Patents by Inventor Herbert Jainek
Herbert Jainek 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: 20250038231Abstract: A humidifier stack for a humidifier device includes frame plates following each other in a stacking direction in a plate stack including a dry gas channel and a moist gas channel, and a membrane separating the dry gas channel and the moist gas channel, the membrane enabling a moisture transfer from a fluid flow being guided in the moist gas channel to a fluid flow being guided in the dry gas channel. The humidifier stack further includes an at least partially circumferentially extending seal fixedly connected to the membrane, the at least partially circumferentially extending seal including flow channel seal sections disposed along circumferential edges of a moisture transfer surface of the membrane at a first surface of the membrane.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2024Publication date: January 30, 2025Inventors: Herbert JAINEK, Matthias TESCHNER, Benedikt WELLER
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Publication number: 20240291001Abstract: A flow plate for a humidifier includes a frame, and a flow field body, the frame surrounding the flow field body being connected or integral with the frame. The flow field body has a corrugated surface at least on one side, the flow field body including support elements protruding from a base plane of the flow field body and being arranged in lines and rows, the lines of the support elements extending in a first direction and the rows of the support elements extending in a second direction different from the first direction. The support elements in successive lines and rows are arranged offset from each other. The support elements in the same row are bent in one direction, and the support elements in an adjacent row are bent in another direction opposing the one direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Herbert JAINEK, Benedikt WELLER, Pius TRAUTMANN, Michael FRANK
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Publication number: 20240009603Abstract: A liquid filter has a filter housing with a housing cup. A filter element of the liquid filter has a filter medium annularly surrounding a longitudinal axis of the filter element. The filter element has an extension part with lock groove. A lock device arranged at the housing cup has a lock element movable radially to the longitudinal axis. The lock element engages the lock groove in a locked state of the lock device and is disengaged in a release state. A filter element for the liquid filter has a filter medium annularly surrounding a longitudinal axis and an extension part with lock groove with rounded cross section. The lock groove is engaged by a lock element, movable radially relative to the longitudinal axis, of a lock device of a housing cup of the liquid filter in a locked state of the lock device and disengaged in a release state.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Guenter JOKSCHAS, Marco FAISST, Christian THALMANN, Martin WEINDORF, Oliver GLUECK, Rafael SALOM, Pius TRAUTMANN, Lavanya KAGITHA, Dietmar TALMON-GROS, Matthias RUEGNER, Gerrit-Tobias SPEIDEL, Arndt-Udo ROLLE, Mike MAERTZ, Herbert JAINEK, Maximilian BAUCH
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Patent number: 11725551Abstract: A filter element arranged exchangeably in a filter housing of a filter has a filter medium delimiting an element interior. An end body arranged at the filter medium has a fastening region surrounding the interior opening that communicates with the element interior. An insertion adapter for connecting the filter element to a fluid connector of the filter housing has an insertion sleeve insertable axially into the fastening region of the end body. The inward side of the fastening region is provided with a material that is initially flexible during manufacture of the filter element and hardens later on. The insertion sleeve has a holding element radially outwardly arranged at the circumference. With inserted insertion sleeve, the holding element is arranged in the fastening region. The initially flexible material of the fastening region flows behind the holding element and forms a form fit connection with the holding element when hardened.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventor: Herbert Jainek
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Patent number: 11644111Abstract: A filter system is provided with a housing provided with a cover. The housing has a raw liquid inlet, a clean liquid outlet, and a liquid drain. A filter element is provided that separates a raw side from a clean side. A slide valve with a valve rod and a sealing head is provided, wherein the sealing head is arranged such that the liquid drain of the housing is closable but openable. A coupling is arranged between the sealing head and the valve rod, providing an axial securing action of the valve rod at the sealing head and a radial securing action, separate from the axial securing action, of the valve rod at the sealing head. A slide valve for such a filter system as well as a sealing head and a valve rod for such a slide valve are provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventor: Herbert Jainek
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Patent number: 11571643Abstract: An exchangeable filter element of a liquid filter has a filter medium surrounding circumferentially a virtual axis of the filter element. A discharge closure element is arranged eccentrically at an axial end face of the filter element. The discharge closure element closes off a discharge opening of a discharge channel of the filter housing when the filter element is installed in the filter housing. The discharge channel serves to empty liquid from the filter when the filter element is removed. The discharge closure element has a limited circumferential expansion with respect to the virtual axis. The discharge closure element has a closure surface arranged at an axial end face of the discharge closure element. The closure surface is at least partially axially oriented. The closure surface rests so as to seal axially at a sealing section of the filter housing that surrounds the discharge opening of the filter housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventor: Herbert Jainek
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Patent number: 11565203Abstract: A filter element of a filter for liquid, a drainage closure element, a housing part, and a filter are described, wherein the filter element has a filter medium which continuously surrounds circumferentially an element interior relative to a virtual axis and is connected to an axial end body. The end body is provided with a filter element drainage opening surrounding the axis and communicating with the element interior. A filter element sealing surface or filter element seal surface of a filter element sealing device is provided at the end body and continuously surrounds circumferentially the filter element drainage opening. The filter element drainage opening is closed by the filter element sealing device when the filter element is mounted in the filter housing of the filter. The filter element sealing surface or filter element seal surface is axially oriented with at least one direction component relative to the axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventor: Herbert Jainek
