Patents by Inventor Roger L. Zoch
Roger L. Zoch 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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Publication number: 20130126417Abstract: A filter element has a reinforcement band or ring along at least a portion of the perimeter thereof and performing a support function thereat preventing or minimizing damage upon attempted percussive cleaning of the filter element by service personnel striking the perimeter against an impact surface. Alternatively, a failure band or ring is provided along at least a portion of the perimeter and performs a designated failure function to a failure condition thereat upon attempted percussive cleaning, with the failure condition providing at least one of: a) an indication to service personnel that the filter element has been damaged and should not be re-installed; and b) a deformed condition preventing re-installation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2013Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: Cummins Filtration IP Inc.Inventors: Scott P. Heckel, Roger L. Zoch, Kelly Ann Detra, Guillermo Alberto Smith, Matthew T. VandenBush, Pathikrit T. Banerjee, Caryn J. Kindkeppel
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Patent number: 8357218Abstract: A filter element has a reinforcement band or ring along at least a portion of the perimeter thereof and performing a support function thereat preventing or minimizing damage upon attempted percussive cleaning of the filter element by service personnel striking the perimeter against an impact surface. Alternatively, a failure band or ring is provided along at least a portion of the perimeter and performs a designated failure function to a failure condition thereat upon attempted percussive cleaning, with the failure condition providing at least one of: a) an indication to service personnel that the filter element has been damaged and should not be re-installed; and b) a deformed condition preventing re-installation.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2012Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP Inc.Inventors: Scott P. Heckel, Roger L. Zoch, Kelly Ann Detra, Guillermo Alberto Smith, Matthew T. VandenBush, Pathikrit T. Banerjee, Caryn J. Kindkeppel
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Publication number: 20120305471Abstract: A filter element has a reinforcement band or ring along at least a portion of the perimeter thereof and performing a support function thereat preventing or minimizing damage upon attempted percussive cleaning of the filter element by service personnel striking the perimeter against an impact surface. Alternatively, a failure band or ring is provided along at least a portion of the perimeter and performs a designated failure function to a failure condition thereat upon attempted percussive cleaning, with the failure condition providing at least one of: a) an indication to service personnel that the filter element has been damaged and should not be re-installed; and b) a deformed condition preventing re-installation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP INC.Inventors: Scott P. Heckel, Roger L. Zoch, Kelly Ann Detra, Guillermo Alberto Smith, Matthew T. VandenBush, Pathikrit T. Banerjee, Caryn J. Kindkeppel
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Patent number: 8241377Abstract: A filter element has a reinforcement band or ring along at least a portion of the perimeter thereof and performing a support function thereat preventing or minimizing damage upon attempted percussive cleaning of the filter element by service personnel striking the perimeter against an impact surface. Alternatively, a failure band or ring is provided along at least a portion of the perimeter and performs a designated failure function to a failure condition thereat upon attempted percussive cleaning, with the failure condition providing at least one of: a) an indication to service personnel that the filter element has been damaged and should not be re-installed; and b) a deformed condition preventing re-installation.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2012Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP Inc.Inventors: Scott P. Heckel, Roger L. Zoch, Kelly Ann Detra, Guillermo Alberto Smith, Matthew T. VandenBush, Pathikrit T. Banerjee, Caryn J. Kindkeppel
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Publication number: 20120192536Abstract: 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: April 6, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: 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: 20120159915Abstract: A filter element has a reinforcement band or ring along at least a portion of the perimeter thereof and performing a support function thereat preventing or minimizing damage upon attempted percussive cleaning of the filter element by service personnel striking the perimeter against an impact surface. Alternatively, a failure band or ring is provided along at least a portion of the perimeter and performs a designated failure function to a failure condition thereat upon attempted percussive cleaning, with the failure condition providing at least one of: a) an indication to service personnel that the filter element has been damaged and should not be re-installed; and b) a deformed condition preventing re-installation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2012Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP INC.Inventors: Scott P. Heckel, Roger L. Zoch, Kelly Ann Detra, Guillermo Alberto Smith, Matthew T. VandenBush, Pathikrit T. Banerjee, Caryn J. Kindkeppel
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Patent number: 8152884Abstract: 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: November 20, 2009Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: 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: 8128719Abstract: A filter element has a reinforcement band or ring along at least a portion of the perimeter thereof and performing a support function thereat preventing or minimizing damage upon attempted percussive cleaning of the filter element by service personnel striking the perimeter against an impact surface. Alternatively, a failure band or ring is provided along at least a portion of the perimeter and performs a designated failure function to a failure condition thereat upon attempted percussive cleaning, with the failure condition providing at least one of: a) an indication to service personnel that the filter element has been damaged and should not be re-installed; and b) a deformed condition preventing re-installation.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2009Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP Inc.Inventors: Scott P. Heckel, Roger L. Zoch, Kelly Ann Detra, Guillermo Alberto Smith, Matthew T. VandenBush, Pathikrit T. Banerjee, Caryn J. Kindkeppel
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Patent number: 8114183Abstract: A coalescer is provided minimizing trade-offs among high removal efficiency, low pressure drop, long service life, and small size.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2006Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP Inc.Inventors: Brian W. Schwandt, Barry M. Verdegan, Roger L. Zoch, Jeffrey A. Fedorowicz, Kurt M. A. Badeau, Robert E. Muse, Peter K. Herman
