Patents by Inventor Knut O. Mellingen

Knut O. Mellingen 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: 4271612
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing ski tracks for a ski trail, comprising a sliding/planing body with a flat sliding surface which curves upwardly at the forward section of said body, and spaced-apart track-forming members depending downwardly from said sliding surface. The track-forming members each comprising a bottom surface and two parallel side surfaces whose forward portions converge to form a plow portion while the bottom surface extends forward in full width beneath said plow portion and at least to the tip of it. A drag frame pivotally attached to the surface of the sliding/planing body rearward of its forward section. The axis of pivot for the frame running transversely of the direction of advancement for the sliding/planing body. The trackforming members producing a track with strong, compacted walls, without weighing down the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1981
    Assignee: Komiv A/S
    Inventor: Knut O. Mellingen