Patents by Inventor Charles E. Patterson

Charles E. Patterson 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: 4741301
    Abstract: A valve train for an internal combustion engine of the type having two inlet valves and two exhaust valves per cylinder, with these valves being in a splayed configuration, has a pivotal rocker arm for each of these valves, with these rocker arm sets for the inlet valves and exhaust valves being actuated from a single camshaft having inlet and exhaust cams thereon by the use of cylindrical inner and outer lifter concentrically positioned and located such that their axis of reciprocation is at the intersection of imaginary planes extending through the reciprocating axes of the valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Charles E. Patterson
  • Patent number: 4700728
    Abstract: A device for cleaning paint rollers having a handle and roll utilizing housing for enclosing the roll. The roll is mounted in the housing permitting rotation of the roll in relation to roller handle. A nozzle directs paint cleaning fluid to the rotatably mounted roll in the housing for removal of the paint from the roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1987
    Inventor: Charles E. Patterson