Patents Assigned to CUMMINS FILTRATION IP
  • FILTER CARTRIDGE WITH FLOW PASSAGE IN ENDPLATE
    Publication number: 20150202556
    Abstract: A fluid filter assembly and a replaceable fluid filter cartridge are described where the fluid filter cartridge has an endplate that acts as a lid for the housing in which the fluid filter cartridge is installed. The endplate also includes a fluid flow passage formed therein through which filtered fluid exits or fluid to be filtered enters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles W. Hawkins, Bryan Herron, Jignesh Rathod, John P. Scheuren, Kevin C. South, Robert A. Bannister, Benjamin L. Scheckel
  • System for monitoring and indicating filter life
    Patent number: 9061224
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and algorithms for monitoring and indicating filter life of an internal combustion engine, hydraulic systems, and other machines are useful. The systems, methods, and algorithms may be used to provide an indication alert to a user that the filter is approaching an end-of-useful-life condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP INC.
    Inventors: Barry M. Verdegan, Chad M. Thomas, Peter K. Herman
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLOSED CRANKCASE VENTILATION AND AIR FILTRATION
    Publication number: 20150136050
    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: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Yashpal Subedi, Brian W. Schwandt, Scott W. Schwartz
  • INERTIAL GAS-LIQUID IMPACTOR SEPARATOR WITH FLOW DIRECTOR
    Publication number: 20150128542
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: 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
  • Mounting interface for a housing of a filtration module
    Patent number: 9010717
    Abstract: A mounting assembly is described that has an interface designed to increase the stress margin of at least the module side of the assembly, for example in a liquid filtration module, and to increase ease of assembling its mounting components. The interface reduces the failure of the mounting assembly at least on the module side, so that if failure of the mounting assembly occurs, such an occurrence is less likely to be at the interface and on the module side, thereby reducing the need to replace more complex and expensive components that may be on the module side. Generally, the mounting assembly includes a mounting interface and a mounting bracket connectable to the mounting interface. A retention component is configured to maintain connection of the mounting interface to the mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Rahul B. Kallurwar, Kevin C. South, Charles W. Hawkins, Ismail C. Bagci, Philip S. Hall
  • Filter cartridge centering device
    Patent number: 9011683
    Abstract: A filter cartridge is provided. The filter cartridge includes a first end plate connected to a first end of a filter media, a second end plate connected to a second end of the filter media and a centering device. The centering device is located towards the second end of the filter media for aligning a pin of the first end plate into a hole of a filter housing. The centering device also includes first ribs at first opposing ends of the centering device and second ribs at second opposing ends of the centering device, the first and second ribs protruding inwardly toward the center of a centering device hole. The length of the first ribs towards the center of the centering device hole and the length of the second ribs towards the center of the centering device hole are designed to align with a cross-sectional shape of the standpipe hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin C. South, Charles W. Hawkins
  • Systems and methods for closed crankcase ventilation and air filtration
    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
  • Inside-out flow filter with pressure recovery
    Patent number: 8986539
    Abstract: In an inside-out flow filter, a transition pressure recovery member is provided at the inlet and has structured contoured guide surfaces guiding fluid flow therealong into the hollow interior of an annular filter element to minimize transition pressure loss from the inlet to the hollow interior. The transition pressure recovery member includes transition flow deceleration surfaces gradually decelerating flow of fluid into the hollow interior and minimizing pressure drop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP Inc.
    Inventors: Peter K. Herman, Bradley A. Smith, Benjamin L. Scheckel
  • Rotating coalescer with keyed drive
    Patent number: 8974567
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: 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
  • No filter no run fluid filtration system
    Patent number: 8968565
    Abstract: Improvements to “no filter, no run” fluid filtration systems are described. In one example, a filter includes a movable pin cage that has a first pre-installation position adjacent the bottom end plate and is temporarily connected thereto by a snap connection system, and a second position adjacent the upper end plate where it performs a valve interaction function. In another example, a filter includes non-centered valve pins that are rotatable relative to an upper end plate of the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad M. Thomas, Eric R. Burgan, Philip S. Hall, Carey A. Curt, Kevin C. South, Jeffrey A. Husband, Chad T. Brummitt
  • Inertial gas-liquid impactor separator with flow director
    Patent number: 8961641
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: 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
  • CRANKCASE VENTILATION SELF-CLEANING COALESCER WITH INTERMITTENT ROTATION
    Publication number: 20150047582
    Abstract: A method and system is provided for regenerating and cleaning an air-oil coalescer of a crankcase ventilation system of an internal combustion engine generating blowby gas in a crankcase. The coalescer coalesces oil from the blowby gas. The method and system includes regenerating and cleaning the coalescer by intermittent rotation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.
