Patents Examined by Robert Clemente
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Patent number: 11406237Abstract: A suction apparatus includes a housing, at least one cyclone chamber, a collection container configured to as to be releasably connectable to the housing, and having a filter element. The suction apparatus further includes at least one positioning device within the cyclone chamber and configured for positioning at least one collection element within the cyclone chamber.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Goekhan Yildirim, Patrick Schlauch
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Patent number: 11400401Abstract: A filter device and a filter system are provided. A magnetic unit is disposed on at least one side of the filter device. The filter device includes a filter and a magnetic fixing device. The filter includes a first side wall. The magnetic fixing device includes a body, a clipping portion, and the magnetic unit. The body includes a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side face, and a second side face opposite to the first side face. The clipping portion includes a top flange extending from the top edge along the facing direction of the first side face by a first distance and a clip plate extending from an outer edge of the top flange toward the bottom edge by a second distance. The first side wall is clipped between the clip plate and the first side face. The magnetic unit is disposed on the second side face. The filter system includes a frame and the filter device.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: GREENFILTEC LTD.Inventors: Yu-Ming Lee, Yu-De Lien
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Patent number: 11376540Abstract: Filter media for a drum filter that includes a plurality of annular frame members, each annular frame member having a circumference is disclosed. The filter media includes a filter sheet with first and second engagement strips having a cord portion and an attachment tab portion connected to the filter sheet. The first and second engagement strips engage with first and second connecting strips located on the annular frame members. Each connecting strip has a receiving portion that receives the cord portion of the associated engagement strip. Each connecting strip also has a body portion configured to engage a drum filter frame. An engagement mechanism configured to attach a filter sheet to a drum filter frame is also disclosed. A system for attaching a filter media to a cylindrical drum filter is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Engineered Recycling Systems, LLCInventors: Michael P. Carver, Sr., Andreas Fischer
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Patent number: 11376541Abstract: Filter media having generally tetrahedral shaped flow channels is described. The filter media is generally formed by a flat filter sheet and a formed sheet. The formed sheet may be formed by a curves and/or pleats in the sheet. The curves and/or pleats form the tetrahedron channels. Embossments, such as dimples, are provided on the crests formed by the curves and/or pleats. The embossments help to maintain spacing between adjacent layers of the filter media, thereby increasing dust holding capacity and decreasing pressure drop over similarly configured filter media not having the embossments.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.Inventors: Ming Ouyang, Miao Li
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Patent number: 11369908Abstract: A filter assembly for an engine, has: a housing having a longitudinal axis and defining an internal volume, the housing having an open end; and a cartridge assembly receivable within the internal volume via the open end of the housing and securable to the housing, the cartridge assembly including a filter cartridge, a cover removably secured to the filter cartridge, and a sealing member between the cover and the filter cartridge, a locking engagement between the cover and the filter cartridge to limit an axial movement of the cover relative to the filter cartridge upon removal of the cartridge assembly from the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.Inventors: Rose Beaulieu, Pierre Gauvin, Louis Brillon, Joanna Radon, Sean Powers, Kevin White
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Patent number: 11369912Abstract: A filter cartridge includes a media pack having first and second opposite flow faces; the media pack comprising flutes extending in a direction between the inlet flow face and the outlet flow face; a frame mounted on the second flow face of the media pack; a seal support section extending from the base member; and first and second opposite and spaced blades extending from the base member and in a different direction from the base member as the seal support section. The first and second blades are embedded within the media pack through the second flow face. A seal member is oriented against the seal support section. The filter cartridge can be removably oriented in a cassette. The cassette and filter cartridge are removably oriented in an air cleaner housing. The cassette may include lugs to help position the cartridge in sealing engagement with the air cleaner housing. In another embodiment, the filter cartridge is cassette-free and includes a cartridge-handle projecting therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Johan G. Dewit, Johnny Craessaerts, Andreas Hoeniges
