Two Or More Separators (e.g., Spaced Filters In Flow Line Or Casing) Patents (Class 55/482)
  • Patent number: 9889398
    Abstract: Filter cartridge arrangements, features thereof and assembly for use therewith, are provided. Selected filter cartridge features disclosed are particularly well adapted for use with a safety or secondary filter cartridge, usable with media thereof projecting into an open interior of a main filter cartridge, in use. An example filter cartridge is described, with a non-pleated end and a pleated end, although variations are also described. Advantageous main cartridges are also described. Methods of assembly and systems for use are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Campbell, Michel Baseotto
  • Patent number: 9757672
    Abstract: A coalescing filter assembly including a coalescing filter element is provided. The coalescing filter assembly includes a base housing and a cover housing that together form a coalescing chamber. Disposed within the coalescing chamber is the coalescing filter element. The coalescing filter element includes a frame with a partition that separates an unfiltered side from a filtered side of the coalescing filter assembly. A port connects the unfiltered side to the filtered side through the partition. A coalescing tube including coalescing filter media is connected to the port. Unfiltered fluid that enters the coalescing filter assembly is passed through the coalescing filter media such that the contaminants are removed to create a filtered fluid. The filtered fluid exits the coalescing filter assembly at an outlet of the coalescing filter assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Baldwin Filters, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Von Seggern
  • Patent number: 9700821
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a portable industrial air filtration device employing an annular dual filter assembly to capture and remove impurities from the air surrounding the air filtration device, enabling the air filtration device to quickly and efficiently improve the quality and safety of the air. The air filtration device includes a two-piece housing including a lower housing component and a locking cover removably attachable to the lower housing component. The dual filter assembly is mounted within the housing between the locking cover and the lower housing component, and includes a removable self-supporting outer pre-filter surrounding a separately removable inner HEPA filter. The pre-filter initially filters the surrounding air by capturing relatively large or coarse impurities, and the HEPA filter further filters the air pulled through the pre-filter by capturing relatively small or fine impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Keith A. Grider, Derek J. Leatzow, Stephen J. McPhilliamy, Antonio J. Belton, John S. White, Jr., Daniel J. Greene
  • Patent number: 9677507
    Abstract: A purpose of the present invention is to improve the oil removal rate in an oil separator that separates and removes oil from gas including the oil as an impurity. The oil separator according to the present invention is characterized by including a first filter member (42) in a cylindrical shape made with a cylindrical filter material having an air permeability, and positioned such that the target gas flows in from a hollow part as well as a central axis is in an up-down direction, and a second filter member (43) made with a filter material having air permeability and wrapped around the first filter member (42) along an outer surface thereof with a predetermined spacing from the outer surface of the first filter member (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignees: Tokyo Roki Co., Ltd., Nikki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takatsugu Kurosawa, Tadashi Ichikawa, Yoshinori Maehira, Takayuki Idehara, Tomoaki Fukuoka, Masashi Iwasaki, Koji Kawayoko, Takaya Kohara
  • Patent number: 9643117
    Abstract: An air quality control system (AQCS) 14 useful for treating flue gas FG, such as flue gas FG produced by a fossil fuel fired boiler 12 is described. The AQCS 14 is equipped with a dust separator 37. The dust separator 37 is useful under relatively high dust load conditions downstream from a dry scrubber reactor 36 with limited equipment wear and limited space requirements. As such, the dust separator captures particulate matter with a dust trap that intercepts the flow of particulate matter for collection of the particulate matter in a hopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Råhlin, Ali Mustapha Tabikh
  • Patent number: 9511317
    Abstract: A filter system for intake air of an internal combustion engine has a housing with a cover. A filter element is arranged in the housing. An inlet feeds a medium to be filtered into the housing and an outlet discharges the medium from the housing. The filter element has a filter body with first end face and opposite second end face. The filter element has an open first end plate at the first end face and a second end plate at the second end face. A support tube is arranged concentrically about a longitudinal axis in the housing and attached with a first end to the housing. The support tube is arranged in the interior of the filter element and radially supports the filter body. The second end plate rests on the second end of the support tube and on an inner cover contour of the cover with anti-rotation action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Michael Kaufmann
  • Patent number: 9498743
    Abstract: Disclosed are filter assembly systems that utilize replaceable filter elements. The filter elements may include a ramp or sleeve for redirecting air intake when the filter elements are installed in the filter assembly systems and air is drawn into the systems. The filter elements and assembly systems may utilize co-acting components that mate with each other to at least one of: a) orient and permit mounting of the filter element in the systems; and b) permit mounting of only an authorized filter element in the systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP INC.
