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Engine air management system

US8616188B2 · kind B2 · utility

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28References

4Claims

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Assignee

Cummins Filtration IP, Inc. · US

Inventors

Scott P. Heckel · Stoughton, US
Jerald J. Moy · Stoughton, US
Scott W. Schwartz · Cottage Grove, US
Andrew P. Perr · Columbus, US
Mark V. Holzmann · Stoughton, US
Peter K. Herman · Cookeville, US
Michael T. Zuroski · Sun Prairie, US
Brian W. Schwandt · Fort Atkinson, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 2012
Grant date	Dec 31, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 20, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/12
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An engine air management system is provided for an internal combustion engine generating blowby gas in a crankcase containing engine oil and oil aerosol. The system includes combinations of two or more of an air-oil separator, an air filter, and an acoustic silencer.

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