Patents by Inventor Jerry D. Nelson

Jerry D. Nelson 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).

  • System for introducing a lubricant
    Patent number: 5385493
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed for an improved system for introducing a lubricant into a cable mounting tube of a pivotable outboard motor in response to a motorboat steering cable. The improvement comprises a nut body having an end wall, a plurality of bores, a resilient seal installed in an annular recess in a bore, and a grease fitting communicating with one of the plurality of bores. The invention provides a seal between the cable mounting tube and the steering cable to prevent the intrusion of a foreign matter and provides a pathway for lubricating the cable mounting tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Inventor: Jerry D. Nelson
  • System for introducing a fluid
    Patent number: 5222577
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed for an improved system for introducing a fluid into a cable mounting tube of an outboard motor for treating an inner cable of a motorboat steering device. The improvement comprises a pressurizer tube having a sealed first end and a second end having a connector for attaching the pressurizer tube to a threaded exit end of the cable mounting tube. The fluid is introduced into the pressurizer tube and a pressurized gas is applied to the pressurizer tube for driving the fluid into the cable mounting tube for treating the inner cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1993
    Inventor: Jerry D. Nelson
  • System for introducing a lubricant
    Patent number: 5080197
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed for an improved system for introducing a lubricant into a cable mounting tube of a pivotable outboard motor in response to a motorboat steering cable. The improvement comprises a nut body having an end wall, a plurality of bores, a resilient seal installed in an annular recess in a bore, and a grease fitting communicating with one of the plurality of bores. The invention provides a seal between the cable mounting tube and the steering cable to prevent the intrusion of a foreign matter and provides a pathway for lubricating the cable mounting tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1992
    Inventor: Jerry D. Nelson