Patents by Inventor Dan McAninch

Dan McAninch 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: 9956509
    Abstract: A filter assembly may include an outer insert and an inner insert. The outer insert having an aperture and a plurality of outer grooves. The outer grooves are formed in a radially outer periphery of the outer insert and are separated from each other and the aperture. The inner insert may be disposed within the aperture. A plurality of inner grooves may be formed in a radially outer periphery of the inner insert. Each of the outer and inner grooves may have a closed axial end and an open axial end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    Inventors: Mark DeVito, Dan McAninch
  • Publication number: 20170266594
    Abstract: A filter assembly may include an outer insert and an inner insert. The outer insert having an aperture and a plurality of outer grooves. The outer grooves are formed in a radially outer periphery of the outer insert and are separated from each other and the aperture. The inner insert may be disposed within the aperture. A plurality of inner grooves may be formed in a radially outer periphery of the inner insert. Each of the outer and inner grooves may have a closed axial end and an open axial end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Mark DeVITO, Dan McANINCH
  • Patent number: 8402750
    Abstract: A reagent injection system for reducing emissions from an engine includes a reagent container. A heating element is positioned in a heat transfer relationship with reagent stored within the container. An interchange tube includes a first end in receipt of a recirculated liquid reagent and a second open end positioned in the container. The interchange tube includes a bleed-off tube branching off of the interchange tube between the first and second ends. A terminal end of the bleed-off tube is positioned within a vapor dome above a surface of the reagent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan A. Floyd, Eric Grant, Dan McAninch, David Blumhardt, John M. Lowry, Michael L. Shovels
  • Publication number: 20120275773
    Abstract: A reductant heating system may include a reductant tank, a reductant tank flange and a hollow tube residing within the reductant tank and passing through the reductant tank flange in two locations to carry coolant into and out of the reductant tank. The reductant heating system may further include a resistive wire wrapped around the hollow tube within the reductant tank and an electrical supply cord located outside of the reductant tank that supplies electrical power to the resistive wire. A temperature detector may be disposed within the reductant tank to detect a temperature within the reductant tank and govern electricity flow to the resistive wire. That is, the temperature detector may be wired in-line in the resistive wire and may be a thermal switch attached to the hollow tube. In another embodiment, the temperature detector may be a thermocouple that senses a temperature within the reductant tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Ryan A. Floyd, Joseph G. Ralph, Michael L. Shovels, Dan McAninch, James J. Reynolds, III
  • Publication number: 20120141331
    Abstract: A reagent injection system for reducing emissions from an engine includes a reagent container. A heating element is positioned in a heat transfer relationship with reagent stored within the container. An interchange tube includes a first end in receipt of a recirculated liquid reagent and a second open end positioned in the container. The interchange tube includes a bleed-off tube branching off of the interchange tube between the first and second ends. A terminal end of the bleed-off tube is positioned within a vapor dome above a surface of the reagent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Ryan A. Floyd, Eric Grant, Dan McAninch, David Blumhardt, John M. Lowry, Michael L. Shovels