Patents Examined by Robert Clemente
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Patent number: 11002230Abstract: There is provided an air cleaner including: an outlet pipe through which air is discharged; an airflow meter that is inserted toward an interior of the outlet pipe through a wall of the outlet pipe; and a flow-regulating member that is formed projecting from an inner surface of the outlet pipe at a side of the airflow meter, the flow-regulating member including an edge that is formed with a peaked shape with respect to the inner surface and that runs along a direction of flow of air, a rear end that is formed at a downstream end of the edge in the direction of flow, and that is shaped cut sharply toward the inner surface and a width-narrowing portion that decreases in width in a circumferential direction of the outlet pipe on progression downstream in the direction of flow.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2018Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira Harada, Shunsuke Rikitake
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Patent number: 10995667Abstract: In a filtration system, in particular for cleaning the intake air of a gas turbine, including a flow channel surrounded by walls with an inflow opening and an outflow opening, a partition wall with at least two openings between a dirty side and a clean side which is positioned between the inflow opening and the outflow opening and limited by the walls of the flow channel, and at least two filters for purifying a flowing fluid. At least one filter is installed at a first opening on the dirty side of the partition wall and at least one filter at a second opening on the clean side of the partition wall.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Inventor: Torsten Hermann
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Patent number: 10993378Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for applying foliar spray. The apparatus (1) includes supply means (2) in the form of a water tank (4) with pipe (5) extending from the tank, through a reverse osmosis water filtration unit (12), pump (6), and valve (7). A solute container (8) for holding solute (9) in the form an electrolyte solution of sodium ions (Na+) and bicarbonate ions (HCO3-) formed by mixing sodium bicarbonate and water (3) from the supply means (2) is also included. A combinatory part (10) is connected to an ion exchange part (15) through valve (19), pipe (17) and pump (18). The prepared solution is the product of passing the diluted electrolyte solution (11) through the ion exchange column (15) and may be applied to the foliage of plants (26) through pump (27), pipes (28), and finally micro sprayers (29).Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2015Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Inventor: Charles Stephen Whitehead
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Patent number: 10987617Abstract: A filter assembly for a fluid flow system includes a filter housing, a housing inlet to allow the fluid flow into the filter housing and a housing outlet to allow the fluid flow to exit the filter housing. A filter element is located in the filter housing to collect contaminants from the fluid flow. A pressure sensor is located to measure a pressure drop across the filter element. The pressure sensor includes at least one sense line extending into an interior volume of the filter housing. A method of monitoring a filter assembly for a fluid flow system includes positioning a pressure sensor at a filter assembly, extending at least one sense line from the pressure sensor into an internal volume of a filter housing of the filter assembly, and measuring a pressure drop across a filter element of the filter assembly via the pressure sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2016Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Lubomir A. Ribarov, Richard J. Carpenter, Aaron V. Price, Gary M. McBrien, Aaron F. Rickis, Bryan V. Scala
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Patent number: 10980929Abstract: The hemodialysis system includes a closed loop dialysate flow path which includes a dialyzer and a reservoir for storing dialysate, and a closed loop blood flow path which passes through the dialyzer in the opposite direction as the dialysate flow path. In addition, the hemodialysis system includes pumps for pumping dialysate and blood through their respective flow paths, a flow sensor for measuring the flow rate of dialysate in the dialysate flow path, and a level sensor for measuring the level of dialysate in the dialysate reservoir. A processor is connected to the flow sensor, reservoir level sensor and pumps to provide a first closed loop control system including the processor, flow sensor and a first dialysate pump, and a second closed loop control system including the processor, level sensor and a second dialysate pump which enable the processor to initiate, monitor and maintain ultrafiltration.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: DIALITY INC.Inventors: Renato Giordano, Rodney Corder
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Patent number: 10981098Abstract: An air filter element has a filter medium body that has a wall to be flowed through by a fluid to be purified in a radial direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the filter medium body. The filter medium body has a first end face and an oppositely positioned second end face. The filter medium body has an elongate cross section shape with two oppositely positioned narrow sides and two oppositely positioned long sides connecting the two narrow sides. A cross section surface of the filter medium body tapers from the first end face toward the second end face. The two long sides each have an inwardly oriented radial constriction in a region of the narrow second end face, wherein, in a region of the first end face, the two long sides are formed without or at least approximately without the inwardly oriented radial constriction, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventor: Pascal Neef
