Patents Assigned to Mann & Hummel
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Patent number: 11305217Abstract: A filter element for liquid filtration has a hollow-cylindrical filter medium body and an end disk covering an end face of the filter medium body. A central cutout axially penetrates the end disk. An outflow channel for liquid to be filtered or filtered liquid is arranged at the end disk and connects to a liquid collecting space. The outflow channel extends from a radially outward wall surface of the filter medium body to the central cutout of the end disk. The outflow channel is controlled by a drainage device. A filter device with a filter housing provided with such a filter element has a drainage device that controls the outflow channel. A filter device with a drainage device having a first drainage position for draining only water and a second drainage position draining water from a water collecting space and liquid from a liquid collecting space is provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Rafael Salom, Martin Weindorf, Idriss Razgani
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Patent number: 11306982Abstract: A heat exchanger for cooling intake air with a coolant is provided with a shell and first and second front faces, wherein one of the front faces is an inlet and the other an outlet for intake air. The shell has at least one coupling element disposed along a circumferential line of the shell that is spaced apart from the first front face by a predetermined distance. The shell has a port as an inlet or outlet for the coolant. The port is arranged at a spacing from the first front face. The spacing is larger than the predetermined distance. The shell has an insertion section between first front face and circumferential line. The shell has an internal duct system connected to the port for guiding the coolant into the insertion section. The coupling element can fixedly couple with at least one corresponding coupling element of an air duct.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Stéphane Warnery, Philippe Trotin, Alexander Korn, Gerrit-Tobias Speidel
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Patent number: 11305219Abstract: A filter system for liquid media has a filter housing with housing pot and housing cover. The housing pot has a drainage channel with bottom-side drainage opening. A bottom end disk of a filter element has a closure element arranged off-center to a longitudinal filter element axis. The closure element, in predetermined installation position of the filter element, extends seal-tightly across or into the drainage opening. The bottom end disk has a cutout corresponding with a positioning aid of the housing pot. By screwing on the housing cover, the filter element moves with the housing cover axially toward the drainage opening and rotates until positioning aid and cutout engage and lock the filter element relative to the housing pot in a predetermined rotational position where the closure element is axially aligned with the drainage opening. The filter element moves with the housing cover axially into the predetermined installation position.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventor: Herbert Jainek
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Patent number: 11298637Abstract: An exchangeable filter system is provided with an exchangeable filter module that has at least one fluid inlet, at least one fluid outlet, and a fluid path connecting the at least one fluid inlet and the at least one fluid outlet with each other. The exchangeable filter module is provided with at least one filter element for filtering a fluid. A flange element and a counter flange element are provided. The flange element is provided to releasably engage the exchangeable filter module and to releasably engage the counter flange element. A valve device is arranged in the flange element. The valve device blocks the fluid path when the flange element is in engagement with the exchangeable filter module and is disengaged from the counter flange element. An internal combustion engine is provided with such an exchangeable filter system to filter fuel, lubricant or urea.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Jochen Linhart, Christian Vogt
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Patent number: 11285407Abstract: A liquid cleaning element has a cleaning medium and a carrier medium connected to each other. The carrier medium is provided with a liquid connector to connect to a line for liquid to be cleaned or cleaned liquid. The liquid cleaning element has a bend in a section provided with the cleaning medium and the carrier medium. The carrier medium, prior to connection to the cleaning medium, is pre-manufactured in a final shape of the liquid cleaning element. The liquid connector has a cylindrical suction socket and is arranged at or integrated in the carrier medium. A liquid cleaning system is provided with the liquid cleaning element and a holder holding the liquid cleaning element. In a method for producing the liquid cleaning element, the carrier medium is pre-manufactured in a final shape of the liquid cleaning element and the cleaning medium is connected to the pre-manufactured carrier medium.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Pascal Egger, Heiko Wyhler, Alois Maier, Norbert Strassenberger
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Patent number: 11280299Abstract: A filter element for an air filter assembly of an engine includes a primary filter media and a secondary filter media. The primary filter media has a plurality of pleats having first fold edges on an inlet face of the primary filter media and second fold edges on an outlet face of the primary filter media. The first and second fold edges extend from a first lateral side to a second lateral side of the primary filter media. The secondary filter media is constructed of a non-woven material and includes a first portion arranged on the inlet face of the primary filter media, a second portion secured to the first lateral side of the primary filter media, and a third portion secured to the second lateral side of the primary filter media.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Marcel Holzwarth, Jerome Stiger
