Patents by Inventor David Kuhn
David Kuhn 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).
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Publication number: 20110264042Abstract: A coupler includes a conductive polymer material that is so constructed and arranged to join tubing, wherein the conductive polymer material includes a conductive polymer component selected from the group consisting of polyaniline, polypyrrole, polythiophenes, polyethylenedioxythiophene, poly(p-phenylene vinylene) and mixtures thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicants: BAXTER HEALTHCARE S.A., BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Sherwin Shang, Ramesh Wariar, Angel Lasso, George Lamberson, Dan F. Marcquenski, JR., Jan Jensen, David Kuhn, Raf Castellanos
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Patent number: 7976601Abstract: A filter arrangement includes a media construction comprising a corrugated sheet secured to a flat sheet rolled into a coiled construction. A frame and a first seal member are provided. The frame secures the first seal member to the coiled construction. The first seal member is preferably oriented to form a radial seal with a housing. A second seal member is secured to the outer annular surface of the coiled construction. The second seal member includes a gasket extension having first and second opposite ends; an attachment portion; and a protrusion extending from the attachment portion. The second seal member is preferably oriented to form an axial seal with a housing. Air cleaners preferably utilizing filter arrangements as described herein operably installed within housings. Methods of installing, filtering, assembling, and servicing preferably include arrangements as described herein.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2010Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Jian Xu, John David Kuhn, Edward J. Kreitinger, Wayne R. W. Bishop, Steven Scott Gieseke
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Publication number: 20110048368Abstract: A raincap precleaner is provided according to the present invention. The raincap precleaner includes a sleeve, a cover, and a precleaner assembly. The sleeve is constructed for mounting on an air intake stack and has an air intake flow region for delivering intake air to the air intake stack. The cover includes a top portion having an annular circumference and a depending flange portion extending from the annular circumference of the top portion. The cover is arranged relative to the sleeve to provide a precleaner area and a precleaned air chamber. The precleaner assembly is provided extending around a periphery of the sleeve and in the precleaner area so that environmental air flows through the precleaner assembly and into the precleaned air chamber, and from the precleaned air chamber into the air intake flow region. The precleaner assembly comprises a plurality of inertial separators. A method for precleaning air and a motor vehicle are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Benny Kevin Nelson, John David Kuhn, Nilabh Narayan
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Publication number: 20100186358Abstract: A filter arrangement includes a media construction comprising a corrugated sheet secured to a flat sheet rolled into a coiled construction. A frame and a first seal member are provided. The frame secures the first seal member to the coiled construction. The first seal member is preferably oriented to form a radial seal with a housing. A second seal member is secured to the outer annular surface of the coiled construction. The second seal member includes a gasket extension having first and second opposite ends; an attachment portion; and a protrusion extending from the attachment portion. The second seal member is preferably oriented to form an axial seal with a housing. Air cleaners preferably utilizing filter arrangements as described herein operably installed within housings. Methods of installing, filtering, assembling, and servicing preferably include arrangements as described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2010Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: Donaldson Company Inc.Inventors: Jian Xu, John David Kuhn, Edward J. Kreitinger, Wayne R.W. Bishop, Steven Scott Gieseke
