Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for extending oil life in an engine
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Application No.: US17761442Application Date: 2020-05-18
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Publication No.: US11808183B2Publication Date: 2023-11-07
- Inventor: Richard John Donahue , Owen Stewart Graham , Kenneth Edward Neuman
- Applicant: INNIO WAUKESHA GAS ENGINES INC.
- Applicant Address: US WI Waukesha
- Assignee: INNIO WAUKESHA GAS ENGINES INC.
- Current Assignee: INNIO WAUKESHA GAS ENGINES INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Waukesha
- Agency: Fletcher Yoder, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2020/033472 2020.05.18
- International Announcement: WO2021/236056A 2021.11.25
- Date entered country: 2022-03-17
- Main IPC: F01M1/16
- IPC: F01M1/16 ; F01M1/02 ; F01M3/00 ; F01M11/03 ; F01M11/06 ; F01M11/00
Abstract:
A system is provided. The system includes a reciprocating engine configured to consume oil at or less than 0.25 g/kw-hr and to use makeup oil. The reciprocating engine includes an engine oil sump. The system is configured to maintain an oil volume in the reciprocating engine during operation so that a residence time of oil in the reciprocating engine is at or less than 1000 hours.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230073387A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING OIL LIFE IN AN ENGINE Public/Granted day:2023-03-09
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