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7387190 Oil pan assembly and method of selecting an oil pan  
A transmission oil pan assembly includes an oil pan matable with a transmission case to at least partially define a transmission interior space, and an accessing component for accessing an interior...
7373912 Oil level indicating system for internal combustion engine  
An oil level indicating system for an internal combustion engine includes an indicator passageway extending through a cylinder block, cylinder head and up through a ported boss extending through an...
7367426 EZ change oil  
An oil extraction apparatus for extracting oil from the oil pan of a vehicle is provided. The oil extraction apparatus includes a pump assembly operationally coupled to a power source of a vehicle....
7357225 Two part oil or fluid drain plug with magnet  
A two part oil drain plug assembly facilitates the draining of oil or fluid from a sump, and its use prevents the threads of the sump, which may be an automotive oil pan, from becoming stripped or...
7357161 Brake flush machine with ordered cylinder extraction  
A brake fluid flush machine to simultaneously supply fresh brake fluid and vacuum used brake fluid in a vehicle's braking system while being controlled by a processor to allow a single worker to...
7325653 Thermally compensated standpipe assembly for automatic transmission oil fill  
A standpipe assembly for installation in the fluid sump of a vehicular transmission includes a two-piece fill pipe, a drain nut, a drain plug and a thermal actuator. The fill pipe includes a first...
7322335 Oil pan structure  
An oil pan structure includes a tubular level-gauge guide into which an oil level-gauge that measures the amount of oil stored in the oil pan is inserted. The oil pan structure further includes a...
7308970 Externally serviceable transmission sump fill pipe and drain port assembly  
A transmission fluid sump for an automotive transmission comprising a reservoir portion, a threaded extension on the reservoir portion and a fill pipe threadably connected to the extension. A...
7264027 Oil filler cap with integrated funnel apparatus  
An oil filler cap with an integrated oil directing funnel. The cap is configurable to fit many automobile makes and models, and is configured to accept the threaded top end of standard quart...
7246639 Suspended containment system  
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for containing aircraft fuel. According to some embodiments the apparatus includes a structural connector comprising an open shape, a first...
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Oil pan structure
 
An oil pan structure includes a tubular level-gauge guide into which an oil level-gauge that measures the amount of oil stored in the oil pan is inserted. The oil pan structure further includes a...
7213621 Oil change equipment  
An oil change equipment includes an oil barrel, an oil-collecting pan, and a vacuum oil-pumping device; the oil barrel has an inlet thereon, and a control valve connected thereto; an oil conduit is...
7207418 Oil fill machine  
A method and apparatus for filling a transmission at the transmission assembly plant including the steps of pumping fluid through the transmission entering at a first port and exiting through a...
7207417 Method of changing engine oil  
A method for converting an engine from petroleum based engine oil to synthetic oil, whereby substantially all petroleum based engine oil is removed prior to replacement with synthetic engine oil.
7182106 Fluid dispensation method  
Under a reduced-pressure environment, stopping at will liquid that flows out from a nozzle tip, or dispensing liquid with the level of energy at which it will not splatter has proven difficult. To...
7179390 Method of filtering a fluid and remote filtering station  
Filtering of an operating fluid of a mechanical device is performed utilizing a pumping device of the mechanical device which routinely circulated the operating fluid within the mechanical device....
7171990 Contoured surface defueling fitting  
A method and apparatus for defueling an aircraft. The apparatus includes a defueling fitting comprising one or more structural connectors, which may include one or more suction cups. The suction...
7168683 Oil drain valve  
A drain valve to be used with numerous drain applications, such as draining fluid from an engine, includes in an exemplary embodiment a valve body, an o-ring and a cap. In another exemplary...
7163085 Apparatus for draining used engine oil  
An apparatus for removing spent oil from an internal combustion engine and purging at least a portion of oil retained in an associated oil filter via air actuated valves in communication with a...
7152636 Brake flush accelerator  
A Brake Flush Accelerator (BFA) selectively depresses a brake pedal while the master cylinder reservoir is under pressure from a brake flush machine, forcing fluid through the system at a very...
7150828 Fluid filter having drain structure and drain tool  
A drain structure for a fluid filter includes a cap internally forming a drain hole. The cap receives a valve member urged by an urging means in a direction, in which the valve member blocks the...
7150286 Methods and systems for performing, monitoring and analyzing multiple machine fluid processes  
In one embodiment, a method is provided for performing a fluid process within a machine having a fluid system including at least two reservoirs of different types of fluids. The method includes the...
7141166 Drain structure having drainpipe and fluid filter using the same  
An oil filter has a drain hole, which is internally blocked with a valve member. When oil remaining in the oil filter is drained, a drainpipe is inserted into the drain hole, so that the valve...
7134641 Valve having axial and radial passages  
A valve includes a valve body ( 100 ) disposable within a chamber ( 103 ) of a housing ( 101 ) and capable of being fluidly sealed with respect to the housing ( 101 ) when the valve is closed. At...
7111650 Radiator fluid exchanging apparatus  
A radiator fluid exchanging apparatus including at least one fluid supply tank and a pressure vessel with a pressure generator, the tank and the vessel each including a multi-directional supply...
