Patents by Inventor John D. O'Connor

John D. O'Connor 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).

  • Patent number: 4091959
    Abstract: A cap for a vehicle gas tank, the cap having an opening formed therein closed by a door having a smooth, continuous convex upper surface which is hingedly secured to an annular support body. The door is spring-urged into sealing engagement with a gasket and is adapted to permit passage of a gasoline nozzle through the opening to move the door out of the path of the nozzle. The sidewall of the nozzle engages the convex upper surface of the door such that the periphery of the door is maintained in spaced relation from the wall of the nozzle to permit withdrawal of the nozzle from the opening. The door is spring-urged into sealing engagement with the gasket with sufficient force to maintain a seal when a partial vacuum is formed in the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1978
    Inventor: John D. O'Banion
  • Patent number: D250466
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1978
    Assignee: E-Z Fill Corporation
    Inventor: John D. O'Banion
  • Patent number: D250467
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1978
    Assignee: E-Z Fill Corporation
    Inventor: John D. O'Banion
  • Patent number: D250468
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1978
    Assignee: E-Z Fill Corporation
    Inventor: John D. O'Banion