Patents by Inventor Lynn A. Meier

Lynn A. Meier 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: 4896558
    Abstract: A control handle for an actuating lever having a plurality of electrical control switches mounted thereon. The control handle comprises a housing having a shaft portion and a control face portion that are formed from a switch plate and a back plate that are held together by self-tapping screws. The switch plate is provided with a hexagonal coupling member that is provided with a threaded longitudinal bore for engaging an actuating lever. The back plate is provided with terminal posts that are electrically coupled to a wiring harness extending up through the control handle and the switches. The switches can be mounted in various mounting orientations as desired by the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Lynn A. Meier, Steven H. Johnson, Mark A. Litka
  • Patent number: 4707021
    Abstract: A latch on a panel closing an opening in which the panel overlaps an edge portion forming the opening comprising a U-shaped channel with a short leg resting against the panel and the long leg extending behind the edge portion and including a bolt extending through the panel and short leg and threadedly attached to the long leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1987
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Lynn A. Meier, Arvid H. Saele