Patents by Inventor Don E. Sjolin

Don E. Sjolin 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).

  • Fire fighting monitor
    Patent number: 9186531
    Abstract: A fire-fighting monitor includes a body that has a fluid passageway and an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is adapted to mount to a base on a fire truck, and the body is configured so that the outlet is rotatable about a vertical axis over a 360 degree range of motion. In addition, the body is configured such that the outlet is rotatable about a horizontal axis over one range of motion of about 195 degrees in one form and about 270 degrees in another form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Elkhart Brass Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Nathaniel Combs, Don E. Sjolin, Todd Brian Lozier
  • Nozzle assembly
    Patent number: 8584768
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly includes a nozzle body with an inlet, an outlet, and a passageway extending from the inlet to the outlet, and with the passageway having a flow area and a fixed diameter at the outlet. A lever is supported at the nozzle body, and the nozzle assembly further includes an actuator, which is supported by the nozzle body and configured for varying the cross-section of the flow area through the outlet in response to the lever being moved relative to the nozzle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Elkhart Brass Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Trapp, Don E. Sjolin
  • FIRE FIGHTING MONITOR
    Publication number: 20110253397
    Abstract: A fire-fighting monitor includes a body that has a fluid passageway and an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is adapted to mount to a base on a fire truck, and the body is configured so that the outlet is rotatable about a vertical axis over a 360 degree range of motion. In addition, the body is configured such that the outlet is rotatable about a horizontal axis over one range of motion of about 195 degrees in one form and about 270 degrees in another form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: ELKHART BRASS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Nathaniel Combs, Don E. Sjolin, Todd Brian Lozier
  • NOZZLE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20090236446
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly includes a nozzle body with an inlet, an outlet, and a passageway extending from the inlet to the outlet, and with the passageway having a flow area and a fixed diameter at the outlet. A lever is supported at the nozzle body, and the nozzle assembly further includes an actuator, which is supported by the nozzle body and configured for varying the cross-section of the flow area through the outlet in response to the lever being moved relative to the nozzle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: Elkhart Brass Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Trapp, Don E. Sjolin