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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:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2003
Applicants:
Steven J Gorgas, Ortonville, MI (US);
Michael C Lefebvre, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Steven J Gorgas, Ortonville, MI (US);
Michael C Lefebvre, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 1/00 (2006.01); F02F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cylinder head gasket for an engine is provided. The gasket includes an opening positioned in a gasket substrate and arranged to align with an engine oiling circuit passage to allow oil to flow from a cylinder block through the gasket to a cylinder head. The gasket further includes a filter element attached to the gasket relative to the opening and arranged to provide a barrier to debris in the oiling circuit.