Patents by Inventor Robert M. Olsen

Robert M. Olsen 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: 6298843
    Abstract: An outdoor cooking apparatus for providing an outdoor enthusiast with a quick and simple way to cook and grill foods over an open fire. The outdoor cooking apparatus includes an elongate support assembly including a tubular member having a bore extending therethrough with elongate support assembly being adapted to penetrate a ground and to extend thereabove; and also includes a grill support assembly including a cable being adjustably extended through the bore of the tubular member; and further includes a grill assembly including a grill member being suspended above the ground by the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Inventors: Robert M. Olsen, Steven R. Olsen
  • Patent number: 4024444
    Abstract: A drive circuit for an induction motor used in an air conditioning system of a railway vehicle operable from an applied high voltage direct current, which circuit comprises a chopper circuit having its input connected to the high voltage direct current and its output connected to a three-phase variable frequency inverter circuit which, in turn, has its output connected to the induction motor. A voltage feedback is employed to control the current output of the chopper circuit and the frequency of the inverter circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1977
    Assignee: Vapor Corporation
    Inventors: Shashi B. Dewan, Robert M. Olsen