Wagner Spray Tech Corporation

Titan Tool, Inc.

Imi Cornelius, Inc.

The Cornelius Company

Joseph W Kieffer

Christopher J Sulzer

Scott R Carpenter

Heiko Tullney

Richard Paul Anderson

Ross D Rossner

James J Handzel

Matthias Mazur

Jeffrey E Sandahl

Daniel R Zientara

Andrew L Von Duyke

William J Black

Darrell Dean Brown

Eric C Lagman

Douglas Paul Pozanc

Tom D Tagliapietra

Christopher W Carleton

Brian Lee Fideler

Norman A Cyphers

Craig L Peterson

Michael B Jones

Jeffrey Scott Jerdee

Robert D Cooper, Jr

Paul Joseph Henry

Terry R Reents

Jan Barthelmes

Timothy Jon Wessels

Lam Huu Nguyen

Jonathan L Schaumann

Michael Dosch

Nima Abbaspour

Sandor Peter Veres

Frank G Mirazita

Jeshwanth Durga Sagar Kundem

Viktor Sorg

W Gregory Mertes

James B Lammers

Xiaogang Luo

Norman Alvin Cyphers

Troy Allen Anderson

Jeshwanth Ds Kundem

A liquid delivery system includes a reciprocating drive and a liquid cylinder comprising a liquid piston, operably driven by the reciprocating drive, to pump a liquid along a flow path to a liquid applicator. The liquid delivery system includes a coupler configured to couple the liquid piston to the reciprocating drive. The coupler includes a plurality of collar elements and a biasing member configured to apply a biasing force on the plurality of collar elements to retain the collar elements in a position that forms a collar that couples the liquid piston to the reciprocating drive.

Piston coupler for a reciprocating pump

An example portable fluid spraying system includes a handheld fluid sprayer. The handheld fluid sprayer includes a fluid reservoir configured to store a fluid, a pump configured to pump the fluid from the fluid reservoir to an outlet of the handheld fluid sprayer and a handle. The handheld fluid sprayer includes a first trigger proximate the handle, configured to control fluid flow to the outlet. The portable fluid spraying system includes a fluid hose having a coupling mechanism configured to removably couple to the handheld fluid sprayer proximate the outlet and a fluid spray gun. The fluid spray gun includes a gun inlet configured to couple to the fluid hose and receive the fluid from the handheld fluid sprayer, a gun outlet configured to expel the fluid in a spray pattern and a second trigger configured to control fluid flow to the gun outlet.

Handheld fluid sprayer

A fluid spraying system includes a fluid applicator having a tip that atomizes a fluid. The fluid spraying system also includes a pump configure to pump the fluid from a fluid source to the tip and a control system. The control system identifies at least one characteristic of the tip or the fluid and communicatively couples to the pump. The control system also controls an operating characteristic of the fluid spraying system based on a characteristic of the tip or the fluid.

Smart control of a spray system

A finger rest for a liquid applicator is presented. The finger rest comprises a base. The finger rest also comprises an aperture configured to receive a handle of the liquid applicator. The base is configured to rotationally align with a head of the liquid applicator at a junction.

Finger rest for a liquid applicator

A fluid applicator configured to deliver fluid at a pressure is provided. The fluid applicator comprises an inlet and an outlet. The fluid applicator also comprises a fluid path extending from the inlet to the outlet. The fluid enters the inlet and exits the outlet at the pressure. The fluid applicator also comprises a trigger configured to, when actuated, facilitate the fluid flow through the fluid path. The fluid applicator also comprises a locking mechanism configured to extend through a body of the fluid applicator, and configured to transition between a locked position and an unlocked position. In an unlocked position, the trigger can actuate and, in a locked position, the trigger is inhibited from actuating.

Trigger locking device for a liquid applicator

The line striper comprises a material deployment system configured to receive a material from a material source and deliver the received material to a deployment mechanism, wherein the deployment mechanism is configured to apply the received material to a surface. The line striper also comprises a mechanical debris removal system configured to, when actuated, move along an application path ahead of the deployment mechanism such that debris is dislodged from the surface, wherein the mechanical debris removal system comprises a contact mechanism configured to facilitate dislodging of the debris from the surface.

