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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Graco Minnesota Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Charles W. Dawson, Otsego, MN (US);
Barry W. Mattson, Otsego, MN (US);
Nicholas H. Reath, Anoka, MN (US);
Dale C. Pemberton, Big Lake, MN (US);
John P. Saunders, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Andrew V. Lindenfelser, Elk River, MN (US);
Assignee:
Graco Minnesota Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 13/00 (2006.01); B05B 12/12 (2006.01); B05B 12/16 (2018.01); B05B 12/18 (2018.01); B05B 12/34 (2018.01); B05B 15/652 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 13/005 (2013.01); B05B 12/124 (2013.01); B05B 12/18 (2018.02); B05B 12/34 (2018.02); B05B 15/652 (2018.02); B05B 12/16 (2018.02);
Abstract
An automated mobile sprayer (AMS) () is configured to apply stripes of fluid to target surfaces to coat those target surfaces with the fluid. A control module () of the AMS () controls movement and spraying by the AMS. The control module () causes the AMS () to follow a target surface based on distance data from distance sensors configured to detect the target surface.