Patents by Inventor Aude Nicolas

Aude Nicolas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Oil filter unit
    Patent number: 7845500
    Abstract: An oil filter unit for arrangement in the oil sump of an oil circuit, particularly in an automatic transmission. The oil filter unit has a multi-part filter housing with a filter chamber disposed therein such that an oil inlet and an oil outlet communicate with the filter chamber. A filter element is sealingly mounted in the housing between the oil inlet and the oil outlet. The filter element has a pleated filter medium, which is sealingly enclosed by a frame, and the frame has seal contours designed to cooperate with the contours of the filter housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Claudia Hueppchen, Josef Rohrmeier, Dieter Amesoeder, Sven Epli, Aude Nicolas
  • Oil filter unit
    Publication number: 20060180541
    Abstract: An oil filter unit for arrangement in the oil sump of an oil circuit, particularly in an automatic transmission. The oil filter unit has a multi-part filter housing with a filter chamber disposed therein such that an oil inlet and an oil outlet communicate with the filter chamber. A filter element is sealingly mounted in the housing between the oil inlet and the oil outlet. The filter element has a pleated filter medium, which is sealingly enclosed by a frame, and the frame has seal contours designed to cooperate with the contours of the filter housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicant: Mann & Hummel Gmbh
    Inventors: Claudia Hueppchen, Josef Rohrmeier, Dieter Amesoeder, Sven Epli, Aude Nicolas