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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120103299 | LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION A lubricating oil composition that is free of organic friction modifiers, comprising (A) an oil of lubricating viscosity in a major proportion; (B) as an additive component in a minor proportion, a separately-prepared oil-soluble zinc salt of a dithiophosphoric acid, th... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120067320 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH VARIABLE FLOW RATE OIL PUMP APPARATUS, AND MOTORCYCLE INCORPORATING SAME An internal combustion engine includes a crankshaft, a variable flow rate oil pump apparatus including oil pumps having a drive shaft thereof operatively connected with the crankshaft, and a rod-shaped oil passage switching valve operatively connected with the oil pumps... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120067321 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A technique which is capable of suppressing a deterioration of lubricating oil used in an internal combustion engine in a more suitable manner. The present invention is provided with an oil pump, oil pressure control means to control the oil pressure of the oil pump, an... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120048228 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND FLOW RATE OF OIL IN ENGINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF A system for controlling hydraulic pressure and flow rate of oil in an engine, may include a first solenoid valve disposed in a channel connecting an inlet and an outlet of an oil pump supplying oil from an oil pan to the engine, and an electronic controller controlling... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120042846 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD CONFIGURED FOR SUPPLYING PRESSURIZED OIL TO AN ENGINE A lubrication system includes a rotary pump, an eductor, and a solenoid valve and is configured to provide pressurized oil to an engine. The rotary pump is configured to generate oil flow. A supplemental supply line selectively provides pressurized oil into the eductor.... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120037117 | MARINE ENGINE LUBRICATION Trunk piston marine engine lubrication, when the engine is fueled by heavy fuel oil, is effected by a composition comprising a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity containing at least 50 mass % of a basestock containing greater than or equal to 90% saturates ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120024392 | LUBRICATING DEVICE This lubricating device 1 is equipped with an oil pan 2 that stores therein lubricating oil, a micro bubble generator 4 that mixes the lubricating oil with air to produce micro bubbles and supplies the lubricating oil in the oil pan 2 with th... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120017866 | HEAVY PARTICLE OIL SEPARATOR SPLASH SHIELD The present disclosure generally relates to a locomotive diesel engine and, more particularly, to a heavy particle oil separator splash shield. Specifically, provided is a system and method for reducing exhaust particulate emissions. The present shield prevents large oi... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110315110 | ENGINE FOR A VEHICLE An engine for a vehicle can include an oil pan coupled to a lower portion of a crankcase, and a partition wall configured to partition a crank chamber in the crankcase and the oil pan. The partition wall can be disposed on the crankcase, and can include openings configu... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110308493 | Pre start friction protection system A system for reducing friction in an engine during start-up having an oil canister which holds oil, an air supply unit for providing air to the canister through an air intake line and valve, an oil intake line for transmitting oil from the engine oil reservoir to the ca... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110303181 | PRE-LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES The present invention is related to the automotive industry in general and specifically to the industry that manufactures internal combustion engines. It has to do with a new apparatus which, when added to internal combustion engines, pre-lubricates the movable parts of... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110303182 | Diesel cylinder lubricant oil composition Provided are formulations, methods of making, and methods of using a diesel cylinder lubricating oil composition to achieve enhanced corrosive wear control on the cylinders of a 2-stroke diesel engine, wherein such lubricating oil composition comprises, among other thin... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110303677 | Oil pan barrier An apparatus for retaining oil within a portion of an oil pan comprising a partition extending substantially horizontally within the oil pan. The partition has at least one opening therethrough and at least one rotatable flap mounted proximate to the at least one openin... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110303180 | Elemental Carbon Lubricant Additive to Suppress Cavitation A method for quieting noise and vibration from a crankcase of an engine comprises dispersing a first amount of elemental carbon in a second amount of lubricant oil to yield a concentrated elemental-carbon suspension. The method further comprises adding the concentrated ... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110283967 | HEAVY PARTICLE OIL SEPARATOR SPLASH SHIELD The present disclosure generally relates to a locomotive diesel engine and, more particularly, to a heavy particle oil separator splash shield. Specifically, provided is a system and method for reducing exhaust particulate emissions. The present shield minimizes heavy p... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110283965 | Oil Pan for an Internal Combustion Engine An oil pan for an internal combustion engine has a pan body and a partition disposed in the pan body so as to separate an interior of the pan body into two separate oil chambers. The partition is provided with at least two overflow openings. An adjustable closure elemen... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110283966 | OIL PUMP MODULE HAVING AN OIL PUMP MODULE HOUSING An oil pump module is provided that has an oil pump module housing. The oil pump module is situated in an oil pan of an internal combustion engine below a crankshaft. Moving parts of an oil pump and an angular momentum balance shaft are situated in the oil pump module h... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110283968 | OIL SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE An oil supply system for a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine is disclosed in which the supply of oil to piston cooling jets is controlled by pressure operated valves designed to open at a pre-defined valve opening pressure. The pressure of oil supplied by ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110277726 | OILING SYSTEM FOR TIMING CHAINS An oiling system for providing oil to a timing chain adjacent a cylinder head of an engine is provided. The oiling system includes a redirect feature, a vent window defined by the cylinder head, a rail feature, and a transfer feature. The redirect feature is configured ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110259294 | Lubricating System for a Two-Stroke Engine A lubricating system for a two-stroke engine is provided in which oil is more reliably pumped into the two-stroke engine. The oil travels through passages that are integrally cast into the cylinder and/or crankcase. The oil may be injected directly into the crankcase ch... