Patents by Inventor Kenneth A. Watson

Kenneth A. Watson 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: 10639986
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fuel cap including a body, a seal positioned within the body and adapted for engaging a filler tube opening, the seal manufactured of a material and in a shape such that the seal itself provides the biasing force to secure the cap on the filler tube opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Watson
  • Publication number: 20160229288
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fuel cap including a body, a seal positioned within the body and adapted for engaging a filler tube opening, the seal manufactured of a material and in a shape such that the seal itself provides the biasing force to secure the cap on the filler tube opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Watson
  • Patent number: 9365108
    Abstract: One embodiment of an integrated anti-siphon fuel filler assembly includes a fuel tank and tube means including a first end region adapted to be secured directly to the fuel tank for allowing fuel to flow therethrough into an opening of the tank, and restriction means positioned in the tube and defining apertures for the flow of fuel there through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Watson, Evan S. Waymire
  • Publication number: 20140202550
    Abstract: A pressure relief valve and a mating fuel tank bung are installed directly on a fuel tank. In one embodiment a bung is welded directly to a fuel tank, and thereafter a pressure relief valve is attached directly to the bung by mating threads. This system and installation method provides a cost and time effective installation process that is expedient, does not require additional pipes or plumbing fixtures, and the resulting installed valve may provide improved safety features due to the exclusion of additional pipes and plumbing positioned between the valve and the fuel tank and a compactness of design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Watson
  • Patent number: 8752568
    Abstract: A low mass draw and return tube assembly, for use in fuel tanks, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Inventors: Neal L. Keefer, Kenneth A. Watson
  • Patent number: 8746479
    Abstract: A method for closing a fuel tank includes providing a base sized to be received within an interior of a fuel tank filler neck, movably mounting a closure structure on the base, and securing a biasing mechanism to the base wherein the biasing mechanism biases the closure structure into a closed position on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Inventors: Neal L. Keefer, Kenneth A. Watson, Evan Waymire
  • Patent number: 8714212
    Abstract: One embodiment of a fuel inlet includes a tube including a side wall having an interior surface that defines an interior adapted for receiving a fuel nozzle therein and for receiving fuel there through, and the side wall including a raised region that extends circumferentially around the interior surface of the side wall and inwardly into the interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Watson, Evan S. Waymire
  • Patent number: 8635777
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fuel draw and return system including a plate, a first fuel tube secured to the plate, and a second fuel tube secured to the plate, wherein the first and second fuel tubes are secured to one another and to the plate to define a triangular shaped connection configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Watson
  • Patent number: 8607433
    Abstract: An anti-siphon installation assembly includes a spring, a retainer clip mounted on the spring, the retainer clip including a support surface adapted to support an anti-siphon device thereon, and a locator clip mounted on the spring, the locator clip including an outwardly extending arm adapted to contact the upper surface of a fuel filler neck opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Inventors: Neal L. Keefer, Kenneth A. Watson, Evan Waymine
  • Patent number: 8376169
    Abstract: An anti-siphon installation assembly includes a spring, a retainer clip mounted on the spring, the retainer clip including a support surface adapted to support an anti-siphon device thereon, and a locator clip mounted on the spring, the locator clip including an outwardly extending arm adapted to contact the upper surface of a fuel filler neck opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Inventors: Neal L. Keefer, Kenneth A. Watson, Evan Waymire
  • Publication number: 20120305093
    Abstract: An anti-siphon installation assembly includes a spring, a retainer clip mounted on the spring, the retainer clip including a support surface adapted to support an anti-siphon device thereon, and a locator clip mounted on the spring, the locator clip including an outwardly extending arm adapted to contact the upper surface of a fuel filler neck opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Neal L. Keefer, Kenneth A. Watson, Evan Waymine
  • Patent number: 8261517
    Abstract: A fuel tank cap including a body, a seal carrier movably positioned within the body, a first seal positioned on the seal carrier and configured for sealably engaging a filler tube opening of a fuel tank, and a second seal positioned on the seal carrier and configured for sealably engaging the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Inventors: Neal L. Keefer, Evan Waymire, Kenneth A. Watson
  • Publication number: 20120152948
    Abstract: One embodiment of a fuel inlet includes a tube including a side wall having an interior surface that defines an interior adapted for receiving a fuel nozzle therein and for receiving fuel there through, and the side wall including a raised region that extends circumferentially around the interior surface of the side wall and inwardly into the interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Watson, Evan S. Waymire
  • Publication number: 20120125927
    Abstract: One embodiment of an integrated anti-siphon fuel filler assembly for placement in an opening of a fuel tank includes tube means including a first end region adapted to be secured directly to the fuel tank for allowing fuel to flow therethrough into an opening of the tank, and restriction means positioned in the tube and defining apertures for the flow of fuel there through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Watson, Evan S. Waymire
  • Publication number: 20120110852
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fuel draw and return system including a plate, a first fuel tube secured to the plate, and a second fuel tube secured to the plate, wherein the first and second fuel tubes are secured to one another and to the plate to define a triangular shaped connection configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Watson
  • Patent number: 8091722
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fuel draw and return system including a plate, a first fuel tube secured to the plate, and a second fuel tube secured to the plate, wherein the first and second fuel tubes are secured to one another and to the plate to define a triangular shaped connection configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Watson
  • Publication number: 20100193042
    Abstract: An anti-siphon installation assembly includes a spring, a retainer clip mounted on the spring, the retainer clip including a support surface adapted to support an anti-siphon device thereon, and a locator clip mounted on the spring, the locator clip including an outwardly extending arm adapted to contact the upper surface of a fuel filler neck opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Neal L. Keefer, Kenneth A. Watson, Evan Waymire
  • Publication number: 20100193513
    Abstract: A fuel tank closure device includes a base sized to be received within an interior of fuel tank filler neck, a closure structure movably mounted on the base, and a biasing mechanism secured to the base and biasing the closure structure into a closed position on the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Neal L. Keefer, Kenneth A. Watson, Evan Waymire
  • Patent number: D626055
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Watson
  • Patent number: D632630
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Watson