Patents by Inventor Michael J. Frame

Michael J. Frame 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).

  • Volume-efficient filter
    Patent number: 7799108
    Abstract: A filter includes a housing with multiple flow passages and filter elements providing volume-efficient bottom-in, top-out flow or top-in, bottom-out flow. In another embodiment, parallel filtering flow paths are provided with multiple filter elements having respective overlapped sections axially aligned, with at least one filter element having a radial extension section non-axially aligned with another of the filter elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Connor, Michael J. Frame, Gary L. Rickle
  • Volume-Efficient Filter
    Publication number: 20090113862
    Abstract: A filter includes a housing with multiple flow passages and filter elements providing volume-efficient bottom-in, top-out flow or top-in, bottom-out flow. In another embodiment, parallel filtering flow paths are provided with multiple filter elements having respective overlapped sections axially aligned, with at least one filter element having a radial extension section non-axially aligned with another of the filter elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Michael J. Connor, Michael J. Frame, Gary L. Rickle
  • Panel filter with gasket seal
    Patent number: 7247183
    Abstract: A filter is provided by a panel filter element having a perimeter gasket having sealing planes axially between inlet and outlet axial ends of the panel filter element and having a merge point with the panel filter element axially between the sealing planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: FleetGuard, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Connor, Michael R. Furseth, Michael J. Frame, Paul B. Rear