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Patent No.:

US 11808183 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023

Filed:

May. 18, 2020

System and method for extending oil life in an engine

Applicant:

Innio Waukesha Gas Engines Inc., Waukesha, WI (US);

Inventors:

Richard John Donahue, West Bend, WI (US);

Owen Stewart Graham, Wales, WI (US);

Kenneth Edward Neuman, Waukesha, WI (US);

Assignee:

INNIO WAUKESHA GAS ENGINES INC., Waukesha, WI (US);

Attorney:

Fletcher Yoder, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Yi-Kai Wang

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 1/16 (2006.01); F01M 1/02 (2006.01); F01M 3/00 (2006.01); F01M 11/03 (2006.01); F01M 11/06 (2006.01); F01M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 1/16 (2013.01); F01M 1/02 (2013.01); F01M 3/00 (2013.01); F01M 11/03 (2013.01); F01M 11/06 (2013.01); F01M 2011/007 (2013.01); F01M 2011/0095 (2013.01); F01M 2011/038 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system is provided. The system includes a reciprocating engine configured to consume oil at or less than 0.25 g/kw-hr and to use makeup oil. The reciprocating engine includes an engine oil sump. The system is configured to maintain an oil volume in the reciprocating engine during operation so that a residence time of oil in the reciprocating engine is at or less than 1000 hours.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Donahue, Richard. (2023). System and method for extending oil life in an engine (U.S. Patent No. 11808183). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11808183

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