Patents by Inventor Robert M. Kalstabakken

Robert M. Kalstabakken 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: 8839630
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a dehumidifier and a vent drain assembly to reduce moisture in an electrical enclosure. The dehumidifier can include a thermoelectric module, a drain pan, and a fitting to release the collected moisture from the drain pan. The vent drain assembly can receive the collected moisture from the drain pan and the fitting. The vent drain assembly can include a valve body, a float, and a cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Nepsha, Bruce W. Larson, Gregory A. Quick, Robert M. Kalstabakken
  • Patent number: 8702184
    Abstract: A locking mechanism for an enclosure. The locking mechanism includes a housing with an outer surface having a first tab fixedly attached to the housing. The housing is adapted to be coupled to a door by pressing the housing through a latch housing of a latching mechanism of the door until the first tab springs out and locks the housing in place in the latch housing. The locking mechanism includes an insert adapted to be positioned through the housing and adapted to be coupled to a flange of the latching mechanism of the door. The insert includes either a handle or a knob. Rotation of the insert rotates the flange to lock the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Harold D. Lakoduk, Scott A. Schramske, Timothy G. Lange, Kent G. Messing, Ronald M. Wacker, Robert M. Kalstabakken, Steve J. Johnson, Sheldon O. Modrow, Joseph D. Ricke, Robert G. Lau
  • Publication number: 20120304714
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide enclosures for electronic components and methods for manufacturing the same. In one embodiment, the enclosure includes first and second sidewalls formed from a single elongated piece of sheet metal. The first sidewall, the second sidewall, a third sidewall, and a fourth sidewall define an interior space of the enclosure. At least one of the first and second sidewalls includes an edge region folded inwardly relative to the interior space to form a mounting channel. The enclosure further includes a backwall coupled with first edges of the sidewalls and a door hingedly coupled with a second edge of at least one of the sidewalls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Harold D. Lakoduk, Scott A. Schramske, Timothy G. Lange, Kent G. Messing, Ronald M. Wacker, Robert M. Kalstabakken, Steve J. Johnson, Sheldon O. Modrow, Joseph D. Ricke, Robert G. Lau
  • Patent number: 7987799
    Abstract: A shelf includes a first shelf section and a second shelf section that slidingly fits with the first shelf section such that the first shelf section and second shelf section are configured to form a shelf surface having a usable shelf surface area that is variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Gordon Lange, Robert M. Kalstabakken, Brian L. Mordick, Jeremy Lee Fink, Trent T. Jones
  • Publication number: 20100154437
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a dehumidifier and a vent drain assembly to reduce moisture in an electrical enclosure. The dehumidifier can include a thermoelectric module, a drain pan, and a fitting to release the collected moisture from the drain pan. The vent drain assembly can receive the collected moisture from the drain pan and the fitting. The vent drain assembly can include a valve body, a float, and a cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: William J. Nepsha, Bruce W. Larson, Gregory A. Quick, Robert M. Kalstabakken
  • Patent number: 7724507
    Abstract: An enclosure assembly includes a first enclosure unit including a first door, a second enclosure unit, and a handle coupled to the second enclosure unit, the handle being operative so as to turn on or turn off power to the first enclosure unit, and wherein the first enclosure unit and the second enclosure unit are configured such that the first door cannot be opened if the handle has not been turned to a power-off position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: John G. Whitt, Kent G. Messing, Robert M. Kalstabakken
  • Publication number: 20080308515
    Abstract: A shelf includes a first shelf section and a second shelf section that slidingly fits with the first shelf section such that the first shelf section and second shelf section are configured to form a shelf surface having a usable shelf surface area that is variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Gordon Lange, Robert M. Kalstabakken, Brian L. Mordick, Jeremy Lee Fink, Trent T. Jones
  • Publication number: 20080093932
    Abstract: An enclosure assembly includes a first enclosure unit including a first door, a second enclosure unit, and a handle coupled to the second enclosure unit, the handle being operative so as to turn on or turn off power to the first enclosure unit, and wherein the first enclosure unit and the second enclosure unit are configured such that the first door cannot be opened if the handle has not been turned to a power-off position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: John G. Whitt, Kent G. Messing, Robert M. Kalstabakken