Patents by Inventor Mitchell R. Martz

Mitchell R. Martz 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: 4807847
    Abstract: A drain plug for draining oil from vehicle oil pans including a body having a threaded stem for permanently attaching the body to the pan threaded drain hole, a valve threaded into the body includes a conical seal surface seating against a conical valve seat within the body bore. The valve includes an axial bore having inlet ports receiving the pan oil upon the valve seat disengaging from the body seat wherein draining of the oil can be accomplished by rotating the valve relative to the body without removal of the valve from the body. Torque transmitting wrench flats defined on the body and valve are sufficiently spaced apart to prevent simultaneous accidental loosening of the body in the pan drain hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Inventor: Mitchell R. Martz