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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Howard S. Savage, Columbus, IN (US);
Kerk B. Mckeon, Columbus, IN (US);
Inventors:
Howard S. Savage, Columbus, IN (US);
Kerk B. McKeon, Columbus, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 3/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for removing gases from an engine coolant system. In one embodiment, the system includes a fluid system that is operable to collects gas, and a gas collection system coupled to the fluid system. The system also includes a venturi pump system coupled to the fluid system and to the collection system, where the venturi pump system is operable to extract the gas from the fluid system via the collection system.