Patents by Inventor Branko ARAPOVIC

Branko ARAPOVIC has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240060434
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine for a vehicle and a method for assembling an internal combustion engine. The engine includes a crankcase; a crankshaft disposed at least in part in the crankcase; a cylinder block connected to the crankcase, the cylinder block defining at least one cylinder; at least one piston operatively connected to the crankshaft and disposed in a corresponding cylinder; an oil tank defining an oil reservoir configured to contain oil therein; and a dry-sump lubrication system comprising a pump module for circulating oil throughout the engine. The pump module includes a pump shaft rotatable about a pump shaft axis; at least one pressure pump mounted to the pump shaft and configured to pump oil from the oil tank; and at least one scavenge pump mounted to the pump shaft and configured to draw oil from a respective part of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Robert KINDL, Roland SPATZENEGGER, Tomas ANDOR, Markus HOCHMAYR, Thomas EDER, Branko ARAPOVIC, Thomas KRITZINGER, Michael ZUNGHAMMER