Abstract: A method for determining imaging device locations within an organization includes determining a plurality of recent users of an imaging device based upon a user log thereof; identifying an assigned location of each of the plurality of recent users in the organization via communication with a user location directory; and associating a location of the imaging device to an area in the organization that is common among the assigned locations of the recent users.

Abstract: A gasket arrangement for sealing between first and second components includes a tube through the material of the gasket for transferring fluid through the gasket. The first and second components may be, for example, a transmission case and transmission fluid pan.

Abstract: A sump pan for a device such as a transmission or engine lubricating system includes an upper chamber and a lower chamber which are separated by a partition. The partition has an opening therethrough in which a filter media is positioned for filtering dirty fluid in the upper chamber so that clean fluid collects in the lower chamber. A suction tube extends through the partition for pulling the clean fluid for recirculation through the device utilizing the fluid such as a transmission or an engine. A bypass valve is also disposed in the partition so that if the fluid becomes too viscous to pass through the filter media, or the filter media becomes clogged, the bypass valve will open so that the fluid can still circulate.

Abstract: An oil sump with an integral filter includes an upper sump having a major opening therethrough which contains the integral filter and a minor opening through which projects a tube which is connected to the inlet of a suction pump. Beneath the upper sump is a lower sump into which the tube projects and with which the opening with the filter is in communication. Both the upper sump and lower sump are made of a plastic material, such as a thermoplastic or thermosetting material, which includes enforcing fibers. A lower sump is fixed to the upper sump by either a strong permanent adhesive or by welding, using known welding processes such as ultrasonic welding, vibration welding or friction welding.

Abstract: In order to make more compact drive train and engine configurations, filter media and oil coolers are mounted within transmission oil pans and/or lubricating oil pans. Preferably, the heat exchanger is mounted on the upstream side of the filter media to cool the oil before the oil passes through the filter media and is recirculated by an oil pump. It is also preferable that both the filter media and the heat exchanger are integrally molded with a panel which is removably inserted into the oil pan to separate the oil pan into a first chamber, which is an upper chamber, and a second chamber, which is a lower chamber, so that oil drained into the upper chamber pools in the lower chamber and is recirculated back through the transmission or engine by a suction tube communicating with the lower chamber.

Abstract: The dirt holding capacity of the filter is increased by providing one or more areas for the particles to settle and remain out of suspension on the filter so that the particles are not carried through a filter media disposed in the filter. The areas may be provided by recessed pockets, chambers or downwardly sloping floors which end in gutters. This arrangement is useful in transmissions and engine lubricating arrangements wherein oil is accumulated in and recirculates from an oil pan. With these arrangements, the filter is in the form of a panel having an opening therethrough, wherein the panel is disposed within an oil pan in spaced relation to the bottom of the oil pan.

Abstract: Oil sump arrangements, such as transmission oil sumps and lubricating oil sumps used with the drive train of automotive vehicles are divided into an upper chamber and a lower chamber with a filter media disposed between the upper chamber and the lower chamber. The oil being circulated to a transmission or an engine pools in the lower chamber and is sucked by a suction tube out of the lower chamber for recirculation. In order to prevent the oil from pooling or accumulating under centrifugal force away from the suction tube so that air is ingested by the suction tube and the transmission or engine momentarily starved for oil, a plurality of baffle plates are placed in the lower chamber and extended parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle which is the normal direction of motion of the vehicle. The baffle plates obstruct movement of the oil away from the suction tube inlet.

Abstract: A filter assembly is disclosed which includes a downwardly sloping skirt portion, a gasket, filter media, and a supply suction tube. The gasket is integral with a top section of the skirt portion. The filter media, which may be pleated for increased filtering capabilities, is positioned at the bottom of the skirt portion such that unfiltered fluid will be gravity biased to pass through the filter media. The suction tube is integral with the skirt and has a first end and a second end. The first end is adapted to be connected to a pump, while the second end extends through the skirt such that the filtered fluid can be drawn through the suction tube when the pump is activated.

Abstract: A filter element for use in a pan, such as a oil pan for a vehicle transmission or internal combustion engine, is configured for positioning in the opening of a sump in the pan. In order to position the filter element, an inwardly projecting shoulder is provided on the wall of the sump upon which a shoulder on the frame of the filtering elements rests. Between the two shoulders a resilient seal is positioned and held compressed by a latching arrangement on the filter element. A preferred latching arrangement comprises plurality of detents that project laterally from the filter element frame and seat within indentations in the wall of the sump. Preferably, the filter element has a pleated filter media.