Loren P Skarie

6371532, Apr 16, 2002

Jan 22, 1999

09/235930

James B. Skarie - Minnetonka MN, 55345
Christopher J. Skarie - Audubon MN
Loren P. Skarie - Vergas MN
Paul R. Skarie - Minnetonka MN

James B. Skarie - Minnetonka MN

B60B 3900

291 38, 291 2

A vehicle-mounted device and method for delivering a traction enhancing material to a road surface directly in front of one or more tires is disclosed. The device delivers the traction enhancing material when an electronic controller detects a loss of traction. The device uses an air duct to collect air incident on the vehicle and direct the air to the road surface. The device further comprises a hopper to hold the traction enhancing material. The hopper is coupled to the air duct at an aperture. When activated, a valve assembly selectively opens and closes the aperture in response to controller commands. When opened, the traction enhancing material accelerates from the hopper into the duct and becomes entrained in the air stream where it is then delivered to the road surface. Once delivered, the traction enhancing material is introduced between the tires and the road surface to effectively increase the coefficient of friction therebetween.

6571407, Jun 3, 2003

Mar 16, 2001

09/811029

Loren Skarie - Vergas MN, 56587

E03C 1042

4695, 137359, 137801, 24823131

Spring biased retainers that are secured to a faucet base and provide gripping surfaces to engage and draw the faucet into engagement with a sink. Resilient retainer members flex to permit mounting and are normally biased to return to a retention position. In one retainer, tapered gripper and retractor pieces are axially biased for reciprocating movement in a housing. Springs fitted to the gripper and retractor pieces direct movement along cooperating inclined surfaces. Another retainer provides pivoting gripper pieces that are biased in repelling relation and have contoured gripping surfaces. Another retainer provides at least one deformable, resilient leaf spring arm that is biased in repulsion to another arm. Each arm has a contoured gripping surface that engages the sink and secures the faucet. Tapered wedging posts can be mounted to a faucet to cooperate with the spring-biased retainers.

20020079707, Jun 27, 2002

Feb 25, 2002

10/083988

James Skarie - Minnetonka MN, US
Christopher Skarie - Audubon MN, US
Loren Skarie - Vergas MN, US
Paul Skarie - Minnetonka MN, US

James B. Skarie

B61C015/10

291/038000

A vehicle-mounted device and method for delivering a traction enhancing material to a road surface directly in front of one or more tires is disclosed. The device delivers the traction enhancing material when an electronic controller detects a loss of traction. The device uses an air duct to collect air incident on the vehicle and direct the air to the road surface. The device further comprises a hopper to hold the traction enhancing material. The hopper is coupled to the air duct at an aperture. When activated, a valve assembly selectively opens and closes the aperture in response to controller commands. When opened, the traction enhancing material accelerates from the hopper into the duct and becomes entrained in the air stream where it is then delivered to the road surface. Once delivered, the traction enhancing material is introduced between the tires and the road surface to effectively increase the coefficient of friction therebetween.

20160273563, Sep 22, 2016

Mar 19, 2015

14/545054

Loren Skarie - Vergas MN, US

F16B 2/14

A fastener having head and stem housing portions and a cooperating wedge piece. A threaded control member and spring reciprocally direct longitudinal and lateral movement of the wedge piece. The wedge piece laterally expands and contracts relative to the stem portion at interlocking, tapered slot and raised flange/rib/rail slide surfaces to vary the relative lateral or transverse separation between gripping surfaces at the wedge piece and stem portion to engage and release the fastener and attached appliance from an aperture in a support surface.