Patents by Inventor Steven Francis Meister

Steven Francis Meister 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).

  • Apparatus and method for determining ash height in a filter
    Patent number: 8832957
    Abstract: A system for determining ash height in a filter is disclosed. The system may comprise a string, and a pressure source configured to propel a portion of the string down a channel of a filter. A method for determining ash height in a filter is also disclosed. The method may comprise propelling a portion of a string down a channel of a filter, and determining an ash height in the filter channel based on a measurement of the string inside the filter channel and a known length of a clean filter channel having no ash accumulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Francis Meister
  • Apparatus and Method for Determining Ash Height in a Filter
    Publication number: 20140026432
    Abstract: A system for determining ash height in a filter is disclosed. The system may comprise a string, and a pressure source configured to propel a portion of the string down a channel of a filter. A method for determining ash height in a filter is also disclosed. The method may comprise propelling a portion of a string down a channel of a filter, and determining an ash height in the filter channel based on a measurement of the string inside the filter channel and a known length of a clean filter channel having no ash accumulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR, INC.
    Inventor: Steven Francis Meister
  • Filter purge system utilizing impact wave generating device and vacuum source
    Patent number: 8157897
    Abstract: A system for removing matter from a filtering device is disclosed. The system may have an impact wave generating device. The system may further have a vacuum source to draw matter away from the filtering device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Francis Meister, David Wayne Painter, Jamie Erin Frisch
  • Filter purge system utilizing a reactive propellant
    Patent number: 8142552
    Abstract: A system for removing matter from a filtering device is disclosed. The system may have a reactive propellant located downstream of the filtering device. The reactive propellant may be configured to generate an impact wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Francis Meister, Loran Hoffman, Thomas V. Staley, Philip Stephen Bruza
  • Filter purge system utilizing a reactive propellant
    Publication number: 20090000478
    Abstract: A system for removing matter from a filtering device is disclosed. The system may have a reactive propellant located downstream of the filtering device. The reactive propellant may be configured to generate an impact wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Steven Francis Meister, Loran Hoffman, Thomas V. Staley, Philip Stephen Bruza
  • Filter purge system utilizing impact wave generating device and vacuum source
    Publication number: 20090000477
    Abstract: A system for removing matter from a filtering device is disclosed. The system may have an impact wave generating device. The system may further have a vacuum source to draw matter away from the filtering device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Steven Francis Meister, David Wayne Painter, Jamie Erin Frisch