Line stripper with deployable sweeper

A fluid applicator configured to reduce user fatigue is presented. The applicator comprises an inlet and an outlet fluidically coupled by a fluid path. The applicator also comprises a trigger. The trigger is configured to, when actuated, move between a closed position and an open position. The open position comprises a fluid flowing from the inlet, to the outlet, along the fluid path. The applicator also comprises a trigger support configured to reduce a pressure required to maintain the trigger in an open position. The trigger support is configured to reduce the pressure required as the trigger actuates between the closed position and the open position.

Trigger support for a liquid applicator

A fluid applicator configured to reduce user fatigue is presented. The fluid applicator comprises a trigger configured to, when actuated, move between a closed position and an open position, wherein the open position comprises a fluid flowing from the inlet, to the outlet, along the fluid path. The trigger also comprises a trigger support configured to, when actuated, reduce a pressure required to maintain the trigger in an open position.

Trigger detent mechanism for a fluid applicator

A trigger locking system for a liquid applicator having a trigger with an opening is provided. The trigger locking system comprises trigger locking device configured to extend through the opening. The trigger locking device is configured to move, when actuated, between a defined locked position and a defined unlocked position. While the system is in a locked position, the trigger is nonactuable. While the system is in an unlocked position, the trigger is actuable such that, when actuated, a liquid is released from the liquid applicator.

A plural component pump system is provided for delivering plural liquid components at a selected ratio. The pump system includes a first brushless DC motor configured to drive a first pump that pumps a first liquid component to an output and a second brushless DC motor configured to drive a second pump that pumps a second liquid component to the output. The pump system includes a first controller configured to control the first motor and a second controller configured to control the second motor. The pump system also includes a communication interface between the first controller and the second controller. The first controller is configured to send a signal to the second controller using the communication interface and the second controller is configured to control the second motor based on the signal to deliver the first and second liquid components to the output at the selected ratio.

Plural component pumping system

The present disclosure generally relates to a sprayer for a fluid delivery system. In one example, a sprayer for a fluid delivery system is provided. The sprayer includes a main body having a handle and a trigger. The sprayer also includes a spray head having a fluid input for receiving fluid material and a fluid output for spraying the fluid material. The spray head is removably couplable to the main body by rotating the spray head with respect to the main body to engage a connection component of the spray head to a corresponding connection component of the main body. The sprayer also includes a spray head locking mechanism on the main body that extends to engage a portion of the spray head.

Sprayer for a fluid delivery system

A reversible, multiple spray tip spray gun tip assembly includes a tip holder and a turret. In one embodiment, the tip holder has a turret opening and a fluid spray passage that is in communication with the turret opening. The turret has a barrel including a plurality of spaced apart spray tips and a handle to rotate the barrel within the turret opening. Either the tip holder or the turret includes one or more projections while the other of the tip holder or the turret includes a cam surface with which the one or more projections slideable engage such that rotating the turret relative to the tip holder causes the turret to translate relative to the tip holder and to align each of the spray tips with the fluid spray passage in a spray position and a clear position.

Multiple spray tip turret assembly for paint sprayer

The present disclosure generally relates to fluid sprayers and more specifically, but not by limitation, to a portable airless fluid sprayer including fluid container support features configured to accommodate fluid containers of different sizes. In one example, a fluid sprayer pump assembly is provided and includes a pump assembly housing and a fluid intake conduit configured to provide a fluid path to the pump assembly housing. The fluid sprayer pump assembly also includes a frame assembly supporting the pump assembly housing and including a plurality of fluid container support features. Each of the fluid container support features is configured to accommodate a respective fluid container such that an inlet end of the fluid intake conduit is positionable within the respective fluid container. In one example, a fluid container support feature includes a fluid container holder pivotably attached to the frame assembly and movable between first and second positions.

Portable fluid sprayer with fluid container support features

Paint spray pump housing

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Chanhassen, MN, United States of America

Joseph W Kieffer