Patents by Inventor Charles T. Maher

Charles T. Maher 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: 5373914
    Abstract: A fitting for connection to a threaded drain hole of a crankcase of a compressor, the fitting including a tool engaging member having surfaces thereon for engagement and rotation by a tool, a drain plug projecting in a first direction from the tool engaging member, the drain plug being externally threaded for engagement with the threaded drain hole, a connection member for connection to a refrigeration service hose having an internally threaded connection, the connection member having an externally threaded surface for engagement with the internally threaded connection of the refrigeration service hose, the connection member projecting from the tool engaging member in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction, a channel passing through each of the drain plug, the tool engaging member, and the connection member, and a depressible valve core disposed within the channel and within the connection member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1994
    Inventor: Charles T. Maher