Patents by Inventor Benjamin L. Scheckel
Benjamin L. Scheckel 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).
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Patent number: 11173500Abstract: A separation assembly comprises a housing and a bearing plate assembly. The housing contains a turbine assembly and a rotor portion and defines a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The bearing plate assembly is adjustably attachable to the housing and defines a drive jet that directs fluid from the fluid inlet to the turbine assembly. The bearing plate assembly is mountable to the housing in multiple different orientations such that the relative position of the fluid inlet of the housing and the drive jet of the bearing plate assembly is adjustable.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2021Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.Inventors: Benjamin L. Scheckel, Ganesh Kn, Amol Sukhdev Gangadhare
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Patent number: 11156137Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to rotating coalescers. One embodiment includes a housing comprising a first housing section having a blowby gas inlet structured to receive crankcase blowby gases from a crankcase. The housing further comprises an oil outlet. The rotating coalescer includes an endcap and filter media. The filter media is arranged in a cylindrical shape and is coupled to and positioned between the first housing section and endcap. The filter media is structured to filter the crankcase blowby gases passing through the filter media by coalescing and separating oils and aerosols contained in the crankcase blowby gases. The rotating coalescer includes a hollow shaft extending through the housing and positioned radially inside of the filter media. The hollow shaft forms a blowby gas outlet structured to route filtered crankcase blowby gases out of the housing. The rotating coalescer further includes a drive mechanism operatively coupled to the hollow shaft.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2021Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.Inventors: Anthony Barreteau, Christopher E. Holm, Benjamin L. Scheckel, Alain Olier
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Publication number: 20210291100Abstract: A separation assembly comprises a housing and a plate. The housing comprises an inlet and an outlet. The plate is positioned within the housing between the inlet and the outlet. The plate comprises a wall, at least one aperture, and at least one chimney comprising an inner surface surrounding the at least one aperture and an outer surface. The chimney extends from an upstream side of the wall and encompasses only a portion of a flow path between the inlet and the upstream side of the wall such that fluid can flow radially beyond the outer surface of the at least one chimney in the housing between the inlet and the wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.Inventors: Ruchi Lutade, Avinash Ayarekar, Christopher E. Holm, Benjamin L. Scheckel, Sachin Ravasaheb Managave, Vijay Dinkar Kolhe
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Publication number: 20210156286Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to rotating coalescers. One embodiment includes a housing comprising a first housing section having a blowby gas inlet structured to receive crankcase blowby gases from a crankcase. The housing further comprises an oil outlet. The rotating coalescer includes an endcap and filter media. The filter media is arranged in a cylindrical shape and is coupled to and positioned between the first housing section and endcap. The filter media is structured to filter the crankcase blowby gases passing through the filter media by coalescing and separating oils and aerosols contained in the crankcase blowby gases. The rotating coalescer includes a hollow shaft extending through the housing and positioned radially inside of the filter media. The hollow shall forms a blowby gas outlet structured to route filtered crankcase blowby gases out of the housing. The rotating coalescer further includes a drive mechanism operatively coupled to the hollow shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2021Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Barreteau, Christopher E. Holm, Benjamin L. Scheckel, Alain Olier
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Publication number: 20210121896Abstract: A separation assembly comprises a housing and a bearing plate assembly. The housing contains a turbine assembly and a rotor portion and defines a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The bearing plate assembly is adjustably attachable to the housing and defines a drive jet that directs fluid from the fluid inlet to the turbine assembly. The bearing plate assembly is mountable to the housing in multiple different orientations such that the relative position of the fluid inlet of the housing and the drive jet of the bearing plate assembly is adjustable.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2021Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.Inventors: Benjamin L. Scheckel, Ganesh Kn, Amol Sukhdev Gangadhare
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Publication number: 20210053004Abstract: A filter element comprising a filter media having a first end and a first endcap coupled to the first end of the filter media. The first end-cap includes a flexible first endcap body having a first endcap rigid reinforcing member internally embedded therein. The first endcap rigid reinforcing member may comprise a wire mesh screen and the filter media may comprise a pleated filter media. The filter clement may further comprise a second end-cap coupled to a second end of the filter media. The second endcap may include a flexible second endcap body having a second endcap rigid reinforcing member internally embedded therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: Cummins Filtration SarlInventors: Gérard MALGORN, Joel COUTANT, Pierrick BONZI, Didier JARNO, Benjamin L. SCHECKEL
