Patents by Inventor Gary Michael Ostrowski

Gary Michael Ostrowski 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: 20010022202
    Abstract: A system and method for recovering a gasoline vapor/air mixture from a vehicle tank during the dispensing of a gasoline from a storage tank into the vehicle tank, according to which a flow line is established for the flow of the mixture from the vehicle tank to the storage tank during the dispensing. A pump is activated during the dispensing to flow the mixture from the vehicle tank to the storage tank, and the mixture flow is terminated in response to the termination of the dispensing. The pump is then activated to pressurize the flow line after which any reduction in the pressure of the mixture in the flow line is sensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Publication date: September 20, 2001
    Inventors: Scott Robertson Negley, Gary Michael Ostrowski
  • Patent number: 6247508
    Abstract: A system and method for recovering a gasoline vapor/air mixture from a vehicle tank during the dispensing of a gasoline from a storage tank into the vehicle tank, according to which a flow line is established for the flow of the mixture from the vehicle tank to the storage tank during the dispensing. A pump is activated during the dispensing to flow the mixture from the vehicle tank to the storage tank, and the mixture flow is terminated in response to the termination of the dispensing. The pump is then activated to pressurize the flow line after which any reduction in the pressure of the mixture in the flow line is sensed. According to another embodiment, the mixture flow is terminated in response to termination of the dispensing and ambient air is introduced into the flow line. The pump is activated to pump the ambient air at a desired flow rate, and the flow rate of the air through the flow line is sensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Dresser Equipment Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Robertson Negley, III, Gary Michael Ostrowski
  • Patent number: 6151955
    Abstract: A device and method for testing for the recovery of vapor in a system in which a fluid is dispensed into a tank through a nozzle, according to which a vacuum is created to induce the flow of the vapor into the nozzle. The vacuum is measured and a display is provided that indicates whether or not the vacuum attains a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Dresser Equipment Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Michael Ostrowski, Richard Michael Smith