US Patent Issued to Graco Minnesota on March 18 for "Independent heated hose" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,724, issued on March 18, was assigned to Graco Minnesota Inc. (Minneapolis).

"Independent heated hose" was invented by Nicholas P. Peterson (Coon Rapids, Minn.), Stephen P. Schneider (Blaine, Minn.), Mark J. Brudevold (Fridley, Minn.), Matthew R. Smith (Minneapolis) and Joseph E. Tix (Hastings, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plural component dispensing system includes a first heated hose, a second heated hose, a controller, and a dispensing device. The first heated hose and the second heated hose include electrical wires that supply heat to the first and second heated hoses to heat fluid components within the first and secon...