Patents by Inventor Tom J. Niemi

Tom J. 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).

  • Mounting system for a generator assembly
    Patent number: 9638456
    Abstract: A generator assembly for mounting to a container. The generator assembly includes a container frame having a top casting and a receiver bracket. The generator assembly includes a frame, a generator coupled to the frame, a clamp mounting system including a first clamp coupled to the frame and configured to be coupled to the top casting, and a pin mounting system including a first bracket coupled to the frame and configured to be coupled to the receiver bracket. The generator assembly is such that one of the first clamp and the first bracket is repositionable on the frame to avoid interference with the container when the other of the first clamp and the first bracket is coupled to the corresponding one of the top casting and the receiver bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: THERMO KING CORPORATION
    Inventors: David J. Renken, Bernard W. Benson, Tom J. Niemi
  • MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR A GENERATOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20080179489
    Abstract: A generator assembly for mounting to a container. The generator assembly includes a container frame having a top casting and a receiver bracket. The generator assembly includes a frame, a generator coupled to the frame, a clamp mounting system including a first clamp coupled to the frame and configured to be coupled to the top casting, and a pin mounting system including a first bracket coupled to the frame and configured to be coupled to the receiver bracket. The generator assembly is such that one of the first clamp and the first bracket is repositionable on the frame to avoid interference with the container when the other of the first clamp and the first bracket is coupled to the corresponding one of the top casting and the receiver bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: THERMO KING CORPORATION
    Inventors: David J. Renken, Bernard W. Benson, Tom J. Niemi