Patents by Inventor Barry S. Haines

Barry S. Haines 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: 5509606
    Abstract: A washer fluid system including a reservoir having a discharge for transferring fluid through a transfer hose via at least one discharge nozzle aligned to discharge the fluid onto a windshield of the vehicle. The device includes a housing having an inlet to receive fluid from the transfer hose at a point downstream from a discharge motor and an outlet to discharge fluid to the transfer hose for discharge by the nozzle. Fluid is held by a container operably connected to the inlet and the outlet. A heating element, preferably powered by the vehicle's electrical system, most preferably only when the ignition for the vehicle is in the on position, heats fluid in the container to a temperature which does not exceed a predetermined maximum temperature such as 50.degree. F. above ambient temperature. Insulation is provided for insulating the container in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Koltech, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard K. Breithaupt, Barry S. Haines