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Patent number: 8114182Abstract: A method is provided for servicing a filter, and structure is provided disabling assembly of the filter unless an authorized replacement filter element is used.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2011Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.Inventors: Guillermo Alberto Smith, Chirag D. Parikh, Kwok-Lam Ng, Roger L. Zoch, Jim L. Alonzo, Brian W. Schwandt, J. Bruce Schelkopf, Barry M. Verdegan, Kelly R. Schmitz
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Publication number: 20110308308Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for monitoring and indicating the optimal replacement interval for a filter. In particular, the methods and systems may be utilized for monitoring and indicating the optimal replacement interval of an air filter in an internal combustion engine based on parameters that include air filter plugging rate data, engine duty cycle data, pressure drop across the air filter, penalty on fuel consumption, and the cost of air filter replacement.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP INC.Inventors: Peter K. Herman, Roger L. Zoch, Scott W. Schwartz, Mark P. Adams
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Publication number: 20110252974Abstract: A gas-liquid rotating coalescer includes first and second sets of one or more detent surfaces on a rotary drive member and a driven annular rotating coalescing filter element which engagingly interact in interlocking mating keyed relation to effect rotation of the coalescing filter element by the rotary drive member. Designated operation of the coalescer requires that the coalescing filter element include the second set of detent surfaces. A coalescing filter element missing the second set of detent surfaces will not effect the noted designated operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP INC.Inventors: Barry M. Verdegan, Howard E. Tews, Roger L. Zoch, Bradley A. Smith, Kwok-Lam Ng, Benoit Le Roux, Chirag D. Parikh
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Publication number: 20110247309Abstract: A gas-liquid rotating separator has first and second sets of magnetically permeable members magnetically interacting with each other to effect rotation of a separator element. A nonauthorized replacement separator element missing the second set of magnetically permeable members will not effect designated operation, thus ensuring, at maintenance servicing, installation of an authorized replacement separator element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP INC.Inventors: Bradley A. Smith, Kurt M.A. Badeau, Howard E. Tews, Roger L. Zoch
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Publication number: 20110239600Abstract: A method is provided for servicing a filter, and structure is provided disabling assembly of the filter unless an authorized replacement filter element is used.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.Inventors: Guillermo A. Smith, Chirag D. Parikh, Kwok-Lam Ng, Roger L. Zoch, Jim L. Alonzo, Brian W. Schwandt, J. Bruce Schelkopf, Barry M. Verdegan, Kelly R. Schmitz
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Patent number: 8016904Abstract: An oil fill cap for an internal combustion engine replaces a standard cap and provides separation of air and oil in a separation zone within the cap body. The cap body defines a plurality of passages therethrough, including an upstream passage, and first and second downstream passages meeting at a separation junction. The cap body defines a separation zone at the separation junction and receiving the air/oil mixture from the engine through the upstream passage, and sending separated air to the first downstream passage, and sending separated oil to the second downstream passage.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2010Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP Inc.Inventors: Jared M. Gwin, Thomas J. Braun, Thom H. Steger, Roger L. Zoch, Kurt M. A. Badeau, Jeffrey A. Fedorowicz
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Publication number: 20110180051Abstract: An internal combustion engine crankcase ventilation rotating coalescer includes an annular rotating coalescing filter element, an inlet port supplying blowby gas from the crankcase to the hollow interior of the annular rotating coalescing filter element, and an outlet port delivering cleaned separated air from the exterior of the rotating element. The direction of blowby gas is inside-out, radially outwardly from the hollow interior to the exterior.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP INC.Inventors: Brian W. Schwandt, Scott P. Heckel, Saru Dawar, Chirag Parikh, Christopher E. Holm, Peter K. Herman, Gregory W. Hoverson, Rohit Sharma, Benoit Le Roux, Jean-Luc Goichaoua, Shiming Feng, Gerard Malgorn, Arun Janakiraman, Jerald J. Moy, Himani Deshpande, Barry M. Verdegan, Howard E. Tews, Roger L. Zoch, Patricia E. Heckel
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Publication number: 20110180052Abstract: A closed crankcase ventilation system for an internal combustion engine includes a return duct with a variably controlled air-oil coalescer. In a turbocharger version, cleaned separated air is provided to the turbocharger inlet, and the coalescer is variably controlled according to a given condition of the turbocharger and/or the engine and/or the coalescer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP INC.Inventors: Brian W. Schwandt, Scott P. Heckel, Patricia E. Heckel, Barry M. Verdegan, Howard E. Tews, Roger L. Zoch, Shiming Feng
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Patent number: 7959714Abstract: A method is provided for servicing a filter, and structure is provided disabling assembly of the filter unless an authorized replacement filter element is used.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2007Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.Inventors: Guillermo A. Smith, Chirag D. Parikh, Kwok-Lam Ng, Roger L. Zoch, Jim L. Alonzo, Brian W. Schwandt, J. Bruce Schelkopf, Barry M. Verdegan, Kelly R. Schmitz
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Patent number: 7828869Abstract: A filter element is provided with a space-effective construction facilitating efficient space utilization in applications of constrained space requirements.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2007Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.Inventors: Chirag D. Parikh, Kwok-Lam Ng, Roger L. Zoch, Jim L. Alonzo, Guillermo Alberto Smith, Brian W. Schwandt, Eric J. Rego, J. Bruce Schelkopf, Barry M. Verdegan, Kelly R. Schmitz
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Publication number: 20100122675Abstract: An oil fill cap for an internal combustion engine replaces a standard cap and provides separation of air and oil in a separation zone within the cap body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2010Publication date: May 20, 2010Applicant: Cummins Filtration IP Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the state of DelawereInventors: Jared M. Gwin, Thomas J. Braun, Thom H. Steger, Roger L. Zoch, Kurt M.A. Badeau, Jeffrey A. Fedorowicz