Patents by Inventor Craig A. Nielsen

Craig A. Nielsen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10378234
    Abstract: Kits for retrofitting an all-terrain vehicle with a compact, collapsible awning system include a collapsible canopy having a plurality of securing elements, an attachment mechanism having a first end coupled to a first side of the canopy and a detachable second end, a pole configured to associate with any of the plurality of securing elements and to support the canopy, and a tie-down configured to associate with any of the plurality of securing elements and to extend the canopy such that when combined with at least the pole, the canopy forms an overhead structure. The second detachable end of the attachment mechanism can be associated with a connection point on the all-terrain vehicle, and when extended the awning can form an overhead shelter adjacent to the all-terrain vehicle, providing shade and/or temporary protection from the elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: KCNFP, LLC.
    Inventors: Kenneth Craig Nielsen, Lynette Nielsen
  • Patent number: 6863916
    Abstract: An apparatus for making frozen food products having a horizontal mixing spindle with a continuous, closed-loop, recessed, crisscrossed track around its outer lengthwise surface. A paddle wheel encircles the spindle and has a plug or guide skate that extends into the crisscrossed track and guides the paddle wheel back and forth along the length of the spindle as well as around the circumference of the spindle. A horizontal, cylindrical, cooling canister encloses the spindle and paddle wheel and is coupled to a refrigeration unit for keeping the canister and its contents cold. One end of the canister is provided with a push-type dispensing block for dispensing the frozen food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Zippy Freeze
    Inventors: Wade W. Henriksen, Craig A. Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20030129289
    Abstract: An apparatus for making frozen food products having a horizontal mixing spindle with a continuous, closed-loop, recessed, crisscrossed track around its outer lengthwise surface. A paddle wheel encircles the spindle and has a plug or guide skate that extends into the crisscrossed track and guides the paddle wheel back and forth along the length of the spindle as well as around the circumference of the spindle. A horizontal, cylindrical, cooling canister encloses the spindle and paddle wheel and is coupled to a refrigeration unit for keeping the canister and its contents cold. One end of the canister is provided with a push-type dispensing block for dispensing the frozen food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Wade W. Henriksen, Craig A. Nielsen
  • Patent number: D842217
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: KCNFP, LLC.
    Inventors: Kenneth Craig Nielsen, Lynette Nielsen