Patents by Inventor Christopher Banks

Christopher Banks 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: 11617974
    Abstract: A round filter element of a filter for a urea-water solution has a filter bellows with a filter medium that continuously extends circumferentially, relative to a filter element axis, around an element interior. An end body is fastened to an end face of the filter bellows and provided with a connecting section for fastening the round filter element to a housing cover of a filter housing of the filter. The end body has a central opening communicating with the element interior. The central opening has a central insertion section for receiving a flexible separation section of a volume compensation device of the filter and has an outer flow-through section enabling flow of the urea-water solution out of the filtration volume or into the filtration volume. The filter has a volume compensation device with a flexible separation section that separates a compensation volume from the filtration volume of the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Kocksch, Christopher Banks, Bastian Mueller
  • Publication number: 20220280890
    Abstract: A round filter element of a filter for a urea-water solution has a filter bellows with a filter medium that continuously extends circumferentially, relative to a filter element axis, around an element interior. An end body is fastened to an end face of the filter bellows and provided with a connecting section for fastening the round filter element to a housing cover of a filter housing of the filter. The end body has a central opening communicating with the element interior. The central opening has a central insertion section for receiving a flexible separation section of a volume compensation device of the filter and has an outer flow-through section enabling flow of the urea-water solution out of the filtration volume or into the filtration volume. The filter has a volume compensation device with a flexible separation section that separates a compensation volume from the filtration volume of the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Kocksch, Christopher Banks, Bastian Mueller
  • Patent number: 11351485
    Abstract: A round filter element of a filter for a urea-water solution has a filter bellows with a filter medium that continuously extends circumferentially, relative to a filter element axis, around an element interior. An end body is fastened to an end face of the filter bellows and provided with a connecting section for fastening the round filter element to a housing cover of a filter housing of the filter. The end body has a central opening communicating with the element interior. The central opening has a central insertion section for receiving a flexible separation section of a volume compensation device of the filter and has an outer flow-through section enabling flow of the urea-water solution out of the filtration volume or into the filtration volume. The filter has a volume compensation device with a flexible separation section that separates a compensation volume from the filtration volume of the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Kocksch, Christopher Banks, Bastian Mueller
  • Publication number: 20200368648
    Abstract: A round filter element of a filter for a urea-water solution has a filter bellows with a filter medium that continuously extends circumferentially, relative to a filter element axis, around an element interior. An end body is fastened to an end face of the filter bellows and provided with a connecting section for fastening the round filter element to a housing cover of a filter housing of the filter. The end body has a central opening communicating with the element interior. The central opening has a central insertion section for receiving a flexible separation section of a volume compensation device of the filter and has an outer flow-through section enabling flow of the urea-water solution out of the filtration volume or into the filtration volume. The filter has a volume compensation device with a flexible separation section that separates a compensation volume from the filtration volume of the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Christian Kocksch, Christopher Banks, Bastian Mueller
  • Patent number: 10343091
    Abstract: A filter element has a filter material defining a raw side and a clean side of the filter element and to be flowed through by a medium to be filtered from the raw side to the clean side. A non-return element is disposed on the filter material. The non-return element allows a return flow of the filtered medium from the clean side back to the raw side and prevents a flow of the unfiltered medium from the raw side to the clean side. A filter and a filter system with such a filter element are disclosed. The filter system has a pump to supply medium to be filtered to the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Strassenberger, Kathrin Tschepe, Heiko Wyhler, Christian Kocksch, Christopher Banks, Martin Postel, Christian Thalmann, Frank Pflueger, Christine Oprisch
  • Publication number: 20170189838
    Abstract: A filter element has a filter material defining a raw side and a clean side of the filter element and to be flowed through by a medium to be filtered from the raw side to the clean side. A non-return element is disposed on the filter material. The non-return element allows a return flow of the filtered medium from the clean side back to the raw side and prevents a flow of the unfiltered medium from the raw side to the clean side. A filter and a filter system with such a filter element are disclosed. The filter system has a pump to supply medium to be filtered to the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Norbert Strassenberger, Kathrin Tschepe, Heiko Wyhler, Christian Kocksch, Christopher Banks, Martin Postel, Christian Thalmann, Frank Pflueger, Christine Oprisch
  • Patent number: 9535667