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Patent number: 11364508Abstract: An electrostatic air filter connected to a high voltage source, including an air flow channel, an ion generator, at least one corona electrode and at least one cumulative electrode, the corona electrodes and the cumulative electrodes are configured so that corona discharges occur between the corona electrodes and the cumulative electrodes due to a first potential difference, causing ionization of contaminant particles present in the air flow channel. A separator of contaminant particles is disposed in the air flow channel and includes input and output electrodes that enable the flow of air therethrough in a direction away from the input electrode to the output electrode and further to the channel outlet.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: PRO-VENT SYSTEMY WENTYLACYJNE KRZYSZTOF CWIKInventor: Krzysztof Ćwik
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Patent number: 11364462Abstract: The technology disclosed herein generally relates to fluted filter assemblies, where flutes formed in the filter media extend from a first flow face of the filter assembly to a second flow face of the filter assembly, where one flow face is an inlet and one flow face is the outlet. Some embodiments relate to first flute distance between the first flow face and the second flow face differing from a second flute distance between the first flow face and the second flow face by greater than 2 mm. In some embodiments at least one of the first flow face and the second flow face is non-planar, while in other embodiments at both of the first flow face and the second flow face are planar and non-parallel. Other embodiments are described.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventor: Mark A. Sala
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Patent number: 11358087Abstract: The present disclosure provides one filter with multiple standing compression seals that work together to seal against the mating filter housing assembly. The first compression bead design enables the second bead to seal against the Housing surface for maximum sealing performance for preventing unfiltered fluid from passing through a filter housing assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: GVS Filtration Inc.Inventors: Jayjeet Manik Govardhan, Nathan James Staves, Benjamin Joseph Rubenzer
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Patent number: 11358156Abstract: A vacuum cyclonic separator that includes: a main body having a top surface with an air outlet, a bottom perimeter defining a bottom aperture of the main body, at least two downwardly facing air inlets and at least one side wall extending between the top surface and the bottom portion and shaped such that air received within an interior cavity of main body moves in a cyclone and wherein the at least two downwardly facing air inlets are in at least substantially the same plane as the bottom perimeter of the main body; and a dump valve assembly capable of being opened and closed with one hand where the dump valve is engaged with the bottom portion to seal the bottom aperture of the main body.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: John F. Tucker, Eldered F. Tucker, Jr., Steve W. Lieneman, Jesse G. Ford, Jeremy S. Van Buskirk, Dennis A. Gresham, Clay D. Price
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Patent number: 11344832Abstract: An air filter including a base and a first and second frame element is disclosed. Each frame element is coupled to the base. The frame elements have an oscillating shape having a first portion relatively close to the base and a second portion relatively farther from the base. A filter element generally follows the oscillating shape of the frame elements. An air filter system is also disclosed. The air filter system can include the air filter and an air filter container. The air filter container contains the air filter and directs air through the air filter in a predetermined direction. An air filter is disclosed including a support structure and an oscillating shaped filter element attached to the support structure. The oscillating shape increases the air filter surface area for a given volume.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: K&N Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Steve Williams, Jere James Wall
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Patent number: 11346333Abstract: A separation device for separating fluid from a gas stream has a housing with housing corpus and housing cover non-detachably connected to the housing corpus. A hollow cylindrical filter insert is received in the housing in a flow path of the gas stream from a raw gas inlet to a clean gas outlet. The filter insert has first and second end discs at first and second axial end face sides. The filter insert has a main separator element with hollow cylindrical coalescing filter medium with coalescer material for removing fluid from the gas stream that is flowing radially through the main separator element. A preliminary separator element having a coalescing filter medium with coalescer material is arranged in the flow path of the gas stream between the raw gas inlet and the filter insert for removing fluid from the gas stream.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Peter Biebricher, Bertram Bartelt, Klemens Dworatzek, Fei Wang, Sascha Roth
