Patent ID: 11934212
Assignee: GRACO MINNESOTA INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC G  B  F  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 18:
19. A spray system, the spray system comprising:
a hand portable paint sprayer comprising:
a spray gun configured to spray paint as an atomized spray fan, the spray gun comprising a trigger that actuates the spray gun to spray the paint;
a hose that connects to the spray gun;
a frame that permits the hand portable paint sprayer to be moved by hand to job sites;
a pump supported by the frame, the pump having a reciprocating piston that outputs paint under pressure to the spray gun via the hose;
a motor supported by the frame, the motor configured to drive the pump;
a sensor configured to output data;
a wear part that contacts the paint when the motor operates the pump to spray the paint through the spray gun, the wear part comprising a spray nozzle;
a wireless module supported by the frame, the wireless module configured to wirelessly send and receive information; and
control circuitry supported by the frame, the control circuitry configured to generate spray data based on the data output by the sensor and cause the wireless module to transmit the spray data; and

a handheld computing device that is remote from the hand portable paint sprayer, the handheld computing device having an interface and a processor that is configured to execute program instructions stored in memory of the handheld computing device to cause the handheld computing device to:
receive an input from a user via the interface, the input regarding the tip nozzle;
receive the spray data wirelessly from the hand portable paint sprayer;
and
generate an output on the interface that indicates need to replace the tip nozzle based on the spray data and the input.