The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 19, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2014
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventor:
Robert Lionel Jacques, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/00 (2006.01); F02M 35/10 (2006.01); F02M 35/02 (2006.01); F02M 35/104 (2006.01); F02B 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/10268 (2013.01); F02B 29/0437 (2013.01); F02M 35/02 (2013.01); F02M 35/104 (2013.01); F02M 35/10026 (2013.01); F02M 35/10032 (2013.01); F02M 35/10288 (2013.01);
Abstract
A number of variations may include a product including an intake system to provide air to an engine, the intake system including an inlet manifold to provide an air flow pathway to an inlet port; wherein the inlet manifold includes a false floor at least partially defining a plenum, the plenum at least partially separated from a sump, the sump at least partially defined in a lower portion of the inlet manifold; and wherein the sump includes a heat source.