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Patent number: 10976065Abstract: The present invention relates to a system (40) for air filter management, the system comprising a plurality of air filter devices (41a,b) and an air filter control station (42). Each air filter device (41a,b) is provided at an air filter arrangement in an air flow inlet to an industrial installation and comprises at least one filter medium capable of removing particulate material and/or airborne molecular contamination, AMC, from an air flow received at the air flow inlet. Each air filter device comprises a set of sensors arranged to gather sensor data representative of an operating state of the air filter arrangement, a microprocessor and a communication unit. The air filter control station (42) comprises communication unit arranged to receive operating state information from the plurality of air filter devices and a user interface for selecting an air filter arrangement of an air filter device.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2017Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Camfil ABInventors: Joshua Kohn, Richard Ringström
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Patent number: 10969115Abstract: The present invention discloses a smoke filter device, which comprises a plurality of oil filter sections (10), each oil filter section (10) has at least two filter holes (11); and in the two adjacent two filter holes (11), an area defined by the filter hole (11) near the at the end of the oil filter section (10) is smaller than an area defined by the filter hole (11) near the middle portion of the oil filter section (10). The present invention also discloses to a range hood with the smoke filter device. In the present invention, without changing the overall air volume, the suction force of the filter holes at the end of each oil filter section is increased, so that the smoke can be further prevented from escaping to the surrounding.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Ningbo Fotile Kitchen Ware Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhineng Xu, Ting Yu
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Patent number: 10968114Abstract: A device, system, and processor-readable medium for untreated grey water treatment and reuse are disclosed. Untreated grey water entering a building's plumbing system is tested for recyclability before it routes for treatment and reuse or disposal through a building's sewer line. Certain sensors decide how to route the untreated grey water through treatment in the device. Treatments to untreated grey water could include multi-level filtration and heating/cooling cycles for a prescribed time period to produce treated grey water meeting EPA-approved standards. Once treated, the treated grey water is routed to treated grey water tanks where it is stored for later use in a building's toilets and landscaping.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Inventor: Marcos Vielma
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Patent number: 10967322Abstract: Filter cartridges including tubular filter media having ovate cross-sections and filter systems using the ovate tubular filter cartridges are described herein. The inner perimeters of the ovate cross-sections of one or more of the filter cartridges may be asymmetric, i.e., the inner perimeters of the cross-sections of the tubular filter media in the filter cartridges may have no lines about which they are symmetric. The inner perimeters of the ovate cross-sections of the tubular filter media in one or more of the filter cartridges may have only one line of symmetry.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventor: Thomas D. Raether
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Patent number: 10967321Abstract: An air filter clog detector that provides a simpler and reliable method of determining clogging level of air filters using a grayscale or color light sensor. An example air filter clog detector includes a light source (e.g., light emitting diode (LED)), light detector, and circuitry (e.g., micro-processor controller). The light source is configured to emit light toward an air filter. The light detector is configured to measure a color of light reflected by the air filter. The circuitry is configured to determine whether the air filter is clogged based on the color of light reflected by the air filter. To prevent the air filter clog detector from becoming dirty, the detector can be positioned on the downstream side of the air filter.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Inventor: Shashidhar Prabhakar
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Patent number: 10967114Abstract: A dialysis machine has a blood circuit, a blood pump, a dialyzer, a venous pressure sensor, a substituate line, and a control unit. The control unit can operate the blood pump in a first operating mode and in a special operating mode, and start the special operating mode after a trigger event. In the special operating mode, a blood pump conveying rate is controlled via a default value or regulated to a desired value, with the default or desired value being derived from a value determined before the started special mode or corresponding to the value. The presence of an obstacle is polled before the special mode, and depending on the presence thereof, the start of the special mode is blocked or delayed and/or the selection of the default value or the desired value on the presence of the obstacle differs from the selection without the presence of the obstacle.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Alfred Gagel, Pascal Kopperschmidt, Thomas Nuernberger
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Patent number: 10967304Abstract: An anti-counterfeiting mechanism for a filter element to specifically, and preferably uniquely, identify a filter with a conductive pattern or path of conductive materials preferably either embedded (thin film circuit) under the surface, or over molded on, a portion of the filter. The conductive materials are preferably positioned at the filter end cap. The resistance of the filter element is an identifier that is preferably associated with the OEM manufacturer's labeling (such as product number) and/or other branding of the component. This electrical resistance signature permits rapid identification of counterfeit filters.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.Inventors: Mark V. Holzmann, J. Bruce Schelkopf
