Patents by Inventor Jack M. Kuhns

Jack M. Kuhns 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: 5492086
    Abstract: A cover (10) is for use on a multi-cylinder overhead camshaft engine (20) having a pair of projecting members (112, 120). The cover (10) has a plurality of walls (300-308) for intercepting oil sprayed from the camshaft (80) of the engine. A pair of tubular projections (328, 330) connected with one wall (300) of the cover are engageable in a press fit relationship with the projecting members to support the cover in a position adjacent to the camshaft. A plurality of ribs (310-324) are disposed generally above the camshaft and extend parallel to the camshaft for catching and collecting oil sprayed from the camshaft and for dripping the oil down onto the camshaft. A W-shaped rib (326) on the inside of the cover collects oil flowing along the inside of the cover. The oil drips down from points (476, 486) of the W-shaped rib to lubricate selected portions (180, 206) of the engine. A multi-cylinder cover assembly (42, 60) encloses a plurality of the covers (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Durox Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Jack M. Kuhns