Patents by Inventor Ronald L. Christensen

Ronald L. Christensen 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: 5098622
    Abstract: A method for making an armrest or the like used in vehicles where the armrest is affixed to the vehicle door and also serves as a grab-handle to enable the passenger to pull the door closed. The method is an injection molded vinyl process that utilizes a two-piece insert in the main body of the armrest which allows foam to be introduced into the upper portion and inboard side where the user's arm rest. This method produces a more comfortable armrest that also is more visually pleasing and one that can be produced at a lower cost than known armrests of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: Purethane Incorporated
    Inventors: Cal A. Lilienthal, Ronald L. Christensen
  • Patent number: 4929017
    Abstract: An improved armrest used in vehicles where the armrest is affixed to the vehicle door and also serves as a grab-handle to enable the passenger to pull the door closed. The improved armrest is of the type that is produced by an injection molded vinyl process, and the armrest uses a two-piece insert in the main body that allows foam to be introduced into the upper portion and inboard side where the user's arm rests. This produces a more comfortable armrest that also is more visually pleasing and one that can be produced at a lower cost than known armrests of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Assignee: Purethane Incorporated
    Inventors: Cal A. Lilienthal, Ronald L. Christensen
  • Patent number: 4385987
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating waste water includes a revolvable disc assembly partially submerged in a tank containing waste water. The disc assembly includes a plurality of similar lightweight nonmetallic discs, each disc comprising a plurality of similar disc sections. Adjacent discs of the disc assembly engage each other and each disc has a surface configuration that cooperates with the surface configuration of the next adjacent disc to define a plurality of concentric passages between the discs. A plurality of elongate rigid rods secure the disc through yieldable joints to a pair of circular end support members and to circular intermediate support members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1983
    Assignee: Geo. A. Hormel & Company
    Inventors: Charles M. McGinley, Arlen R. Schamber, Denny L. Melin, Ronald L. Christensen, Edward K. Tazzia, Richard W. Hackbarth, Terry M. Fogarty, Richard C. Faint
  • Patent number: D328402
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1992
    Inventor: Ronald L. Christensen