Patents by Inventor Ann Larsen

Ann Larsen 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).

  • Fine Thread to Standard Garden Hose Thread Adapter
    Publication number: 20120242082
    Abstract: An innovative adapter replacing current outdoor hose bib anti siphon devices that are under pressure. The adapter is designed specifically to be threaded onto the fine thread of an Arrowhead® spigot, and connect easily to a standard garden hose thread. This enables the system to be put under pressure by a watering timer, or other pressurizing device, without leaking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicants: Spigotmaster
    Inventors: Gregory Neil Larsen, Shana Ann Larsen, Shana Ann Larsen
  • Embedded sensor steering shaft
    Patent number: 7103518
    Abstract: A steer-by-wire assembly 10 is provided, including a flexible polymer steering column shaft 12 having a fixed end 14 and a free rotational end 16, and a control feature 22 in communication with said free rotational end 16. The flexible polymer steering column shaft 12 provides mechanical feel to the steer-by-wire system where prior mechanically actuated or servomotor devices were required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Automotive Components Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Atiya M. Ahmad, Philip Hemenway, Deanna L. Carroll, Ann Larsen
  • Embedded sensor steering shaft
    Publication number: 20030120468
    Abstract: A steer-by-wire assembly 10 is provided, including a flexible polymer steering column shaft 12 having a fixed end 14 and a free rotational end 16, and a control feature 22 in communication with said free rotational end 16. The flexible polymer steering column shaft 12 provides mechanical feel to the steer-by-wire system where prior mechanically actuated or servomotor devices were required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Atiya M. Ahmad, Philip Hemenway, Deanna L. Carroll, Ann Larsen