Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Oberknapp

Wolfgang Oberknapp 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).

  • Slosh baffle for oil pan of internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 4449493
    Abstract: A slosh baffle for selective and retroactive installation in the oil pan of an in-line internal combustion engine for automotive vehicles, the slosh baffle being attachable to the rim of the oil suction strainer by snap-action assembly, its transverse orientation being determined by means of a saddle portion on the slosh baffle which engages an elbow of the oil suction line. Attachment to the strainer rim is obtained by means of several downwardly depending flexible snap hooks on the periphery of a supporting flange of the slosh baffle, in cooperation with separate centering lugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1984
    Assignee: Filterwerk Mann & Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Eduard Kopec, Wolfgang Oberknapp