ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,528, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to DANA ITALIA S.R.L. (Arco, Italy).
"Lubricant collection assembly" was invented by Matteo Dallapiccola (Arco, Italy) and Andrea Bortoli (Arco, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a lubricant collection assembly, comprising: a lubricant sump, and at least one guide member having a surface configured to guide a lubricant toward and/or into the lubricant sump along the surface, wherein the surface includes a plurality of protrusions and/or deepenings to slow a flow of lubricant toward the lubricant sump."
The patent was filed on Oct. 3, 2023, under Application No...