Patents Examined by Madeline Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 11541337
    Abstract: A potable water filter for an aircraft galley plumbing system is disclosed. In embodiments, the filter includes a body attachable to a mount via a central threaded attachment stud. The stud is surrounded by a filter mount chamber and encloses a central flow channel allowing outflow from the filter body to an outlet port. Potable water enters the mount through an inlet port; an annular “puck” inlet valve extends around the attachment stud, sealing off the filter mount chamber when the filter body is absent and, when the filter body is screwed onto the attachment stud, providing for water flow throughout the filter mount chamber. The filter body houses a solid block of sintered carbon with a hollow core. Water enters the filter chamber via bypass slots in the base of the filter body and flows around and through the carbon filter before flowing down to the outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Volkan Keskin, Peter J. L. Burd
  • Patent number: 11541334
    Abstract: An integrated seal member includes an at least partially annular body defining a longitudinal axis, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction. The at least partially annular body includes a top annular mounting portion, a sealing portion including at least one top sealing feature and at least one bottom sealing feature, and a connecting portion that extends at least radially outwardly from the top annular mounting portion to the sealing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jon T. Immel, Stephen Ellis Oedewaldt, Jeffrey R. Ries, Gregory Owen Potts, Joseph J. Every, Darrell Lee Morehouse, III, Philip Carl Spengler
  • Patent number: 11541353
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a container for filtering a suspension which comprises a lid and a vessel. The container comprises a filter that divides an interior space of the container into a first compartment and a second compartment. The lid comprises a first access and a second access. The first access is connected to the first compartment, and the second access is connected to the second compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: bbi-biotech GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd-Ulrich Wilhelm, Ulrike Klattkowsky, Jan Millauer
  • Patent number: 11535811
    Abstract: A system for recovering gel-mass from a gel-mass-containing waste material. The system includes mangle rolls, a heated accumulator for receiving and melting the gel-mass-containing waste material to provide an oil phase and a non-oil phase; a pumping system; an optional mixer; and a control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: R.P. Scherer Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Lester David Fulper, Werner Stange, Norton Richard Hart, Shawn P. McKee, Neftali Tosado
  • Patent number: 11534711
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method to separate solid particle components from a fluid that includes a spherical vessel with a tangential inlet to introduce the fluid and a fluid exhaust and filter arranged on the center line of the interior of the vessel. A combination of pressurized fluid and solid particles enter at the tangential inlet and move primarily in a circular path around the interior of the vessel. The circular path results in the larger mass particles settling at the vessels lower region. Less massive particles may be entrained in the exiting fluid flow toward a filter element where they are removed from the exiting fluid. The vessel has an opening to remove the trapped separated particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Calandra Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Denton, Federico Carlos Resio
  • Patent number: 11529572
    Abstract: A filtration assembly includes a housing. The housing includes a first housing for fluid and a second housing opening for fluid. A containment cover is removably coupled to the housing. The containment cover defines a cover opening, a cover surface, and a flow passage. The cover opening is in fluid communication with the housing. The cover surface is substantially continuous around a circumference of the containment cover. The cover surface includes an open portion in fluid communication with the second housing opening. The flow passage is formed by a first passage surface and a second passage surface. The flow passage includes a first end in fluid communication with the cover opening. A second end is in fluid communication with the second housing opening through the open portion of the cover surface. The flow passage extends radially outward from the cover opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Wassem Abdalla, Joshua Luther Young, Vaibhav Pimpalte, Peter K. Herman, Ismail C. Bagci, Jithin Benjamin
  • Patent number: 11517834
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fabric disc filter having a structure for preventing damage to a filter panel. In this regard, an object of the present invention is to provide a fabric disc filter having a structure for preventing damage to filter panel, being capable of preventing the filter panel attached to the filter panel from being torn or being disconnected from the filter frame in the washing process of suctioning and removing foreign matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: NORDIC WATER PRODUCTS AB
