Patents by Inventor Gary Kantrud

Gary Kantrud 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).

  • Connecting rod with reverse drilled oil squirt hole
    Publication number: 20050076740
    Abstract: A connecting rod for an engine includes a connecting rod body having a pin bore formed in one end and a crank arm bore formed in an opposite end. The opposite end has a squirt hole formed therethrough with a first end of the squirt hole facing the crank arm bore and a second end of the squirt hole facing away from the connecting rod at a desired angle for squirting oil. The second end of the squirt hole has a diameter at least as large as the first end of the squirt hole. Accordingly, the squirt hole is drilled from outside the connecting rod without removing the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: George Ford, Gary Kantrud, John Beardmore, Theodore Purdy