Patents by Inventor Gust C. Kepler

Gust C. Kepler 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: 20140209532
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a bypass oil filter and a filtration element for oil filtration. The housing has an inlet and an outlet and is configured to provide a flow path for oil from the inlet to the outlet. The filtration element includes multiple filtration segments arranged in series configuration with one another along the flow path in which each filtration segment having a filtering density that is greater than the filtering density of another filtration segment upstream along the flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Gust C. Kepler, Stanley Ray Abbott
  • Patent number: 5484159
    Abstract: A substantially flat, rigid flying object adapted for throwing. The object has a peripheral portion for gripping the object with a hand and launching the object through the air. The object also has an upper surface and a lower surface aerodynamically shaped to cause the object to fly when thrown. A layer of resilient material covers the upper surface and lower surface. The resilient material has a greater resiliency than the object to provide a cushioned grip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Lance L. Dean
    Inventors: Lance L. Dean, Gust C. Kepler