Patents by Inventor Robert J. Budyak

Robert J. Budyak 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).

  • Drain valve assembly
    Patent number: 4232696
    Abstract: A drain valve for use in the cooling system of a diesel engine for a locomotive including a valve body having a drain fitting mounted in the bottom portion thereof and a solenoid operated valve assembly mounted therein for opening and closing the drain fitting. A thermostat assembly is removably mounted on the exterior of the valve body in close thermal relationship to the interior of the valve, said thermostat operable to energize the solenoid and open the drain fitting when the temperature inside the valve reaches a predetermined minimum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1980
    Assignee: Prime Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Robert E. Burris, Robert J. Budyak
  • Receptacle for trash compactors
    Patent number: 4064798
    Abstract: An improved receptacle for a trash compactor is mounted on a drawer for movement into and out of the compactor along rails on the drawer. The receptacle is spaced from the rails so that dents or deformations of the receptacle do not affect the rails. The rear end wall of the compactor may be slanted so as to accommodate the arcuate travel of the ram of the compacting mechanism and the receptacle has a pyramidal shape to facilitate removal of the compacted trash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1977
    Assignee: Broan Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Wolbrink, Robert J. Budyak, Du Wayne M. Sellinger, William A. Kaepernick