Patents Assigned to Trico Manufacturing Company
  • Apparatus and method for lubricant condition control and monitoring
    Patent number: 6447573
    Abstract: An air or oil dryer module is provided to remove or reduce moisture from a lubricant using a pressurized air supply to inject dry air into a lubricant sump. As the “dry air” or air with a minimized moisture content, gathers moisture from the lubricant a relative humidity sensor detects an increase in air moisture. At a pre-determined relative humidity level, a fresh supply of air is added into the lubricant sump, purging the higher relative humidity level air from the sump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Trico Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Brad Rake