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Patent number: 10960324Abstract: A container for receiving and holding effluent water containing oil/grease to be removed has sectional covers. A main sectional cover supports a partially immersed rotatable disk; a drive on the main sectional cover rotates the disk; a trough on the main sectional cover straddles the disk; and a blade on the trough scrapes a side of the disk, to direct oil and grease from the disk along the scraper blade along the trough for collection in a storage container. Efficiencies of construction of the sectional covers, disk and a sensor probe are disclosed. Also disclosed are apparatus, system and methods for a sealed container for receiving and holding effluent water containing oil/grease to be removed.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2015Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Thermaco, Inc.Inventors: William C. Batten, Randolph Batten, Travis McBride
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Patent number: 10960964Abstract: A ballast water treatment system for producing treated seawater is described herein that includes: a reaction chamber, wherein the reaction chamber is located within a vessel; an inlet for introducing chlorine dioxide into the reaction chamber, wherein the reaction chamber is equipped with one or more turbulence inducing devices configured for inducing turbulence, wherein the turbulence inducing device is a stationary device; a second inlet for the introduction of seawater, into the reaction chamber; and an outlet from the reaction chamber, wherein the treated seawater is returned to a storage facility within the vessel or is returned to the sea.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Inventor: Robert Richardson
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Patent number: 10959443Abstract: A liquid treatment device includes a base with a power source, a UV-LED module for providing UV-B or UV-C light to liquid, an LED for providing visible light, and a processor for selectively powering the UV-LED module and the LED, and having a UV transmissive material above the UV-LED module for allowing the UV-B or UV-C band light from the UV-LED module to be transmitted from the base housing, and a liquid storage housing removably coupled to the base housing with a storage portion configured to hold liquid and having a bottom portion comprising a UV transmissive material for allowing the UV-B or UV-C band light from the UV-LED module to be transmitted into the liquid, and an output coupled for restricting outflow of the liquid from the storage portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: LARQ, INC.Inventors: Yitao Liao, Robert Walker, Doug Collins
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Patent number: 10960735Abstract: A cabin air filter is provided with a filter medium and a filter element frame that frames the filter medium and is configured to attach the cabin air filter to a filter housing. The filter element frame is provided with at least one engagement element configured to engage pivotably at least one receiving element of the filter housing for pivoting the cabin air filter relative to the filter housing about a pivot axis. The filter element frame also has at least one snap hook that locks with at least one locking element of the filter housing for blocking pivoting of the cabin air filter relative to the filter housing at least in a first direction about the pivot axis.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbHInventors: Markus Nefzer, Torsten Fritzsching, Mario Rieger, Dominik Haider, Stephan Kessler
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Patent number: 10960338Abstract: A mobile mining machine includes a base, a main housing supported on the base, and an air filtration unit configured to provide filtered air to the main housing. The air filtration unit includes a dirty air inlet, a filtered air outlet, and a filter chamber disposed fluidly between the dirty air inlet and the filtered air outlet, the filter chamber housing a filter element. The dirty air inlet is positioned vertically below the filter chamber.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Joy Global Surface Mining IncInventors: Joseph Colwell, Lucas Michael Connelly, Jake Swan
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Patent number: 10952581Abstract: A vacuum cleaner dust container connector plate having a front surface having an opening for an airflow, a first side surface adapted to be inserted into holder of a vacuum cleaner, a second opposite side surface, the second side surface is arranged closer to the opening than the first side surface, a third side surface connecting the first and second side surfaces, and a forth side surface connecting the first and second side surfaces. The connector plate also comprises a flexible zone arranged between the opening and the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2016Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Inventors: Patrik Werius, Bert Scheufen
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Patent number: 10953360Abstract: Filter media includes a filtration substrate having a first side and a second side, and constructed for filtering a fluid by flow of the fluid therethrough. The filtration substrate has a machine direction extending from a first end to a second end, and a cross direction extending from a first edge to a second edge. The filtration substrate includes a plurality of corrugations extending in the machine direction. The plurality of corrugations include a plurality of first crests formed along the first side and a plurality of second crests formed along the second side. The filtration substrate includes a plurality of bosses along the plurality of first crests or along the plurality of second crests and extending in a direction away from the other of the plurality of first crests or the plurality of second crests. Media packs, filter elements, and methods of making are provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Ming Ouyang, Daniel T. Risch
