Patents by Inventor Michael R. Jensen

Michael R. Jensen 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).

  • Publication number: 20240084051
    Abstract: Disclosed are support-activators and catalyst compositions comprising the support-activators for polymerizing olefins in which the support-activator includes clay heteroadduct, prepare from a colloidal phyllosilicate such as a colloidal smectite clay, which is chemically-modified with a heterocoagulation agent. By limiting the amount of heterocoagulation reagent relative to the colloidal smectite clay as described herein, the smectite heteroadduct support-activator is a porous and amorphous solid which can be readily isolated from the resulting slurry by a conventional filtration process, and which can activate metallocenes and related catalysts toward olefin polymerization. Related compositions and processes are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.
    Inventors: Michael D. Jensen, Kevin Chung, Daoyong Wang, Wei-Chun Shih, Guangxue Xu, Chih-Jian Chen, Charles R. Johnson, II, Mary Lou Cowen
  • Patent number: 11236786
    Abstract: A clutch assembly for a transmission of an agricultural work vehicle. The clutch assembly includes a housing, a clutch pack located within the housing, a piston chamber located within the housing, and a multipart piston located within and slidable relative to the piston chamber. The multipart piston is operably connected to the clutch pack for engaging and disengaging the clutch pack. The multipart piston includes a lower piston extension part. The clutch assembly further includes a balance chamber that is located within the housing. The lower boundary wall of the balance chamber and the lower boundary wall of the piston chamber are radially separated from one another by a substantial distance. The lower piston extension part is located within the balance chamber for adding to a collective surface area of the balance chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Jensen, Daniel Payne
  • Patent number: 11214309
    Abstract: An alignment tool for a work vehicle includes: an axle housing connecting portion having a housing mating feature configured to mount to a respective mating feature of an axle housing; and a steering knuckle connecting portion coupled with the axle housing connecting portion and having a knuckle mating feature configured to mount to a respective mating feature of a steering knuckle, the steering knuckle connecting portion being coupled to the axle housing connecting portion and angled with respect to the axle housing connecting portion such that the housing mating feature is mountable to the mating feature of the axle housing and the knuckle mating feature is mountable to the mating feature of the steering knuckle only when the steering knuckle is at a fully steered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Edmund R. Henkel, Michael R. Jensen, Scott Spencer
  • Patent number: 11179976
    Abstract: An axle assembly for a work vehicle includes: a frame housing; a differential housed in the frame housing; an axle carrier coupled to the frame housing; an axle partially disposed in the axle carrier and coupled to the differential; and a tire inflation pack including: a fixed portion coupled to the axle carrier and comprising a pack fluid inlet that is configured to fluidly couple to a pressurized gas source and a fixed opening holding the axle therein, the fixed portion being configured to allow rotation of the axle in the fixed opening without rotating; and a rotatable portion rotatably coupled to the fixed portion and comprising a pack fluid outlet that is fluidly coupled to the pack fluid inlet and a rotatable opening holding the axle therein, the rotatable portion being fluidly sealed with the fixed portion and configured to rotate with the axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Arvind Patel, Michael R. Jensen
  • Publication number: 20210215207
    Abstract: A clutch assembly for a transmission of an agricultural work vehicle. The clutch assembly includes a housing, a clutch pack located within the housing, a piston chamber located within the housing, and a multipart piston located within and slidable relative to the piston chamber. The multipart piston is operably connected to the clutch pack for engaging and disengaging the clutch pack. The multipart piston includes a lower piston extension part. The clutch assembly further includes a balance chamber that is located within the housing. The lower boundary wall of the balance chamber and the lower boundary wall of the piston chamber are radially separated from one another by a substantial distance. The lower piston extension part is located within the balance chamber for adding to a collective surface area of the balance chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Jensen, Daniel Payne
  • Publication number: 20210179175
    Abstract: An alignment tool for a work vehicle includes: an axle housing connecting portion having a housing mating feature configured to mount to a respective mating feature of an axle housing; and a steering knuckle connecting portion coupled with the axle housing connecting portion and having a knuckle mating feature configured to mount to a respective mating feature of a steering knuckle, the steering knuckle connecting portion being coupled to the axle housing connecting portion and angled with respect to the axle housing connecting portion such that the housing mating feature is mountable to the mating feature of the axle housing and the knuckle mating feature is mountable to the mating feature of the steering knuckle only when the steering knuckle is at a fully steered position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Edmund R. Henkel, Michael R. Jensen, Scott Spencer
  • Publication number: 20200361252
    Abstract: An axle assembly for a work vehicle includes: a frame housing; a differential housed in the frame housing; an axle carrier coupled to the frame housing; an axle partially disposed in the axle carrier and coupled to the differential; and a tire inflation pack including: a fixed portion coupled to the axle carrier and comprising a pack fluid inlet that is configured to fluidly couple to a pressurized gas source and a fixed opening holding the axle therein, the fixed portion being configured to allow rotation of the axle in the fixed opening without rotating; and a rotatable portion rotatably coupled to the fixed portion and comprising a pack fluid outlet that is fluidly coupled to the pack fluid inlet and a rotatable opening holding the axle therein, the rotatable portion being fluidly sealed with the fixed portion and configured to rotate with the axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Arvind Patel, Michael R. Jensen
  • Patent number: 8634164
    Abstract: A method of detaching a head suspension component from a locating and transport structure where the head suspension component is integrally connected to the locating and transport structure by a tab having a reduced tensile strength with respect to each of the head suspension component and the locating and transport structure. The method includes applying a tensile load to the tab to cause the tab to fracture, so that the head suspension component is detached from the locating and transport structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Bryan J. Scheele, Richard A. Schnitzler, Brett L. Haugen, Ronald W. Rome, Lance J. Evans, Gregory S. Nelson, Michael R. Jensen, Patrick R. LaLonde
  • Publication number: 20130330254
    Abstract: A tube rack generally includes two or more rows of wells and at least one coupling member for coupling a pair of rows. The rows extend substantially parallel to one another. Each coupling member is configured to adjust a distance between the pair of rows as the rows of wells are separated or pushed together, thereby enabling the tube rack to expand and contract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: HEATHROW SCIENTIFIC LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Jensen, Mark Eyman, Patrick Nally, Trevis Kurz
  • Patent number: 7337399
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for editing a region of a document intersecting multiple content component types in a single operation. The apparatus includes an input module, a function module, an identification module, a document editing module, and an output module. The input module receives a description of a region of a document. The region intersects a plurality of content component types. The function module obtains a function to be applied to the region. The identification module identifies a set of content components intersecting the region. The document editing module processes intersecting portions of the content components using the function. The output module updates the document with processed intersecting portions of the content components. The apparatus may additionally include a format module that determines an acceptable content component format for the function and a conversion module that converts the intersecting portions of the content components to the acceptable format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: InfoPrint Solutions Company
    Inventors: Michael R. Jensen, Ronald Earl Van Buskirk, II, Ivan Valentine Woehr
  • Patent number: D463215
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Ignite Design LLC
    Inventors: Daiying Huang, Brian D. Furlong, Timothy K. Nowack, Michael R. Jensen