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Patent number: 11274640Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid pipe arrangement (100), in particular for a charged air duct of an internal combustion engine, comprising a housing (10) having a longitudinal extension (L). The housing (10) includes a first fluid duct (20) having a first fluid inlet (22) and a first fluid outlet (24) for a first fluid and at least one second fluid duct (30) having a second fluid inlet (32) and a second fluid outlet (34) for a second fluid. Thermal insulation means (40) are provided between at least a portion (38) of the second fluid duct (30) and at least a portion (28) the first fluid duct (20).Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventor: Gwenael Foulboeuf
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Patent number: 11273402Abstract: A fluid filter has a filter housing with inlet opening for fluid to be cleaned and outlet opening for cleaned fluid. A filter element arranged in an element receptacle of the filter housing separates inlet opening from outlet opening. The filter housing has a housing body with an installation opening to the element receptacle, through which the filter element in an installation direction is introduced into the element receptacle. The filter housing has a housing cover for closing the installation opening. The installation opening is arranged in a transverse side of the housing body that is lateral relative to the housing axis. The filter housing has a sealing surface, surrounding the housing axis at least partially circumferentially, for contacting a seal of the filter element. The filter element has a seal support device for the seal and the filter housing has a pressing device for the seal support device.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2018Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
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Patent number: 11273398Abstract: A fuel filter has a separating device separating, from a medium flow comprising a first medium and a second medium, the first medium as a separated first medium contaminated with the second medium. The fuel filter has a cleaning device receiving a proportion of the second medium contained in the separated first medium. The cleaning device is arranged upstream of a discharge opening for discharging the first medium from the fuel filter. The cleaning device is provided with an absorbent/adsorbent cleaning material. The cleaning material contains or is made of an organoclay as an active component. The organoclay is a bulk material, wherein at least 50 wt. % of the organoclay has an average particle diameter of greater than 50 ?m and smaller than 1,000 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Lars Spelter, Jens Neumann, Matheus Henrique Mendes Alexandre
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Patent number: 11266930Abstract: A filter element for filtering a fluid is provided with a first end disc and a second end disc. An annularly arranged filter medium is held between the first and second end discs. The filter medium can be flowed through by a fluid to be filtered in a radial direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the filter element from an exterior of the filter element to an interior of the filter element. A fluid outlet socket is connected to the filter medium and extends away from the filter medium in an axial direction past the first end disc. The fluid outlet socket is provided with a wall and at least one vent hole extending through the wall in the radial direction. A fluid filter is provided with a filter housing and with the afore described filter element that is arranged in the filter housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Guenter Jokschas, Stefan Eichinger
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Patent number: 11268908Abstract: An air dryer cartridge for reducing moisture of air supplied to an electronics housing has a cartridge housing containing a drying agent through which air is guided. A sensor unit of an optical measuring system is provided for determining the moisture content of the drying agent. The cartridge has a light-permeable casing surface section so that an optical signal emitted from the optical measuring system can pass through the casing surface section. In the method for determining a moisture content of the drying agent of the air dryer cartridge, an optical signal from a sending module is emitted onto or through the drying agent and received by a receiving module where a measured value is determined. The moisture content is determined by comparing the measured value with a data set of measured value-specific values for moisture contents or by a calculation rule for moisture content based on measured value.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Prasad Pore, Markus Beylich
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Patent number: 11266935Abstract: A filter medium has a substrate layer and a nanofiber layer arranged on the substrate layer. Adhesive fibers are laid onto the nanofiber layer and connect the nanofiber layer with the substrate layer. The nanofiber layer is located between the substrate layer and the adhesive fibers.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Jens Neumann, Heiko Brosi
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Patent number: 11247151Abstract: A rotary vessel for a filter assembly has a rotor body rotatable about an axis of rotation and a spigot, integral or coupled with the rotor body, extending away from the rotary body along the axis of rotation. The spigot has an abutment surface against which, in use, a cooperating surface of the filter assembly abuts to inhibit movement of the rotary vessel relative to the cooperating surface and parallel to the axis of rotation. The filter assembly has a housing with main body and closure member separably attachable to the main body. The closure member retains the rotary vessel inside the housing and is separable from the main body to permit removal of the rotary vessel from the housing. A connector releasably couples the closure member to the rotary vessel such that the rotary vessel is removable from the housing by separating closure member and main body.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Tiago Marques, Robin Nash, Angus Rouse, Anthony W. Fell
