Patents by Inventor Glen R. Priest

Glen R. Priest 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: 4006084
    Abstract: A device for use with an internal combustion engine for reconditioning oil by removal of solid and liquid contaminants including a housing having an oil inlet at one end and an oil outlet at an opposite end and containing a filter for removal of solid matter, a preheating chamber, a vaporization chamber for removal of liquid contaminants, and a convex conical vaporization plate separating and defining the roof of the preheating chamber and the floor of the vaporization chamber. The vaporization plate has a plurality of concentric tiers. The upper innermost tier of the vaporization plate has a plurality of capillaries each of which opens to the top planar surface of the tier through an expansion cup defined within an upwardly protruding lip. An electrical resistance heater is supported above the vaporization chamber for heating the vaporization chamber, the vaporization plate, and the preheating chamber. A vent for vaporized contaminants extends through the upper end of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1977
    Inventor: Glen R. Priest