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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2009
Applicants:
Ben Xuehai NI, Canton, MI (US);
Jagadish Sorab, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ben Xuehai Ni, Canton, MI (US);
Jagadish Sorab, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 1/04 (2006.01); F01M 11/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lubricating oil supply system for internal combustion engine includes an oil reservoir and oil pump connected with a lubrication distribution network including a pressure controller which selectively controls the pressure within the distribution network to at least one pressure value that is less than the maximum pressure produced by a pressure relief valve associated with the oil pump.