Patents by Inventor John Rome

John Rome 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: 6883526
    Abstract: There is provided methods for servicing a vehicle's transmission cooling system having inlet and outlet ports. An example method comprises the steps of pumping air into an inlet port of the transmission cooling system to cause transmission fluid to flow out of the outlet port of the transmission cooling system; cycling a solvent through the transmission cooling system, where the solvent enters through the inlet port and exits through the outlet port of the transmission cooling system; re-cycling the solvent exiting through the output port through the transmission cooling system; and pumping air into the inlet port to cause the solvent in the transmission cooling system to exit through the outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Motorvac Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Betancourt, John Rome
  • Patent number: 6619335
    Abstract: Apparatus and method of replacing old fluid in a transmission system by feeding clean fluid into the system from a clean fluid tank using a pump and draining the old fluid into a waste tank and using a processor to monitor the clean fluid pressure in the clean tank and the old fluid pressure in the waste tank and adjusting the pump's speed using the processor such that the old fluid is drained at substantially the same rate as the clean fluid is fed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Motorvac Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Betancourt, John Rome
  • Patent number: 6539958
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for servicing a vehicle's transmission cooling system, where the apparatus includes a source valve with inlet and outlet ports, a pump with inlet and outlet ports, and a return valve with inlet and outlet ports. The pump inlet is connected to the source valve outlet. The pump pumps fluid from the source valve inlet through the source valve outlet and the pump inlet to the pump outlet for servicing the transmission cooling system. The fluid returns from the return valve inlet to the return valve outlet and the pump then re-pumps the fluid into the transmission cooling system. The service apparatus may also include a fluid source and a filter interposed between the fluid source and the source valve, where the fluid returns to the fluid source prior to re-pumping the fluid. The service apparatus may also include a flowmeter interposed between the return valve and the fluid source and a filter interposed between the return valve and the flowmeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Motorvac Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Betancourt, John Rome
  • Patent number: 6474370
    Abstract: Apparatus and method of replacing old fluid in a transmission system by feeding clean fluid into the system from a clean fluid tank using a pump and draining the old fluid into a waste tank and using a processor to monitor the clean fluid pressure in the clean tank and the old fluid pressure in the waste tank and adjusting the pump's speed using the processor such that the old fluid is drained at substantially the same rate as the clean fluid is fed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Motorvac Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Betancourt, John Rome
  • Patent number: 6435223
    Abstract: Apparatus and method of replacing old fluid in a transmission system by feeding clean fluid into the system from a clean fluid tank using a pump and draining the old fluid into a waste tank and using a processor to monitor the clean fluid pressure in the clean tank and the old fluid pressure in the waste tank and adjusting the pump's speed using the processor such that the old fluid is drained at substantially the same rate as the clean fluid is fed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Motorvac Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Betancourt, John Rome
  • Patent number: 6382271
    Abstract: Apparatus and method of replacing old fluid in a transmission system by feeding clean fluid into the system from a clean fluid tank using a pump and draining the old fluid into a waste tank and using a processor to monitor the clean fluid pressure in the clean tank and the old fluid pressure in the waste tank and adjusting the pump's speed using the processor such that the old fluid is drained at substantially the same rate as the clean fluid is fed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Motorvac Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Betancourt, John Rome
  • Patent number: 6360791
    Abstract: Method and apparatus, for servicing engine cooling systems, including a service inlet, a vacuum pump, a two-way solenoid interposed between the vacuum pump and the service inlet, a service outlet, a disposal hose, a new fluid tank, a pressure pump interposed between the service outlet and the new fluid tank, a three-way solenoid interposed between the service outlet and the two-way solenoid, a low-level trigger mechanism, a flow control relief valve and other elements to enhance various modes of operation. The apparatus is capable of performing various operations, including close-loop fluid cycle, fluid vacuum, fluid top-off, fluid exchange and fluid flow control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Motorvac Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John Rome, Eduardo Betancourt
  • Publication number: 20010022203
    Abstract: Method and apparatus, for servicing engine cooling systems, including a service inlet, a vacuum pump, a two-way solenoid interposed between the vacuum pump and the service inlet, a service outlet, a disposal hose, a new fluid tank, a pressure pump interposed between the service outlet and the new fluid tank, a three-way solenoid interposed between the service outlet and the two-way solenoid, a low-level trigger mechanism, a flow control relief valve and other elements to enhance various modes of operation. The apparatus is capable of performing various operations, including close-loop fluid cycle, fluid vacuum, fluid top-off, fluid exchange and fluid flow control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Publication date: September 20, 2001
    Inventors: John Rome, Eduardo Betancourt
  • Patent number: 6213175
    Abstract: Method and apparatus, for servicing engine cooling systems, including a service inlet, a vacuum pump, a two-way solenoid interposed between the vacuum pump and the service inlet, a service outlet, a disposal hose, a new fluid tank, a pressure pump interposed between the service outlet and the new fluid tank, a three-way solenoid interposed between the service outlet and the two-way solenoid, a low-level trigger mechanism, a flow control relief valve and other elements to enhance various modes of operation. The apparatus is capable of performing various operations, including closed-loop fluid cycle, fluid vacuum, fluid top-off, fluid exchange and fluid flow control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Motorvac Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John Rome, Eduardo Betancourt
  • Patent number: RE38232
    Abstract: Method and apparatus, for servicing engine cooling systems, including a service inlet, a vacuum pump, a two-way solenoid interposed between the vacuum pump and the service inlet, a service outlet, a disposal hose, a new fluid tank, a pressure pump interposed between the service outlet and the new fluid tank, a three-way solenoid interposed between the service outlet and the two-way, solenoid, a low-level trigger mechanism, a flow control relief valve and other elements to enhance various modes of operation. The apparatus is capable of performing various operations, including closed-loop fluid cycle, fluid vacuum, fluid top-off, fluid exchange and fluid flow control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Motorvac Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John Rome, Eduardo Betancourt