Patents by Inventor Bradley W. Harbur

Bradley W. Harbur 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).

  • Press-in filter spud that is free to spin
    Patent number: 11033843
    Abstract: A filter element, filter head, a filter system and methods of assembling or mounting a filter element to a filter head are provided. The filter element and filter head have cooperating axially undulating sealing regions. The filter head has a spud that has a non-cylindrical region that extends through a non-circular opening in the filter element to communicate a central bore of the spud with a central cavity defined by filter media of the filter element. The method includes angularly aligning the undulating sealing regions by inserting the non-cylindrical region of the spud through the non-circular opening of the filter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Russell A. Sutherland, Bradley W. Harbur
  • Press-In Filter Spud that is Free to Spin
    Publication number: 20200282349
    Abstract: A filter element, filter head, a filter system and methods of assembling or mounting a filter element to a filter head are provided. The filter element and filter head have cooperating axially undulating sealing regions. The filter head has a spud that has a non-cylindrical region that extends through a non-circular opening in the filter element to communicate a central bore of the spud with a central cavity defined by filter media of the filter element. The method includes angularly aligning the undulating sealing regions by inserting the non-cylindrical region of the spud through the non-circular opening of the filter element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Russell A. Sutherland, Bradley W. Harbur