Henry G. Lykken Explained

Henry G. Lykken (December 9, 1880  - April 5, 1958) was an American civil engineer and inventor who is credited with invention of: emergency tires, pneumatic grain elevators, coal pulverizers, and the original flour milling equipment adopted by Pillsbury Mills.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Henry G. Lykken was born in Dakota County, Minnesota and raised in Walsh County, North Dakota. He was the eldest of nine children born to Gilman Lykken (1854 - 1939), who emigrated from Telemark, Norway and Ella (Thoreson) Lykken (1860 - 1953). He was the father of David T. Lykken and grandfather of Joseph Lykken.^[7]

Lykken graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1905 with the B.A. degree and M.E. degree in 1906 in mining engineering.^[2] In 1958, his alma mater awarded him an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree. He was an inductee of Minnesota Inventors Hall of Fame of 1978.^[8]

Notes and References

1. https://www.nytimes.com/1958/04/07/archives/inventor-dies-of-injuries.html?sq=inventor%2520dies&scp=112&st=cse New York Times:Inventor Dies of Injuries; April 7, 1958
2. http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/clement-a-clement-augustus-lounsberry/north-dakota-history-and-people-outlines-of-american-history-volume-3-nuo/page-22-north-dakota-history-and-people-outlines-of-american-history-volume-3-nuo.shtml North Dakota History and people;volume 3
3. http://www.google.com/patents/about/2754967_G_LYKKEN.html?id=wJ5fAAAAEBAJ some of Henry G. Lykken patents
4. https://patents.google.com/patent/US2953307 Synergistic Fluid Energy Reducing And Classifying Unit; Patent number: 2953307; Filing date: Oct 15, 1956; Issue date: Sep 20, 1960
5. http://www.freepatentsonline.com/1357788.pdf Lykken's patent on emergency tire
6. http://www.minnesotainventors.org/inductees/henry-g-lykken-sr.html Minnesota Inventors Hall of Fame; Henry G. Lykken, Sr. - 1978 Inductee
7. Web site: The Lykken Family in Walsh County. Walsh County Historical Society . Lowell Lykken . February 2013. September 1, 2015.
8. http://und.edu/honorarydegrees/1950.html University of North Dakota Honorary Degrees;1958, Henry G. Lykken, Doctor of Engineering