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Publication number: 20100137134Abstract: Pesticidal mixtures comprising, as active components, 1) an anthranilamid compound of the formula I, 2 (I) Y wherein B1 is halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, or haloalkoxy; B2 is halogen, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, alkylthio, haloalkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, haloalkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, alkyl-S(?O)?-O— or haloalkyl S(O)x-O—, wherein x is 1 or 2 and the alkoxy radical may be substituted; R is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, wherein these groups arc optionally substituted; X is halogen; Y is H or halogen; or the enantiomers or salts or N-oxides thereof, and 2) one or more compounds II selected from group A consisting of organo(thio)-phosphates, carbamates, pyrethroids, growth regulators, nicotinic receptor agonists/antagonists compounds, GABA antagonist compounds, macrocyclic lactone insecticides, METI I acaricides, METI II and III compounds, uncoupler compounds, oxidative phosphorylation inhibitor compounds, mixed function oxidase inhibitor compounds, sodType: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2006Publication date: June 3, 2010Inventors: Markus Gewehr, Michael Puhl, Joachim Dickhaut, Henricus Maria Martinus Bastiaans, Alissa Zeller, Douglas D. Anspaugh, David Kuhn, Hassan Oloumi-Sadeghi, Nigel Armes
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Patent number: 7691166Abstract: A filter arrangement includes a media construction comprising a corrugated sheet secured to a flat sheet rolled into a coiled construction. A frame and a first seal member are provided. The frame secures the first seal member to the coiled construction. The first seal member is preferably oriented to form a radial seal with a housing. A second seal member is secured to the outer annular surface of the coiled construction. The second seal member includes a gasket extension having first and second opposite ends; an attachment portion; and a protrusion extending from the attachment portion. The second seal member is preferably oriented to form an axial seal with a housing. Air cleaners preferably utilizing filter arrangements as described herein operably installed within housings. Methods of installing, filtering, assembling, and servicing preferably include arrangements as described herein.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2008Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Jian Xu, John David Kuhn, Edward J. Kreitinger, Wayne R. W. Bishop, Steven Scott Gieseke
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Publication number: 20090211450Abstract: A filter arrangement includes a filter media pack having a side wall. A ring is oriented around and against the side wall of the filter media pack. The ring includes a band having an interior surface oriented against the side wall of the filter media pack and an opposite exterior surface. A first seal member is secured to the exterior surface of the band. The first seal member is oriented radially from the filter media pack. The filter media pack includes Z-media having an inlet flow face and an opposite outlet flow face. An air cleaner including a housing with a filter element operably installed therein is provided. Methods of installing, filtering, and servicing are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2006Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicant: DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Wade Stephen Mosset, John David Kuhn, Susan Rae Brady, Donald Duane Larson, Wayne R.W. Bishop
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Publication number: 20080264008Abstract: A filter arrangement includes a media construction comprising a corrugated sheet secured to a flat sheet rolled into a coiled construction. A frame and a first seal member are provided. The frame secures the first seal member to the coiled construction. The first seal member is preferably oriented to form a radial seal with a housing. A second seal member is secured to the outer annular surface of the coiled construction. The second seal member includes a gasket extension having first and second opposite ends; an attachment portion; and a protrusion extending from the attachment portion. The second seal member is preferably oriented to form an axial seal with a housing. Air cleaners preferably utilizing filter arrangements as described herein operably installed within housings. Methods of installing, filtering, assembling, and servicing preferably include arrangements as described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2008Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Jian Xu, John David Kuhn, Edward J. Kreitinger, Wayne R.W. Bishop, Steven Scott Gieseke
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Patent number: 7393375Abstract: A filter arrangement includes a media construction comprising a corrugated sheet secured to a flat sheet rolled into a coiled construction. A frame and a first seal member are provided. The frame secures the first seal member to the coiled construction. The first seal member is preferably oriented to form a radial seal with a housing. A second seal member is secured to the outer annular surface of the coiled construction. The second seal member includes a gasket extension having first and second opposite ends; an attachment portion; and a protrusion extending from the attachment portion. The second seal member is preferably oriented to form an axial seal with a housing. Air cleaners preferably utilizing filter arrangements as described herein operably installed within housings. Methods of installing, filtering, assembling, and servicing preferably include arrangements as described herein.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2006Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Jian Xu, John David Kuhn, Edward J. Kreitinger, Wayne R. W. Bishop, Steven Scott Gieseke