    Inventors: Rajeev Dhiman, Jim Alonzo, Kelly Detra, Barry Mark Verdegan
  • Patent number: 9463265
    Abstract: An apparatus for use in a multi-orientation liquid collection canister to collect liquid from a tissue site is provided. The apparatus includes a substantially planar, liquid-air separator disposed on at least one wall of the multi-orientation liquid collection canister to prevent the liquid from exiting the multi-orientation liquid collection canister. The apparatus further includes an elongated member connected to the liquid-air separator and extending away from the liquid-air separator into a first space of the multi-orientation liquid collection canister. The elongated member has a membrane defining a second space along at least a portion of a length of the elongated member. At least a portion of the membrane allows gaseous communication between the first space and the second space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Brian Locke, James Luckemeyer
  • Patent number: 9457308
    Abstract: A filter element has a filter body having a longitudinal axis, wherein the filter body has a first end with a first end face and a second end with a second end face opposite the first end in direction of the longitudinal axis. The filter body is provided with inner and outer circumferential surfaces permeable for a medium to be filtered. A first end disk is arranged at the first end face and a second end disk is arranged at the second end face. The outer circumferential surface of the filter body has at least one fluid-tight area that is impermeable for the medium to be filtered. The fluid-tight area is an incoming flow protector or an improper handling protector resting on the outer circumferential surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
  • Patent number: 9440173
    Abstract: An air cleaner includes a housing and a tubular air cleaning element, which is accommodated in the housing. A tubular case of the housing has an end having an upstream opening and another end having a downstream opening. The upstream opening of the case is adapted to introduce air into the housing. A cap is attached to the downstream opening of the case. An annular sealing portion, which is held between the case and the cap, is provided in the outer periphery of the air cleaning element. The case includes a case body having the downstream opening and a support plate attached to the downstream opening of the case body. The sealing portion is held between the support plate and the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junichi Ohashi, Kunitaka Maeda
  • Patent number: 9192885
    Abstract: The intake air filter according to the invention is for cleaning intake air for internal combustion engines, in particular in vehicles. To this end, the intake air filter comprises an openable housing (10) with an inlet (14) and an outlet (15). Disposed between the inlet (14) and the outlet (15) is an annular, closed main filter element (17) and an annular, closed secondary element (31). The secondary element (31) is connected to the outlet (15), whereby no contamination can pass through to the outlet (15) when the main filter element (17) is replaced. A centering device (29, 30, 40, 41, 42) is provided on the end face opposite the outlet (15) between the secondary element (31) and the main filter element (17), said centering device being used to fix the position of the secondary element (31) within the main filter element (17). This prevents relative movements between the main filter element (17) and the secondary element (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Werner Blossey, Mario Rieger, Joachim Schuldt
  • Patent number: 9086007
    Abstract: One or more aftertreatment bricks are axially inserted through an opening in the first end of a tubular sleeve of an aftertreatment system. The aftertreatment brick includes a substrate matrix and a mantle disposed around the substrate matrix. The mantle further includes a lip arranged to extend through the opening of the sleeve. One or more channel pockets are secured proximate to the opening of the sleeve and oriented radially outward with respect to the sleeve axis. To retain the aftertreatment brick in the sleeve, a clamping assembly is used that includes a hook, a fastener, and a capture nut. The capture nut is installed and accommodated in the channel pockets. The hook engages the protruding lip of the aftertreatment brick and the fastener secures the hook to the capture nut received in the channel pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mirza P. Baig, Andrew M. Denis, Kristian Engelsen, Pradyumna V. Rao, Raymond U. Isada, Raymond B. Gerges
  • Patent number: 9061227
    Abstract: A purification assembly (10) may comprise a block member (12) and a purification unit (11) attached to the block member. A method of assembling a purification assembly may comprise attaching a purification unit to a block member. A purification unit may include fitting a fluid flow path (14) extending through the fitting, and a purification element (15) in the fluid flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Pall Corporation