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for collapsing visual content on a screen including receiving input initiating a collapse function, and collapsing a section of visual content, the section of visual content outside of a selected portion of the visual content, the collapsing in response to said input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Bank, Joaquin C. Blas, Jr., John Skidgel
  • Patent number: 9535692
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for managing, in a software development environment, related files that are used for generating an output presentation document. A software development environment discovers the related files for an application (e.g., web page) that is being authored, and the software development tool presents a visual indication (e.g., graphical tabs) of the discovered related files in a user interface. The software development tool further aids in managing the presentation of the related files by enabling any of the related files to be selectively displayed in a designated interface (e.g., window). That is, a designated interface may be provided in which the content of any selected related file may be alternately displayed in response to a user selecting a visual indication of a related file. In one embodiment, the designated interface is a textual source code view interface that is provided by the software development tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Randall Edmunds, Mitsuko Yoneyama, Christopher Bank
  • Publication number: 20150027417
    Abstract: A filter head for a pre-filtration filter for fuel has an electric pump received in a pump channel. A connecting channel connects the pump at a suction side with a clean side of the filter. An outlet channel connects the pump at a pressure side with a main filter for the pre-filtered fuel. The pump is alternatingly operated in at least two of the following operating modes: a feed or follow-up operation in which, before switching on or after switching off an ignition of the internal combustion engine, the pump supplies fuel to the outlet channel; a venting operation in which the pump pumps air out of the filter and/or a fuel line of the filter head; and a support operation in which, with switched-on ignition, the pump supplies fuel at a pressure suitable as input pressure for a high-pressure pump arranged downstream of the main filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Christian Kocksch, Christopher Banks, Martin Postel, Ahmet Oerther
  • Publication number: 20140250422
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for collapsing visual content on a screen including receiving input initiating a collapse function, and collapsing a section of visual content, the section of visual content outside of a selected portion of the visual content, the collapsing in response to said input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Macromedia, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Bank, Joaquin C. Blas, JR., John Skidgel
  • Patent number: 8713520
    Abstract: A web page authoring tool is provided enables a developer to interact with run-time output presentation of a page being authored. The web page authoring tool includes an embedded browser that supports a “live preview mode” that enables a run-time page to be viewed. Thus, the live preview mode presents an operational run-time output presentation that is generated by browser source code (rather than original source code), just as would be presented by a client-side browser, and which may present a code view of the run-time browser source code that generates such run-time output presentation. Further, the run-time output presentation view provided by the web page authoring tool remains interoperable with certain authoring support functions of the web page authoring tool, such as enabling a developer to easily access corresponding original source code for selected portions of a run-time page view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Bank, James W. Doubek
  • Publication number: 20140026115
    Abstract: A web page authoring tool is provided enables a developer to interact with run-time output presentation of a page being authored. The web page authoring tool includes an embedded browser that supports a “live preview mode” that enables a run-time page to be viewed. Thus, the live preview mode presents an operational run-time output presentation that is generated by browser source code (rather than original source code), just as would be presented by a client-side browser, and which may present a code view of the run-time browser source code that generates such run-time output presentation. Further, the run-time output presentation view provided by the web page authoring tool remains interoperable with certain authoring support functions of the web page authoring tool, such as enabling a developer to easily access corresponding original source code for selected portions of a runtime page view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Bank, James W. Doubek
  • Publication number: 20130212557
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for managing, in a software development environment, related files that are used for generating an output presentation document. A software development environment discovers the related files for an application (e.g., web page) that is being authored, and the software development tool presents a visual indication (e.g., graphical tabs) of the discovered related files in a user interface. The software development tool further aids in managing the presentation of the related files by enabling any of the related files to be selectively displayed in a designated interface (e.g., window). That is, a designated interface may be provided in which the content of any selected related file may be alternately displayed in response to a user selecting a visual indication of a related file. In one embodiment, the designated interface is a textual source code view interface that is provided by the software development tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Randall Edmunds, Mitsuko Yoneyama, Christopher Bank
