Patents by Inventor Joseph F. Melley, Jr.

Joseph F. Melley, Jr. 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: 4403647
    Abstract: An improved mobile electric power generating system comprising a substantially enclosed trailer for housing a power plant is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention there is provided a radiator filling apparatus including a first conduit, extending from a fill opening in the radiator to a relatively accessible fill point on the trailer, and a second conduit, extending from an overflow opening in the radiator to an overflow point. Coolant supplied at the fill point is transported via the first conduit to the radiator. When the radiator is filled to the point where the coolant reaches the overflow opening, excess coolant is transported via the second conduit to the overflow point, thereby indicating an adequate coolant level in the radiator. Thus, the radiator can be readily filled and the coolant level readily checked without gaining access to the radiator itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1983
    Assignee: Melley Energy Systems
    Inventor: Joseph F. Melley, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4136432
    Abstract: An improved mobile electric power generating system comprising a substantially enclosed trailer for housing a power plant is disclosed. The improvements reside in removable means permitting access to the interior of the trailer enclosure for facilitating improved assembly and maintenance of the power plant. Additional features permit improved operation of the system, and improved methods for assembling the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1979
    Assignee: Melley Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph F. Melley, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4117342
    Abstract: An improved mobile electric power generating system comprising a substantially enclosed trailer for housing a power plant, and improved methods for assembling the same are disclosed. The improved system includes means defining a modular utility frame for carrying various support components of the system. Such support components may include a fuel storage tank, a start-up energy storage tank, a radiator, and power plant support apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1978
    Assignee: Melley Energy Systems
    Inventor: Joseph F. Melley, Jr.