Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Salvador

Christopher J. Salvador 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).

  • Fluid Filter System
    Publication number: 20110132828
    Abstract: An endcap including a first plate member including a radial inner portion, a radial outer portion, and defining a longitudinal axis. The endcap also includes a flange disposed between the radial inner and outer portions of the first plate member and projecting axially along the longitudinal axis in a first direction. The endcap also includes a first seal member disposed adjacent the flange. The first seal includes a first portion thereof engaged with an axial facing surface of the first plate member and a second portion thereof engaged with a radially facing surface of the flange. The endcap further includes a second plate member disposed radially outward of the radial outer portion and a second seal member disposed adjacent the second plate member including at least a portion thereof axially spaced from the axially facing surface of the first plate member in a second direction along the longitudinal axis opposite the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicants: Caterpillar, Inc., Advanced Filtration Systems, Inc., Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. RIES, Christopher J. SALVADOR, Randall W. HEIBENTHAL, Dennis M. DEEDRICH, David B. HARDER, John R. HACKER, Richard J. EISENMENGER
  • Canister Filter System With Drain That Cooperates With Filter Element
    Publication number: 20110073537
    Abstract: A filter element disclosed herein includes a center tube defining a central reservoir and including an interior sidewall. The filter element further includes an end plate and a pocket defining a port extending from the end plate into the central reservoir. The pocket includes an inner wall, an outer wall, and a plurality of projections extending from the outer wall of the pocket toward the interior sidewall of the center tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicants: CATERPILLAR, INC., ADVANCED FILTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Mark T. Allott, David Ofori-Amoah, Christopher J. Salvador, Randall W. Heibenthal, Dennis M. Deedrich, David B. Harder, John R. Hacker, Richard J. Eisenmenger
  • Fluid filter system
    Publication number: 20090127198
    Abstract: An endcap including a first plate member including a radial inner portion, a radial outer portion, and defining a longitudinal axis. The endcap also includes a flange disposed between the radial inner and outer portions of the first plate member and projecting axially along the longitudinal axis in a first direction. The endcap also includes a first seal member disposed adjacent the flange. The first seal includes a first portion thereof engaged with an axial facing surface of the first plate member and a second portion thereof engaged with a radially facing surface of the flange. The endcap further includes a second plate member disposed radially outward of the radial outer portion and a second seal member disposed adjacent the second plate member including at least a portion thereof axially spaced from the axially facing surface of the first plate member in a second direction along the longitudinal axis opposite the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Christopher J. Salvador, Randall W. Heibenthal, Dennis M. Deedrich, David B. Harder, John R. Hacker, Richard Eisenmenger