Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Alonso Samuel Chavez

Andrew Thomas Cunningham

Ronald Charles Daul

Hua-tzu Fan

Marcus J Baker

Ravi Shankar Pandey

Dominick Michael Lentine

Deanna Stangas

Julio Alberto Moreno

Octavio Addiel Pichardo

Kyle Sinko

Protective sleeves, kits-of-parts for manufacturing sleeves, and methods for manufacturing sleeves are provided. An exemplary protective sleeve includes an inlet end connector; intermediate linking connectors; and an outlet end connector. The intermediate linking connectors are interconnected in a series from the inlet end connector to the outlet end connector; and the inlet end connector, the intermediate linking connectors, and the outlet end connector comprise fire-resistant material.

Fire resistant sleeves

A paint bell cup for directing a spray of paint onto a surface includes a cup body having an outer surface, an inner conical surface having a circumferential edge, and a stem extending from the outer surface. The stem includes a passage that delivers paint toward the inner conical surface. The cup body includes one or more spray control features that extend along the inner conical surface toward the circumferential edge. The one or more spray control features promote a selected uniform droplet size of the paint traveling from the stem toward the circumferential edge.

Paint bell cup for vehicle paint application

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San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Alonso Samuel Chavez