Patents by Inventor Wayne J. Dubé

Wayne J. Dubé 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).

  • FILTER ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20230330576
    Abstract: A liquid filter in the form of a filter element or a filter cartridge provides torsion locking relative to a filter head when the housing of such filter is threaded onto a filter head. Many embodiments employ a filter that includes a nipple portion at a top end with the torsion lock detent provided outboard of the nipple portion or integrated into the nipple portion. Many embodiments employ a simplified shoulder transition region at the top end of a torsion locked filter element. Valve actuation and/or filter differentiation is used in some embodiments. Different torsion locking arrangements, deformable thread profiles and other liquid filter features are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Ralle Rookey, Justin R. Pribanic, Jonathan D. Moore, Kevin B. Downs, Wayne J. Dubé, Steven J. Merritt
  • Filter element with torsion lock and assembly
    Patent number: 11731065
    Abstract: A liquid filter in the form of a filter element or a filter cartridge provides torsion locking relative to a filter head when the housing of such filter is threaded onto a filter head. Many embodiments employ a filter that includes a nipple portion at a top end with the torsion lock detent provided outboard of the nipple portion or integrated into the nipple portion. Many embodiments employ a simplified shoulder transition region at the top end of a torsion locked filter element. Valve actuation and/or filter differentiation is used in some embodiments. Different torsion locking arrangements, deformable thread profiles and other liquid filter features are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ralle Rookey, Justin R. Pribanic, Jonathan D. Moore, Kevin B. Downs, Wayne J. Dubé, Steven J. Merritt
  • FILTER ELEMENT WITH TORSION LOCK AND ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190217229
    Abstract: A liquid filter in the form of a filter element or a filter cartridge provides torsion locking relative to a filter head when the housing of such filter is threaded onto a filter head. Many embodiments employ a filter that includes a nipple portion at a top end with the torsion lock detent provided outboard of the nipple portion or integrated into the nipple portion. Many embodiments employ a simplified shoulder transition region at the top end of a torsion locked filter element. Valve actuation and/or filter differentiation is used in some embodiments. Different torsion locking arrangements, deformable thread profiles and other liquid filter features are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Ralle Rookey, Justin R. Pribanic, Jonathan D. Moore, Kevin B. Downs, Wayne J. Dubé, Steven J. Merritt