Patents by Inventor Manfred Winter
Manfred Winter 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: 11890567Abstract: A filter holder for a filter element that has an oval-shaped cross section, with a receiving section receiving the filter element, a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The fluid inlet is arranged such that an inflow direction of the fluid to be filtered is oriented in the direction of a lateral surface of the filter element in order to separate particles contained in the fluid onto a wall of the receiving section with the aid of centrifugal force.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Dennis Stark, Beate Brandt, Manfred Winter, Duc Cuong Nguyen, Karlheinz Muenkel, Volker Greif
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Patent number: 11338237Abstract: A hollow filter element for insertion into an openable filter housing has a filter medium body configured as a hollow body surrounding an inwardly positioned flow space. At least one end disk is connected to the filter medium body and covers an axial end face of the filter medium body. A positioning element is arranged at the at least one end disk and interacts with a housing-associated blade of the filter housing. The positioning element receives the housing-associated blade with form fit in two different transverse directions relative to the longitudinal axis of the filter medium body. The positioning element has a positioning recess.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2018Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Christoph Wittmers, Nadine Donauer, Andreas Franz, Marcel Holzwarth, Pedro Miguel Pereira Madeira, Joachim-Paul Krieger, Martin Gruber, Manfred Winter, Torsten Fritzsching
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Air filter for the interior air of cabins of vehicles, agricultural, construction, and work machines
Patent number: 10898848Abstract: The invention relates to an interior air filter element (10) for a driver's cabin (302) of agricultural and work machines, particularly having sprinkling or spraying devices for pesticides or fertilizers including a filter body (12) having an adsorption filter region (50) and a fine filter region (80) particularly for separating aerosols, wherein the filter body 12 is designed as a winding body having at least one winding layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Ina Woitoll, Joachim Stinzendoerfer, Angelika Gohle, Manfred Winter, Andreas Scope, Dieter Weiss -
Patent number: 10898842Abstract: A filter element with at least one filter medium body and with a grip configured to hold and guide the filter element is provided. At least one locking element is arranged at the grip and configured to lock the filter element on a receiving filter housing. A filter device with such a filter element has a receiving filter housing to receive the filter element and a cover to secure the locking element in locked position on the filter housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2017Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Torsten Fritzsching, Pedro Miguel Pereira Madeira, Andreas Franz, Nadine Donauer, Martin Gruber, Joachim-Paul Krieger, Marcel Holzwarth, Manfred Winter
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Patent number: 10773201Abstract: An annular filter element has a filter medium body configured to be flowed through by a fluid to be purified in a radial direction. A sealing element is arranged at the end face of the filter medium body and extends circumferentially around the end face. The sealing element has at least one first sealing section comprising a massive and large cross-sectional area and one or more second sealing sections with a cross-sectional area that is at least partially reduced in comparison to the large cross-sectional area. The one or more second sealing sections include a second sealing section with a groove-type recess, wherein the groove-type recess extends at least approximately across a length of the second sealing section with the groove-type recess or across a portion of said length.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Andreas Franz, Torsten Fritzsching, Nadine Donauer, Marcel Holzwarth, Pedro Miguel Pereira Madeira, Christoph Wittmers, Manfred Winter, Joachim-Paul Krieger, Martin Gruber
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Patent number: 10744444Abstract: A filter element has a filter medium body enclosing an inwardly positioned flow space and having a center axis. A support frame is arranged at an inner side of the filter medium body. At least one circumferentially extending sealing ring lip is arranged at the filter medium body and projects axially in an axial direction relative to the center axis past an end face of the filter medium body. The sealing ring lip is designed to seal relative to a housing component of a receiving filter housing. A support ring is arranged at the end face of the filter medium body at a radial distance to the sealing ring lip in a radial direction relative to the center axis. The support ring is supported in the radial direction at the support frame and is formed as one piece together with the support frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Torsten Fritzsching, Pedro Miguel Pereira Madeira, Nadine Donauer, Andreas Franz, Marcel Holzwarth, Manfred Winter, Martin Gruber, Joachim-Paul Krieger
