUIPMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Midas, Brent Harrold, William Gran
  • CONCENTRIC GEAR DRIVE FOR PAINT MIXER
    Publication number: 20070081417
    Abstract: An improved paint mixer of the type rotating a paint container about a tumbling axis and a perpendicular spin axis, the improvements of a clamp assembly and lock, splash guards protecting a range-of-travel of upright clamp portions, low friction guide plates, an adjustable height strike plate and roller, a rigid gear assembly, an offset in the clamp to return the paint container to an upright position after mixing, and a relief in a raised portion on a lower plate of the clamp for assisting loading and unloading of the paint container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: RED DEVIL EQUIPMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Midas, Brent Harrold, William Gran
  • PAINT MIXER WITH OFFSET MASS TO STOP MIXING FRAME IN UPRIGHT POSITION
    Publication number: 20070081418
    Abstract: An improved paint mixer of the type rotating a paint container about a tumbling axis and a perpendicular spin axis, the improvements of a clamp assembly and lock, splash guards protecting a range-of-travel of upright clamp portions, low friction guide plates, an adjustable height strike plate and roller, a rigid gear assembly, an offset in the clamp to return the paint container to an upright position after mixing, and a relief in a raised portion on a lower plate of the clamp for assisting loading and unloading of the paint container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: RED DEVIL EQUIPMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Midas, Brent Harrold, William Gran
  • Paint mixer
    Publication number: 20050213426
    Abstract: An improved paint mixer of the type rotating a paint container about a tumbling axis and a perpendicular spin axis, the improvements of a clamp assembly and lock, splash guards protecting a range-of-travel of upright clamp portions, low friction guide plates, an adjustable height strike plate and roller, a rigid gear assembly, an offset in the clamp to return the paint container to an upright position after mixing, and a relief in a raised portion on a lower plate of the clamp for assisting loading and unloading of the paint container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Midas, Brent Harrold, William Gran