Patents by Inventor Ronald M. Zastocki

Ronald M. Zastocki 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).

  • Fluid retention cup
    Patent number: 4763620
    Abstract: For an internal combustion engine (2, 64) having a fluid filter (6, 60), a fluid retention cup (22, 50) is disposed around the filter and extends beneath the interface (12, 62) of the filter and the engine to catch fluid spills when the filter is loosened and removed from the engine. The cup has a filter-engaging portion (36-40, 58) engaging the filter and holding an retaining the filter after removal of the filter from the engine, a lip portion (32, 56) proximate and spaced from the interface of the filter and engine, and a reservoir portion (45, 54) communicating with the lip portion and collecting spilled fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1988
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventor: Ronald M. Zastocki