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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2011
Peter K. Herman, Stoughton, WI (US);
Ashwin K. Koleshwar, Stoughton, WI (US);
Glenn B. Schneider, Evansville, WI (US);
Arun Janakiraman, Madison, WI (US);
Vinay Joshi, Pune, IN;
Kwok-lam NG, Madison, WI (US);
Srikanth Varaganti, Verona, WI (US);
Bradley Smith, Columbus, IN (US);
Peter K. Herman, Stoughton, WI (US);
Ashwin K. Koleshwar, Stoughton, WI (US);
Glenn B. Schneider, Evansville, WI (US);
Arun Janakiraman, Madison, WI (US);
Vinay Joshi, Pune, IN;
Kwok-Lam Ng, Madison, WI (US);
Srikanth Varaganti, Verona, WI (US);
Bradley Smith, Columbus, IN (US);
Cummins Filtration IP Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A drain tube for an air-oil separator system, the tube being configured vertically in the system, the tube having an upper opening for receiving oil separated from air in the system, and a lower opening for releasing oil separated from air in the system, wherein the upper opening has a horizontal cross-sectional area that is greater than a horizontal cross-sectional area of the lower opening.