US Patent Issued to WAL Fuel Systems USA on Dec. 9 for "Non-metallic lubricant pan for a vehicle including a structural reinforcement member" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,651, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to WAL Fuel Systems USA Inc. (Livonia, Mich.).

"Non-metallic lubricant pan for a vehicle including a structural reinforcement member" was invented by Xiankai Song (Livonia, Mich.), Sami Siddiqui (Livonia, Mich.), Longhan Chen (Livonia, Mich.) and Kuiwen Zhang (Livonia, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A non-metallic lubricant pan for a vehicle that includes a body and a structural reinforcement member that is positioned within and secured to the body. The structural reinforcement member includes a drainage column that is generally aligned with a drain hole in the body and ribs that extend betwee...