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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:
May. 19, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Karl F Schneider, Ithaca, NY (US);
Assignee:
Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210168 ; 2104165 ; 210445 ; 55178 ; 123593 ; 261-4 ;
Abstract
An open cellular pump filter element which is utilized in an oil filter interposed between a sump and an oil pump for an automatic transmission wherein the cellular element breaks up large congregated air bubbles that normally form on a filter screen type mesh and are subsequently released into the suction fluid passage of the pump. An open cellular block of a foam-like material is placed in the filter body after the filter screen.