Patents by Inventor Dennis Stark

Dennis Stark 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).

  • Publication number: 20240100463
    Abstract: A folded filter medium for a filter element is provided with a cellulose substrate impregnated with a phenolic resin and furthermore provided with an ePTFE layer arranged on the cellulose substrate. A filter element with such a filter medium is provided. A filter assembly with a filter element having such a filter medium is also provided. A method for producing such a filter medium includes the steps of impregnating the cellulose substrate with the phenolic resin; applying the ePTFE layer onto the cellulose substrate impregnated with the phenolic resin; folding the cellulose substrate with the ePTFE layer applied thereon; and curing the phenolic resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Dennis STARK, Tatiana KLOFT, Andreas PELZ, Joachim STINZENDOERFER, Andreas BECK
  • Patent number: 11890567
    Abstract: A filter holder for a filter element that has an oval-shaped cross section, with a receiving section receiving the filter element, a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The fluid inlet is arranged such that an inflow direction of the fluid to be filtered is oriented in the direction of a lateral surface of the filter element in order to separate particles contained in the fluid onto a wall of the receiving section with the aid of centrifugal force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Dennis Stark, Beate Brandt, Manfred Winter, Duc Cuong Nguyen, Karlheinz Muenkel, Volker Greif
  • Publication number: 20230321577
    Abstract: A filter element, which has an oval cross-section in a longitudinal direction thereof and includes a circumferential sealing device for, in particular, radially sealing the filter element off from a filter holder for the filter element, wherein the sealing device has two first curvature sections arranged one facing the other and two second curvature sections arranged one facing the other, wherein the first curvature sections each have a first radius of curvature and the second curvature sections each have a second radius of curvature, and wherein the first radius of curvature differs from the second radius of curvature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Dennis Stark, Beate Brandt
  • Patent number: 11738296
    Abstract: A filter device has a filter housing and a filter element arranged in the filter housing. The filter element at least partially encloses an inwardly positioned flow chamber. A purified medium can be discharged from the filter device through a flow socket provided with a wall that has an opening. A fastening flange is arranged at the wall of the flow socket adjacent to the opening, wherein a purging gas pipe of a purging device can be detachably fastened by the fastening flange to the flow socket. The opening in the wall of the flow socket receives the purging gas pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventor: Dennis Stark
  • Publication number: 20230256372
    Abstract: A filter system is provided with a filter housing provided with a fluid inlet for introduction of a fluid into the filter housing. A fluid outlet for discharge of the fluid from the filter housing is provided. A filter element is removably received in the filter housing, wherein the filter element has a positioning and sealing section which positions and seals the filter element in relation to the filter housing. Elastically deformable snap elements connect the filter housing and the fluid outlet with form fit to each other. The positioning and sealing section rests radially at the elastically deformable snap elements. A filter element for such a filter system is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Michael ENGLMAIER, David KOLAR, Daniel SCHMID, Dennis STARK, Ondrej KULT
  • Patent number: 11725615
    Abstract: A secondary filter element for a filter arrangement is provided with a filter medium and a circumferentially extending sealing device that seals the secondary filter element in respect to a filter receptacle of the filter arrangement. The circumferentially extending sealing device has an oval geometry with a long side and a short side. The circumferentially extending sealing device has an outer surface projecting, in a radial direction of the secondary filter element, farther past the filter medium when viewed along the short side compared to when viewed along the long side. A filter arrangement has a filter receptacle. A main filter element is received in the filter receptacle, and a secondary filter element is received in the main filter element. The circumferentially extending sealing device of the secondary filter element projects in a radial direction of the secondary filter element outwardly past an interior of the main filter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Dennis Stark, Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
  • Patent number: 11701607
    Abstract: A filter element, which has an oval cross-section in a longitudinal direction thereof and includes a circumferential sealing device for, in particular, radially sealing the filter element off from a filter holder for the filter element, wherein the sealing device has two first curvature sections arranged one facing the other and two second curvature sections arranged one facing the other, wherein the first curvature sections each have a first radius of curvature and the second curvature sections each have a second radius of curvature, and wherein the first radius of curvature differs from the second radius of curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Dennis Stark, Beate Brandt