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Patent number: 11338237Abstract: A hollow filter element for insertion into an openable filter housing has a filter medium body configured as a hollow body surrounding an inwardly positioned flow space. At least one end disk is connected to the filter medium body and covers an axial end face of the filter medium body. A positioning element is arranged at the at least one end disk and interacts with a housing-associated blade of the filter housing. The positioning element receives the housing-associated blade with form fit in two different transverse directions relative to the longitudinal axis of the filter medium body. The positioning element has a positioning recess.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2018Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Christoph Wittmers, Nadine Donauer, Andreas Franz, Marcel Holzwarth, Pedro Miguel Pereira Madeira, Joachim-Paul Krieger, Martin Gruber, Manfred Winter, Torsten Fritzsching
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Patent number: 11338233Abstract: The air filter medium of the present invention is an air filter medium including a stack of a porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane and an air-permeable support member, a repulsive force generated in the medium when the medium is compressed in a thickness direction thereof is equal to or greater than 30 kPa and equal to or less than 150 kPa at a compression ratio of 30%, and at least one main surface of the air filter medium is formed by the air-permeable support member and has a maximum coefficient of friction of 24 gf or less. The air filter medium of the present invention is an air filter medium that uses a porous PTFE membrane and in which a decrease in collection efficiency due to pleating is inhibited.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Yuri Horie, Masaaki Mori, Yukio Arimitsu
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Patent number: 11331611Abstract: A filter media block and filter element incorporating same are provided. Methods of forming a filter media block and filter element are also provided. The filter media block includes a block of filter media and an outer permeable layer. The outer layer provides support for the block of filter media.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Baldwin Filters, Inc.Inventors: Timothy L. Krull, Michael J. Von Seggern, Jeffrey E.D. Rogers
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Patent number: 11331609Abstract: Air cleaner assemblies, components therefor, and features thereof are described. Also described are methods of assembly and use. In depicted examples, the air cleaner assemblies and components optionally use advantageous housing seal features. Methods of assembly and use are described.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Richard Osendorf, Joseph Einberger
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Patent number: 11331612Abstract: The present disclosure relates to filter assemblies. The features described and characterized are typically applied in gas (for example, air) cleaner assemblies. A typical use is in air cleaner assemblies for vehicles or other equipment. The techniques described relate, at least in part, to provision of assemblies with preferred configurations for convenient servicing and operation, while ensuring a proper cartridge is appropriately positioned, oriented and secured for use. Many of the techniques relate to arrangements in which features at opposite ends of a housing and/or cartridge are eccentrically positioned as described.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Massimo Movia, Julien Dils, Paul Gossez
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Patent number: 11331403Abstract: Purified air is provided, having a TVOC content of from less than 5 ppb to about 500 ppb, a Biologicals content of from less than 1 CFU/M3 to 150 CFU/M3 and a Particulate content of from about 1,000 0.3 ?m particles per ft3 to about 50,000 0.3 ?m particles per ft3, or from about 600 0.5 ?m particles per ft3 to about 500,000 0.5 ?m particles per ft3.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: LifeAire Systems, LLCInventor: Kathryn C. Worrilow
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Patent number: 11331610Abstract: A filter system can include a replaceable filter cartridge having a spinner element structured to swirl a mixed flow of compressible fluid and oil, as well as an end cap used to enclose an open interior of a filter media of the filter cartridge. The filter cartridge can be configured to interface with and be supported by a mesh holder. A housing can be attached over the filter cartridge to enclose the system and create a flow path for a mixed flow of compressible fluid and oil. The replaceable filter cartridge can be constructed of materials suitable for disposal in a waste incineration process. The mesh holder can be inserted on a combo-block and secured in place by a compression fitting. A stand pipe can extend into the interior of the filter media and be coupled with a central passage of the mesh holder.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S., Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Lucas, Christopher Leamon, Daniel Patrick McGuinness
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Patent number: 11331615Abstract: An air filter including an open end, a closed end, and a filter area there between. The open end frictionally engages and seals an air port, while the closed end mates with the housing to secure the filter to the housing. The filter area is reinforced to provide a durable, reusable filter. The filter material is selected to provide depth loading and increase the particulate capacity of the filter.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: K&N Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Steve Williams, Jere James Wall