Patents by Inventor Michael D. Pepperman

Michael D. Pepperman 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).

  • Vertically disposed oil pan baffle
    Patent number: 8904988
    Abstract: A vertically disposed oil pan baffle includes a body having first and second opposing side walls joined by a third wall, and an opposing fourth wall. Each of the first and second side walls is configured to conform with first and second internal surfaces of an oil pan. A metering opening is formed in one of the third and fourth walls. The metering opening is configured and disposed to control a rate of flow of oil through the vertically disposed oil pan baffle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Steven G. Bryde, Michael B. Fleck, Karl R. Gilgenbach, Michael D. Pepperman