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Publication number: 20200094181Abstract: A filter holder (2) for a filter element (3) that has an oval-shaped cross section transverse to a longitudinal direction (LR) thereof, with a receiving section (19) for receiving the filter element (3), a fluid inlet (24) for allowing fluid (L) to be filtered into the filter holder (2), and a fluid outlet (25) for letting the fluid (L) filtered with the aid of the filter element (3) out of the filter holder (2), wherein the fluid inlet (24) is arranged such that an inflow direction (E) of the fluid (L) to be filtered is oriented in the direction of a lateral surface (29) of the filter element (3) that can be received in the receiving section (19), whereby the fluid (L) to be filtered flows tangentially around the filter element (3) that can be received in the receiving section (19) in order to separate particles (33) contained in the fluid (L) to be filtered on a wall (30) of the receiving section (19) with the aid of centrifugal force.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Dennis Stark, Beate Brandt, Manfred Winter, Duc Cuong NGUYEN, Karlheinz Muenkel, Volker Greif
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Patent number: 10427080Abstract: A filter holder (2) for a filter element (3) has an oval-shaped cross section, a receiving section (19) for a filter element (3), a fluid inlet (24), and a fluid outlet (25). The fluid inlet (24) is arranged such that an inflow direction (E) of the fluid (L) to be filtered is oriented in the direction of a lateral surface (29) of the filter element (3) such that the fluid (L) to be filtered flows tangentially around the filter element (3) in order to separate particles (33) contained in the fluid (L) onto a wall (30) of the receiving section (19) with the aid of centrifugal force.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2016Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Dennis Stark, Beate Brandt, Manfred Winter, Duc Cuong Nguyen, Karlheinz Muenkel, Volker Greif
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Air Filter for the Interior Air of Cabins of Vehicles, Agricultural, Construction, and Work Machines
Publication number: 20190193016Abstract: The invention relates to an interior air filter element (10) for a driver's cabin (302) of agricultural and work machines, particularly having sprinkling or spraying devices for pesticides or fertilizers including a filter body (12) having an adsorption filter region (50) and a fine filter region (80) particularly for separating aerosols, wherein the filter body 12 is designed as a winding body having at least one winding layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Ina Woitoll, Joachim Stinzendoerfer, Angelika Gohle, Manfred Winter, Andreas Scope, Dieter Weiss -
Publication number: 20190070548Abstract: An annular filter element has a filter medium body configured to be flowed through by a fluid to be purified in a radial direction. A sealing element is arranged at the end face of the filter medium body and extends circumferentially around the end face. The sealing element has at least one first sealing section comprising a massive and large cross-sectional area and one or more second sealing sections with a cross-sectional area that is at least partially reduced in comparison to the large cross-sectional area. The one or more second sealing sections include a second sealing section with a groove-type recess, wherein the groove-type recess extends at least approximately across a length of the second sealing section with the groove-type recess or across a portion of said length.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Andreas Franz, Torsten Fritzsching, Nadine Donauer, Marcel Holzwarth, Pedro Miguel Pereira Madeira, Christoph Wittmers, Manfred Winter, Joachim-Paul Krieger, Martin Gruber
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Publication number: 20190070549Abstract: A filter element has a filter medium body enclosing an inwardly positioned flow space and having a center axis. A support frame is arranged at an inner side of the filter medium body. At least one circumferentially extending sealing ring lip is arranged at the filter medium body and projects axially in an axial direction relative to the center axis past an end face of the filter medium body. The sealing ring lip is designed to seal relative to a housing component of a receiving filter housing. A support ring is arranged at the end face of the filter medium body at a radial distance to the sealing ring lip in a radial direction relative to the center axis. The support ring is supported in the radial direction at the support frame and is formed as one piece together with the support frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Torsten Fritzsching, Pedro Miguel Pereira Madeira, Nadine Donauer, Andreas Franz, Marcel Holzwarth, Manfred Winter, Martin Gruber, Joachim-Paul Krieger
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Publication number: 20190060816Abstract: A hollow filter element for insertion into an openable filter housing has a filter medium body configured as a hollow body surrounding an inwardly positioned flow space. At least one end disk is connected to the filter medium body and covers an axial end face of the filter medium body. A positioning element is arranged at the at least one end disk and interacts with a housing-associated blade of the filter housing. The positioning element receives the housing-associated blade with form fit in two different transverse directions relative to the longitudinal axis of the filter medium body. The positioning element has a positioning recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Christoph Wittmers, Nadine Donauer, Andreas Franz, Marcel Holzwarth, Pedro Miguel Pereira Madeira, Joachim-Paul Krieger, Martin Gruber, Manfred Winter, Torsten Fritzsching
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Air filter for the interior air of cabins of vehicles, agricultural, construction, and work machines