    Inventor: Brian Palermo
  • Publication number: 20150135665
    Abstract: A cabin air filter is provided with a filter element receptacle and a filter element having a fold pack. The filter element is inserted in an insertion direction into the filter element receptacle. The filter element is provided with a sword that extends in the insertion direction away from a face of the filter element. The filter element has lateral strips that close off the fold pack on at least two sides of the fold pack. The sword is preferably inherently stable so that it can transmit compressive forces from the filter element to the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Tina Bayerlein, Peter Pekny, Elmar Riess, Emrullah Atilgan
  • Publication number: 20150135664
    Abstract: A coalescer includes a frame with at least one crossmember for securing a flexible coalescing net assembly. The coalescing net assembly is disposed across openings in the frame for capturing moisture in air flowing through the coalescer. The coalescing net assembly has an area greater than the frame area for increasing coalescing efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: BHA Altair, LLC
    Inventors: Etienne Rene Jarrier, Evdokia Ivanova Justice, Paul Sherwood Bryant, Alan Edwin Baigent, Stephen David Hiner
  • Publication number: 20150132193
    Abstract: The invention relates to a particulate filter (1) designed as a partial filter, particularly as a soot particulate filter for removing soot particles from the exhaust gas flow of an internal combustion engine, said filter comprising a filter block unit (3) that is held in a filter housing (2), is designed as a channel filter and comprises a plurality of parallel channels (6, 6.1) which are separated from one another by filter walls (7). The filter block unit (3) comprises at least two filter blocks (5, 5.1) connected one behind the other in the direction of the exhaust gas flow. Each filter block (5, 5.1) is designed as a partial filter, with a first plurality of the channels of each filter block (5, 5.1) being open on the outflow side, and a further plurality thereof being closed on said outflow side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Herman-Josef Schulte, Klaus Schrewe, Jochen Koll, Simon Steigert
  • Publication number: 20150113928
    Abstract: Dual air source automotive air filter systems are disclosed. The dual source automotive filter includes an outer filter, an inner filter at least partially inside the outer filter defining a combined airstream volume between an interior side of the outer filter and an exterior side of the inner filter, an external air source inlet in flow communication with an interior volume of the inner filter, and a combined airstream outlet in flow communication with the combined airstream volume. The system may include a housing in which the filter is installed. A method of installing the dual source automotive filter system in a vehicle is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Mark K. German, Daniel J. Sumey
  • Publication number: 20150113926
    Abstract: A filter cartridge includes a media pack having first and second opposite flow faces; the media pack comprising flutes extending in a direction between the inlet flow face and the outlet flow face; a frame mounted on the second flow face of the media pack; a seal support section extending from the base member; and first and second opposite and spaced blades extending from the base member and in a different direction from the base member as the seal support section. The first and second blades are embedded within the media pack through the second flow face. A seal member is oriented against the seal support section. The filter cartridge can be removably oriented in a cassette. The cassette and filter cartridge are removably oriented in an air cleaner housing. The cassette may include lugs to help position the cartridge in sealing engagement with the air cleaner housing. In another embodiment, the filter cartridge is cassette-free and includes a cartridge-handle projecting therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: JOHAN G. DEWIT, Johnny Craessaerts, Andreas Hoeniges
  • Publication number: 20150113929
    Abstract: Apparatus and method related to a cartridge filter having self-regulated pleat spacing. An elastic adhesive bead is used on an outer surface of a cylindrically formed pleated filter media to maintain pleat spacing without damaging the pleats or the filter media. In this way, a cylindrical pleated filter media may be formed from a planar filter media without the need for manually spacing the pleats during or after formation into a cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Paul Jackson
  • Publication number: 20150107200
