Patents by Inventor Richard C. Harpman

Richard C. Harpman 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: 9442102
    Abstract: A motor vehicle oil quality testing apparatus and system to assess the quality and viability of motor oil in a vehicle to determine if a change of oil is needed. An absorbent strip of chemically treated material is mounted on a self-contained single use display and test card on which a used oil sample is deposited and will change color based on the oil's determined alkalinity in a sealable color comparison chamber indicated to the user if the oil should be changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Inventor: Richard C. Harpman
  • Publication number: 20150309004
    Abstract: A motor vehicle oil quality testing apparatus and system to assess the quality and viability of motor oil in a vehicle to determine if a change of oil is needed. An absorbent strip of chemically treated material is mounted on a self-contained single use display and test card on which a used oil sample is deposited and will change color based on the oil's determined alkalinity in a sealable color comparison chamber indicated to the user if the oil should be changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventor: Richard C. Harpman
  • Patent number: 5996510
    Abstract: A shipping pallet having strong lightweight recyclable support surfaces and rigid reusable support stringers incorporated within. The pallet uses corrugated cardboard sheets that are precision cut and scored to be formed about the rigid reusable support stringers. A cardboard reinforcing surface sheet is secured by adhesive bond to the enclosed support stringers defining a completed pallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Inventors: Richard C. Harpman, Charles P. Keip