Patents by Inventor Robert P. Benson

Robert P. Benson 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).

  • Steering column
    Patent number: 4304147
    Abstract: A steering column for a steering wheel assembly for a motor vehicle has an outer tube with a shorter inner tube in contact with the inner periphery of the outer tube to provide a steering column having a longitudinal portion thicker than the rest of the steering column.The inner tube is inserted into the outer tube and that portion of the outer tube which surrounds the inner tube is mechanically reduced in diameter to fit against the inner tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1981
    Assignee: The Torrington Company
    Inventors: Elmer H. Linnemeier, Robert P. Benson
  • Combined back applicator and container therefor
    Patent number: D364003
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1995
    Inventor: Robert P. Benson