    Abstract: A filter device comprises a filter element in a filter housing, wherein the filter housing is to be closed by a cover element. A friction section of the cover element, in an intermediate position between closed and open positions, is in friction contact with a friction member while in the closed position of the cover element the friction section is without friction contact with the friction member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Joerg Menssen, Karlheinz Muenkel
  • Publication number: 20150107199
    Abstract: The present application provides a filtration apparatus assembly having a holding frame with a number of square holding frame apertures. The filtration apparatus assembly may include a cylindrical filter and a mounting frame. The mounting frame may include a mounting frame aperture sized for the cylindrical filter and a mounting frame flange sized for the square holding frame apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: BHA Altair, LLC
    Inventors: Peter John Duncan Smith, Paul Sherwood Bryant
  • Patent number: 9011566
    Abstract: A filter cartridge apparatus is provided for a respirator. The apparatus contains a wettable filter medium for use with a respirator in order to filter tritium, the filter medium being wetted when in use. The apparatus is also mountable to a cartridge containing a separate HEPA or other filter that is typically maintained in a dry state. Thus, a single unit containing both wet and dry filter media is provided for mounting to a respirator so that tritium or tritium water vapor and particulate contaminants can be filtered at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Filterspec Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Wood, Indal Looknauth, Gord Heyting
  • Publication number: 20150101294
    Abstract: An air filter media construction or arrangement is disclosed. The air filter media construction or arrangement includes facing media secured to fluted media. A preferred projection/receiver arrangement is described. Also, a useful seal arrangement is described. Air cleaner assemblies, methods of assembly and use are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Bruce Boehrs, Paul Wendt
  • Publication number: 20150101295
    Abstract: Provided is a cartridge assembly having first and second cartridges sealed by an interface member having a first sealing member along a radially outer surface thereof having a non-planar geometry around the outer surface and a second sealing member along the radially outer surface having a non-planar geometry around the outer surface. The sealing members may each have a repeating, undulating, non-planar geometry around the outer surface. The cartridges have ends with matching geometries to allow the cartridges to engage in surface-to-surface relation around their entire extents to create with the interface member an air tight seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Dominic Thompson, Daniel P. Rapin
  • Patent number: 8992667
    Abstract: A system for providing air to an internal combustion engine comprises a crankcase ventilation unit that receives unrefined blowby gas from a crankcase, separates oil from the unrefined blowby gas, and discharges refined blowby gas. A conduit delivers the refined blowby gas to an air cleaner housing. The air cleaner housing comprises a first chamber that receives intake air through a first port, a second chamber that receives intake air from the first chamber and refined blowby gas from the conduit through a second port, and a third chamber that receives a mixture of intake air and refined blowby gas from the second chamber and discharges the mixture through a third port. A primary filter element filters the intake air as it passes from the first chamber to the second chamber. A secondary filter element filters the mixture as it passes from the second chamber to the third chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Yashpal Subedi, Brian W. Schwandt, Scott W. Schwartz
  • Patent number: 8992649
    Abstract: Enclosures for use in hazardous areas include sintered filters for thermal management. The enclosures include an opening to which a filter holder housing and sintered filter are coupled. The enclosures can also include a second opening to which a vent or a second filter holder housing and sintered filter are coupled. The internal temperature of the enclosures can be actively managed by such a system because air within the enclosure can be displaced to and from the atmosphere through the sintered filters. Air from the atmosphere enters the enclosure via the second opening and exits the enclosure via the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Manahan, Marc Raymond Kozlowski
  • Publication number: 20150082757
