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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. 14, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
William G Angus, Peoria, IL (US);
Terry L Beranek, W. Lafayette, IN (US);
Joseph R Brinker, W. Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1231 / ; 1231 / ;
Abstract
A high horsepower internal combustion engine has an elongated block that is flexible during engine operation and an oil pan having sidewalls and is connectable to the block and flexible therewith. The oil pan has a plurality of baffles that are positioned within the oil pan, connected thereto at spaced apart locations and each have a flexible portion between the connecting location and the body of the baffle.