Patents by Inventor Craig James Annable

Craig James Annable 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).

  • Servo-controlled backwash filter system
    Patent number: 9675916
    Abstract: A filtration unit contains a plurality of filter housings, each filter housing having a cylindrical shell with a lower port, an upper port, and a filter element. The lower and upper ports direct fluid through the filter housing in a first direction during a filtering cycle and direct fluid through the filter housing in a second direction during a backwashing cycle. The unit also includes a diverter and a servomechanism that rotates the diverter to selectively connect the filter housing to a drain port for the backwashing cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Roland Clements, John Henry Burczyk, Craig James Annable
  • Backwashing fluid filtering system
    Patent number: 8968558
    Abstract: The system of the present disclosure enables a filter cartridge having an array of filter media tubes to be remotely selectively back flushed during service by sequentially flushing the tubes with the rotary valving element to permit removal of trapped filtered material in service without disrupting the filtering flow in the balance of the filter array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Edward Isch, Michael Roland Clements, Craig James Annable, Jason Robert Swinehart, David Lee Truman
  • BACKWASHING FLUID FILTERING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140144830
    Abstract: The system of the present disclosure enables a filter cartridge having an array of filter media tubes to be remotely selectively back flushed during service by sequentially flushing the tubes with the rotary valving element to permit removal of trapped filtered material in service without disrupting the filtering flow in the balance of the filter array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Edward Isch, Michael Roland Clements, Craig James Annable, Jason Robert Swinehart, David Lee Truman
  • SERVO-CONTROLLED BACKWASH FILTER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140097143
    Abstract: A filtration unit contains a plurality of filter housings, each filter housing having a cylindrical shell with a lower port, an upper port, and a filter element. The lower and upper ports direct fluid through the filter housing in a first direction during a filtering cycle and direct fluid through the filter housing in a second direction during a backwashing cycle. The unit also includes a diverter and a servomechanism that rotates the diverter to selectively connect the filter housing to a drain port for the backwashing cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Roland Clements, John Henry Burczyk, Craig James Annable