Patents by Inventor Mark Meddock

Mark Meddock 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).

  • Publication number: 20090071568
    Abstract: An improved oil filler cap is presented, designed to support the reintroduction of super clean oil from a bypass oil filter attached to a gasoline or diesel engine. The improved filler cap is designed to be shorter in height than state-of-the-art bypass filler caps, removing an unneeded structure supporting the nozzle receiving the super clean oil. This invention is directed towards vehicles with low hood clearance in their engine compartments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventor: MARK MEDDOCK
  • Publication number: 20060278569
    Abstract: A fluid filter includes a first filter, a second filter coaxial with the first filter, an inlet adjacent the first and second filters, a first outlet adjacent the inlet, and a second outlet at a distal end from the inlet and the first outlet. Further, the first and second filters may be housed in a unitary canister or a canister that has a canister body coupled to a removable canister cap. A method of filtering fluid includes providing a cylindrical housing, inserting a first tubular filter into the housing, inserting a second tubular filter into the housing, coaxial with the first tubular filter, providing an inlet on the housing, and providing a first outlet and a second outlet on the housing wherein the second outlet is at a distal end from the first outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Leroy Meddock, Mark Meddock, Kenneth Swanson
  • Publication number: 20060278570
    Abstract: A fluid filter includes a first filter, a second filter coaxial with the first filter, an inlet adjacent the first and second filters, a first outlet adjacent the inlet, and a second outlet at a distal end from the inlet and the first outlet. Further, the first and second filters may be housed in a unitary canister or a canister that has a canister body coupled to a removable canister cap. A method of filtering fluid includes providing a cylindrical housing, inserting a first tubular filter into the housing, inserting a second tubular filter into the housing, coaxial with the first tubular filter, providing an inlet on the housing, and providing a first outlet and a second outlet on the housing wherein the second outlet is at a distal end from the first outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Leroy Meddock, Mark Meddock, Kenneth Swanson
  • Publication number: 20060226065
    Abstract: A fluid filter includes a first filter, a second filter coaxial with the first filter, an inlet adjacent the first and second filters, a first outlet adjacent the inlet, and a second outlet at a distal end from the inlet and the first outlet. Further, the first and second filters may be housed in a unitary canister or a canister that has a canister body coupled to a removable canister cap. A method of filtering fluid includes providing a cylindrical housing, inserting a first tubular filter into the housing, inserting a second tubular filter into the housing, coaxial with the first tubular filter, providing an inlet on the housing, and providing a first outlet and a second outlet on the housing wherein the second outlet is at a distal end from the first outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Leroy Meddock, Mark Meddock, Kenneth Swanson
  • Patent number: 7090773
    Abstract: An improved combination full flow bypass oil filter is presented where the output of the bypass filter is obtained by non-venturi means and the extremely clean bypass filter output is measurable at all engine oil pressures. The bypass filter output is not blended with the full pass filtered oil until the bypass filtered oil is returned to the engine sump. Measurements have been made of this system that show positive bypass filter output in the range of 5 to 85 PSI engine oil pressure, the output a linear function of the oil pressure coming from the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: SPX Corporation
    Inventors: Leroy Meddock, Mark Meddock, Kenneth Swanson
  • Publication number: 20050126965
    Abstract: An improved combination full flow bypass oil filter is presented where the output of the bypass filter is obtained by non-venturi means and the extremely clean bypass filter output is measurable at all engine oil pressures. The bypass filter output is not blended with the full pass filtered oil until the bypass filtered oil is returned to the engine sump. Measurements have been made of this system that show positive bypass filter output in the range of 5 to 85 PSI engine oil pressure, the output a linear function of the oil pressure coming from the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Leroy Meddock, Mark Meddock, Kenneth Swanson