Patents by Inventor M. Wayne Brown

M. Wayne Brown 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).

  • Engine lubrication system with shared oil filter
    Patent number: 5000143
    Abstract: A lubrication system for internal combustion engines including an electrically operated oil pump, a conduit, an electrical time-delay relay, a one-way valve and a pump bypass. Another conduit and electrical time-delay relay may be used with turbocharged engines. The lubrication system pressurizes engine oil when the mechanical oil pump is not fully operational. In a preferred embodiment, the lubrication system has an oil filter adapter which includes a one-way check valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: Lubrication Research, Inc.
    Inventor: M. Wayne Brown
  • Vehicle cold start system
    Patent number: 4628877
    Abstract: A lubrication system for internal-combustion engines having a mechanical-type oil pump and turbocharger. The system includes an auxiliary electrically operated oil pump, a first time-delay relay connected to the ignition system to energize the electrically operated oil pump for a first time period after the ignition is turned on to prelubricate the engine, and a second time-delay relay to energize the electrically operated pump for a second period after the ignition is turned off to lubricate the turbocharger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Assignee: Lubrication Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy B. Sundles, M. Wayne Brown
  • Method for mixing gaseous fuel with air
    Patent number: 4494515
    Abstract: A system and method for mixing gaseous fuel with air prior to combustion in an internal combustion engine. The system includes an L-shaped channel with a cap mounted to one end and an inlet formed at the other end. A plurality of holes is formed in the L-shaped channel. The channel is mounted to the air intake system of the internal combustion engine upstream from the air filter such that a partial vacuum is created in the vicinity of the holes as the incoming air flows past the channel. The channel includes means for regulating the flow of gaseous fuel through the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1985
    Assignee: IPT Corporation
    Inventor: M. Wayne Brown
  • Apparatus for mixing gaseous fuel with air
    Patent number: 4399795
    Abstract: A system and method for mixing gaseous fuel with air prior to combustion in an internal combustion engine. The system includes an L-shaped channel with a cap mounted to one end and an inlet formed at the other end. A plurality of holes is formed in the L-shaped channel. The channel is mounted to the air intake system of the internal combustion engine upstream from the air filter such that a partial vacuum is created in the vicinity of the holes as the incoming air flows past the channel. The channel includes means for regulating the flow of gaseous fuel through the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1983
    Assignee: IPT Corporation
    Inventor: M. Wayne Brown
  • Gas pump lever holder
    Patent number: D514923
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Inventor: M. Wayne Brown