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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:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerald F. Smith, Watertown, MN (US);
Assignee:
Vortex International, LLC, Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 2/126 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 2/126 ;
Abstract
An engine block on an engine with angled oil outlets adapted to engage a reusable fluid filter, consisting of: a pre-cast filter-connecting segment; the pre-cast filter-connecting segment having a filtered oil inlet in fluid communication with the engine and also including a number of angled oil outlets in fluid communication with the engine. The angled oil outlets are arranged circularly about a central axis of the pre-cast filter-connecting segment, and extend downwardly from the engine block at a first angle and outwardly at a tangent to a cylindrical reference surface parallel to the central axis.