Patents by Inventor Thomas Joseph Hrubovsky

Thomas Joseph Hrubovsky 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 level indicator
    Patent number: 5808187
    Abstract: In a motor vehicle which includes a reservoir for holding fluid, a device for determining whether the fluid level within the reservoir exceeds a desired level, the reservoir having an aperture and a standpipe sealingly engaged with the reservoir at the aperture. The standpipe defines a passage for the flow of excess fluid from the reservoir and a proper fluid level in the reservoir. A plug selectively prevents passage of the fluid through the standpipe out of the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Thomas Gooden, Thomas Joseph Hrubovsky