US Patent Issued to 3M Innovative Properties on Sept. 9 for "Liquid spray gun, connector ring, liquid spraying apparatus and adapter system" (Minnesota, Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,465, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Liquid spray gun, connector ring, liquid spraying apparatus and adapter system" was invented by Alexander T. Ebertowski (St. Paul, Minn.), Stephen C. P. Joseph (Woodbury, Minn.) and Scott D. Gullicks (River Falls, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides a liquid spray gun connectable to a fluid reservoir through a fluid outlet. The spray gun comprises a socket geometry arranged for engagement with a co-operating connector for releasable connecting the spray gun with the fluid outlet. The socket geometry comprises a bore having...