Patents by Inventor Patrick R. O'Connell

Patrick R. O'Connell 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: 6330893
    Abstract: A fuel tank filler neck is provided to reduce the escape of gasoline vapor from an automobile fuel tank system and is leak tight. The filler neck is configured to receive a fuel supply nozzle. The filler neck includes a one-piece seamless funnel member having a tubular body and an elongated tubular member. The funnel member defines in off-set axial relation a relatively large inlet opening adapted for attachment to a receptor for the nozzle and a relatively small necked down outlet opening adapted for attachment to the inlet of an elongated tubular member. The tubular member is adapted to be in communication with the fuel tank. A method for manufacturing the fuel tank filler neck is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: Shelby Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick R. O'Connell
  • Patent number: 6020377
    Abstract: Modified tall oil supplemented pig diet is provided which increases the average daily gain and improves the carcass characteristics of pigs. The diets of the invention include from about 12-50% by weight of total protein (e.g., from corn and soy) and from about 0.25% to about 0.75% by weight modified tall oil. In one embodiment, the diet includes a mixture of conjugated linoleic acids having a specific fatty acid profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Kansas State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Patrick R. O'Quinn, Kevin Q. Owen, Jim L. Nelssen, Mike Tokach, Robert D. Goodband