Patents by Inventor Kelvin J. Hanssen

Kelvin J. Hanssen 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).

  • Method of modifying an alternator
    Patent number: 5729886
    Abstract: A method of modifying an alternator so that it may replace a generator on an older model motorcycle. The steps are: (a) removing the dog or dogs from the alternator housing; (b) removing the belt pulley from the rotor shaft; (c) removing the alternator nose housing from the alternator tail housing; (d) shortening the rotor shaft; (e) mounting a shaft adapter on the rotor shaft stub; (f) securing the alternator nose housing to the alternator tail housing; (g) securing an adapter plate to the outer end of the alternator nose housing; and (h) mounting a gear wheel on the adapter shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Inventors: Stanley L. Olson, Kelvin J. Hanssen