    Abstract: A composition, a mixed power and a material for molding have polytetrafluoroethylene as a main component. Each includes polytetrafluoroethylene that can be fibrillated, a non-hot melt processable component that is not fibrillated, and a hot melt processable component with a melting point of lower than 320° C. that is not fibrillated. The hot melt processable component is contained at equal to or more than 0.1% by weight but less than 20% by weight of a total weight. A filtering medium for an air filter includes a porous membrane made of these components, and an air permeable support. The porous membrane is manufactured, by mixing these components, extruding the mixture, rolling and drawing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Shinichi Chaen, Hideyuki Kiyotani, Kunihiko Inui, Taku Yamanaka, Li Bao, Yoshiyuki Shibuya, Seigo Yamamoto, Makoto Kobayashi, Shunji Kasai, Hitoshi Niinuma
  • Patent number: 8986413
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter module (1) for removing air-polluting materials from machine exhaust, comprising a filter housing (2) with an intake opening (5) and an outlet opening (6) for channeling machine exhaust through, at least one mounting element (24) for mounting the filter module (1) on a machine, and a filter assembly (7), arranged in the filter housing (2) and comprised of at least two filter groups (8), arranged in tandem in the direction of flow (3) and comprised of rod-shaped filter elements (10) with a filter medium (20), said elements being arranged parallel to one another at a constant center-to-center distance (9) and with their longitudinal axis largely crosswise to the direction of flow (3), wherein the filter elements (10) of two adjacent filter groups (8) are parallel to one another, and are arranged offset in relation to one another, crosswise to their longitudinal axes and to the direction of flow (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Inventor: Erich Peteln
  • Patent number: 8986431
    Abstract: A purification arrangement for a gas pipeline system includes a pressure vessel and at least a modular separator assembly and a modular filter assembly in the interior of the pressure vessel. A gas flow may be established through the pressure vessel, and the gas may pass through the modular separator and filter assemblies to remove liquid and/or solid particulates from the gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Pall Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Cabourdin, Olivier Trifilieff, Pierre Blanc, Joseph Samaha
  • Publication number: 20150068173
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns air cleaners. Preferred air cleaners are shown which include a housing and a removable and replacement primary filter cartridge. Optional and advantageous features are shown. The preferred primary filter cartridge is conical in shape. A preferred optional safety or secondary filter cartridge is shown. Preferred methods of assembly and use are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: James R. Scott, Steven Gieseke, Douglas Iddings
  • Publication number: 20150071829
    Abstract: A honeycomb filter includes a honeycomb fired body made of silicon carbide particles. The honeycomb fired body includes cell walls, a peripheral wall, and a silicon-containing oxide layer. The cell walls are to define cells placed in a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb fired body. The cell walls have a thickness of about 0.2 mm or less. Each of the cells has a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion in the longitudinal direction. Either the first end portion or the second end portion of the each of the cells is sealed. The peripheral wall constitutes a periphery of the honeycomb fired body. The peripheral wall has a thickness larger than the thickness of the cell walls. The silicon-containing oxide layer is provided on surfaces of the silicon carbide particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomokazu OYA, Masatoshi OKUDA, Tatsuro SUGINO
  • Patent number: 8974569
    Abstract: Disclosed is multi-flow filter cartridge assembly that includes an elongated housing that has axially opposed proximal and distal ends and defines an interior cavity and first, second and third flow paths which extend from the proximal end of the housing to the distal end. The cartridge assembly also includes first, second and third filter elements. The first filter element is disposed within the interior cavity of the housing and conditions fluid that traverses the first flow path from a first inlet port to a first outlet port. The second filter element is disposed within the interior cavity of the housing and conditions fluid that traverses the second flow path from a second inlet port to a second outlet port. Lastly, the third filter element is also disposed within the interior cavity of the housing and conditions fluid that traverses the third flow path from a third inlet port to a third outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Inventors: Paul A. Matula, Dominick Mastri, James R. Parys, Ralph Stearns, Johnnie H. Copley, Christopher Estkowski
