Patents by Inventor Eduardo Betancourt

Eduardo Betancourt 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).

  • Publication number: 20100051043
    Abstract: A pedicure tool is used for the removal and/or reduction of calluses, dry skin or corns. The pedicure tool has an elongated ergonomic housing with opposing tips of sharp circular edges for scraping calluses, dry skin, or corns in order to remove or reduce them. The pedicure tool also has an elongated internal element or rod with opposite cleaning ends which can be longitudinally mechanically moved externally of the elongated ergonomic housing to clean away any residue left from the scraping of the calluses, dry skin or corns by the sharp circular edges of the opposing tips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventor: Rene Eduardo Betancourt
  • Patent number: 6883526
    Abstract: There is provided methods for servicing a vehicle's transmission cooling system having inlet and outlet ports. An example method comprises the steps of pumping air into an inlet port of the transmission cooling system to cause transmission fluid to flow out of the outlet port of the transmission cooling system; cycling a solvent through the transmission cooling system, where the solvent enters through the inlet port and exits through the outlet port of the transmission cooling system; re-cycling the solvent exiting through the output port through the transmission cooling system; and pumping air into the inlet port to cause the solvent in the transmission cooling system to exit through the outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Motorvac Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Betancourt, John Rome
  • Patent number: 6619335
    Abstract: Apparatus and method of replacing old fluid in a transmission system by feeding clean fluid into the system from a clean fluid tank using a pump and draining the old fluid into a waste tank and using a processor to monitor the clean fluid pressure in the clean tank and the old fluid pressure in the waste tank and adjusting the pump's speed using the processor such that the old fluid is drained at substantially the same rate as the clean fluid is fed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Motorvac Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Betancourt, John Rome
  • Patent number: 6539958
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for servicing a vehicle's transmission cooling system, where the apparatus includes a source valve with inlet and outlet ports, a pump with inlet and outlet ports, and a return valve with inlet and outlet ports. The pump inlet is connected to the source valve outlet. The pump pumps fluid from the source valve inlet through the source valve outlet and the pump inlet to the pump outlet for servicing the transmission cooling system. The fluid returns from the return valve inlet to the return valve outlet and the pump then re-pumps the fluid into the transmission cooling system. The service apparatus may also include a fluid source and a filter interposed between the fluid source and the source valve, where the fluid returns to the fluid source prior to re-pumping the fluid. The service apparatus may also include a flowmeter interposed between the return valve and the fluid source and a filter interposed between the return valve and the flowmeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Motorvac Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Betancourt, John Rome
  • Patent number: 6474370
    Abstract: Apparatus and method of replacing old fluid in a transmission system by feeding clean fluid into the system from a clean fluid tank using a pump and draining the old fluid into a waste tank and using a processor to monitor the clean fluid pressure in the clean tank and the old fluid pressure in the waste tank and adjusting the pump's speed using the processor such that the old fluid is drained at substantially the same rate as the clean fluid is fed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Motorvac Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Betancourt, John Rome
  • Patent number: 6435223
    Abstract: Apparatus and method of replacing old fluid in a transmission system by feeding clean fluid into the system from a clean fluid tank using a pump and draining the old fluid into a waste tank and using a processor to monitor the clean fluid pressure in the clean tank and the old fluid pressure in the waste tank and adjusting the pump's speed using the processor such that the old fluid is drained at substantially the same rate as the clean fluid is fed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Motorvac Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Betancourt, John Rome
  • Patent number: 6382271
    Abstract: Apparatus and method of replacing old fluid in a transmission system by feeding clean fluid into the system from a clean fluid tank using a pump and draining the old fluid into a waste tank and using a processor to monitor the clean fluid pressure in the clean tank and the old fluid pressure in the waste tank and adjusting the pump's speed using the processor such that the old fluid is drained at substantially the same rate as the clean fluid is fed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Motorvac Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Betancourt, John Rome
  • Patent number: 6360791
    Abstract: Method and apparatus, for servicing engine cooling systems, including a service inlet, a vacuum pump, a two-way solenoid interposed between the vacuum pump and the service inlet, a service outlet, a disposal hose, a new fluid tank, a pressure pump interposed between the service outlet and the new fluid tank, a three-way solenoid interposed between the service outlet and the two-way solenoid, a low-level trigger mechanism, a flow control relief valve and other elements to enhance various modes of operation. The apparatus is capable of performing various operations, including close-loop fluid cycle, fluid vacuum, fluid top-off, fluid exchange and fluid flow control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Motorvac Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John Rome, Eduardo Betancourt
  • Publication number: 20010022203