  • Publication number: 20230220822
    Abstract: A muffler for a filter system has a base body with an inlet opening. A fluid guiding rib is externally arranged on the base body so as to guide a fluid to be filtered by the filter system toward the inlet opening of the base body. The fluid guiding rib extends along a first flow direction, wherein the fluid to be filtered passes through the base body along the first flow direction. A filter system with a filter housing and a filter element removably received in the filter housing is provided with such a muffler. The muffler is attached to the filter housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Dennis STARK, Michael KAUFMANN, Klaus-Dieter RUHLAND
  • Publication number: 20230211273
    Abstract: A filter system has a filter housing with a fluid inlet for inflow of a fluid into the filter housing. A filter element is removably received in the filter housing. The filter element has a folded filter medium and a stabilization ring attached to the filter medium and stabilizing the filter medium. The stabilization ring is arranged on the filter medium such that the stabilization ring, at least in sections, is arranged within an inflow cross section of the fluid inlet. The fluid directly flows against the filter medium in operation of the filter system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Dennis STARK, Michael KAUFMANN, Klaus-Dieter RUHLAND
  • Publication number: 20230191305
    Abstract: A filter element has a filter medium arranged between first and second end disks. The first end disk has a positioning and sealing section having external positioning recesses for engaging disturbance geometries of a filter housing with form fit to position the filter element circumferentially in the filter housing. The positioning and sealing section has an inner interface for radially sealing and axially positioning the filter element relative to the filter housing. The interface, viewed along a longitudinal direction from first toward second end disk, extends farther into the positioning and sealing section than the positioning recesses. The interface has an annular seal groove surrounding a symmetry axis of the filter element and configured to engage a seal rib of the filter housing with form fit for axial positioning relative to the filter housing. A filter system is provided with such a filter element in its filter housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Dennis STARK, Michael KAUFMANN, Klaus-Dieter RUHLAND
  • Publication number: 20230028125
    Abstract: A secondary filter element for a filter system for filtering a gaseous fluid, in particular for a self-cleaning intake air filter system of a motor, has a filter medium which in the intended operation is flowed through by the fluid from an intended inflow side to an intended outflow side. The secondary filter element has a support element covering the filter medium at the intended inflow side. A filter system with such a secondary filter element is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Dennis Stark, Sascha Roth
  • Patent number: 11541336
    Abstract: A filter element has a filter body which is closed on at least one end face by an end disc, wherein the end disc is formed from a potting compound, and has a stabilization device which is surrounded at least in some areas by the potting compound. At least one data storage unit is arranged on or in the stabilization device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Dennis Stark, Duc Cuong Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11213770
    Abstract: A filter element for cleaning an operating liquid of a machine tool is provided with a pressure-stable jacket permitting flow therethrough. A filter medium is arranged in the pressure-stable jacket. A first end disc and a second end disc are seal-tightly connected to opposite ends of the filter medium. The filter medium surrounds an inner raw-side cavity. The pressure-stable jacket surrounds the filter medium and is connected fixedly to the first and second end discs. The first end disc has an inlet opening for the operating liquid. The second end disc has a drainage opening provided with a releasable closure element that closes the drainage opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Meier, Norbert Maurer, Andreas Panni, Dennis Stark, Michael Schulze
  • Publication number: 20210131389
    Abstract: A secondary filter element for a filter arrangement is provided with a filter medium and a circumferentially extending sealing device that seals the secondary filter element in respect to a filter receptacle of the filter arrangement. The circumferentially extending sealing device has an oval geometry with a long side and a short side. The circumferentially extending sealing device has an outer surface projecting, in a radial direction of the secondary filter element, farther past the filter medium when viewed along the short side compared to when viewed along the long side. A filter arrangement has a filter receptacle. A main filter element is received in the filter receptacle, and a secondary filter element is received in the main filter element. The circumferentially extending sealing device of the secondary filter element projects in a radial direction of the secondary filter element outwardly past an interior of the main filter element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Dennis Stark, Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