    Inventor: Chan Yong Moon
  • Patent number: 11512274
    Abstract: A microorganism sampling device includes: a head part that has a water supply channel to which a water supply pipe for supplying sample water can be connected; a housing part to an upper part of which the head part can be detachably attached; a frame-structured tube; a tubular filter that is arranged within the tubular body; a cup that communicates with the tubular filter and is attached to one end of the tube body; and a cap that has a channel communicating with the tubular filter and is attached to the other end of the tube body. The microorganism sampling device further includes a filter part housed in the housing part, in which a bottom part of the cup is supported by a bottom part of the housing part. The head part is attached to an upper part of the housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SATAKE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke Orihashi, Yoshihisa Saita, Shuji Miyai
  • Patent number: 11511219
    Abstract: Filter cartridges and manifold blocks for filter manifold systems are described. The filter cartridges include flanges surrounding openings at first and second ends of the filter cartridge, with face seals in the flanges. Manifold blocks include end blocks, at least one of which is movable so that the distance between the end blocks can be changed. When a filter cartridge is installed into the manifold by engagement of the flanges with slots in the manifold end blocks, a fluid pathway is formed through a first manifold end block, into the filter cartridge, through the filter cartridge, out of the filter cartridge and into a second manifold end block. The fluid pathway is sealed by the face seals where the flow is from a manifold end block into or out of the filter cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: ENTEGRIS, INC.
    Inventor: Satoshi Kamimoto
  • Patent number: 11504654
    Abstract: A ring filter element for a filter device may include a connecting region and an axially projecting pin. The pin may include an arm via which the pin is connected to the connecting region. The arm may include a predetermined breaking point disposed spaced apart from the connecting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas Kollmann, Patrick Wieler
  • Patent number: 11473541
    Abstract: A fuel filter assembly includes a filter bowl body including a bottom wall, the bottom wall having a concave feature. The fuel filter assembly includes an electro-static discharge (ESD) pin at least partially positioned within in the concave feature. A method for discharging electro-static in a fuel filter assembly includes providing a filter bowl body including a bottom wall, the bottom wall having a concave feature. The method includes discharging electro-static by positioning an ESD pin at least partially within the concave feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventor: Shunjun Song
  • Patent number: 11458879
    Abstract: A fuel trailer configured to store and process fuel. The fuel trailer includes a frame with wheels; a fuel tank mounted to the frame, and a fuel system downstream from the fuel tank to move the fuel from the fuel tank. The fuel system can include filters that remove contaminants from the fuel, pumps to move the fuel, and redundant fuel lines. A dispensing end can be positioned to dispense the fuel to an outside device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: FUELIE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas R. Stumpf
  • Patent number: 11458421
    Abstract: A filter apparatus, in particular for the filtration of hydraulic media, includes a filter housing (4) and a filter element (30) arranged in the filter housing, Air present in the filter housing (4) can be removed from the housing by suction by a degassing device (52) that generates a negative pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: HYDAC FLUIDCARECENTER GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Wohlers, John Otto, Werner Wilkendorf
  • Patent number: 11452958
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a filtering assembly for filtering at least one fluid flowing in particular in a hydraulic motor or device, comprising: —a filter body which comprises a vessel and a cover which are configured to engage with one another in order to enable the filter body to close, —a tube, in particular a central tube, inside the filter body extending along a longitudinal axis (X), —a removable filter cartridge which is housed in the filter body and includes an upper end plate, a lower end plate and a filter medium which extends between the upper end plate and the lower end plate, the filter cartridge having a tubular opening for surrounding the tube, characterized in that the cover has a circular rib which is formed such as to project into an inner space of the filter body, and in that the upper end plate has a circular edge which is designed to sealingly engage radially and inwardly with said circular rib of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRTION SARL
    Inventors: Emmanuel Page, Loïck Menez
  • Patent number: 11452956
