W.m. Barr & Company, Inc.

Microban Products Company

Matthew Michael Petkus

Rachel Ann Farmer

Alana Byrd

Kevin Andrew Kavchok

Dennis Earl Shireman

Charles L Hawes

Brett Justin Healey

Brian Patrick Aylward

Tian Lan

Karen Terry Welch

Gina Parise Sloan

Tim Teague

Samuel James Hanna

Jesse Douglas Turmenne

Elizabeth Johnson

A composition comprises dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and has a flash point of 70° F. or greater. The composition has a total VOC content defined by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of 50 weight percent (%) or less. The composition removes or strips paint in a period of time of two hours or less. The composition may further comprises one or more corrosion inhibitors.

Paint remover having reduced flammability

Swirl chamber

A spray wand includes: a hollow tubular main body; a nozzle mounted on the output end of the main body; and a valve assembly configured to mount the input end of the main body. The valve assembly includes: a housing having an input conduit for coupling the valve assembly with a fluid source; a sealing piston biased within the input conduit toward a sealing position thereof; and a valve core having a column rotatable within the interior space of the housing and a handle extending from the column, the valve core being rotatable between at least one open position corresponding to an open condition of the valve assembly and at least one closed position corresponding to a closed condition of the valve assembly. Upon rotation of the column to at least one open position thereof, the sealing piston biased within the input conduit is pressed from the sealing position.

Spray wand

Valve housing

Valve assembly

Valve assembly and swirl chamber

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Memphis, TN, United States of America

Matthew Michael Petkus