Patents by Inventor Grant BRADY

Grant BRADY 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: 20130129489
    Abstract: A feed line for connecting an oil pump to a turbocharger supplies oil to the turbocharger when the oil pump is active. The feed line includes a turbo end and a pump end, which is lower than the turbo end relative to gravity. Oil drains from at least the pump end of the feed line when the oil pump is not active. The feed line has a center axis running therethrough, and a pool zone is disposed between the pump end and the turbo end of the feed line. The center axis of the feed line drops from a main line level on either side of the pool zone to a trap level in the pool zone. The pool zone therefore retains oil when the oil pump is not active.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Thomas A. SPIX, Grant BRADY