    Abstract: A fuel filter assembly includes a filter housing, a center stack, a top portion, a center stack base, and a fuel filter. The fuel filter includes a filter center support having a first portion extending along a first axial length, and a second portion extending along a second axial length, the first portion having a first inner diameter that is greater than a second inner diameter of the second portion, and having a first inner contact surface at the first inner diameter, and a filter base having an opening, the opening having an opening diameter and defining a second inner contact surface. When positioned within the filter housing, the fuel filter contacts the center stack at a first axial location and at the first inner contact surface, and it contacts a center stack base of the center stack at a second axial location and at the second inner contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas Kollmann, Patrick Wieler
  • Patent number: 11448173
    Abstract: A fuel filter assembly for filtering a fuel-liquid mixture comprises a filter cartridge and a return tube. The filter cartridge comprises a filter media and a housing. The filter media defines an open central region therein. The housing contains the filter media. The return tube extends into the central region of the filter media. The return tube collects and drains liquid from a bottom inner region of the filter media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Zemin Jiang, Ted S. Loftis
  • Patent number: 11433325
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter element comprising one or more fluid-pervious layers of a fluid-pervious sheet material having first and second surfaces in a substantially parallel arrangement, a fluid-impervious layer arranged in fluid tight contact with at least one of said first and second surfaces of said layer(s) of fluid-pervious sheet material to substantially fully cover the first and/or second surfaces thereof, one or more first and second edge portions, said first and second edge portions being arranged at a predefined distance and separated from one another by a predefined area of the fluid-pervious sheet material, a fluid flow path limited to and extending essentially parallel to the first and second surfaces from the first edge portion(s) to the second edge portion(s) within each of said layers of fluid-pervious sheet material, said first and second edge portions providing a fluid intake and a fluid drainage at the upstream and downstream ends of said fluid flow path, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Pall Corporation
    Inventors: Gerhard Strohm, Georg Schnieder, Ralph Heusslein
  • Patent number: 11433330
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a filter assembly includes a filter housing including a housing inlet and a housing outlet, and a filtering section located downstream of the housing inlet and upstream of the housing outlet. The filtering section includes a first filtering portion, a second filtering portion, a wall longitudinally separating the first filtering portion and the second filtering portion, a filtering outlet, and a valve located in the filtering outlet. The valve includes a closed condition and an open condition, and wherein, in the valve closed condition the valve blocks flow from the second filtering portion to the housing outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Martin A. Lehman, Lee A. Reiners
  • Patent number: 11420142
    Abstract: A housing of a liquid separation device that includes an inlet for the gas-liquid mixture and a set of integrated components, the set of integrated components includes a liquid separator vessel to separate liquid from the gas-liquid mixture, and the liquid separator vessel includes an entry port for the gas-liquid mixture, a liquid outlet port, and a gas outlet port. The set of integrated components includes a set of channels, where a wall of each channel is part of the housing, where the set of channels includes an inlet channel to guide the gas-liquid mixture from the inlet to the entry port and an outlet channel to guide gas from the gas outlet port away from the liquid separator vessel. The housing includes at least two opposite housing pieces which can be hermetically sealed together along a sealing line which is situated in a sealing face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
    Inventors: Johan Dom, Benjamin Moens, Pieter-Jan Belles, Diego Truyen
  • Patent number: 11420139
    Abstract: A filter press includes a frame, a power component and a plurality of filter plates driven by the power component to move to and fro along the frame to be at a pressure filtration position and an unloading position; a vibration cake unloading device includes a driving component and a vibration shaft longitudinally arranged; and protrusions are provided on an outer circumferential wall of the vibration shaft, when the filter plates are located at the unloading position, in the process that the driving component drives the vibration shaft to rotate around its own axis, the protrusions on the vibration shaft collide with the filter plate to assist in unloading. The vibration shaft has a simple structure, which can greatly reduce the cost, and the vibration cake unloading device is flexible in use. A filter press of spiral vibration cake unloading by pulling apart the filter plate twice is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Jingjin Equipment Inc.
    Inventors: Guiting Jiang, Guozhi Liu, Wei Song, Dongling Liu