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Publication number: 20080084465Abstract: An air dryer tunnel, including an impingement section and an exhaust section. The impingement section may include a hot air inlet, and a corrugated impingement nozzle shroud including rows of orifices positioned at least one of at and proximate apexes of the corrugation of the nozzle shroud. The orifices may be in fluid communication with the hot air inlet. The exhaust section may include an exhaust air outlet in fluid communication with the orifices of the impingement nozzle shroud.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2006Publication date: April 10, 2008Inventors: Dave Telken, John Dick, Kevin Stone Manes, David Kuhn, Mikhail Goldburt
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Publication number: 20070265231Abstract: The present invention relates to new hydrazide compounds which are useful for combating animal pests, in particular insects, arachnids and nematodes and to the salts thereof. The invention also relates to a method for combating insects, nematodes and arachnids. The hydrazide compounds of the invention are described by the general formula (I) wherein . . .Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2005Publication date: November 15, 2007Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Michael Rack, David Kuhn, Deborah Culbertson, Douglas Anspaugh
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Publication number: 20070259962Abstract: Use of compounds of formula I wherein Q is X1 is chlorine, bromine, or fluorine; R1, R2 are each independently H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or cycloalkyl, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkylcarbonylamino, alkylsulfonyl, or alkylsulfinyl, wherein the carbon atoms in these groups may be substituted, or R1 and R2 may be taken together to form a ring represented by the structure p, m are 1, 2 or 3; X? is oxygen, sulfur, amino, alkylamino, phenylamino, or methylene; Z is alkyl or phenyl; R3 is H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, wherein the carbon atoms in these groups may be substituted; R, R4 are H or alkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, or dialkylaminocarbonyl, wherein the carbon atoms in the these groups may be substituted; A is C—R5 or N; B is C—R6 or N; W is C—R7 or N; with the proviso that one of A, B and W is other than N; R5, R6, R7 are H, halogen, nitro, cyano, amino, mercapto, hydroxy, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkylthio, alkylsulfonyl,Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2004Publication date: November 8, 2007Inventors: Wolfgang Deyn, Hassan Oloumi-Sadeghi, David Kuhn, Nigel Armes, Christopher Koradin, Alissa Zeller
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Publication number: 20070211347Abstract: A microreplicated article is disclosed. The article includes a web including first and second opposed surfaces. The first surface includes a first microreplicated structure having a plurality of first features. The second surface includes a second microreplicated structure having a plurality of second features. Corresponding opposed features cooperate to form a lens features.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2007Publication date: September 13, 2007Inventors: Vincent King, John Huizinga, William Dower, David Kuhns, Gregory King, John Strand, Thomas Hunter, Theima Hunter, Samuel Hunter, James Dobbs, Daniel Carlson, Larry Humlicek
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Publication number: 20070149582Abstract: The present invention relates to 1-(azolin-2-yl)amino-1,2-diphenylethane compounds of the general formula (I) wherein A is a radical of the formulae A? or A2: N R A? A2 and wherein m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, X is sulfur or oxygen, and wherein the variables R1, R2, R3, R4, R5a, R5b, R5c, R5d are as defined in the claims, and to the agriculturally acceptable salts thereof. The invention relates also to a method of combating animal pests, selected from insects, arachnids and nematodes and to a method for protecting crops from attack or infestation by insects, arachnids or nematodes, which comprises contacting a crop with a pesticidally effective amount of a 1-(azolin-2-yl)amino-1,2-diphenylethane compounds of the general formula I and/or at least one salt thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2004Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: Markus Kordes, Michael Hofmann, Michael Puhl, Norbert Gotz, Michael Rack, Ernst Baumann, Wolfgang Deyn, Thomas Schmidt, Livio Tedeschi, Michael Treacy, Deborah Culbertson, Toni Bucci, David Kuhn
