Patents by Inventor Tore B. Hanssen

Tore B. Hanssen 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: 4617432
    Abstract: An adjustable pressure responsive switch assembly includes a unitary slide cam and button with projections extending outwardly from the slide cam. The support bracket mounted on the pressure switch includes an elongated slot having an enlarged opening at one end. The slide cam projections are adapted to be inserted in the enlarged opening and then be slidingly received in the elongated slot. The slide cam cannot be removed from the bracket unless it is moved all the way to one extreme so that the projections can be removed from the enlarged opening. This movement is prevented by stops formed as part of the cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1986
    Assignee: Controls Company of America
    Inventors: Tore B. Hanssen, Abed G. Kahale
  • Patent number: 4408178
    Abstract: The chamber in the metal body is filled with Freon which starts to vaporize at a temperature below the operating temperature of the switch. The vapor pressure increases substantially as the temperature rises above the refrigerant boiling point and acts against the diaphragm. The force in the diaphragm is opposed by the spring acting on the moveable seat which bears on the diaphragm pad. The pad carries a shorting bar which completes the circuit between the fixed contacts when the spring is overcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1983
    Assignee: The Singer Company
    Inventors: Tore B. Hanssen, Chester S. Zwirek