Patents by Inventor Richard M. Ethen

Richard M. Ethen 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: 5381662
    Abstract: A hand-held bleeder stroke tool for bleeding gas from a cylinder/piston assembly, such as a vehicle master brake cylinder assembly. The present invention utilizes a rod with a push member at one end of the rod. The push member is generally spherical and contacts the piston of the assembly to force or stroke the piston into the cylinder and forcing the gas from the cylinder. At an end generally opposed to the push member, the rod is secured to a handle to provide effective gripping. Furthermore, the present invention utilizes a stroke indicator assembly comprising a slider movably mounted to the rod as well as length markings on the rod as visual gauging features for determining equal length strokes of the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Assignee: Echlin Inc.
    Inventors: Richard M. Ethen, Timothy P. Connelly