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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.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 1983

Filed:

Jul. 20, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:

Joseph T Laemmle, Delmont, PA (US);

William E Boren, Lower Burrell, PA (US);

Assignee:

Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
134 12 ; 134 2212 ; 134 2214 ; 134 2218 ; 134 2219 ; 134 40 ; 252 / ; 252 781 ; 252171 ; 137 15 ;
Abstract

A method for removing residual hydraulic fluid from hydraulic systems employing a flushing fluid comprising a thickening agent dissolved in an organic solvent having a boiling point below about 125.degree. C. After draining fluid from a hydraulic system, flushing fluid is injected into the system and circulated to dissolve residual fluid. The flushing fluid, containing dissolved residual fluid, is then drained from the system. In a preferred embodiment, the flushing fluid comprises about one to three percent by weight ethyl cellulose dissolved in 1,1,1-trichloroethane together with about 0.1 to six percent by weight of a friction-reducing antiwear additive.


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