ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,753, issued on July 1, was assigned to Graco Minnesota Inc. (Minneapolis).
"Battery powered fluid sprayer" was invented by Jeffrey A. Earles (Lakeville, Minn.), Brian M. Mulgrew (St. Francis, Minn.), Jeromy D. Horning (Albertville, Minn.) and David J. Thompson (Oak Grove, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery powered fluid sprayer includes a battery mounted to a vertically extending wall of the fluid sprayer. The battery powers an electric motor to power a pump to pump fluid to a spray gun for spraying. The battery is disposed within a battery chamber enclosed by a door. The battery is suspended above a base of the battery ch...