Patents by Inventor Jerry W. Hansen

Jerry W. Hansen 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: 6126419
    Abstract: Valve heads for modifying a pump to handling corrosive liquids are made of the thermoplastic UHMW-PE machined into a generally rectangular block having longitudinally extending front, back, and opposite side faces and transversely extending top and bottom faces, each of the faces being smooth and flat for convenient handling and storage. Each modified valve head is provided with an elongated cylindrical valve chamber adapted to slidably receive the standard valve body and a frusto-conical manifold recess intersecting and communicating with the valve chamber and having an outer opening that opens out of its front face. Inlet and outlet ports extend from opposite side faces through the valve head and communicate respectively with the lower and upper ends of the valve chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Inventor: Jerry W. Hansen
  • Patent number: 4838010
    Abstract: An agricultural combine is provided with electronic controller cards for assisting in controlling and monitoring the combine. The cards are housed in an enclosure located adjacent to the operator's cab above the ground engaging wheels. The enclosure comprises a box mounted in an aperture formed in the supporting structure and a cover which can be latched to the box. The cover is provided with a number of inwardly extending fingers each having a receiving groove for holding the electronic controller cards. The fingers are arranged in pairs for engaging the cards between the fingers. Openings in the cover are located adjacent to each finger pair for providing an opening through which the electronic controller car held therein can communicate with the wiring harness of the combine. Each opinion is provided with an outwardly extending and encircling flange which engaged a rubber boot of the wiring harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1989
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Duane H. Ziegler, Dennis A. Kerckhove, Jerry W. Hansen, Barry K. Denning