Patents by Inventor Steven E. Jansen

Steven E. Jansen 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: 6322151
    Abstract: A power buggy is configured to be safe, stable, easy to control, and comfortable. Frequently-used controls such as dump controls, a speed control, and a directional control, arc located at or very near handgrips of the operator's handle so as to permit the operator to control the vehicle without releasing either of the handgrips. For instance, speed and direction arc both controlled by a bidirectional twist grip forming one of the handgrips. The twist grip must rotate through a neutral position before changing directional control from forward to reverse so that an operator cannot reverse the vehicle's direction of travel without first rather gradually reducing vehicle speed. Operator comfort is also enhanced by a fuel tank that shields the operator from the engine. The fuel tank also has a large capacity while simultaneously functioning as a support for side shrouds of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Wacker Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory S. Dombek, Steven E. Jansen, Alan D. Bengtson, Robert M. Motl
  • Publication number: 20010000641
    Abstract: A power buggy is configured to be safe, stable, easy to control, and comfortable. Frequently-used controls such as dump controls, a speed control, and a directional control, are located at or very near handgrips of the operator's handle so as to permit the operator to control the vehicle without releasing either of the handgrips. For instance, speed and direction are both controlled by a bidirectional twist grip forming one of the handgrips. The twist grip must rotate through a neutral position before changing directional control from forward to reverse so that an operator cannot reverse the vehicle's direction of travel without first rather gradually reducing vehicle speed. Operator comfort is also enhanced by a fuel tank that shields the operator from the engine. The fuel tank also has a large capacity while simultaneously functioning as a support for side shrouds of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Publication date: May 3, 2001
    Inventors: Gregory S. Dombek, Steven E. Jansen, Alan D. Bengtson, Robert M. Motl
  • Patent number: 6155648
    Abstract: A power buggy is configured to be safe, stable, easy to control, and comfortable. Frequently-used controls such as dump controls, a speed control, and a directional control, are located at or very near handgrips of the operator's handle so as to permit the operator to control the vehicle without releasing either of the handgrips. For instance, speed and direction are both controlled by a bidirectional twist grip forming one of the handgrips. The twist grip must rotate through a neutral position before changing directional control from forward to reverse so that an operator cannot reverse the vehicle's direction of travel without first rather gradually reducing vehicle speed. Operator comfort is also enhanced by a fuel tank that shields the operator from the engine. The fuel tank also has a large capacity while simultaneously functioning as a support for side shrouds of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Wacker Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory S. Dombek, Steven E. Jansen, Alan D. Bengtson, Robert M. Motl
  • Patent number: D410313
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: Wacker Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory S. Dombek, Steven E. Jansen, Alan D. Bengtson