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5647414 Curbside oil and oil filter recycle and collection apparatus and method  
Curbside oil filter and oil recycle apparatus comprising a bucket sized to receive an oil filter and its oil, a support within the bucket to maintain the oil filter in a draining position out of...
5641003 Process for the replacement of a hydraulic fluid contained in a control circuit such as an aircraft circuit  
The hydraulic fluid contained in a control circuit such as an aircraft circuit is replaced by expelling the spent fluid with new fluid. For this purpose the tank (10) is disconnected from the...
5640936 Removable oil reservoir for dry sump internal combustion engines  
A removable oil tank and oil filter for four cycle dry sump internal combustion engines having particular utility in marine applications. A support for the tank is attached to or near the engine...
5630451 Oil change apparatus  
An oil drain assembly for an engine oil pan to replace the plug of the oil pan drain opening comprising a valve housing having an upper oil inlet port mounted to and in communication with the drain...
5595152 Clandestine sampling apparatus and method  
A stationary or movable object suitable for holding a fluid can have the fluid sampled unobserved, and the sample is separate from the working and/or storage system(s) of the object. For example,...
5588502 Quick connect nipple having a cylindrical magnet  
A unitary device for a vehicle for removing spent oil from an oil pan reservoir installed in an access aperture located in a floor bottom of the oil pan reservoir. The device includes a quick...
5586583 Fluid exchanger with fluid reconciliation  
A fluid exchange apparatus for the transfer of fluids from a first containment area to a second containment area, including a total fluid reconciliation process, whereby the same amount of fluid...
5579815 Drain valve assembly  
A drain valve assembly for draining fluid from a container, for example an engine crankcase, is constructed with a first threaded bolt portion having external threads for engaging in a threaded...
5566781 Apparatus and methods for flushing and cleaning oil strainer, crankcase and other components of an internal combustion engine  
Apparatus and methods for flushing and cleaning the oil strainer and crankcase of an internal combustion engine of a type having a removable full-flow oil filter. The oil filter is temporarily...
5564525 Method and apparatus for transporting new and spent liquids  
A method and apparatus for transporting a new fluid from a point of origin to a destination where a used fluid and a used filter are located. The used filter and the used fluid are to be obtained...
5562131 Drip-free oil drain pan  
A drip-free oil drain pan comprising a tray is disclosed. The pan has a lower imperforate plate with an enlarged first section of a generally circular configuration and has co-extensive therewith,...
5562181 Apparatus and method for automatically performing engine fluid changes  
An environmentally sound apparatus and method for automatically extracting and injecting lubricating fluids is disclosed. The apparatus includes one or more sources of lubricating fluid, a waste...
5554278 Quick change oil recycler  
A closed fuel and used motor oil mixing system that is permanently attached to the oil pan and fuel system, and adds oil to the fuel system for combustion with the fuel. The attachment points to...
5546999 External transmission filter adapter  
An external adapter includes an elongated housing formed with a pair of internal open ended longitudinal fluid passageways defining, respectively, a used fluid and an unused fluid passageway. The...
5547042 Crank case drain plug structure and method  
Improved drain plug structure and method for the oil pan of the crank case of an automobile engine of the like, which permits removal of the drain plug for draining oil from the oil pan without...
5533554 Engine oil draining system  
A system for draining oil from an engine through an oil filter of the engine. The inventive device includes an oil filter having a threaded fluid tap extending therefrom. A coupler can be secured...
5526782 Filter mount  
A method and device for changing oil in a safe manner and on an internal combustion engine having an internal oil lubrication distribution passage system with an oil filter and oil reservoir...
5522475 Method and apparatus for exchanging oil in a compressor  
Apparatus and method of exchanging lubricating oil from the crankcase of a compressor. A unit including a pretrimmed flexible tube is introduced into the oil fill plug opening. By opening an...
5522474 Apparatus and method for changing automatic transmission fluid  
A system and method for extracting used transmission fluid from an automatic transmission in a motor vehicle utilizing the vehicle engine. A reservoir is provided having a free floating piston...
5505643 Oil removal device for outboard motor  
A device to facilitate removal of oil from an outboard motor having an oil tank located in its drive shaft housing. An oil removal tube fitted in a bore through the adapter plate of the motor...
5503246 Crankcase oil drain pan  
The invention provides a container for collecting, storing and transporting a liquid. The container includes a hollow container body having a top wall having a central, inwardly directed fluid...
5495916 Method and tool for quickly draining the transmission fluid in an automotive vehicle  
A method of draining transmission fluid from an automotive vehicle, which vehicle has a transmission-filter element connected to a mounting bracket having an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice....
5492144 Multi-compartmented vacuum tank  
A storage vessel, such as a compartmented vacuum tank or a plurality of vacuum tanks, is connected to a vacuum pump. The vacuum pump is used to produce a vacuum in each compartment of a...
5487447 System for facilitating an oil change and/or an oil filter change in internal combustion engines  
System for facilitating the changing of the oil and the oil filter in internal combustion engines, the system being comprised of an external unit for extracting the spent oil and filling in the new...
5477897 Oil recovery system  
A recovery system for new oil including a first closed container with two sealable openings, one used for filling and one used for draining the container. A second container having six open ports...