    Abstract: Method and apparatus, for servicing engine cooling systems, including a service inlet, a vacuum pump, a two-way solenoid interposed between the vacuum pump and the service inlet, a service outlet, a disposal hose, a new fluid tank, a pressure pump interposed between the service outlet and the new fluid tank, a three-way solenoid interposed between the service outlet and the two-way solenoid, a low-level trigger mechanism, a flow control relief valve and other elements to enhance various modes of operation. The apparatus is capable of performing various operations, including close-loop fluid cycle, fluid vacuum, fluid top-off, fluid exchange and fluid flow control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Publication date: September 20, 2001
    Inventors: John Rome, Eduardo Betancourt
  • Patent number: 6247509
    Abstract: Apparatus and method of replacing old fluid in a transmission system by feeding clean fluid into the system from a clean fluid tank using a pump and draining the old fluid into a waste tank and using a processor to monitor the clean fluid pressure in the clean tank and the old fluid pressure in the waste tank and adjusting the pump's speed using the processor such that the old fluid is drained at substantially the same rate as the clean fluid is fed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Motorvac Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Rome, Eduardo Betancourt
  • Patent number: 6213175
    Abstract: Method and apparatus, for servicing engine cooling systems, including a service inlet, a vacuum pump, a two-way solenoid interposed between the vacuum pump and the service inlet, a service outlet, a disposal hose, a new fluid tank, a pressure pump interposed between the service outlet and the new fluid tank, a three-way solenoid interposed between the service outlet and the two-way solenoid, a low-level trigger mechanism, a flow control relief valve and other elements to enhance various modes of operation. The apparatus is capable of performing various operations, including closed-loop fluid cycle, fluid vacuum, fluid top-off, fluid exchange and fluid flow control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Motorvac Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John Rome, Eduardo Betancourt
  • Patent number: 6192901
    Abstract: System for cleaning and decarbonizing a vehicle's air intake manifold, the system comprising a power source, such as the vehicle's battery, a housing that includes an air compressor coupled to the power source, a fluid tank connected to the air compressor, a spray nozzle connected to the fluid tank, a fluid container, a regulator, and a solenoid valve interposed between the solenoid valve and the regulator, the solenoid valve further being coupled to the power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Motorvac Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Rome, Eduardo Betancourt
  • Patent number: 6062275
    Abstract: Apparatus and method of replacing old fluid in a transmission system by feeding clean fluid into the system from a clean fluid tank using a pump and draining the old fluid into a waste tank and using a processor to monitor the clean fluid pressure in the clean tank and the old fluid pressure in the waste tank and adjusting the pump's speed using the processor such that the old fluid is drained at substantially the same rate as the clean fluid is fed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Motorvac Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Rome, Eduardo Betancourt
  • Patent number: 5447184
    Abstract: A portable fluid exchanger for flushing the used transmission fluid from a vehicle engine as it replaces it with new fluid is mounted on a wheeled undercarriage and contains a tank of new transmission fluid, hoses, and a 12-volt electrical system which connects to the battery of the vehicle being serviced to power a fluid delivery pump, an output and return flow control system, and means for visually checking the condition of the fluid being pumped from the transmission. The normal continuous-flow circulation system of the vehicle is interrupted by interposing the exchanger in a cooling line of the transmission system, and the vehicle's own pump is used to expel fluid from the transmission while the exchanger introduces new fluid, as the vehicle engine idles. The fluid level in the transmission is gauged by monitoring inflow and outflow to and from the transmission to insure that it remains reasonably full during the flushing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1995
    Inventor: Eduardo Betancourt
  • Patent number: 5289837
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine purging system cleans out deposits of carbon and other substances that accumulate over time in the fuel system by delivering a mixture of fuel and cleaning solution into the fuel intake ports while the engine is running, so that the engine pulls the mixture through the carburetor jets or injectors. This purging system is characterized by its virtual universal application with substantially any commercially produced gasoline or diesel engine. It is in part comprised of two separate but overlapping systems, one for gasoline and one for diesel, which are selectable by the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Inventor: Eduardo Betancourt
  • Patent number: RE38232
    Abstract: Method and apparatus, for servicing engine cooling systems, including a service inlet, a vacuum pump, a two-way solenoid interposed between the vacuum pump and the service inlet, a service outlet, a disposal hose, a new fluid tank, a pressure pump interposed between the service outlet and the new fluid tank, a three-way solenoid interposed between the service outlet and the two-way, solenoid, a low-level trigger mechanism, a flow control relief valve and other elements to enhance various modes of operation. The apparatus is capable of performing various operations, including closed-loop fluid cycle, fluid vacuum, fluid top-off, fluid exchange and fluid flow control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Motorvac Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John Rome, Eduardo Betancourt