Patents by Inventor Frank D. Mirabito

Frank D. Mirabito 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: 6260451
    Abstract: A tool for removing and installing an oil plug of an internal combustion engine comprising a handle, a drive shaft and a tool head. The drive shaft comprises a flexible material suitable for providing improved access to hard to reach oil plugs. The flexibility of the drive shaft also provides a means for limiting torque transmission between the tool and the oil plug, thereby preventing accidental overtightening, and consequent damage to the oil plug. A multitude of tool head designs are also envisioned by the inventor. Each tool head is designed to frictionally engage and retain the oil plug within the tool head during the installation and removal process allowing for easy, single-handed use of the tool during the servicing and repair of an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Inventor: Frank D. Mirabito