Patents by Inventor Ross Niemi

Ross Niemi 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: 5574645
    Abstract: A manifold absolute pressure (MAP) sensor emulator is used to emulate the operation of a properly functioning MAP sensor of the type under test. The test involves breaking the pneumatic connection between the vacuum hose from the intake manifold and the MAP sensor input, and breaking the electrical connection between the MAP sensor output and the vehicle on-board computer. The vacuum hose is instead connected to a vacuum probe input of the emulator and the electrical connection to the on-board computer is also connected to the emulator. Thus, the emulator is connected in place of the MAP sensor, and software in the emulator is programmed to provide a voltage or frequency output corresponding to various vacuum levels of a particular MAP sensor. Thus, the emulator can emulate the sensor and, if the engine operates properly in this mode, it indicates that the MAP sensor was bad, and, if not, it indicates that the problem may be elsewhere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Snap-on Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael B. Meeker, Ross A. Niemi
  • Patent number: D807123
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: The Metal Ware Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Carey, Ross Niemi
  • Patent number: D807124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: The Metal Ware Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Carey, Ross Niemi
  • Patent number: D818323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: THE METAL WARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard Carey, Ross Niemi
  • Patent number: D826027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: The Metal Ware Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Carey, Ross Niemi
  • Patent number: D836995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: The Metal Ware Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Carey, Ross Niemi
  • Patent number: D848202
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: THE METAL WARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard Carey, Ross Niemi
  • Patent number: D854594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: THE METAL WARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard Carey, Ross Niemi
  • Patent number: D866267
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: THE METAL WARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard Carey, Ross Niemi
  • Patent number: D869222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: THE METAL WARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard Carey, Ross Niemi
  • Patent number: D870520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: THE METAL WARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard Carey, Ross Niemi
  • Patent number: D873093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: THE METAL WARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard Carey, Ross Niemi
  • Patent number: D883752
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: THE METAL WARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard Carey, Ross Niemi
  • Patent number: D887787
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: THE METAL WARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard Carey, Ross Niemi
  • Patent number: D927244
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: THE METAL WARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard Carey, Ross Niemi