Patents Assigned to TCM Engine Products, LLC
  • Patent number: 11940011
    Abstract: A coupling member for use in priming a fluid pump of an internal combustion engine, the coupling member including a first end, a second end, and a cylindrical length therebetween. The first end of the coupling member may be configured to axially engage a drive shaft of a rotational drive, a plurality of fins may extend along at least a portion of the cylindrical length, and the plurality of fins may be configured to engage an oil drive gear of an internal combustion engine. Each fin from the plurality of fins may protrude radially from an outer surface of the coupling member, and the coupling member may be further configured to translate a rotational force provided by the rotational drive to the oil drive gear of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TCM Engine Products, LLC
    Inventor: Mark Vinson