  • Publication number: 20210016210
    Abstract: A filter arrangement with filter element for purifying a dielectric of a machine for electrical discharge machining has a dielectric inlet with a connector for connecting a dielectric feed connection element of the machine for electrical discharge machining. The filter arrangement has an adapter form fit element that connects detachably to an adapter form fit element of the machine for electrical discharge machining. In a closed position of the adapter form fit elements, the dielectric inlet of the filter arrangement is fluid-tightly connected to the dielectric feed connection element. The adapter form fit elements permit the closed position only in a defined angle position, thereby determining a position of an identification element of the filter arrangement relative to the adapter form fit element of the machine for electrical discharge machining and of a corresponding reading device at the machine for electrical discharge machining relative to the an identification element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Alexander Meier, Michael Schulze, Dennis Stark, Duc Cuong Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10799821
    Abstract: An air filter has a round housing that is coaxial to a central axis of the air filter. The housing has a housing bottom part and a detachable housing cover. A round filter element is received in the housing. The housing bottom part has a tubular housing wall with an open end and an outlet-side axial end provided with a central outlet socket positioned axially opposite to the open end. Through the outlet socket, air exits from the air filter after filtration. The housing cover closes off the open end. A raw air region with annular cross section is formed between round filter element and inner side of the tubular housing wall. The housing cover has an annular or ring section-shaped air inlet region with inflow openings through which air to be filtered enters the housing without deflection in a direction coaxially or parallel to the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen Ackermann, Andrew Glynn, Dennis Stark, Suresh Aragbatagangapa Eswarapa
  • Publication number: 20200179852
    Abstract: A filter device has a filter housing and a filter element arranged in the filter housing. The filter element at least partially encloses an inwardly positioned flow chamber. A purified medium can be discharged from the filter device through a flow socket provided with a wall that has an opening. A fastening flange is arranged at the wall of the flow socket adjacent to the opening, wherein a purging gas pipe of a purging device can be detachably fastened by the fastening flange to the flow socket. The opening in the wall of the flow socket receives the purging gas pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventor: Dennis Stark
  • Publication number: 20200094181
    Abstract: A filter holder (2) for a filter element (3) that has an oval-shaped cross section transverse to a longitudinal direction (LR) thereof, with a receiving section (19) for receiving the filter element (3), a fluid inlet (24) for allowing fluid (L) to be filtered into the filter holder (2), and a fluid outlet (25) for letting the fluid (L) filtered with the aid of the filter element (3) out of the filter holder (2), wherein the fluid inlet (24) is arranged such that an inflow direction (E) of the fluid (L) to be filtered is oriented in the direction of a lateral surface (29) of the filter element (3) that can be received in the receiving section (19), whereby the fluid (L) to be filtered flows tangentially around the filter element (3) that can be received in the receiving section (19) in order to separate particles (33) contained in the fluid (L) to be filtered on a wall (30) of the receiving section (19) with the aid of centrifugal force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Dennis Stark, Beate Brandt, Manfred Winter, Duc Cuong NGUYEN, Karlheinz Muenkel, Volker Greif
  • Patent number: 10583385
    Abstract: A filter receptacle (2) for a filter element (3) that, transversely to a longitudinal direction (LR) thereof, has an oval cross section, said filter receptacle having a receiving portion (19) for receiving the filter element (3), a fluid inlet (24) for allowing fluid to be filtered (L) into the filter receptacle (2), and a fluid outlet (25) for discharging the fluid (L) filtered with the aid of the filter element (3) from the filter receptacle (2), wherein the fluid outlet (25) is arranged such that an outflow direction (A) of the filtered fluid (L) from the fluid outlet (25) is oriented parallel to the longitudinal direction (LR) of the filter element (3), and wherein the fluid outlet (25) has a circular cross section facing away from the filter element (3) and an oval cross section facing toward the filter element (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Dennis Stark, Beate Brandt, Andreas Panni
  • Publication number: 20200023296
    Abstract: A filter element has a filter body which is closed on at least one end face by an end disc, wherein the end disc is formed from a potting compound, and has a stabilization device which is surrounded at least in some areas by the potting compound. At least one data storage unit is arranged on or in the stabilization device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Dennis Stark, Duc Cuong Nguyen