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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:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Matthew L. Neff, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Leonard P. Stoehr, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Leo Wenstrup, Portage, MI (US);
Inventors:
Matthew L. Neff, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Leonard P. Stoehr, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Leo Wenstrup, Portage, MI (US);
Assignee:
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group LLC, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention comprises a breather system and a method of using the system. The assembly has a breather tube, a baffle system at least partially located within the breather tube and a drain back tube connected to the breather tube. The baffle system has a plurality of baffles designed to prevent lubricant from escaping a housing while still allowing air to pass into and out of the housing.