US Patent Issued to Graco Minnesota on May 20 for "Low profile airless spray gun for applying paints" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,928, issued on May 20, was assigned to Graco Minnesota Inc. (Minneapolis).

"Low profile airless spray gun for applying paints" was invented by Steven D. Becker (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) and Dale C. Pemberton (Big Lake, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure concerns a paint spray gun and a method of handling the spray gun with one hand. The gun comprises a body comprising a valve, a trigger actuatable to open and close the valve, a handle, and a guard having a top end and a bottom end, the top end attached to the body and the bottom end located below the trigger. The trigger is located directly between the guard and ...