Patents by Inventor Randolph C. McDonald

Randolph C. McDonald 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: 5471757
    Abstract: The invention is of a thread indication kit for use in determining the specification diameter and thread density of a threaded in-take orifice of a spin-on filter, such as the traditional oil filter used in motor vehicles. The kit includes a groups of sizing tabs, each of which includes a sizing lobe. The sizing lobe is a blade-like member with parallel and spaced edges separated by a distance which corresponds to the thread crest-to-thread crest distance of diametrically opposed points within an in-take orifice of an oil filter. Displayed on each sizing tab is indicia which indicates the specification diameter of the intake orifice which exhibits the thread crest-to-thread crest distance corresponding to the lobe dimension of the sizing tab. Applicant's kit also includes a thread gauge which is used to determine the thread density of threaded orifices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Inventor: Randolph C. McDonald