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110259304 | FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM An engine includes a fuel injector support element to support a fuel injector and define a first opening through which the fuel injector can inject fuel. A first piston defines a substantially cylindrical inner chamber and a portal into the substantially cylindrical inn... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110253092 | OIL DRAIN SYSTEM BYPASS A system and method are provided for increasing heating of engine oil during a cold start. In one example, engine oil is returned directly to the oil pump inlet, thus bypassing the sump. In this way, a smaller volume of oil receives more heat and is used for lubricating... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110239978 | Lubricating Oil Composition A lubricating oil composition comprising (A) an oil of lubricating viscosity; and, (B) as an additive component, an oil-soluble mixture of oxyalkylated hydrocarbyl phenol condensates wherein the oxyalkyl groups have the formula —(R′O)n— where R′ is an... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110241351 | Power generating system employing a radial air cooled aircraft engine A system using a radial air cooled aircraft engine as the prime mover to drive a generator. The system's engine (prime mover) has been redesigned and modified to burn gaseous fuels such as propane, methane, natural gas, hydrogen, ethane, butane, digester gas, or landfil... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110226212 | Device for measuring foamed media A device for measuring the fill level in a container has an ultrasound sensor and a damping beaker with at least one antechamber. The antechamber has an inlet opening to the container and an outlet opening to the damping beaker, and has a geometric structure, which guid... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110220055 | MODULAR ENGINE ASSEMBLY AND FLUID CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR HYDRAULICALLY-ACTUATED MECHANISM An engine assembly may include a cylinder head and a fluid control assembly. The cylinder head may include first and second walls opposite one another and extending from a base region defining a cavity. The cylinder head may define a first oil passage extending through ... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110209682 | CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR A VARIABLE CAPACITY ENGINE OIL PUMP An oil circulating control system for an engine includes an engine speed module and a mode selection module. The engine speed module determines a speed of the engine. The mode selection module is configured to select a first pressure mode and a second pressure mode of a... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110197846 | Control Valve Apparatus In a hydraulic system equipped with a main flow passage for feeding oil to each of lubricated engine parts and a branch passage branched from the main flow passage, a control valve apparatus is provided for adjusting a flow rate of the oil flowing through a portion of t... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110180034 | OIL SUPPLY DEVICE A motor vehicle and an oil supply device for a chain drive of a combustion engine for the motor vehicle includes, but is not limited to an oil collection device for collecting leakage oil of a component in the combustion engine and a feed line connected to the oil colle... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110174250 | Auxiliary electric oil booster pump apparatus for a motorcycle An electric boost pump oiler system is set forth to assist the engine driven oil pump of a motorcycle engine, to prevent the decrease of oil pressure at a preset value of 10 psi automatically during above normal oil operation temperatures at engine idle speeds. Addition... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110168126 | LUBRICATING DEVICE FOR ENGINE PROVIDED WITH TURBOCHARGER An engine provided with a turbocharger includes a timing chain, a chain case mounted to one end in an axial direction of a crankshaft disposed in the so as to cover the timing chain to define a chain chamber, a turbocharger disposed on one side in a width direction of t... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110168125 | LUBRICATING OIL SUPPLY DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A lubricating oil supply device for an internal combustion engine in which a lubricating oil pump is provided to one end of a balancer shaft, but an oil conduit is not required to be provided to the balancer shaft. The lubricating oil pump is connected to one end of the... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110162613 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OIL TANK ARRANGEMENT An internal combustion engine has a crankcase, a crankshaft, a cylinder block, and cylinder head assembly. The cylinder block has at least one cylinder. At least one piston is disposed in the at least one cylinder. The at least one piston is operatively connected to the... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110155489 | Electric vehicle and on-board battery charging apparatus therefor An electric vehicle and a range extender engine are shown including the controls to operate the same.... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110155093 | Engine Case An engine case includes: a crank chamber (2R) of an engine (1); a clutch chamber (30R) having a wet clutch (30) connected to an output shaft (2) protruding from the crank chamber (2R); a partition wall (10) keeping the cr... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110146602 | Control Valve Apparatus In a hydraulic system equipped with a main flow passage for feeding oil to each of lubricated engine parts and a branch passage branched from the main flow passage, a control valve apparatus is provided for adjusting a flow rate of the oil flowing through a portion of t... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110146614 | Electric vehicle and on-board batterry charging apparatus therefor An electric vehicle and a range extender engine are shown including the controls to operate the same.... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110144882 | APPROACH FOR VARIABLE PRESSURE OIL INJECTION Varying oil injection by an oil injector onto a piston of an engine to accommodate different operating conditions.... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110126793 | FUEL PUMP LUBRICATION APPARATUS OF GDI ENGINE A fuel pump lubrication apparatus for lubricating a fuel pump including a tappet and the fuel pump operating the tappet, may have a cylinder head including an oil gallery wherein a camshaft is disposed, an oil supply line communicated to the oil gallery, a lubrication c... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110120409 | FOUR-STROKE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE LUBRICATION DEVICE There is provided a four-stroke internal combustion engine lubrication device that is capable of appropriately lubricating various parts regardless of engine orientation, of improving the capability for collecting excess oil within a valve chamber or the like and the ca... | 05/26/2011 |
