Patents Assigned to Jere R. Lansinger
  • Patent number: 4572097
    Abstract: An oil level sensing device is provided for use in conjunction with an engine having a cycling vacuum source, an oil reservoir and a dip stick guide tube extending upwardly from the oil reservoir. The device comprises a housing defining a chamber while a valve plate having a port divides the housing chamber into upper and lower chambers. An elongated fluid conduit is secured to the housing and open to the lower chamber while the other end of the conduit is insertable into the dip stick guide tube and the end of conduit is positioned at a predetermined level with respect to the oil reservoir. A piston is slidably mounted within the upper chamber and is movable between an upper and a lower position. A spring urges the piston towards its lower position during low vacuum mode while the engine vacuum source, connected to the upper chamber, urges the piston towards its upper position during high vacuum mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1986
    Assignees: Jere R. Lansinger, Bohdan W. Fedorowycz
    Inventor: Orest Chapelsky