Patents by Inventor Lee K. Whitmore

Lee K. Whitmore 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: 4936272
    Abstract: A combination of electrical, mechanical and hydraulic components specifically arranged in communication with the existing lubrication system of high performance internal combustion engines, such as are utilized in the motor home industry, so as to enable the pre-lubing of the moving parts of the engine before it is started or turned over, the components of which are existing items of manufacture and the combination can be readily installed by owners without expensive modifications to the engine, said prelube system being primarily comprised of the removal of engine oil from the oil pan sump, pressurization of the oil by an electrically-driven pump and reinsertion of the oil into the engine through a one-quarter inch pipe Tee adapter, placed between the oil-sender and the engine block at the end of the engine farthest away from the engine-driven oil pump, said prelube system being controlled by a manually-activated electrical switch on the dashboard of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Inventor: Lee K. Whitmore