Patents by Inventor Billy M. Bates

Billy M. Bates 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).

  • Publication number: 20260138067
    Abstract: A filter assembly comprises a filter housing defining an internal volume having an inner cross-section defining an inner cross-sectional distance, the filter housing having a base and a sidewall. A filter element is disposed within the internal volume. The filter element comprises a filter media pack at least a portion of which has an outer cross-section defining an outer cross-sectional distance that is substantially equal to the inner cross-sectional distance of the internal volume of the filter housing. A support structure is coupled to at least one longitudinal end of the filter media pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2025
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Applicant: Atmus Filtration IP Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Mark VERDEGAN, Billy M. BATES, Mark T. WIECZOREK, Cliffton J. BURBRINK, Kevin C. SOUTH, Ismail C. BAGCI, Gregory W. HOVERSON, Zemin JIANG, Wassem ABDALLA, Joshua Ryan HENDRIXSON, Scott W. SCHWARTZ
  • Patent number: 12623166
    Abstract: A media pack includes a filtration sheet and a support sheet that is made from a different material than the filtration sheet. The filtration sheet is coupled to the support sheet. The support sheet is corrugated such that, together, the filtration sheet and the support sheet form a plurality of channels. The channels are alternately sealed on opposing ends of the media pack. In one embodiment, the permeability of the support sheet is less than a permeability of the filtration sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Atmus Filtration Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory D. Shope, Shantanu Sanjay Ghatnekar, Wassem Abdalla, Arun P. Janakiraman, Kyle Ellison, Barry Mark Verdegan, Scott W. Schwartz, Jeremiah Cupery, Billy M. Bates, Christopher E. Holm
  • Publication number: 20260061351
    Abstract: A system includes a housing. The system includes a filter element disposed in the housing. The filter element is configured to filter an operating fluid. The system includes an additive disposed in the housing. The additive is configured as a crystalline solid at a temperature below 60° C. and configured to disperse into an operating fluid at a temperature in a range of 60° C. to 160° C. The additive can improve the oxidative stability of the operating fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Applicant: Cummins Filtration Inc.
    Inventors: Caleb Wilson, Jonathan D. Sheumaker, Eduardo Javier Pereira, Anthony Joseph Huth, Corey W. Trobaugh, Billy M. Bates, Natashia J. Bass
  • Patent number: 11918941
    Abstract: A filter assembly includes a filter housing having a longitudinal axis, the filter housing divided into a first filter chamber and a second filter chamber, a first element bottom endplate, a second element top endplate, an intermediate endplate positioned along the longitudinal axis between the second element top endplate and the first element bottom endplate, a first filter element housed within the first filter chamber and comprising first filter media positioned between the first element bottom endplate and the intermediate endplate, and a second filter element housed within the second filter chamber and comprising second filter media positioned between the second element top endplate and the intermediate endplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.
    Inventors: Anil I. Sawant, Vijaykumar Mahadev Burande, Benjamin L. Scheckel, Barry Mark Verdegan, Miao Li, Billy M. Bates, Mark T. Wieczorek
  • Publication number: 20220387913
    Abstract: A filter assembly includes a filter housing having a longitudinal axis, the filter housing divided into a first filter chamber and a second filter chamber, a first element bottom endplate, a second element top endplate, an intermediate endplate positioned along the longitudinal axis between the second element top endplate and the first element bottom endplate, a first filter element housed within the first filter chamber and comprising first filter media positioned between the first element bottom endplate and the intermediate endplate, and a second filter element housed within the second filter chamber and comprising second filter media positioned between the second element top endplate and the intermediate endplate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.
    Inventors: Anil I. Sawant, Vijaykumar Mahadev Burande, Benjamin L. Scheckel, Barry Mark Verdegan, Miao Li, Billy M. Bates, Mark T. Wieczorek
  • Publication number: 20220314144
    Abstract: A media pack includes a filtration sheet and a support sheet that is made from a different material than the filtration sheet. The filtration sheet is coupled to the support sheet. The support sheet is corrugated such that, together, the filtration sheet and the support sheet form a plurality of channels. The channels are alternately sealed on opposing ends of the media pack. In one embodiment, the permeability of the support sheet is less than a permeability of the filtration sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Cummins Filtration Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory D. Shope, Sanjay Shantanu Ghatnekar, Wassem ABDALLA, Arun P. JANAKIRAMAN, Kyle ELLISON, Barry Mark VERDEGAN, Scott W. SCHWARTZ, Jeremiah Cupery, Billy M. Bates, Christopher E. HOLM
  • Patent number: 11458426
    Abstract: A filter assembly includes a filter housing having a longitudinal axis, the filter housing divided into a first filter chamber and a second filter chamber, a first element bottom endplate, a second element top endplate, an intermediate endplate positioned along the longitudinal axis between the second element top endplate and the first element bottom endplate, a first filter element housed within the first filter chamber and comprising first filter media positioned between the first element bottom endplate and the intermediate endplate, and a second filter element housed within the second filter chamber and comprising second filter media positioned between the second element top endplate and the intermediate endplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.
    Inventors: Anil I. Sawant, Vijaykumar Mahadev Burande, Benjamin L. Scheckel, Barry Mark Verdegan, Miao Li, Billy M. Bates, Mark T. Wieczorek
  • Publication number: 20220118386
    Abstract: A filter assembly comprises a filter housing defining an internal volume having an inner cross-section defining an inner cross-sectional distance, the filter housing having a base and a sidewall. A filter element is disposed within the internal volume. The filter element comprises a filter media pack at least a portion of which has an outer cross-section defining an outer cross-sectional distance that is substantially equal to the inner cross-sectional distance of the internal volume of the filter housing. A support structure is coupled to at least one longitudinal end of the filter media pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Mark VERDEGAN, Billy M. BATES, Mark T. WIECZOREK, Cliffton J. BURBRINK, Kevin C. SOUTH, Ismail C. BAGCI, Gregory W. HOVERSON, Zemin JIANG, Wassem ABDALLA, Joshua Ryan HENDRIXSON, Scott W. SCHWARTZ
  • Publication number: 20200246737
    Abstract: A filter assembly includes a filter housing having a longitudinal axis, the filter housing divided into a first filter chamber and a second filter chamber, a first element bottom endplate, a second element top endplate, an intermediate endplate positioned along the longitudinal axis between the second element top endplate and the first element bottom endplate, a first filter element housed within the first filter chamber and comprising first filter media positioned between the first element bottom endplate and the intermediate endplate, and a second filter element housed within the second filter chamber and comprising second filter media positioned between the second element top endplate and the intermediate endplate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.
    Inventors: Anil I. Sawant, Vijaykumar Mahadev Burande, Benjamin L. Scheckel, Barry Mark Verdegan, Miao Li, Billy M. Bates, Mark T. Wieczorek