Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Cichelli

Christopher J. Cichelli 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: 10561968
    Abstract: A water separation filter is provided with a first compartment including a particulate filter and a second compartment including a hydrophobic filter for removing particle contaminants and water from a fuel flowing through the filter. Inlet and outlet fuel line couplings are provided so that the water separation filter can be installed as an in-line filter between a fuel tank and a combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: James S. Zielinski, Thomas F. Walker, Mark R. Breining, Christopher J. Cichelli
  • Publication number: 20160023135
    Abstract: A water separation filter is provided with a first compartment including a particulate filter and a second compartment including a hydrophobic filter for removing particle contaminants and water from a fuel flowing through the filter. Inlet and outlet fuel line couplings are provided so that the water separation filter can be installed as an in-line filter between a fuel tank and a combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: James S. ZIELINSKI, Thomas F. WALKER, Mark R. BREINING, Christopher J. CICHELLI
  • Publication number: 20150292455
    Abstract: A filter assembly is configured to prevent water from infiltrating a fuel tank and/or engine. The filter assembly may include a housing having a fuel inlet line and a fuel outlet line. The housing defines an internal chamber in fluid communication with the fuel inlet line and the fuel outlet line. Fuel passes into the internal chamber through the fuel inlet, and filtered fuel passes out of the internal chamber to the fuel tank and/or the engine through the fuel outlet line. A filtering frame may be secured within the internal chamber, and may include a coalescing frame portion that is configured to allow water to coalesce thereon and sink toward a bottom of the internal chamber, and a hydrophobic frame portion that is configured to repel the water from a valve coupled to the fuel outlet line. A flow restrictor is configured to float on the water toward the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Brendan G. Metz, Gina L. Powers, Jonathan P. LeBlanc, Christopher J. Cichelli