5476154 Powered oil change apparatus  
Oil changing apparatus including an oil storage tank and a gasoline powered air compressor, both mounted on the bed of a trailer. An oil hose communicates with the storage tank, and connects into a...
5472064 Total fluid exchange system for automatic transmissions  
A system for providing total fluid exchange for an automatic transmission which interconnects with the transmission's opened cooling circuit to deliver new, fresh fluid to the transmission while...
5469935 Oil filter removal aid  
A device for preventing leakage and spillage of fluids from a canister type oil filter during removal thereof from an engine block is in the form of an annular elastomeric sleeve having an upper...
5467746 Adapters for flushing an internal combustion engine  
An adapter system for use with an internal combustion engine flushing apparatus which permits connection to the crank case and the oil filter of internal combustion engines. A first adapter enables...
5460656 Cleaning internal combustion engines while running  
Engine cleaning is affected at different times while the engine is running. Apparatus for cleaning internal combustion engines cyclically draws cleaning fluid from a reservoir by a pump, flushes...
5456295 Vehicle transmission oil filling apparatus and method  
An improved vehicle transmission oil sump filling apparatus and method of using same, wherein the apparatus includes an integrally formed extension on the distal end of an otherwise conventional...
5454355 Engine oil inlet adapter  
An oil inlet adapter assembly connectible to an oil inlet channel or gallery leading to at least one oil filter for an internal combustion engine. The oil inlet adapter assembly comprises an inlet...
5454960 Oil change and recycling system  
An oil recycling system and method which uses the same container to supply new oil and recycle old oil is accomplished through the use of a transfer tube designed for draining oil from the...
5450924 Portable oil suction device  
A portable oil suction device including a solid oil tank, a top cover securely fixed to the top open end of the oil tank and having a unitary handle for carrying by hand, a pump cylinder disposed...
5447184 Portable transmission fluid exchanging system  
A portable fluid exchanger for flushing the used transmission fluid from a vehicle engine as it replaces it with new fluid is mounted on a wheeled undercarriage and contains a tank of new...
5443138 Universal sandwich adapter and threaded nipple for attaching same  
A two-part oil filter mounting adapter for use with internal combustion engines. The filter mounting adapter includes a universal sandwich adapter and a nipple adapter that engages with a filter...
5435413 Oil drainage device  
A new and improved oil drainage device. The device includes an oil receptacle upon which is mounted an oil pump. The pump can be connected, by way of a length of flexible tubing and a quick...
5431138 Oil cleaning and recycling system  
An oil cleaning and recycling system (1) is provided for automatically metering a predetermined amount of engine lubricating oil into a diesel fuel supply of a diesel engine (88) as the engine (88)...
5427202 Apparatus and method for flushing transmission fluid  
An apparatus (10) is disclosed for completely flushing transmission fluid from a transmission in a vehicle (12). The apparatus includes a storage tank (18) which is connected to a cooler line (38,...
5421381 Reusable used oil filter and oil recycling container  
The present invention provides a way for the do-it-yourself oil and filter changer to safely and cleanly drain used oil from the filter, and sealing and storing both filter and drained filter oil...
5419130 Hydrostatic machine with drain oil discharge  
A hydrostatic machine which includes a housing having an internal space accommodating a rotatably journaled driving mechanism, and wherein the portion of the internal space which is not occupied by...
5415247 Automotive fluid exchange system  
An automotive fluid exchange system wherein new fluid (such as power steering fluid) is simultaneously exchanged with the used fluid. First and second fluid conduits having first and second pumps...
5413716 Oil recovery system for a vehicle maintenance facility  
A system is described for use in an auto maintenance shop which receives oil from the changing of vehicle oil and oil filters, to recycle the oil. The system includes an apparatus (10) that has a...
5411115 Oil drain plug  
An improved oil drain plug for engines and other machinery has a bored, generally cylindrical, first part with a threaded outer portion adapted to be inserted into an existing oil drain hole. A...
5411114 Coupler for quick disconnect oil change system  
An apparatus and method for retrofitting a vehicle for removing spent oil from an oil pan reservoir by installing the apparatus in an access aperture located in a sidewall of the oil pan reservoir....
5407177 Oil valve devices for removing used oil from drain pans of vehicles  
An oil valve device for removing used oil from a drain pan of a vehicle comprising a cylindrical main body portion of a rigid material which has an input end and an output end and an axial bore...
5405247 Pre-charged vacuum fluid charge/disposal apparatus  
An apparatus and method of use thereof includes a rechargeable, pre-charged vacuum canister used to remove viscous fluids, e.g., waste oil, from containers such as engine crankcases through an...
5402837 Apparatus for changing and recycling vehicle fluids  
An vehicle fluids change and recycle apparatus includes a vessel body having an interior reservoir for containing oil drained from an engine. The body includes parallel and rear surfaces on...
5390762 Automatic crankcase oil change and makeup system  
Method and apparatus for automatically changing engine lubricating oil while the engine is running, in which small increments of used lubricating oil are periodically removed from the lubricating...
5386881 Lawn mower engine oil drain extension apparatus  
A lawnmower engine oil sump drain extension apparatus, for a lawnmower having a blade housing and an engine having an oil sump, has an oil sump drain elbow tube threadingly connected into a drain...