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Patent US7766250 - Antistatic paint cup - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn antistatic reusable cup holder and fluid supply assembly. One or more of the reusable cup holder, disposable cup, disposable lid, or reusable outer lid is made of an antistatic material. In use, the chargeable particles in a coating mixture do not stick to the disposable cup so that uniformity of...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US7766250?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7766250 - Antistatic paint cupAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7766250 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/765,621Publication date3 Aug 2010Filing date20 Jun 2007Priority date1 Jun 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2653724A1, CA2653724C, CN101466476A, EP2032267A1, US20070241029, WO2008002444A1Publication number11765621, 765621, US 7766250 B2, US 7766250B2, US-B2-7766250, US7766250 B2, US7766250B2InventorsMichael J. Kosmyna, Ralph A. Wisniewski, Mark E. CharpieOriginal AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (320), Non-Patent Citations (90), Referenced by (8), Classifications (22), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetAntistatic paint cup
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