  • Patent number: 8974565
    Abstract: An air filtration and air purification apparatus comprising: a first air channel; a second air channel; a divider that separates the first air channel from the second air channel; a first filter located in first air channel; a first filter located in the second air channel; a first air blower configured to pull air from the ambient environment generally into the first air channel, moving said air through the first filter, and returning said air into the ambient environment, creating generally a first air stream; a second air blower configured to pull air from the ambient environment generally into the second air channel, moving said air through the second filter and returning said air into the ambient environment, creating generally a second air stream; a control system that controls the activation and deactivation of the first and second air blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Cecchi, Monica Mezezi
  • Publication number: 20150059301
    Abstract: A filter system is provided with a housing having a housing wall and a cover, the housing having a longitudinal axis. An inlet is arranged on the housing and feeds a fluid to be filtered into the housing. An outlet is arranged on the housing and discharges the filtered fluid. Filter elements each having at least one filter medium are arranged in the housing. At least one of the filter elements extends along the longitudinal axis. The filter medium has pleats extending along the longitudinal axis with outer and inner pleat edges. The outer pleat edges extend on the first side of the filter medium and the inner pleat edges on the second side of the filter medium and are opposite the outer pleat edges. The filter medium has a variable flow resistance along the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Imre Marton
  • Publication number: 20150059300
    Abstract: A device for removing oil mist and odors from an airstream comprising a base having an air inlet in the lower end thereof for receiving an airstream. A first tubular filter has a first end and a second end. The first end is closed, and the second end is mounted on the base wherein the first tubular filter defines an inner chamber that is in communication with the air inlet. A second tubular filter is mounted on the base. The second tubular filter surrounds the first tubular filter and defines an outer chamber therebetween. An opening is formed through the base. The opening connects the outer chamber with the air inlet. A valve element is disposed in the base. The valve element allows flow from the outer chamber to the air inlet when pressure in the outer chamber exceeds pressure in the air inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: AMERICAN STERILIZER COMPANY
    Inventors: Prantik Guha Biswas, Peter J. Buczynski, Kenneth J. Klobusnik
  • Patent number: 8968439
    Abstract: The composite microporour filter material comprises a base-cloth layer, an upper adhesion layer attached to a top side of the base-cloth layer, and a lower adhesion layer attached to a bottom side of the base-cloth layer. The base-cloth layer is made of either polymide yarn base-cloth, polysulfoneamide yarn base-cloth, or polytetrafluoroethylene filament base-cloth. The upper adhesion layer is made of a mixture of polysulfoneamide short-staple and polymide short-staple; the lower adhesion layer is made of a pure polysulfoneamide short-staple. The upper adhesion layer and the lower adhesion layer are attached to two sides of the base-cloth layer by entangling which is adopted by needle punching, spunlacing or a combination thereof. The present filter material is temperature-resistant and corrosion-resistant and has features of a low manufacturing cost and the high filter precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Xiamen Savings Environmental Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Weilong Cai, Xiangbo Luo, Zhangsheng Luo, Guoqiang Qiu, Limei Hong
  • Patent number: 8961635
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a device for cleaning gases containing particles with a bellows and with at least one filter element arranged in the bellows. To ensure effective filtration without limitation of the mobility of the bellows, the present invention provides for at least one filter element to be fixed at a bellows inner flange of a bellows corrugation in a positive-locking manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Boa Balg—und Kompensatoren—Technologie GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Schill, Benjamin Heller
  • Patent number: 8961642