  • Patent number: 8356277
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for freezing operation of dynamic code of a run-time web page, such as freezing JavaScript code of a web page. A software application that is being employed for analyzing a web page includes functionality to enable a user to freeze operation of dynamic code, such as JavaScript code, of the run-time page, thereby allowing the user to view, analyze, and/or modify the page's output presentation and/or underlying source files at the given state at which the page was frozen. Such software application may comprise a web page authoring tool or a client-side analysis tool (e.g., testing tool), as examples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Bank, James W. Doubek
  • Patent number: 8302945
    Abstract: A cover assembly for an air spring for vehicles includes a cover (1) and a buffer (2) in the cover (1). The cover (1) is made from plastic and has reinforcing ribs (3) on the inside. The stop buffer (2) has slots on the side thereof facing the cover (1) in a manner corresponding to the reinforcing ribs (3) of the cover (1). The ribs (3) of the cover (1) are inserted into the slots (8). Damage to the buffer (2) by impact of the ribs (3) on the buffer (2) is thus avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: ContiTech Luftfedersysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Hubertus Gawinski, Christoph Bank, Hans Werner Kopplow, Rolf Steinbach
  • Patent number: 8220785
    Abstract: A flexible member air spring has an end section of the flexible member attached to a connecting part by a clamp ring. The connecting part has a slot having a truncated cone-shaped cross section. The base of the slot is cylindrical and a flank of the slot has a linear conical form. The inner surface of the clamp ring extends parallel to the base surface. In the clamped state, the inner radius of the clamp ring is less than or equal to at least one of the radii of the slot upper edges. The flexible member is not compressed between the base surface of the slot and the inner side of the clamp ring. The clamp ring, with at least one slot flank, forms a constriction clamping the flexible member wall of the end section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: ContiTech Luftfedersteme GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Bank, Paul Cerny, Hubertus Gawinski
  • Publication number: 20110266728
    Abstract: An air spring (1) for commercial vehicles has a first connecting part (2), in particular in the form of a cover, a second connecting part (3) in the form of a roll-off piston, a rolling lobe flexible member (4) made from elastomeric material, wherein a first end (4a) thereof can be fastened seal tight to the first part (2) by a first fastening device (5a) and a second end (4b) of the flexible member (4) can be fastened seal tight to the roll-off piston (3) by a second fastening device (5b). The roll-off piston (3) is made of plastic and the second fastening device (5b) is not made from metal, and/or the first part (2) is made of plastic and the first fastening device (5a) is not made from metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventor: Christoph Bank
  • Patent number: 7926794
    Abstract: An air spring rolling-lobe flexible member, which is made of elastomeric material, has a reinforcement arrangement which is embedded in the flexible member wall (1). The reinforcement arrangement extends along the entire length of the flexible member and is of rubber-coated cord fabric layers (3, 4). The flexible member has a non-symmetric reinforcement arrangement wherein the one outer fabric layer (3) or the several outer fabric layers has/have a stress-elongation characteristic which is different from that of the one inner fabric layer (4) or the several inner fabric layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: ContiTech Luftfedersysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Thurow, Hubertus Gawinski, Christoph Bank, Paul Cerny
  • Patent number: 7837181
    Abstract: An air spring (2) essentially includes two end elements (4, 6) and an electrically conductive rolling-lobe flexible member which is pressure-tightly arranged therebetween and is made of a flexible elastomeric electroconductive material (14). A reinforcement (16) formed by two cord fiber plies (16a, 16b), which are made of fibers (18), are vulcanized into the flexible member. In order to determine the height (h) of the spring, preferably, the two cord fabric plies (16a, 16b) are provided with a number of highly conductive fibers (18a) which are arranged at the beginning and the end of each ply in a parallel direction to each other, thereby forming two conductive strips (24a, 24b). The conductive strips (24a, 24b) are disposed oppositely to each other and are electrically connected at the end of the rolling-lobe flexible member (8) in such a way that a conductive loop (24) is formed and each strip is used as an element in a branch for an alternating-current measuring bridge (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: ContiTech Luftfedersysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Siegfried Reck, Thomas Pehmuller, Christoph Bank
  • Publication number: 20090278289
    Abstract: A cover assembly for an air spring for vehicles includes a cover (1) and a buffer (2) in the cover (1). The cover (1) is made from plastic and has reinforcing ribs (3) on the inside. The stop buffer (2) has slots on the side thereof facing the cover (1) in a manner corresponding to the reinforcing ribs (3) of the cover (1). The ribs (3) of the cover (1) are inserted into the slots (8). Damage to the buffer (2) by impact of the ribs (3) on the buffer (2) is thus avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Hubertus Gawinski, Christoph Bank, Hans Werner Kopplow, Rolf Steinbach