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Patent number: 10927730Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to rotating coalescers. One embodiment includes a housing comprising a first housing section having a blowby gas inlet structured to receive crankcase blowby gases from a crankcase. The housing further comprises an oil outlet. The rotating coalescer includes an endcap and filter media. The filter media is arranged in a cylindrical shape and is coupled to and positioned between the crankcase blowby gases passing through the filter media by coalescing and separating oils and aerosols contained in the crankcase blowby gases. The rotating coalescer includes a hollow shaft extending through the housing and positioned radially inside of the filter media. The hollow shaft forms a blowby gas outlet structured to route filtered crankcase blowby gases out of the housing. The rotating coalescer further includes a drive mechanism operatively coupled to the hollow shaft.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.Inventors: Anthony Barreteau, Christopher E. Holm, Benjamin L. Scheckel, Alain Olier
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Patent number: 10913023Abstract: A rotating separator has a housing preventing separated liquid carryover. A plenum between the annular rotating separating filter element and the housing sidewall has one or more flow path separating guides minimizing the flow of separated liquid to the outlet. The flow path guides may include one or more fins and/or swirl flow dampers and/or a configured surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2017Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INCInventors: Chirag D. Parikh, Arun Janakiraman, Saru Dawar, Jerald J. Moy, Himani Deshpande, Brian W. Schwandt, Bridgette L. Meyer, Shiming Feng, Anna Balazy, Vincil A. Varghese, Benjamin L. Scheckel
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Patent number: 10874970Abstract: A filter element comprising a filter media having a first end and a first endcap coupled to the first end of the filter media. The first endcap includes a flexible first endcap body having a first endcap rigid reinforcing member internally embedded therein. The first endcap rigid reinforcing member may comprise a wire mesh screen and the filter media may comprise a pleated filter media. The filter element may further comprise a second endcap coupled to a second end of the filter media. The second endcap may include a flexible second endcap body having a second endcap rigid reinforcing member internally embedded therein.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2016Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION SARLInventors: Gérard Malgorn, Joel Coutant, Pierrick Bonzi, Didier Jarno, Benjamin L. Scheckel
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Publication number: 20200384398Abstract: A gas-liquid separator includes a housing. The housing includes an inlet structured to receive a blowby gas stream from a crankcase. a cleaned air outlet, and a liquid outlet. A cover is disposed downstream from the inlet and upstream from the liquid outlet. The cover includes a baffle disposed over the blowby gas stream flow path from the inlet. The blowby gas stream impacts the baffle and separates liquid and aerosol contained in the blowby gas stream. A flange extends substantially axially downward from a side of the baffle. The flange is tapered substantially axially downward forming an inner surface. The inner surface is structured to route the separated liquid toward the liquid outlet. The inner surface biases separated liquid away from shedding toward the cleaned air outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2018Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.Inventors: Benjamin L. Scheckel, Miao Li, Bradley A. Smith
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Patent number: 10823020Abstract: An inertial gas-liquid impactor separator includes flow director guidance structure directing and guiding flow through the housing from the inlet to the outlet along a flow path from upstream to downstream. The flow director guidance structure may include a flow controller controlling and directing flow.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.Inventors: Stephanie F. Severance, Daniel Y. Hodges, Hamilton E. Harper, Benjamin L. Scheckel, Roger L. Zoch, Merwyn I. Coutinho, Brian W. Schwandt
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Publication number: 20200309000Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to rotating coalescers. One embodiment includes a housing comprising a first housing section having a blowby gas inlet structured to receive crankcase blowby gases from a crankcase. The housing further comprises an oil outlet. The rotating coalescer includes an endcap and filter media. The filter media is arranged in a cylindrical shape and is coupled to and positioned between the crankcase blowby gases passing through the filter media by coalescing and separating oils and aerosols contained in the crankcase blowby gases. The rotating coalescer includes a hollow shaft extending through the housing and positioned radially inside of the filter media. The hollow shaft forms a blowby gas outlet structured to route filtered crankcase blowby gases out of the housing. The rotating coalescer further includes a drive mechanism operatively coupled to the hollow shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Barreteau, Christopher E. Holm, Benjamin L. Scheckel, Alain Olier
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Publication number: 20200246737Abstract: A filter assembly includes a filter housing having a longitudinal axis, the filter housing divided into a first filter chamber and a second filter chamber, a first element bottom endplate, a second element top endplate, an intermediate endplate positioned along the longitudinal axis between the second element top endplate and the first element bottom endplate, a first filter element housed within the first filter chamber and comprising first filter media positioned between the first element bottom endplate and the intermediate endplate, and a second filter element housed within the second filter chamber and comprising second filter media positioned between the second element top endplate and the intermediate endplate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2018Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.Inventors: Anil I. Sawant, Vijaykumar Mahadev Burande, Benjamin L. Scheckel, Barry Mark Verdegan, Miao Li, Billy M. Bates, Mark T. Wieczorek