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Patent number: 11248669Abstract: A brake dust particle filter for a disc brake assembly with brake disc and brake caliper has a ring segment-shaped housing accommodating the brake disc in the interior. The housing has first and second axially spaced apart housing sidewalls and a housing peripheral wall extending radially outwardly in circumferential direction and arranged between the first and second housing sidewalls. A first housing part includes the first and/or second housing sidewall such that the first and/or second housing sidewall is positionable axially displaced to the brake disc. A second housing part includes at least the housing peripheral wall. First and second housing parts are connected by a pivot mechanism having a pivot axis extending parallel to an axis of rotation of the brake disc. Due to the pivot mechanism, the housing peripheral wall is pivotable relative to the first housing part while the first and/or second housing sidewall remains stationary.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Lukas Bock, Thomas Jessberger, Volker Kuemmerling, Robert Zbiral, Coskun Evlekli
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Patent number: 11247175Abstract: A thermally sterilizable fluid filter (10) for concentrating substances contained in a fluid by way of micro-, nano- or ultrafiltration of the fluid, particularly for concentrating a pharmaceutical precursor and/or intermediate, in particular a vaccine, in a fluid. The fluid filter has a filter housing with a fluid inlet, a retentate outlet and a permeate outlet. A filter cartridge is arranged in the filter housing (12) and has a filter medium of a ceramic material and/or a ceramic composite material. The filter cartridge is held with axial play on the filter housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Heike Rupp, Michael Fasold, Herbert Jainek, Sascha Bauer, Frank Ehlen, Stefan Kunze, Jasmin Sorg, Karlheinz Muenkel, Steffen Schuetz, Ulrich Dehnen
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Patent number: 11247159Abstract: A filter device is disclosed having a round filter element having a filter medium body with an open interior. The filter element is installable into a filter housing having a base filter housing and a housing cover, in which an inflow opening of the cover overlaps against and aligns with an inflow opening of a base housing part such they form a continuous inflow opening. A support mesh cage arranged on the radially outer wall of the annular filter medium body. The filter housing has a longitudinally extended cross-sectional shape in which the inflow opening and an outlet opening are both arranged on the base housing part at opposing sides of the base housing part.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2017Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Pascal Neef, Nadine Donauer, Philipp Hettkamp, Arthur Sudermann, Torsten Fritzsching, Mario Rieger, Michael Heim
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Patent number: 11245156Abstract: A degassing unit for an electronics housing has a base body to be connected fluid-tightly to a rim of a pressure compensation opening of the electronics housing. The base body has a gas passage opening covered by a semipermeable membrane that enables passage of gaseous media but prevents passage of liquid and solids. A fluid-permeable protective screen with screen openings is arranged at an inner side of the base body across the gas passage opening. The base body has a thread engagement region for screw-connecting the degassing unit to the electronics housing. The protective screen has a screw through opening aligned with the thread engagement region of the base body. At the screw through opening, a thread engagement region of the protective screen is provided that fixes the protective screen by a threaded fastening element immediately relative to the electronics housing in a mounted state of the degassing unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Robert Zbiral, Peter Muench
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Patent number: 11241645Abstract: In a method for producing a filter medium, at least one substrate layer of a nonwoven comprising cellulose fibers and/or synthetic polymer fibers is provided and a fiber layer of polymer fibers is deposited on the at least one substrate layer. Prior to depositing the fiber layer, a solvent is applied to the at least one substrate layer, wherein a material of the substrate layer and/or a material of the fiber layer is soluble in the solvent. A filter medium produced by the method has material-fused connections at crossing points of the polymer fibers and/or cellulose fibers of the substrate layer with the polymer fibers of the fiber layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Jens Neumann, Anton Kreiner, Markus Weindl, Christian Zisslsberger
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Patent number: 11224830Abstract: The invention relates to a filter element (1, 31) for use as a particulate filter in a cooling circuit (100), in particular of an electrochemical energy converter, having a conical grid support structure (3, 33). The filter element features at a first axial end a supply opening (23, 49) for supplying a cooling medium to be filtered into the filter element (1, 31) and the grid support structure (3, 33) carries a filter medium (4, 34). The filter element (1, 31) has axially opposite the supply opening (23, 49) a funnel (16, 40) for axially discharging and collecting particulate impurities, and is closed at second axial end. The conical grid support (3, 33) structure tapers from the first axial end to the second axial end. An arrangement of a fuel cell (102) having a a cooling circuit (100) with the filter element is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventor: Andreas Wildermuth
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Patent number: D947733Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Volker Kuemmerling, Thomas Jessberger, Lukas Bock, Benedikt Weller, Tobias Woerz, Klaus Gehwolf, Theodor Rockinger, Klaus Mack