Patents Represented by Attorney James Hasselbeck
  • Patent number: 8262759
    Abstract: A filter device for filtration of gaseous fluids has a filter housing provided with a receptacle. A first filter element and a second filter element are arranged in the receptacle of the filter housing behind one another in an axial direction of the filter housing. A first bypass that bypasses the first filter element is provided. An inflow side of the second filter element is arranged axially behind the first filter element and is fluidically connected to the first bypass. Fluid to be filtered passes in a flow direction of the fluid through the first bypass to the inflow side of the second filter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventor: Dieter Amesoeder
  • Patent number: 8262761
    Abstract: A modular cyclone precleaner system includes one or more standardized and reusable modular cyclone blocks configured in parallel. The modular cyclone blocks are provided as components designed for reuse across differing precleaner systems for potentially different precleaner applications, providing standardized component building blocks and reducing manufacturing cost. The modular cyclone blocks are designed to be selectively combinable to provide a cyclone precleaner system having the required gas flow characteristics and particulate removal capabilities required for any given precleaner application. The precleaner system includes a housing that is sized for at least one given precleaner application and adapted to supportively receive the selectively combined modular cyclone blocks for the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Kevin Brian Babb, Jeremy Metternich
  • Patent number: 8262788
    Abstract: An air filter housing (10) for at least one compact air filter element (20) has at least one filter chamber (1) that at the ends has at least one hose connector socket (2, 3), respectively. The compact air filter element (20) is insertable chamber into the filter chamber between the hose connector sockets (2, 3) with sealing of the cross-section of the filter. At least one resonator chamber element (5, 6) is attached to the air filter housing (10) and is connected with the filter chamber (1) by at least one air-conducting channel (7, 8, 9) or slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Mario Rieger, Werner Blossey
  • Patent number: 8262785
    Abstract: A hydrocarbon adsorption trap for adsorption of evaporated fuel vapors includes a first fuel vapor permeable media retention layer, a second media retention layer positioned in a spaced parallel relationship to the first layer forming a gap therebetween and a hydrocarbon vapor adsorbent media disposed in the gap between the first and second layers for adsorbing evaporated fuel vapors from the intake tract when the engine is not operating. A mounting member is secured to peripheral edge portions of the layers and closes the gap between the layers while providing a means of securing the trap into an air intake tract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Mann & Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Joshua Barron, Beau Kidman
  • Patent number: 8246702
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter device (10), in particular for filtering intake air of an internal combustion engine. The filter device (10) comprises a separator that is embodied in particular as a cyclone preseparator (26), moreover a main filter element (36) exchangeably arranged in a housing compartment (68) of the filter housing (12), as well as a secondary filter element (38) that in the flow direction of the fluid to be cleaned is arranged downstream. The housing compartment (68), for facilitating premounting of the main filter element (36) therein, comprises insertion stays (64). The main filter element (36) is embodied in particular as a double bellows filter, comprising a first radially inwardly positioned filter bellows (40) and a second radially outwardly positioned filter bellows (42) surrounding it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen Ackermann, Ralf Bauder, Duc Cuong Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8245698
    Abstract: A valve for controlling volume flows of fuel supply systems of internal combustion engines has a conduit having an inlet and an outlet defining a flow direction. A bypass opening is provided in the conduit. A sleeve is slidably arranged in the conduit and covers in one position the bypass opening completely. The sleeve has an axial through bore that connects the inlet and the outlet. An elastic element that is arranged in the conduit and exerts onto the sleeve a force that is directed toward the inlet. A counterforce is generated by the flow resistance of the sleeve that counteracts the force of the elastic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Marco Schweikart, Bernd Nageldinger
  • Patent number: 8241413
    Abstract: An air filter system of a motor vehicle has an air filter housing with a housing part of a moisture-sensitive plastic material and an air passage section with a circumferentially extending passage wall, wherein the passage wall of the air passage section is integrally formed of identical material on the housing part of the air filter housing. A mass air flow sensor is arranged in the air passage section. A plastic insert of a moisture-insensitive plastic material is disposed on an inner side of the passage wall of the air passage section and lines the passage wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventor: Timo Dirnberger
  • Patent number: 8236080
    Abstract: A ratchet clip for lockably and releasably closing a cover onto a base of a air filter housing is disclosed. The ratchet clip includes an elongated retention member secured at one portion of the housing and having a plurality of teeth forming a series of pockets and ridges. A rocker member is pivotally secured to a different housing portion and is aligned to lockably engage the retention member. A latching member on the rocker member is sized, configured and positioned to lockably engage into the pockets thereby inhibiting movement of the latching member in an opening direction relative to the retention member. A spring biases the rocker member to lockably and releasably engage the retention member thereby preventing movement in an opening direction of the rocker member relative to the retention member. The teeth have surfaces configured to permit the latching member to slide over the teeth in a closing direction relative to the retention member, even while the spring biases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Mann & Hummel GmbH
    Inventor: Mike Desjardins
  • Patent number: 8231779
    Abstract: A filtering device for fluids features a filter element located in a filter housing and a heating device located in the flow path of the fluid. The heating device comprises a heating element that is held by a heating support which is located at the inner surface of the cover, with a water outlet connection being designed as one-piece with the heating support, the water outlet connection being directed outwards through a recess in the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Jokschas, Frank Muschkiet, Michael Fasold, Gunther Kraft, Stefan Uhl, Thomas Friederich, Oliver Krauβ
  • Patent number: 8230845
