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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2004
Philip F. Gronberg, Sugar Grove, IL (US);
Timothy M. Lyons, Batavia, IL (US);
Philip F. Gronberg, Sugar Grove, IL (US);
Timothy M. Lyons, Batavia, IL (US);
International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC, Warrenville, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a housing (), a fill tube () disposed within the housing (), the fill tube () having a fluid inlet () at one end and a fluid outlet () at another end. The fluid outlet () is disposed near a passage () of the housing () such that fluid entering the fluid inlet () exits the housing () through the passage (). A filter () is disposed outside the fill tube () and inside the housing (), such that unfiltered gases from the passage () are capable of entering the filter (). A gas outlet () is integrated with the housing (), such that filtered gases from the filter () are capable of exiting the housing () through the gas outlet ().