Patents by Inventor Ross P. Christiansen

Ross P. Christiansen 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: 20200197968
    Abstract: The present invention provides an agricultural product delivery system in which a support structure or skid well is configured to rigidly support a primary product storage tank that is manufactured from a non-metallic material such as polyethylene or plastic. The product storage tank can have a capacity of at least 500 gallons, and preferably 1000 gallons, and the support structure can include multiple support ribs spaced along sides of the tank for providing rigid support for the tank and preventing deformation when filled with liquid. In addition, the product storage tank can include one or more contours or cavities for accommodating smaller chemical injection tanks positioned therein. Such chemical injection tanks can also be rigidly supported by the support structure. A spray system can mix liquid from the product storage tank and chemical from a chemical injection tank for spraying a field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Blaine Schwalbe, Ross P. Christiansen
  • Publication number: 20030021704
    Abstract: A pump has a pump assembly for pumping fluid. The pump assembly includes a fluid pressure changing mechanism in fluid communication with a valve plate which is in fluid communication with a port plate. A pair of flappers are interposed between and sealable with the valve plate and port plate. A head has a head port, and is in sealed engagement with the port plate, so that, in cooperation with the port plate and the valve plate, the flappers control fluid flowing through the head port and to and from the fluid pressure changing mechanism. Rotation of the port plate and valve plate relative to the head reverses flow of the fluid through the head port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Ross P Christiansen, Roy J Rozek
  • Patent number: 6450777
    Abstract: An axial piston fluid pumping apparatus is disclosed in which wobble pistons are rigidly connected to arms of a nutating plate that is rotatably mounted on a bearing which is mounted on a drive shaft. The axis of the bearing is at an acute angle to the axis of the shaft. The wobble pistons move within cylinders whose bores are disposed about the axis of the shaft. In one embodiment, the pistons are supported by leaf springs and radially resilient connecting rods and the crankcase is enclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Thomas Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Lynn, Ross P. Christiansen
  • Publication number: 20010014288
    Abstract: An axial piston fluid pumping apparatus is disclosed in which wobble pistons are rigidly connected to arms of a nutating plate that is rotatably mounted on a bearing which is mounted on a drive shaft. The axis of the bearing is at an acute angle to the axis of the shaft. The wobble pistons move within cylinders whose bores are disposed about the axis of the shaft. In one embodiment, the pistons are supported by leaf springs and radially resilient connecting rods and the crankcase is enclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2001
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Inventors: William H. Lynn, Ross P. Christiansen
  • Patent number: D510938
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Thomas Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Thomas, Ross P. Christiansen
  • Patent number: D454884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Thomas Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Ross P. Christiansen, Jeffrey R. Staszak, Ryan W. Rindy, William C. Lindeman
  • Patent number: D524327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Thomas Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Weiss, David A. Bramstedt, Ross P. Christiansen
  • Patent number: D765738
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Kerry J. Treinen, Steven M. Moretti, Nathan Paul Brooks, Lawrence R. Borucki, Jr., Steven N. Winkel, Ross P. Christiansen, Gary B. Swetish, Mark L. Brenneman
  • Patent number: D765739
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence R. Borucki, Jr., Steven N. Winkel, Ross P. Christiansen, Gary B. Swetish, Mark L. Brenneman
  • Patent number: D837720
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Blaine A. Schwalbe, Douglas Montgomery, Ross P. Christiansen
  • Patent number: D837835
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Blaine A. Schwalbe, Ross P. Christiansen
  • Patent number: D837836
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Blaine A. Schwalbe, Ross P. Christiansen
  • Patent number: D838295
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Blaine A. Schwalbe, Karl M. Luebke, Nathan P. Brooks, Douglas Montgomery, Roy A. Bittner, Lawrence R. Borucki, Jr., Steven N. Winkel, Michael Bertotto, Ross P. Christiansen, Andrew D. Jacobson
  • Patent number: D839162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Blaine A. Schwalbe, Steven N. Winkel, Ross P. Christiansen
  • Patent number: D873191
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Blaine A. Schwalbe, Douglas Montgomery, Steven N. Winkel, Ross P. Christiansen
  • Patent number: D880538
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Blaine A. Schwalbe, Nathan P. Brooks, Douglas Montgomery, Lawrence R. Borucki, Jr., Steven N. Winkel, Ross P. Christiansen