Patents by Inventor Hans-Michael Schuster

Hans-Michael Schuster 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: 10940405
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter element for filtering a fluid passing through the filter element with a group of first channels, in which each first channel extends from a first end to a second end and each first channel has on its first end an inlet opening through which the fluid to be filtered can flow into the respective first channel and is closed at its second end, and a group of second channels, in which each second channel extends from a first end to a second end and each second channel has at its second end an outlet opening through which the filtered fluid can flow out of the respective second channel and is closed at its first end, wherein at least one first channel is arranged adjacent to a second channel and the first channel is separated from the second channel by a partition wall, wherein the partition wall is formed of a filter medium through which the fluid to be filtered can flow from the first channel into the second channel, wherein the filter medium is a coalescence filter medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: DONALDSON FILTRATION DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Michael Schuster, Abdelkhalic Rbayti
  • Publication number: 20190151775
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter element for filtering a fluid passing through the filter element with a group of first channels, in which each first channel extends from a first end to a second end and each first channel has on its first end an inlet opening through which the fluid to be filtered can flow into the respective first channel and is closed at its second end, and a group of second channels, in which each second channel extends from a first end to a second end and each second channel has at its second end an outlet opening through which the filtered fluid can flow out of the respective second channel and is closed at its first end, wherein at least one first channel is arranged adjacent to a second channel and the first channel is separated from the second channel by a partition wall, wherein the partition wall is formed of a filter medium through which the fluid to be filtered can flow from the first channel into the second channel, wherein the filter medium is a coalescence filter medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Hans-Michael SCHUSTER, Abdelkhalic RBAYTI
  • Patent number: 8211219
    Abstract: A filter, in particular for compressed gas systems, includes a filter top part having at least one inlet channel and at least one outlet channel and a filter bottom part having a filter element, wherein the filter top part has a pressure-resistant housing and an insert which is suited in an optimal manner to the course of the inlet and outlet channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Donaldson Filtration Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Michael Schuster, Jens Schäfer, Abdelkhalic Rbayti, Peter Groth
  • Publication number: 20110265655
    Abstract: The invention relates to a combination filter with a housing having an inlet and an outlet for a fluid to be cleaned, a coalescence filter element and a processing filter element, wherein the filter elements are arranged in the housing such that after the fluid has entered the housing through the inlet, the fluid flows through the filter elements in the described sequential order, before the fluid exits the housing again through the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Donaldson Filtration Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Michael Schuster, Sylke Waldschmidt-Schroer
  • Publication number: 20100192529
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter element for a coalescing filter, comprising an outer support sleeve, a coalescing layer and a filter medium, wherein the coalescing layer is substantially structurally separate from the filter medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Donaldson Filtraton Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Hans-Michael Schuster
  • Publication number: 20100058930
    Abstract: A filter, in particular for compressed gas systems, includes a filter top part having at least one inlet channel and at least one outlet channel and a filter bottom part having a filter element, wherein the filter top part has a pressure-resistant housing and an insert which is suited in an optimal manner to the course of the inlet and outlet channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Hans-Michael Schuster, Jens Schäfer, Abdelkhalic Rbayti, Peter Groth
  • Patent number: 7550023
    Abstract: In a filter, a rotatable connection flange with two kidney-shaped openings and a diametral web between the openings is located between the top part and bottom part of the filter. Rotating the connection flange allows the direction in which a gas flows through the filter element located in the filter housing to be reversed. In this way, the filter can be operated as a coalescence filter or as a dust filter by simply rotating the connection flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Ultrafilter International AG
    Inventors: Hans-Michael Schuster, Klaus Eimer, Dieter Patzig
  • Publication number: 20070084785
    Abstract: In a filter, a rotatable connection flange with two kidney-shaped openings and a diametral web between the openings is located between the top part and bottom part of the filter. Rotating the connection flange allows the direction in which a gas flows through the filter element located in the filter housing to be reversed. In this way, the filter can be operated as a coalescence filter or as a dust filter by simply rotating the connection flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Hans-Michael Schuster, Klaus Eimer, Dieter Patzig
  • Patent number: 6205011
    Abstract: In a switched-mode regulator for operation of an electromagnet having a magnet coil using different supply voltages the operating voltage UB of the electromagnet is produced by means of a storage circuit including a storage choke (2). To achieve cost and space-saving operation of the electromagnet using different supply voltages UV, the storage choke also acts as the magnet coil of the electromagnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Ultrafilter GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Kellendonk, Hans-Michael Schuster
  • Patent number: 6200365
    Abstract: A device for continuously fractionating a gas by adsorption, an in-service testing device in a processor-controlled adsorption drier system and a method for testing the operating capability of an adsorption drier system under the control of a processor, including two adsorbent beds connected to one another in a switching system, in which regeneration is performed by a flow of regeneration gas. The device has a gas inlet, a gas outlet and a bypass outlet feeding into a common functional block, which contains a line switching circuit, a first and a second shuttle valve and, optionally, other components. The in-service testing device and the device are so compact due to their respective structures that they can be integrated with one another requiring little space and having low assembly requirements. The testing method is configured to co-operate with the in-service testing device and the device, requiring only a few components for the application thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Ultrafilter International AG
    Inventors: Klaus Eimer, Hans-Michael Schuster, Dieter Patzig, Matthias Behrendt
  • Patent number: 6139609
    Abstract: An advantageous configuration of an adsorption medium in a drying plant is described. At least one cartridge containing the adsorption medium for a gas to be dried is removably disposed in a container of the drying plant. A pressure prevails between the adsorption medium and the cartridge such that the adsorption medium remains stationary in the cartridge, in particular even under changing operating and/or environmental conditions. Using the cartridge enables the adsorption medium to be changed rapidly and safely on site. In addition, the invention ensures a high quality of gas drying, in particular without the added risk of the particles being released. Different cartridges can also be used for different adsorption media and can therefore be optimized to suit the most varied of drying plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Ultra-Filter International GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Eimer, Hans-Michael Schuster, Dirk Mittelstadt