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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:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2003
Applicant:
John M. Beardmore, Howell, MI (US);
Inventor:
John M. Beardmore, Howell, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P001/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An internal combustion engine for a vehicle includes an engine block having a piston moveable within a cylinder bore. The piston has a piston skirt and a dome. A connecting rod operatively connects the piston to a crankshaft. A squirter is connected to the engine block and has a nozzle aimed to spray lubricant against a wall of the cylinder bore slightly below the piston skirt when the piston is at top dead center.