Patents by Inventor Daniel P. Modesto

Daniel P. Modesto 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).

  • Filter assembly and adaptor
    Patent number: 7670403
    Abstract: A device for adapting a cover for an existing air filter assembly to seal an end portion of a replacement cylindrical air filter having a round cross-sectional shape is disclosed. The cover has a plate with a radially inner convex guide separated from a radially outer convex guide by a concave receiver, a tightening member connected to the plate, and a catch having a first end movably connected to the tightening member, and the catch having a second end configured to engage a keeper, the tightening member adjustable to vary a distance between the catch and the plate. An adaptor is attachable to the plate of the cover. The adaptor has a first side for engagement with the plate and an opposing second side for engagement with an end portion of a cylindrical filter. The first side has a sealing surface extending radially inwardly from a peripheral edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: TDC Filter Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel P. Modesto, David R. Sauer
  • Filter Assembly and Adaptor
    Publication number: 20080236113
    Abstract: A device for adapting a cover for an existing air filter assembly to seal an end portion of a replacement cylindrical air filter having a round cross-sectional shape is disclosed. The cover has a plate with a radially inner convex guide separated from a radially outer convex guide by a concave receiver, a tightening member connected to the plate, and a catch having a first end movably connected to the tightening member, and the catch having a second end configured to engage a keeper, the tightening member adjustable to vary a distance between the catch and the plate. An adaptor is attachable to the plate of the cover. The adaptor has a first side for engagement with the plate and an opposing second side for engagement with an end portion of a cylindrical filter. The first side has a sealing surface extending radially inwardly from a peripheral edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: TDC FILTER MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel P. Modesto, David R. Sauer
  • Filter assembly and adaptor
    Patent number: 7404839
    Abstract: A device for adapting a cover for an existing air filter assembly to seal an end portion of a replacement cylindrical air filter having a round cross-sectional shape is disclosed. The cover has a plate with a radially inner convex guide separated from a radially outer convex guide by a concave receiver, a tightening member connected to the plate, and a catch having a first end movably connected to the tightening member, and the catch having a second end configured to engage a keeper, the tightening member adjustable to vary a distance between the catch and the plate. An adaptor is attachable to the plate of the cover. The adaptor has a first side for engagement with the plate and an opposing second side for engagement with an end portion of a cylindrical filter. The first side has a sealing surface extending radially inwardly from a peripheral edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: TDC Filter Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel P. Modesto, David R. Sauer