Patents by Inventor Jeffrey L. Minner

Jeffrey L. Minner 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).

  • Draincock assembly for vehicle radiator
    Patent number: 5364069
    Abstract: A draincock assembly for a radiator tank of the type that has a drain tube opening into a cylindrical valve body surface across a sharp aperture, with an O-ring seal on a movable valve member that is pulled back and forth across the aperture as the valve opens and closes. A guiding web is molded across the center of the aperture, running in the axial direction. As the O-ring moves, it's otherwise unsupported section is supported and guided by the web. The O-ring is prevented from bulging out and being cut by the edge of the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Minner, Frank J. Farkas