Patents by Inventor Brian T. Hilton

Brian T. Hilton 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).

  • Patent number: 4212739
    Abstract: A filter assembly is provided for fitting to an aperture in the wall of an oil tank of a hydraulic system with a disposable filter canister positioned substantially within the tank. The canister comprises a shell having an end wall and a generally cylindrical side wall, an end plate attached to the shell, a tubular filter element fluid-tightly fitted between the end wall and the end plate to define an outer chamber and an inner chamber between which the only flow path is through the filter element. The end plate has a central aperture communicating with the inner chamber and surrounded by a ring of apertures communicating with the outer chamber. A filter head is fluid-tightly fitted to the outer face of the tank wall in register with the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1980
    Assignee: UCC International Limited
    Inventors: Brian T. Hilton, Paul Staff