Patents by Inventor Jacob Friesen

Jacob Friesen 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).

  • Publication number: 20210298250
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an irrigation system for irrigating a plurality of plants growing in growing media. The system includes a movable grow table for supporting and displacing the plants and a gravity irrigation device which is coupled to the movable grow table and displaceable therewith. The gravity irrigation device includes a reservoir which is coupled to the movable grow table, a main header in fluid communication with an outlet of the reservoir which is configured to receive a flow of water therefrom, as well as a plurality of microtubes which extends from a plurality of header outlets. The microtubes are configured to receive a head-pressurized flow of water from the main header to evenly irrigate the plants. A method for irrigating a plurality of plants growing in growing media is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Quiring, Matthew James McRae, Joseph Jake Friesen, Jacob Friesen
  • Patent number: 9505324
    Abstract: A bolster assembly for a seat includes a fixed frame and a housing coupled to the fixed frame. The housing includes a track and a bracket moveable along at least a portion the track between a first position and a second position. A paddle is moveably coupled to the bracket and a drive shaft is configured for rotation about a drive axis. Rotation of the drive shaft about the drive axis moves the bracket between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: LEGGETT & PLATT CANADA CO.
    Inventors: Robert J. McMillen, Larry Janzen, Paul Tindall, Jacob Friesen, Corina Alionte
  • Publication number: 20160214511
    Abstract: A bolster assembly for a seat includes a fixed frame and a housing coupled to the fixed frame. The housing includes a track and a bracket moveable along at least a portion the track between a first position and a second position. A paddle is moveably coupled to the bracket and a drive shaft is configured for rotation about a drive axis. Rotation of the drive shaft about the drive axis moves the bracket between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Robert J. McMillen, Larry Janzen, Paul Tindall, Jacob Friesen, Corina Alionte
  • Publication number: 20160022056
    Abstract: To control the amount of shelf space to maintain a fully stocked display with fluctuating amounts of product, a telescopic shelving apparatus is provided. The telescopic display apparatus includes a housing with a pair of side walls and an elongate track member disposed at an angle to a horizontal plane on each wall. The apparatus further includes a plurality of angled sliders extending between the walls and coupled with one of the elongate track members. A plurality of adjustable shelves are each attached to a respective one of the angled sliders. A common control mechanism, along with the elongate track members, allows the sliders and their attached adjustable shelves to simultaneously extend or retract vertically as well as horizontally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Joseph Jake Friesen, Jacob Friesen
  • Publication number: 20120324754
    Abstract: A mobile surface drying apparatus includes a vacuum fan, a blower fan, a vacuum and blower assembly and tubing. The vacuum and blower assembly includes a vacuum head powered by the vacuum fan and a blower head positioned next to the vacuum head and powered by the blower fan. The tubing connects the vacuum head to the vacuum fan and the blower head to the blower fan. The vacuum head includes an inlet that suctions moisture from a surface and the blower head includes an outlet that communicates airflow onto the surface to direct moisture toward the vacuum head to enable the vacuum head to extract the moisture from the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: John Friesen, Jacob Friesen, Rob Brush
  • Patent number: 8281499
    Abstract: A mobile surface drying apparatus includes a vacuum and blower assembly. The vacuum and blower assembly includes a vacuum head and a blower head. The vacuum head suctions moisture through an inlet of the vacuum and blower assembly, and the blower head communicates airflow through an outlet of the vacuum and blower assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Inventors: John Friesen, Jacob Friesen, Rob Brush
  • Publication number: 20100024242
    Abstract: A mobile surface drying apparatus includes a vacuum and blower assembly. The vacuum and blower assembly includes a vacuum head and a blower head. The vacuum head suctions moisture through an inlet of the vacuum and blower assembly, and the blower head communicates airflow through an outlet of the vacuum and blower assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: John Friesen, Jacob Friesen, Rob Brush
  • Patent number: D668177
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Tug Weld Manufacturing
    Inventors: John Friesen, Jacob Friesen
  • Patent number: D1000919
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Jake Friesen, Jacob Friesen, Matthew James McRae