    Abstract: A filter device for separating paint overspray from a raw gas flow containing overspray particles is provided, including at least one filter element, to which at least a part of the raw gas flow is feedable, and a clean gas chamber, to which the raw gas flow filtered by the filter element is feedable as a clean gas flow. In the event of a filter rupture at at least one filter element of the filter device, contamination of the clean gas side of the filter device and regions downstream of the filter device of a painting installation containing the filter device is kept as low as possible through use of at least one safety filter arranged downstream of the at least one filter element and associated with the clean gas chamber such that at least part of the clean gas flow is filterable in the event of a filter rupture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Dürr Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Holler, Jürgen Steinbach, Katharina Hess
  • Publication number: 20150033686
    Abstract: A honeycomb filter includes a plurality of cells and porous cell walls. The plurality of cells include exhaust gas introduction cells and exhaust gas emission cells. The porous cell walls each have a porosity of 55% or acre but not more than 70%. The porous cell walls include pores with a pore diameter of 40 ?m or more. The pores have a pore volume occupying 10% or more of a total pore volume of the porous cell walls. The exhaust gas emission cells have an average cross sectional area larger than an average cross sectional area of the exhaust gas introduction cells in the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the plurality of cells. A total volume of the exhaust gas introduction cells is larger than a total volume of the exhaust gas emission cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki SHIBATA, Yuki MIWA
  • Patent number: 8936661
    Abstract: Multi-stage filtration apparatus is provided. A fluid is forced through different filter stage elements allowing for removal of various contaminants from the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: PECOFacet (US), Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Burns, Daniel M. Cloud, Artimus Charles Jones, Tyler Glenn Boswell
  • Publication number: 20150013542
    Abstract: Disclosed are an air filter element, a filter housing, and an air filter in which the air filter elements have a high filtering capacity and a long service life by increasing the filter surface of an air filter element taking into account structural requirements for the air filter housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Hasenfratz, Mario Rieger, Joerg Menssen, Michael Harenbrock, Duc Cuong Nguyen, Pascal Neef, Werner Blossey, André Roesgen, Thomas Jessberger, Pedro Miguel Pereira Madeira, Michael Heim, Mike Schmid, Martin Schmid, Gelase Mbadinga-Mouanda, Andreas Weber, Christian Thalmann
  • Patent number: 8932380
    Abstract: A dust removal device is provided which reduces the differences, among different dusty environments, in time at which dust collection is started until the time when possible clogging may occur to significantly increase the time from the start of dust collection until the time when possible clogging occur, while improving dust removal performance. The dust removal device includes main filter 10 that is formed of non-woven cloth 8 with charged fiber, duct 6-1 with main filter 10 disposed therein, sub-filter 11 including a plurality of cylindrical air trunks formed of a charged member, and duct 6-2 with sub-filter 11 disposed therein. Duct 6-1 and duct 6-2 are in communication with each other. In operation, air flows from duct 6-1 to duct 6-2. Main filter 10 in duct 6-1 has a larger vent cross-sectional area than sub-filter 11 in duct 6-2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takayuki Okada
  • Publication number: 20150007732
    Abstract: Disclosed are an air filter element, a filter housing, and an air filter in which the air filter elements have a high filtering capacity and a long service life by increasing the filter surface of an air filter element taking into account structural requirements for the air filter housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Hasenfratz, Mario Rieger, Joerg Menssen, Michael Harenbrock, Duc Cuong Nguyen, Pascal Neef, Werner Blossey, André Roesgen, Thomas Jessberger, Pedro Miguel Pereira Madeira, Michael Heim, Mike Schmid, Martin Schmid, Gelase Mbadinga-Mouanda, Andreas Weber, Christian Thalmann
  • Publication number: 20150000236
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a suspended ceiling filtration apparatus, which includes filtration units. The filtration unit includes a filtration part, two horizontal strip support legs and two longitudinal strip support legs. A support plate protrudes from the support legs. The filtration part is placed on the support plate, and a buffer filling part is disposed between the filtration part and the support plate. The buffer filling part is utilized to self-adaptively swell and shrink relative to the support plate according to a weight of the supported filtration part, the buffer filling part fills a gap between the support plate and the filtration part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Weibing Yang, Chun-hao Wu, Kun-hsien Lin, Yongqiang Wang, Erqing Zhu, Xiande Li, Minghu Qi, Zenghong Chen, Zhenhua Guo, Yunshao Jiang
