US Patent Issued to Graco Minnesota on May 12 for "Airless handheld sprayer repair" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,238, issued on May 12, was assigned to Graco Minnesota Inc. (Minneapolis).

"Airless handheld sprayer repair" was invented by Charles W. Dawson (Otsego, Minn.), Diane L. Olson (Elk River, Minn.), Pamela J. Muetzel (Maple Lake, Minn.) and Robert W. Kinne (Andover, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments concern a handheld paint sprayer for spraying a paint. The sprayer can comprise a shell body comprising a door that, when opened, exposes an opening into an interior of the shell body, the door configured to close over the opening. The sprayer can further comprise a trigger connected to a handle, a motor in the interior,...