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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ramon Themudo, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gary Paul Moscarino, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Martin Richard Brown, Melbourne Beach, FL (US);
Duane Howard Anstead, Hamilton, OH (US);
Kenneth Lee Fischer, Lockland, OH (US);
Christopher Lee Snow, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 5/510 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 5/510 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a weep plug for an oil sump having a central vent passage and one or more weep passages parallel to the central passage. The weep passages allow oil to flow back into the sump where it may be recovered.