Patents by Inventor Timothy Lee Caudill

Timothy Lee Caudill 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).

  • Publication number: 20170191389
    Abstract: A system to change the oil from above the hood includes a reversible motor connected to the oil system, preferably the sump drain. The pump is further connected to a container. The pump initially draws the oil from the oil sump and directs it into an empty container. A full container of oil is then connected to the pump, which is then reversed, pumping the oil new oil into the engine's oil sump. Alternately, the system can be directed to and from the existing oil filter connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: TIMOTHY LEE CAUDILL, Frances E. Lockwood, Amol C. Sawant, Kevin W. Figgatt
  • Patent number: 7926617
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for changing engine motor oil more quickly and simply than previously existing methods. To change oil on a gasoline or diesel engine, the conventional oil filter is removed and an adapter is screwed in its place. An inlet oil port of the adapter connects with the oil filter inlet line and an outlet port of the adapter connects to the oil filter outlet line. The adapter top is sealed with a recessed O-ring extending around the periphery so that oil can be pumped through the adapter into and out of the engine without leaking. The adapter inlet and outlet ports are connected by hoses/tubes to an external container with its own internal piston. The engine is turned on to idle and the engine oil pump pumps used oil from the oil pan out through the adapter outlet port into the external container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Ashland Licensing and Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: Frances E. Lockwood, Timothy Lee Caudill, Joseph Huang
  • Publication number: 20090283363
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for changing engine motor oil more quickly and simply than previously existing methods. To change oil on a gasoline or diesel engine, the conventional oil filter is removed and an adapter is screwed in its place. An inlet oil port of the adapter connects with the oil filter inlet line and an outlet port of the adapter connects to the oil filter outlet line. The adapter top is sealed with a recessed O-ring extending around the periphery so that oil can be pumped through the adapter into and out of the engine without leaking. The adapter inlet and outlet ports are connected by hoses/tubes to an external container with its own internal piston. The engine is turned on to idle and the engine oil pump pumps used oil from the oil pan out through the adapter outlet port into the external container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Frances E. Lockwood, Timothy Lee Caudill, Joseph Huang