Patents by Inventor Thomas J Large

Thomas J Large 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).

  • Vapor bypass tube for a tank
    Patent number: 6470860
    Abstract: A venting system for a tank in the form of a vapor bypass tube which is interfaced with a melt plug such that the bypass tube provides vapor pressure bypass of the melt plug hole. The vapor bypass tube has a first end mounted to the tank body circumscribably in relation to the melt plug. The vapor bypass tube has a second end, opposite the first end, which is open and located deep inside the tank. A vent aperture is provided in the vapor bypass tube adjacent the first end which provides vapor displacement from within the vapor bypass tube when the tank is being refueled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel H McClure, Thomas J Large, Raymond P Harrod, Henry W Harper