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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7464735 | Funnel stand with retractable hose A funnel stand that includes a housing supporting an internal funnel connected to a fuel hose that can be folded or rolled up for storage inside the housing and extended through a hose opening for placement in a fuel tank opening. The funnel stand may also include a... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7114536 | Funnel having a hose with positionable rigidity A funnel having a hose with positionable rigidity, wherein the structural configuration of the hose may be selectively positionably manipulated for facilitating the introduction, guidance and maneuverability of same through, between and/or around the parameters, bou... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6554170 | Boat accessory rack A universal boat accessory rack that provides a first support, a second support, a cross-bar connecting the first support to the second support, and a plurality of fasteners, which connect the first support and second support to a boat hull. More specific... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6179022 | Molded one-piece weighing funnel Mold apparatus for molding a weighing funnel that has a large diameter central segment, and a hole at each end that is smaller than the central segment. A 2-part core is used, the two parts together forming the size and shape of the article to be molded, ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5857503 | Apparatus and method for changing fluid in a motor vehicle A fluid channeling device to facilitate the draining of fluid from a fluid reservoir in a motor vehicle. The device may be attached to the vehicle so that it remains generally fixed, or the device may be temporarily attached to the vehicle for use while c... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5775385 | Process and system for changing oil The invention is a method for changing oil that is much quicker, easier, and cleaner. To use the method one changes his oil in the regular way however he replaces the plug in the oil pan of the engine with a plug that has a quick disconnect valve on it. T... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5647272 | Bucket extractor device An extractor device for extracting, filtering, measuring, and containing a subsurface portion of liquid soup, which having less fat content mixed than a surface area, from a soup pot in a single dipping application; comprising: A cylinder, container body ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5584238 | Fat/stock separator A fat/stock separator comprising a colander, a transparent hopper vessel with a trap, a support base and a flow valve mounted to and connected through the wall of the hopper vessel to the trap for draining fluid from the hopper vessel. The colander in a p... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5458168 | Self-closing funnel A self-closing funnel includes a downwardly narrowing flow-receiving part 1, a tubular spout 2 extending from the receiving part, and a float 5 which is movable within the spout. The funnel further includes a float-control valve 11, 12 and a permanent mag... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5305910 | Container for engine oil A jug for new oil is disclosed having a neck which opens upwards at one end of a flat platform. The jug is provided with a handle slot located below the neck, which tends to reduce rapid variations in pouring rate (i.e. `glugging`) as new oil is poured ou... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5101870 | Conforming funnel and disposable fluid container A disposable fluid container and disposable funnel combination includes a container having a tubular neck protruding from one wall with a removable cap adapted to be secured onto the neck. A separate funnel has a wall portion which generally conforms to t... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5080149 | Dual purpose engine oil container A collapsible and disposable container for engine oil which can package fresh engine oil for dispensing into internal combustion engines, or alternatively can be employed for catching, holding and storing engine oil drained from an internal combustion eng... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4497351 | Apparatus for filling a device with a fluid An apparatus for connection to the oil input of an engine which facilitates the emptying of oil contained within a can into the engine. The apparatus comprises a cutting element connected concentrically above the side wall of a base by means of a stand. D... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4331189 | Stock/sauce skimmer A stock/sauce skimmer device that separates oil from liquids having a ewer, a valve, a base and a collecting cup and when placed in storage the base becomes a lid and a sealing device is placed in the well of the lid and the spout of the collecting cup.... | 05/25/1982 |
