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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
David Karl Bidner, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F16H 48/40 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0436 (2013.01); F16H 57/045 (2013.01); F16H 57/048 (2013.01); F16H 57/0427 (2013.01); F16H 57/0435 (2013.01); F16H 57/0447 (2013.01); F16H 48/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for rear axle having a wet bath. In one example, a system comprises a pump configured to spin in a first direction to flow lubricant to a cooler and a second direction to entrain the lubricant with gas.