Patents by Inventor Paul E. Okpokowuruk

Paul E. Okpokowuruk 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: 20040129499
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for supplying lubricant to at least one delivery point. The lubricant supply apparatus comprises a housing defining a reservoir for holding the lubricant, a pump having a pump inlet and a pump outlet, the pump mounted to the housing so that the pump inlet is in fluid communication with the reservoir for receiving lubricant from the reservoir, and a lubricant distributor having a pass through opening, a fluid delivery bore opening into the pass through opening, and at least one outlet in fluid communication with the fluid delivery bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventor: Paul E. Okpokowuruk
  • Patent number: 6053288
    Abstract: A portable vehicle fluid drain device is disclosed. The device includes a vertical drain tube which supports a vehicle fluid drain bowl. The drain tube is manually adjusted to an elevated position, latched in place while the vehicle fluid is drained, and unlatched to descend at a rate less than that of free fall due to the use of a friction brake. The friction force imparted by the brake on the drain tube is adjusted by rotating a wing nut on a carriage bolt to squeeze the inner edges of two wishbone arms against the drain tube. A method of using a vehicle fluid drain device with a brake and a self-latching mechanism is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Alemite Corporation
    Inventor: Paul E. Okpokowuruk
  • Patent number: 5944146
    Abstract: A portable vehicle fluid drain device is disclosed. The device includes a vertical drain tube which supports a vehicle fluid drain bowl. The drain tube is manually adjusted to an elevated position, latched in place while the vehicle fluid is drained, and unlatched to descend at a rate less than that of free fall due to the use of a friction brake. The friction force imparted by the brake on the drain tube is adjusted by rotating a wing nut on a carriage bolt to squeeze the inner edges of two wishbone arms against the drain tube. A method of using a vehicle fluid drain device with a brake and a self-latching mechanism is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Alemite Corporation
    Inventor: Paul E. Okpokowuruk