Patents by Inventor Norman E. Muzzy

Norman E. Muzzy 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: 5558404
    Abstract: An adjustable armrest for use with an operator's seat on a vehicle includes a pair of pins which project laterally from a side of the seat. A generally rectangular frame has an open side which faces the seat. A pair of gear wheels mounted for rotation on the frame about its central axis. Each gear wheel has another bore which is offset from the central bore and which receives one of the pins. A drive gear drives a belt which rotates the gear wheels to move the drive gears and frame with respect to the pins. A knob is slidably and non-rotatably coupled to an end of a sleeve which, in turn, is fixed to the drive gear. The knob is rotatably and non-slidably coupled to an end of a shaft which is slidable in the sleeve. The other end of the shaft is coupled to a locking pawl. As spring urges the knob, shaft and pawl to a locking position wherein the pawl engages the gear wheels cylinders to prevent their rotation. The knob is movable against the spring to disengage the pawl from the gear wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Norman E. Muzzy, Corwin L. Klages, Eric P. Hansotia
  • Patent number: 5231965
    Abstract: An engine governor system includes an electronic governor which controls the fuel supply to an engine in response to an throttle signal supplied by a throttle potentiometer which coupled to a throttle lever. A circuit is connected between the throttle potentiometer and a potential source. The circuit includes a normally closed foot-operated deceleration switch connected in parallel with a first variable resistor, both connected in series with a third variable resistor. Closing the foot-operated switch will reduce the throttle signal by an amount controlled by the adjustment of the first variable resistor. The maximum possible throttle signal can be controlled by the adjustment of the second variable resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventor: Norman E. Muzzy