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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:
Feb. 04, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
James A Gasparri, North Providence, RI (US);
Joseph A Borgia, Cranston, RI (US);
Paul C Randall, Warwick, RI (US);
Edmond H Cote, Jr, Warren, RI (US);
Anthony J Caronia, East Greenwich, RI (US);
Assignee:
Allied-Signal Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1231 / ; 1231 / ; 184-621 ; 184-15 ;
Abstract
A lubrication system for an internal combustion engine used to power an automotive vehicle includes a housing separate from the engine, and a lubricating oil transfer circuit which pumps oil from the engine to the housing and from the housing back to the engine, and a recycle circuit which pumps oil from a common sump to which the transfer circuit is connected through a filter element and back into the sump.