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Publication number: 20070141249Abstract: An apparatus for casting a patterned surface on both sides of a web. The apparatus includes a first patterned roll; a second pattered roll; and a means for rotating the first and second patterned rolls such that their patterns are transferred to opposite sides of the web while it is in continuous motion. During this process, their patterns are maintained in continuous registration to within at least 100 microns, and preferably at least 20 microns.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2006Publication date: June 21, 2007Inventors: Larry Humlicek, Daniel Carlson, James Dobbs, Thomas Hunter, Samuel Hunter, Thelma Hunter, John Strand, Gregory King, David Kuhns, John Huizinga, William Dower
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Publication number: 20070129442Abstract: Method for the protection of seeds from soil pests comprising contacting the seeds before sowing and/or after pregermination with a compound of formula I: wherein W is chlorine or trifluoromethyl; X and Y are each independently chlorine or bromine; R1 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or cycloalkyl which may be substituted with 1 to 3 halogen atoms, or alkyl which is substituted by alkoxy; R2 and R3 are alkyl or may be taken together to form cycloalkyl which may be unsubstituted or substituted by 1 to 3 halogen atoms; R4 is hydrogen or alkyl, or the enantiomers or salts thereof, in pesticidally effective amounts. Seed, comprising compounds of formula I.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2004Publication date: June 7, 2007Inventors: Wolfgang Deyn, Hasaan Oloumi-Sadeghi, David Kuhn, Nigel Armes, Henry Cotter, Carol Hicks
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Publication number: 20070117868Abstract: Use of hydrazine derivatives of formula I: wherein W is chlorine or trifluoromethyl; X and Y are each independently chlorine or bromine; R1 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or cycloalkyl which may be substituted with 1 to 3 halogen atoms, or alkyl which is substituted by alkoxy; R2 and R3 are alkyl or may be taken together to form cycloalkyl which may be unsubstituted or substituted by 1 to 3 halogen atoms; R4 is hydrogen or alkyl, or the enantiomers or salts thereof, for combating non-crop pests. Use of compounds of formula I for the protection of non-living organic materials and for the protection of animals against non-crop pests.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2004Publication date: May 24, 2007Inventors: Wolfgang von Deyn, Hassan Oloumi-Sadeghi, David Kuhn, Nigel Armes, Christopher Koradin
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Publication number: 20070117010Abstract: A coupler includes a conductive polymer material that is so constructed and arranged to join tubing, wherein the conductive polymer material includes a conductive polymer component selected from the group consisting of polyaniline, polypyrrole, polythiophenes, polyethylenedioxythiophene, poly(p-phenylene vinylene) and mixtures thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2007Publication date: May 24, 2007Applicants: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.Inventors: Sherwin Shang, Ramesh Wariar, Angel Lasso, George Lamberson, Dan Marcquenski, Jan Jensen, David Kuhn, Raf Castellanos
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Publication number: 20060285995Abstract: A mycobactericidal composition is provided, comprising: a synergistic combination of a water miscible monohydric alcohol and benzoic acid; optionally, surfactant at a concentration less than about 1%; and water. A method for disinfecting a surface using the foregoing composition is also provided. The mycobactericidal compositions may be used for inactivating mycobacteria, bacteria, virus or fungi. In one embodiment, the composition of the invention is used for reconditioning a soiled endoscope.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2005Publication date: December 21, 2006Inventors: Terry Hobbs, David Kuhns
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Publication number: 20060238989Abstract: A method and apparatus for bonding an RFID strap to a substrate, one embodiment of the method comprising: applying a bonding tape with an adhesive on at least one side to an RFID strap so that the RFID strap is mechanically bonded to the bonding tape to result in a laminated bonding tape and RFID strap, wherein the strap includes an electrical chip and strap leads, and wherein the strap does not include an antenna; cutting the laminated bonding tape and RFID strap into a piece so that the bonding tape extends beyond opposite ends of the RFID strap for the piece; and mechanically bonding the bonding tape of the piece to the substrate in an orientation so that the RFID strap leads on the piece electrically couple to an antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2005Publication date: October 26, 2006Inventors: Kevin Manes, Gregory Wells, David Kuhn, Martin Ross