  • Publication number: 20140373721
    Abstract: Provided is smooth lifting up an exhaust gas purification device in the case of assembling the exhaust gas purification device in an engine. The exhaust gas purification device is provided with a plurality of filter bodies which purify exhaust gas discharged by the engine, and a purification casing which has each of the filter bodies built-in and is constructed by a plurality of purification cases. The purification casing is constructed by arranging each of the purification cases in an exhaust gas moving direction and connecting the purification cases by thick plate flanges. A suspension body is integrally formed in the thick plate flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: YANMAR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Sandou, Masataka Mitsuda
  • Patent number: 8915985
    Abstract: A filter cartridge includes a media pack having first and second opposite flow faces; the media pack comprising flutes extending in a direction between the inlet flow face and the outlet flow face; a frame mounted on the second flow face of the media pack; a seal support section extending from the base member; and first and second opposite and spaced blades extending from the base member and in a different direction from the base member as the seal support section. The first and second blades are embedded within the media pack through the second flow face. A seal member is oriented against the seal support section. The filter cartridge can be removably oriented in a cassette. The cassette and filter cartridge are removably oriented in an air cleaner housing. The cassette may include lugs to help position the cartridge in sealing engagement with the air cleaner housing. In another embodiment, the filter cartridge is cassette-free and includes a cartridge-handle projecting therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignees: Donaldson Company, Inc., Deere & Company
    Inventors: Johan G. Dewit, Johnny Craessaerts, Andreas Hoeniges, Bernd Helferich
  • Publication number: 20140366798
    Abstract: A filter module for the separation of overspray from overspray-laden cabin air of coating plants, in particular of painting plants, having a filter housing which delimits a filter chamber through which overspray-laden cabin air can be conducted in a main flow direction. A plurality of separation elements composed of a separation material which is permeable to the cabin air is arranged in the filter chamber such that a flow labyrinth is formed between the separation elements. A separation device and a plant for coating articles having such a filter module is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Apostolos Katefidis, Juergen Roeckle
  • Publication number: 20140360145
    Abstract: Provided are a filter medium for a filter, which makes it possible to obtain a filter high in collection efficiency, low in pressure loss and long in filter lifetime, a method for producing the same, and a filter using the filter medium for a filter. A filter medium for a filter is used as a constituent member of a filter and composed of a wet type nonwoven fabric, wherein the filter medium for a filter has a multilayer structure of two or more layers, and there is no interface between the above-mentioned two layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicants: TEIJIN LIMITED, MAHLE FILTER SYSTEMS JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Hamada, Mitsutoshi Suzuki, Hiroyuki Ishii, Kenji Inagaki
  • Patent number: 8900339
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention may include filters, systems, and methods for reducing can velocity. According to an example embodiment, a filter is provided for filtering particles from air or fluid. The filter includes a first end and a second end, wherein the first end includes an aperture; one or more sections of pleated filter media including a plurality of pleats formed in a substantially conical shape about an axis and around an inner void region in communication with the aperture, wherein a diameter associated with the first end aperture is greater than a diameter associated with the second end; and one or more radial support regions in circumferential contact with at least one of an outer surface of the filter media, wherein spacing of at least some of the plurality of pleats are maintained at least in part by the one or more radial support regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: BHA Altair, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Alan Ray, Martin Gregory Hatfield
  • Publication number: 20140338293
    Abstract: A duplex fluid filter assembly allows extended life between filter replacements, by automatically back-flushing one filter unit with clean fluid from another filter unit of the duplex assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Jon Williams, Michael Long