    Inventors: Saru DAWAR, Scott W. SCHWARTZ, Brian W. SCHWANDT, Barry Mark VERDEGAN
  • Cost-effective tunable precleaner
    Patent number: 8951337
    Abstract: An inertial separation air precleaner system includes a replaceable insert removably mounted to the precleaner and altering air flow velocity through the precleaner by changing flow area of the flowpath through the precleaner housing. The replaceable insert is replaceable with a different insert for the same precleaner housing, which different insert provides a different flow area through the precleaner housing, enabling a selectable precleaner efficiency vs. restriction trade-off as chosen by a user for a particular application, enabling tuning of precleaner performance by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Tofsland, Stephen L. Fallon
  • Magnetically driven rotating separator
    Patent number: 8940068
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley A. Smith, Kurt M. A. Badeau, Howard E. Tews, Roger L. Zoch
  • FILTER ELEMENT WITH FEATURES TO IMPROVE PRE-CLEANING PERFORMANCE, SEALING, AND STRUCTURAL SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20150020488
    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: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP INC.
    Inventors: Rajeev Dhiman, Jim Alonzo, Kelly Detra, Barry Mark Verdegan
  • FILTER AND FILTER MEDIA HAVING REDUCED RESTRICTION
    Publication number: 20150013290
    Abstract: A pleated filter media comprises a plurality of pleats comprised of pleat segments extending in an axial direction between first and second axial ends and extending in a transverse direction that is perpendicular to the axial direction between first and second sets of pleat tips at least partially defined by first and second sets of bend lines. Axial flow channels are defined between the pleat segments in the lateral direction and the plurality of pleats has a width in the transverse direction that varies along the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC,
    Inventors: Mark V. Holzmann, Arun Janakiraman, Orvin D. Kendall, Scott W. Schwartz, Eric A. Janikowski, Michael J. Connor, Kurt M. A. Badeau, Murray R. Schukar
  • Filter cartridge having a filter within a filter, and an endplate sealing structure on an outer filter element
    Patent number: 8932465
    Abstract: A filter within a filter cartridge design is described that includes a sealing structure on an endplate of an outer filter element. Generally, the sealing structure includes an annular flange on the endplate that can directly seal against an interior surface of a housing when the filter cartridge is assembled for use. During filtration, the annular flange prevents a working fluid from bypassing the outer filter element. The sealing flange can seal with the housing in a press fit engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron M. Wells, Terry W. Shults, Ismail C. Bagci, Dean Olson, Zemin Jiang, Kevin C. South, Peter K. Herman, Hendrik N. Amirkhanian, Jeffrey B. Sharp, David P. Genter, Norman C. Blizard, Melvin Douglas McCormick, Jeffrey A. Husband, Wassem Abdalla, Michael J. Connor, Barry M. Verdegan, Donna Butler, Chad T. Brummitt
  • V-shaped filter with serviceable frames and cartridges
    Patent number: 8926725
    Abstract: A V-shaped filter includes a V-shaped carrier frame, first and second cartridge frames movably mounted to the carrier frame, and first and second filter element cartridges removably and replaceably mounted to the first and second cartridge frames, respectively. The first and second cartridge frames are movable to an inserted position in the V-shaped carrier frame providing an installed condition with the first and second cartridge frames forming a V-shape, and are movable to an extended position extending beyond the V-shaped carrier frame and providing a replacement-service condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory K. Loken, Mark V. Holzmann, Peter K. Herman, Scott W. Schwartz, Travis E. Goodlund
  • NO FILTER NO RUN FLUID FILTRATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150001144
    Abstract: Improvements to “no filter, no run” fluid filtration systems are described. In one example, a filter includes a movable pin cage that has a first pre-installation position adjacent the bottom end plate and is temporarily connected thereto by a snap connection system, and a second position adjacent the upper end plate where it performs a valve interaction function. In another example, a filter includes non-centered valve pins that are rotatable relative to an upper end plate of the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.
    Inventors: Chad M. Thomas, Eric R. Burgan, Philip S. Hall, Carey A. Curt, Kevin C. South, Jeffrey A. Husband, Chad T. Brummitt
  • Filter element
    Patent number: D735293
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott W. Schwartz, Robert A. Bannister, Joel D. Roltgen, Jeffrey A. Rech, Stephen L. Fallon, Gregory K. Loken