Patents by Inventor Harry H. Fitzgerald

Harry H. Fitzgerald 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).

  • Apparatus and method for ignition identification of internal combustion engines
    Patent number: 4214389
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for coding each distributor socket, each corresponding ignition cable at the socket end and at the spark plug end, and each corresponding spark plug location. Application of the apparatus and method will permit the complete temporary separation of the ignition cables, the changing of spark plugs, replacement of the distributor cap, engine tune-up and check-out procedures while maintaining correlation therein between and thus preventing foul-up of the firing order of the internal combustion engine. The apparatus contains three sets of numbered clips and one set of numbered magnets which are respectively utilized for identification from each distributor socket via its ignition cable to its proper spark plug location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1980
    Inventors: Harry H. Fitzgerald, Robert G. Fitzgerald
  • Wedge to hold a gas pump nozzle in the open position
    Patent number: D254050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1980
    Inventor: Harry H. Fitzgerald