Patents by Inventor Russell R. Niemi

Russell R. Niemi 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: 20220163126
    Abstract: A sump pump system for a residential building has a sump with an inlet that receives water from an external source, a pump positioned with the sump, the pump having a pump inlet in fluid communication with the sump and an outlet in communication with a fluid destination, a valve connected to the inlet of the sump, the valve being movable between an open position in which fluid is permitted to enter the sump via the inlet, and a closed position, in which fluid is prevented from entering the sump via the inlet, wherein the valve is biased toward the closed position, and a valve restraint that is electrically actuated between a first state and a second state. In the first state, the valve restraint holds the valve open and in the second state, the valve restraint releases the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventor: Russell R. NIEMI
  • Publication number: 20210243953
    Abstract: A dispenser assembly for a mower that selectively dispenses liquid or particulates onto the ground is provided. The dispenser has a hopper with an inner receptacle, an attachment to the mower, and a particulate outlet at the bottom of the receptacle. The dispenser also has a tank that removably nests within the receptacle and a particulate distributor in communication with the outlet. The particulate distributor has an agitator within the receptacle near the outlet, the agitator directing particulates toward the outlet, and a spreader that distributes the particulates from the outlet onto the ground surface. The dispenser also has a fluid distributor carried by the mower that has a fluid passage releasably connected to the fluid outlet of the tank and a fluid manifold connected to the fluid passage. Fluid is pumped through the fluid passage to a fluid manifold, which distributes the fluid onto the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventor: Russell R. NIEMI
  • Patent number: 8800832
    Abstract: A cargo carrier for a tongue of a trailer has a cargo receiving support with opposed sides, a front and a back. There is a pair of trailer tongue engaging mounts and at least two support legs having an upper end and a lower end. The upper end of each of the support legs is connected to the opposed sides of the cargo receiving support and the lower end of each of the support legs being engaged in the trailer tongue engaging mounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: 1636457 Alberta Ltd.
    Inventor: Russell R. Niemi
  • Publication number: 20130092714
    Abstract: A cargo carrier for a tongue of a trailer has a cargo receiving support with opposed sides, a front and a back. There is a pair of trailer tongue engaging mounts and at least two support legs having an upper end and a lower end. The upper end of each of the support legs is connected to the opposed sides of the cargo receiving support and the lower end of each of the support legs being engaged in the trailer tongue engaging mounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventor: Russell R. Niemi