Patent number: 10105636Abstract: The invention relates to an interior air filter element (10) for a driver's cabin (302) of agricultural and work machines, particularly having sprinkling or spraying devices for pesticides or fertilizers including a filter body (12) having an adsorption filter region (50) and a fine filter region (80) particularly for separating aerosols, wherein the filter body 12 is designed as a winding body having at least one winding layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2015Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Ina Woitoll, Joachim Stinzendoerfer, Angelika Gohle, Manfred Winter, Andreas Scope, Dieter Weiss -
Publication number: 20180050296Abstract: A filter element with at least one filter medium body and with a grip configured to hold and guide the filter element is provided. At least one locking element is arranged at the grip and configured to lock the filter element on a receiving filter housing. A filter device with such a filter element has a receiving filter housing to receive the filter element and a cover to secure the locking element in locked position on the filter housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Torsten Fritzsching, Pedro Miguel Pereira Madeira, Andreas Franz, Nadine Donauer, Martin Gruber, Joachim-Paul Krieger, Marcel Holzwarth, Manfred Winter
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Patent number: 9587598Abstract: A filter housing for receiving a filter element is provided with a first housing part having a first housing opening and a second housing opening. A second housing part is connected to the first housing part. A first connecting socket is arranged at the first housing opening of the first housing part. A second connecting socket is arranged at the second housing opening of the first housing part. A receiving space is provided in an interior of the filter housing between the first and second housing openings, wherein the receiving space accommodates the filter element.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Karlheinz Muenkel, Manfred Winter
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Patent number: 9539533Abstract: A filter device for cleaning a gas flow has a hollow cylindrical pre-separator on whose outer side guide vanes are arranged. At least a portion of the guide vanes is provided with a rib that protrudes over the guide vane surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Franziska Schulz, Manfred Winter
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Publication number: 20160296872Abstract: A filter holder (2) for a filter element (3) that has an oval-shaped cross section transverse to a longitudinal direction (LR) thereof, with a receiving section (19) for receiving the filter element (3), a fluid inlet (24) for allowing fluid (L) to be filtered into the filter holder (2), and a fluid outlet (25) for letting the fluid (L) filtered with the aid of the filter element (3) out of the filter holder (2), wherein the fluid inlet (24) is arranged such that an inflow direction (E) of the fluid (L) to be filtered is oriented in the direction of a lateral surface (29) of the filter element (3) that can be received in the receiving section (19), whereby the fluid (L) to be filtered flows tangentially around the filter element (3) that can be received in the receiving section (19) in order to separate particles (33) contained in the fluid (L) to be filtered on a wall (30) of the receiving section (19) with the aid of centrifugal force.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Dennis Stark, Beate Brandt, Manfred Winter, Duc Cuong Nguyen, Karlheinz Muenkel, Volker Greif
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Air Filter for the Interior Air of Cabins of Vehicles, Agricultural, Construction, and Work Machines
Publication number: 20160067648Abstract: The invention relates to an interior air filter element (10) for a driver's cabin (302) of agricultural and work machines, particularly having sprinkling or spraying devices for pesticides or fertilizers including a filter body (12) having an adsorption filter region (50) and a fine filter region (80) particularly for separating aerosols, wherein the filter body 12 is designed as a winding body having at least one winding layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Ina Unger, Joachim Stinzendoerfer, Angelika Gohle, Manfred Winter, Andreas Scope, Dieter Weiss -
Patent number: 9233328Abstract: A cyclone separator has a cyclone arrangement with individual cyclones each provided with a cell tube and guide device. The guide device causes a gas stream passing through the cell tube to rotate. At least one particle discharge is positioned perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the cyclone separator and discharges separated particles that have been separated from the gas stream in the cyclone arrangement. The cell tubes, for a targeted discharge of the separated particles, each have at least one particle outlet opening that is facing the particle discharge. The particle outlet openings of at least some of the individual cyclones, neighboring each other in the direction of a first perpendicular line that is perpendicular relative to the longitudinal axis of the cyclone separator, are displaced relative to each other in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the cyclone separator.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Inventors: Martin Wuebbeling, Manfred Winter
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Publication number: 20150176544Abstract: A filter housing for receiving a filter element is provided with a first housing part having a first housing opening and a second housing opening. A second housing part is connected to the first housing part. A first connecting socket is arranged at the first housing opening of the first housing part. A second connecting socket is arranged at the second housing opening of the first housing part. A receiving space is provided in an interior of the filter housing between the first and second housing openings, wherein the receiving space accommodates the filter element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Karlheinz Muenkel, Manfred Winter