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.New York Times:Inventor Dies of Injuries; April 7, 1958North Dakota History and people;volume 3some of Henry G. Lykken patentsSynergistic Fluid Energy Reducing And Classifying Unit; Patent number: 2953307; Filing date: Oct 15, 1956; Issue date: Sep 20, 1960Lykken's patent on emergency tireMinnesota Inventors Hall of Fame; Henry G. Lykken, Sr. - 1978 Inductee
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.
Lykken graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1905 with the B.A. degree and M.E. degree in 1906 in mining engineering. 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.
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