7100644 Fuel container  
The invention relates to a container for receiving fuel from a fuel outlet of an aircraft, which container comprises means of attachment for effecting a detachable, liquid-tight coupling with the...
7096894 Apparatus and method for removing and replacing vehicle system fluid  
A hydraulic flushing system includes an indicia reader adapted to read indicia on a hydraulic fluid container and a data processor coupled to the indicia reader to determine if the indicia has been...
7093624 Liquid pumping device  
A liquid pumping device includes a barrel, a cylinder, a conducting rod, a piston, an operation lever, and a cover. Thus, the liquid pumping device is operated automatically by the power source or...
7080620 Crankcase scavenged internal combustion engine  
An internal combustion engine including structure for lubricating at least one bearing disposed therein. The engine includes an engine housing including a cylinder with a reciprocating piston of...
6988506 Fluid transfer system  
A portable fluid transfer conduit is disclosed having an elongated flexible conduit having an inlet and outlet port. A coupling is postured at the inlet port for receiving fluid from a fluid source...
6981574 Dipstick oil change system  
A dipstick oil change system is provided wherein oil to be removed from the engine is drawn through the conduit that encloses or sheathes the dipstick, The conduit includes a first opening...
6976558 Method and system for performing gearbox final assembly clean check  
A clean check is performed on a gearbox by flushing an oil-based fluid through the gearbox and then through a filter. The filter is then weighed to determine the weight of contaminants collected in...
6962175 Pilot valve operated reciprocating fluid exchange device and method of use  
This invention provides a fluid system for exchanging used hydraulic fluid with fresh hydraulic fluid in an accessed hydraulic circuit. One particular application provides an exchange apparatus for...
6959740 Integrated automobile fluid servicing apparatus  
A fluid servicing apparatus for exchanging fluids with a power steering fluid reservoir including drain and supply conduits with inline pumps coupled to a control board on a cabinet housing new and...
6938585 Automatic additive replenishment system for IC engine lubricating oil  
Method and apparatus for automatically replenishing additives lost from the lubricating oil of an IC engine, by injecting controlled quantities of the additive into the oil. The amount and...
6935389 Self-deploying funnel  
A funnel assembly includes a collapsible funnel mounted to a base. The funnel is formed by consecutive windings of spring steel wire. Each winding has a reduced diameter so that the windings...
6935388 Coolant transfer machine for automotive vehicle & method  
A coolant transfer machine for an automotive engine includes first and second fluid transfer systems. The first system, operated when the engine is not running, sequentially first removes at least...
6929036 Automotive fluid exchange system and method of use  
Replacing fluid in a sealed system interconnected by fluid conduction tubes with a lower port of a spent fluid container and a lower port of a new fluid container. A fluid pump is interconnected by...
6902038 Oil drain plug of engine  
A new type of plug incorporating a normally closed valve for draining oil from an oil pan of a car engine, wherein the normally closed valve is incorporated in a through hole provided as an oil...
6896103 Device and method for applying lubricating oil  
The invention relates to a device ( 10 ) for depositing a flowable medium, in particular lubricating oil, onto a workpiece ( 16 ). The device ( 10 ) has a base body ( 13 ) having a duct ( 14 a )...
6896014 Method and apparatus for removing transmission fluid from fluid reservoir and associated fluid cooler with optional fluid replacement  
A method and apparatus for removing transmission fluid from the transmission fluid reservoir of a vehicle and the associated fluid cooler with an optional transmission fluid replacement includes a...
6896012 Method for filling oil for a transmission and filling device for carrying out the method  
Within the scope of the method for oil filling for transmissions, particularly for automatic transmission of a motor vehicle, by way of a filling device attached to an oil overflow orifice on the...
6889724 Stationary fluid replacement system and methods of use  
A fluid exchange apparatus provides a stationary control station with plural first and second fluid containers mounted on top and below the control station. Conduits interconnect the fluid...
6886664 Automotive fluid exchange system  
Disclosed is an apparatus and process for exchanging an engine fluid for maintenance purposes. The fluid is accessed through the engines reservoir for that particular fluid. Used fluid is removed...
6886608 Filing device for oil level regulation on oil pans in engines and transmissions  
The invention relates to a filling device for oil level regulation on oil pans in engines and transmissions, with an opening 1 in the base of the oil pan 2 which is closable with an oil drain...
6886606 Integrated manifold assembly  
A manifold assembly for use in conjunction with a servicing apparatus for exchanging fluid between a serviceable automobile component and new and used fluid tanks and including a rigid manifold...
6881345 Disposable fluid changing kit and method of disposing of the same  
A fluid change kit for disposing of fluids, such as automotive fluids, includes a container at least partially filled with an absorbent. The fluid change kit typically includes a biodegradable box...
6880589 Container for collecting and transporting drained oil  
A plastic container having an internal chamber for collection and transport of drained fluid oil, a handle on an upper part and a cylindrical protrusion on a lower part of the container provided...
6877531 Automotive fluid servicing apparatus  
A servicing apparatus for exchanging fluid between a serviceable automobile component and new and used fluid tanks and including a manifold with a fluid circuit defining a plurality of pathways...
6866122 Drain valve  
A drain valve for mounting as a replacement for the drain plug in the oil pan of a motor vehicle includes a body member having an upstream end threaded for attachment to the oil pan, a downstream...