Patents by Inventor Jack Magoolaghan

Jack Magoolaghan 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).

  • Universal method and apparatus for testing clutches and bands within an automatic transmission
    Patent number: 4998437
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing clutches and bands in an automatic transmission including a test station having a plurality of gauges, a hose member connecting the test station with the transmission, and an adaptor plate for replacing a valve body on the transmission to be tested. The test station includes a fluid reservoir, a pump, a pressure regulator and a filter assembly for pumping the fluid through the hose member to the transmission. A reducing means is provided in-line in the hose member adjacent a first pressure gauge at the test station, and a second pressure gauge is provided in-line in the hose member adjacent the adaptor plate which is mounted on the transmission. The adaptor plate includes a plurality of plugs corresponding to the apply and release points of the clutch/band assembly to be tested in the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1991
    Inventor: Jack Magoolaghan
  • Universal method and apparatus for testing a valve body for an automatic transmission
    Patent number: 4809544
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing a valve body is provided that will isolate several possible trouble causes in order to determine what is actually causing the problem in the transmission, or torque converter, or related components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1989
    Inventor: Jack Magoolaghan