Patents by Inventor Janusz W. Matus

Janusz W. Matus 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: 6041868
    Abstract: A mechanism for controlling raised and lowered positions of a hitch-mounted implement includes a rotatable control knob coupled to a transducer, e.g., a potentiometer, for movement between first and second positions representing the raised and lowered positions, respectively, of the implement. The control knob has a button for locking the mechanism in the implement-transport position and for other purposes. A position knob includes a tang-like stop for limiting rotation of the control knob toward the second position. The position knob thereby "sets" a lowered position of the implement which is somewhat above the lowest possible position of the implement. The position knob may be rotated to locate the stop anywhere between two barriers which set the overall limits of travel of the control knob. Most preferably, the position knob is clamped between a barrier member and a console surface and is frictionally inhibited from rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Case Corporation
    Inventors: Janusz W. Matus, Mark D. Klassen, R. David Price