Patents by Inventor Jeffrey M. Merth

Jeffrey M. Merth 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).

  • Self-contained truck mountable hydraulic pumping arrangement
    Patent number: 9010481
    Abstract: Separate from the vehicle's engine, a self-contained internal combustion engine supplies hydraulic power to drive a product pump on a bobtail. The self-contained engine, which can itself run on propane, is provided as part of a preassembly which includes the hydraulic pump, the hydraulic fluid tank, a heat exchanger, and a solenoid controlled start-up valve. The preassembly is mounted as a unit to the side of the bobtail in front of the rear wheels, powering the product pump at the rear of the bobtail while the vehicle's engine is off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Stac, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Merth, Shawn Auxier
  • Self-Contained Truck Mountable Hydraulic Pumping Arrangement
    Publication number: 20110114411
    Abstract: Separate from the vehicle's engine, a self-contained internal combustion engine supplies hydraulic power to drive a product pump on a bobtail. The self-contained engine, which can itself run on propane, is provided as part of a preassembly which includes the hydraulic pump, the hydraulic fluid tank, a heat exchanger, and a solenoid controlled start-up valve. The preassembly is mounted as a unit to the side of the bobtail in front of the rear wheels, powering the product pump at the rear of the bobtail while the vehicle's engine is off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: STAC, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Merth, Shawn Auxier