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Patent number: 10711669Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to rotating coalescers. One embodiment includes a housing comprising a first housing section having a blowby gas inlet structured to receive crankcase blowby gases from a crankcase. The housing further comprises an oil outlet. The rotating coalescer includes an endcap and filter media. The filter media is arranged in a cylindrical shape and is coupled to and positioned between the first housing section and endcap. The filter media is structured to filter the crankcase blowby gases passing through the filter media by coalescing and separating oils and aerosols contained in the crankcase blowby gases. The rotating coalescer includes a hollow shaft extending through the housing and positioned radially inside of the filter media. The hollow shaft forms a blowby gas outlet structured to route filtered crankcase blowby gases out of the housing. The rotating coalescer further includes a drive mechanism operatively coupled to the hollow shaft.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.Inventors: Anthony Barreteau, Christopher E. Holm, Benjamin L. Scheckel, Alain Olier
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Patent number: 10688426Abstract: A gas-liquid separator comprises a housing having an inlet for receiving a gas-liquid stream and an outlet for discharging a gas stream. An impactor nozzle structure is supported by the housing and situated downstream of the inlet. The impactor nozzle structure receives the gas-liquid stream and accelerates the gas-liquid stream through an orifice that extends through the impactor nozzle structure. An impaction surface is supported by the housing and situated downstream of the orifice. The impaction surface receives the accelerated gas-liquid stream and causes separation of liquid particles from the gas-liquid stream so as to produce the gas stream, and a baffle situated downstream of the impaction surface modifies a flow of the gas stream so as to reduce carryover of liquid particles in the gas stream. A shroud tier an inertial impactor gas-liquid separator is disclosed. A method for separating liquid particles from a gas-liquid stream is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.Inventors: Lee A. Peck, Peter K. Herman, Arun Janakiraman, Benjamin L. Scheckel, Navin K. Surana
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Patent number: 10596507Abstract: Assembly to be used to filter a fluid, containing a housing (29) which comprises a housing base (50) and a housing upper part (30) connected removably to the housing base (50). An axial shaft (34, 35) extends at least partially through the filter element (32, 33) when the filter element (32, 33) is contained inside the housing (29). A lower bearing (44) is arranged between the axial shaft (34, 35) and the housing base (50) and underneath the filter element (32, 33) when a filter element (32, 33) is contained inside the housing (29). The housing (29) is able to contain a filter element (32, 33) within it and the filter element (32, 33) fits onto the axial shaft (34, 35) in such a way that the axial shaft (34, 35) is rotationally coupled to the filter element (32, 33). The filter assembly (20, 120) has no bearing above the filter element (32, 33).Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION SARLInventors: Anthony Barreteau, Kevin Maguer, Chirag D. Parikh, Lee A. Peck, Benjamin L. Scheckel, Emmanuel Page, Erwan Guyomard, Gérard Malgorn, Stéphane Le Guyader, Gauthier Mestdag, Guy Auffret
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Publication number: 20190136728Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to rotating coalescers. One embodiment includes a housing comprising a first housing section having a blowby gas inlet structured to receive crankcase blowby gases from a crankcase. The housing further comprises an oil outlet. The rotating coalescer includes an endcap and filter media. The filter media is arranged in a cylindrical shape and is coupled to and positioned between the first housing section and endcap. The filter media is structured to filter the crankcase blowby gases passing through the filter media by coalescing and separating oils and aerosols contained in the crankcase blowby gases. The rotating coalescer includes a hollow shaft extending through the housing and positioned radially inside of the filter media. The hollow shaft forms a blowby gas outlet structured to route filtered crankcase blowby gases out of the housing. The rotating coalescer further includes a drive mechanism operatively coupled to the hollow shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Barreteau, Christopher E. Holm, Benjamin L. Scheckel, Alain Olier
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Publication number: 20190046911Abstract: Referring to the figures generally, rotating filter cartridges (e.g., a rotating coalescers) for a rotating filtration system (e.g., rotating coalescer crankcase ventilation systems) are described. The described filter cartridges use mechanically created seals to seal the filter media to the endcaps of the filter cartridges. Accordingly, the described filter cartridges eliminate the need to use a potting or embedding material during manufacturing of the filter cartridge, thereby eliminating the costs and potential manufacturing defects associated with the potting or embedding material and process.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2016Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.Inventors: Himani Deshpande, Christopher E. Holm, Anthony Barreteau, Chirag D. Parikh, Gérard Malgorn, Alain Olier, Bradley A. Smith, Benjamin L. Scheckel, Lee A. Peck, Brian W. Schwandt, Ken Tofsland
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Publication number: 20190017421Abstract: An inertial gas-liquid impactor separator includes flow director guidance structure directing and guiding flow through the housing from the inlet to the outlet along a flow path from upstream to downstream. The flow director guidance structure may include a flow controller controlling and directing flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.Inventors: Stephanie F. SEVERANCE, Daniel Y. HODGES, Hamilton E. HARPER, Benjamin L. SCHECKEL, Roger L. ZOCH, Merwyn I. COUTINHO, Brian W. SCHWANDT
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Patent number: 10113459Abstract: An inertial gas-liquid impactor separator includes flow director guidance structure directing and guiding flow through the housing from the inlet to the outlet along a flow path from upstream to downstream. The flow director guidance structure may include a flow controller controlling and directing flow.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP Inc.Inventors: Stephanie F. Severance, Daniel Y. Hodges, Hamilton E. Harper, Benjamin L. Scheckel, Roger L. Zoch, Merwyn I. Coutinho, Brian W. Schwandt