Patents by Inventor James Vander Zanden

James Vander Zanden 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).

  • Snap-in rotatable cylinder control
    Patent number: 7007587
    Abstract: A control for a fluid cylinder includes a cylindrical housing made of a polymeric material which pivotally receives a control arm having a cable release receiving member at one end and which can be snap-fitted within an open end of a pneumatic cylinder to lockably engage a valve spacer manufactured as part of the cylinder. With such a system, the control can be installed in the cylinder and rotated to position the cable release in any orientation within a 360° adjustment range to allow proper alignment of the cable release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Suspa Incorporated
    Inventor: James Vander Zanden