ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,571, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to DANA ITALIA S.R.L. (Arco, Italy).
"Lubricant system including a baffle" was invented by Matteo Dallapiccola (Trento, Italy), Pier Paolo Rinaldi (Arco, Italy) and Mark Slater (Warwickshire, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gearbox including: a fixed housing; a first wheel housed in the fixed housing; a second wheel housed in the fixed housing; a duct, where the duct is fixed to the gearbox; and a baffle interposed between the first wheel and the second wheel, wherein the duct is configured to transport a fluid to the first wheel, wherein the baffle is configured to transport fluid ...