Patents by Inventor Frank A. Erickson

Frank A. Erickson 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: 5262074
    Abstract: There is disclosed a dry film lubricant for use in metal stamping, fabricating and forming operations. The dry film lubricant comprises a wax component suspended in an aqueous solvent. The wax component comprises a saturated wax ester having a carbon chain length from about 28 to about 44 carbons atoms in length surrounding an ester bond. The unsaturated component comprises a phosphite adduct friction modifier and an unsaturated vegetable oil or modified unsaturated vegetable oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Assignee: International Lubricants, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Erickson, David L. Folkins
  • Patent number: 4873008
    Abstract: There is disclosed an improved lubricant base composition for incorporation into a wide variety of lubricating compositions. The improved lubricant base composition comprises at least two ingredients selected from jojoba oil, sulfurized jojoba oil, and a phosphite adduct of jojoba oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1989
    Assignee: International Lubricants, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip S. Landis, Frank Erickson
  • Patent number: 4733956
    Abstract: A mirrored system and components therefor are disclosed herein for use in an automobile having front and rear seats covered by a roof structure from which a rear view mirror and a forward facing mirror downwardly depend in fixed spaced apart optical alignment relationship. The mirrors are adjustable to accommodate an optical line of sight from the driver's position on the front seat to an infant's position on the rear seat. The forward facing mirror is removably mounted by a suction cup attachment to roof structure or rear window by a base that carries a dome type mirror on a backing plate by a resilient metal band. A screw adjustment connects one end of the band to the base while the other end of the band adhesively adheres to the mirror backing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1988
    Inventor: Frank A. Erickson