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for separating fluid particles from a gas flow, in particular from a crankcase gas flow of an internal combustion engine. A valve is provided to allow a distribution of the gas flow to at least two cyclones depending on the volumetric flow. The valve consists of a cylinder through which the gas can flow. Inside the cylinder is a piston. This piston is designed inside the cylinder with a clearance fit or provided with one or several boreholes. In case of a low gas flow and because of the tolerances or boreholes, this gas flow will be directed around the cylinder to a first cyclone. When exceeding a certain volumetric flow the piston moves inside the cylinder and opens at least one more cyclone for the gas flow to flow through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventor: Torsten Hilpert
  • Patent number: 8202341
    Abstract: A filter is disclosed that includes a filter cup, a filter insert inserted into the filter cup and having a substantially cylindrical shape and a terminal disk arranged at an end face of the filter insert and connected to an end of the filter cup. The terminal disk includes a circumferential rim configured to engage the end of the filter cup and is provided with locking means that positive-lockingly connects the terminal disk and the filter cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Becker, Duc Cuong Nguyen, Karlheinz Münkel, Steffen Ackermann
  • Patent number: 8186332
    Abstract: A fluid filter module with a filter housing is provided with an integrated and internally mounted thermostatic fluid regulator valve. The regulator valve is equipped with a thermostatic actuator member configured to sense and regulate a mix temperature within the filter housing. The regulator valve is configurable as a separate component installable into the filter housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Mann & Hummel GmbH
    Inventor: Christopher Marc Sturgess
  • Patent number: 8182570
    Abstract: In a compact air filter element (10) having a filter body (11) consisting of a coiled filter medium, through which filter body flow can pass through axially through its end sides (11.1), and which filter body (11) has at least one ring sealing element (15) extending along the periphery of the filter body (11), the filter body (11) is inserted into a hood element (12) and tightly seals to this. The hood element (12) covers one of the end sides (11.1) and grasps the outer periphery of the filter body (11) over the whole of the periphery in a grasping area close to the end side, wherein the grasping area of the hood element (12) ends in an outer edge having a ring edge surface (14.1) on or at which at least one ring sealing element (15) for placing against a sealing flange (22) of a housing pot element (20) is arranged. The reverse arrangement having the ring seal assigned to the housing pot element which presses on the hood element is also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventor: Mario Rieger
  • Patent number: 8172918
    Abstract: A filter device has a filter housing and a filter element that is exchangeably arranged in the filter housing. A housing cover for closing the filter housing is provided. Interacting locking elements are arranged on the filter element and on the housing cover wherein the interacting locking elements have a locked position and a release position and are moveable between the locked position and the release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Stefanie Grosche, Thomas Ranker
  • Patent number: 8167965
    Abstract: A filter for filtering a fluid has a filter housing and a filter element arranged in the filter housing. A cyclone preseparator is arranged upstream of the filter element, wherein a fluid to be cleaned is guided through the preseparator to the filter element. The cyclone preseparator has at least two cyclone cells that have a different diameter, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventor: Volker Greif
  • Patent number: 8167098
    Abstract: A brake dust collecting device for a motor vehicle has a dust collecting unit and an air flow generating device that generates an air flow that flows across brake parts of a motor vehicle wheel brake and that supplies brake dust of the wheel brake to the dust collecting unit. The air flow generating device has a rotatable fan blade and the dust collecting unit is a filter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Jessberger
  • Patent number: 8163057
    Abstract: In an air filter housing (100) for an air filter element (2) with at least one housing bottom part (10) into which the air filter element (2) can be inserted completely or with a substantial portion of its length and a cover element (20) to be connected to the housing bottom part (10), on the housing bottom part (10) and on the cover element (20) at least one connector socket (14, 15) for connection to a hose conduit is provided, respectively. The connector socket for the side of the air filter element facing the cover element (20) is designed as a deflecting connector socket (14) that extends at least partially outside of the cross-sectional area covered by the air filter element (2) and that is connected to the housing bottom part (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Mann + Hummelll GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Blossey, Mario Rieger, Lorenz Eilert
  • Patent number: 8163178
    Abstract: A filter has a filter housing having an interior. A drainage device is provided that has a collecting cup, a fastening screw for the collecting cup, and a threaded part secured in the filter housing and provided with an inner thread for receiving the fastening screw. The threaded part has an outer surface with at least one drainage passage connecting the interior of the filter housing to the collecting cup. The filter housing has a cup-shaped receptacle for the threaded part and the cup-shaped receptacle has a securing wall that at least partially extends about a circumference of the cup-shaped receptacle. The threaded part is a press-fit bushing pressed into the receptacle. The press-fit bushing has a circumferential wall provided with a circumferential contact surface secured by the securing wall and extending at least partially about a circumference of the press-fit bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Thalmann
  • Patent number: 8157938
    Abstract: In a method for stabilizing folded filter media, a thread is coated with a hot melt adhesive to prepare a coated thread. The coated thread is wound in a plastic state about fold tips of a folded filter medium. The plastic state of the coated thread is maintained by applying heat. The heat is applied in the form of hot air, infrared radiation, or generated by microwaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Jobst Eisengräber-Pabst, Siegfried Rapp, Pius Trautmann, Johannes Lampert
  • Patent number: 8157107
    Abstract: A liquid filter has a filter housing with a first thread and a drain passage. A filter element including a filter medium is arranged in the filter housing. A filter lid is provided with a second thread configured to engage the first thread for connecting the filter lid to the filter housing. The filter lid further has a filter by pass valve for bypassing the filter element when a pressure loss that is too high occurs when liquid passes through the filter medium of the filter element. First bayonet connectors are provided on the filter lid and second bayonet connectors are provided on the filter element for connecting the filter element to the filter lid by engaging the first bayonet connectors. A double-concentric seal is arranged on the filter element for closing off the drain passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Weindorf