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Publication number: 20220305415Abstract: A filter system for liquid media has a filter housing with housing pot and housing cover. The housing pot has a drainage channel with bottom-side drainage opening. A bottom end disk of a filter element has a closure element arranged off-center to a longitudinal filter element axis. The closure element, in predetermined installation position of the filter element, extends seal-tightly across or into the drainage opening. The bottom end disk has a positioning aid corresponding with a cutout of an annular socket of the housing pot. By screwing on the housing cover, the filter element moves with the housing cover axially toward the drainage opening and rotates until positioning aid and cutout engage and lock the filter element relative to the housing pot in a predetermined rotational position where the closure element is axially aligned with the drainage opening. The filter element moves with the housing cover axially into the predetermined installation position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventor: Herbert Jainek
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Patent number: 11376528Abstract: A filter system for filtering a fluid has a filter housing with a housing top part and a housing bottom part, wherein the housing top part and the housing bottom part extend along a housing axis. An outlet socket is arranged at the housing top part and is provided to discharge the fluid after having been filtered. A non-return valve is arranged in an interior of the outlet socket. A filter element is arranged in the filter housing and separates a raw fluid side and a clean fluid side from each other. The filter element has a valve seat interacting with the non-return valve. The non-return valve closes in a closed position of the non-return valve a fluid path through the outlet socket and opens in an open position of the non-return valve the fluid path through the outlet socket.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventor: Herbert Jainek
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Patent number: 11305219Abstract: A filter system for liquid media has a filter housing with housing pot and housing cover. The housing pot has a drainage channel with bottom-side drainage opening. A bottom end disk of a filter element has a closure element arranged off-center to a longitudinal filter element axis. The closure element, in predetermined installation position of the filter element, extends seal-tightly across or into the drainage opening. The bottom end disk has a cutout corresponding with a positioning aid of the housing pot. By screwing on the housing cover, the filter element moves with the housing cover axially toward the drainage opening and rotates until positioning aid and cutout engage and lock the filter element relative to the housing pot in a predetermined rotational position where the closure element is axially aligned with the drainage opening. The filter element moves with the housing cover axially into the predetermined installation position.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventor: Herbert Jainek
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Patent number: 11247175Abstract: A thermally sterilizable fluid filter (10) for concentrating substances contained in a fluid by way of micro-, nano- or ultrafiltration of the fluid, particularly for concentrating a pharmaceutical precursor and/or intermediate, in particular a vaccine, in a fluid. The fluid filter has a filter housing with a fluid inlet, a retentate outlet and a permeate outlet. A filter cartridge is arranged in the filter housing (12) and has a filter medium of a ceramic material and/or a ceramic composite material. The filter cartridge is held with axial play on the filter housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Heike Rupp, Michael Fasold, Herbert Jainek, Sascha Bauer, Frank Ehlen, Stefan Kunze, Jasmin Sorg, Karlheinz Muenkel, Steffen Schuetz, Ulrich Dehnen
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Publication number: 20210207724Abstract: A filter system is provided with a housing provided with a cover. The housing has a raw liquid inlet, a clean liquid outlet, and a liquid drain. A filter element is provided that separates a raw side from a clean side. A slide valve with a valve rod and a sealing head is provided, wherein the sealing head is arranged such that the liquid drain of the housing is closable but openable. A coupling is arranged between the sealing head and the valve rod, providing an axial securing action of the valve rod at the sealing head and a radial securing action, separate from the axial securing action, of the valve rod at the sealing head. A slide valve for such a filter system as well as a sealing head and a valve rod for such a slide valve are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventor: Herbert Jainek
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Publication number: 20200391145Abstract: A filter element of a filter for liquid has a filter medium surrounding an element interior circumferentially continuously relative to a virtual axis. An end body is connected to an axial end face of the filter element and has a filter element drainage opening surrounding the virtual axis and connected to the element interior. The end body has a filter element sealing surface or filter element seal surface of a filter element sealing device which surrounds the filter element drainage opening circumferentially continuously and closes the filter element drainage opening when the filter element is mounted in the filter. A seal of the filter element sealing device that is circumferentially continuous relative to the virtual axis is fastened at the filter element. A discharge closure element closes the discharge opening of the filter housing of the filter and has a sealing surface that close the filter element drainage opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventor: Herbert Jainek
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Publication number: 20200384391Abstract: A filter element of a filter for liquid, a drainage closure element, a housing part, and a filter are described, wherein the filter element has a filter medium which continuously surrounds circumferentially an element interior relative to a virtual axis and is connected to an axial end body. The end body is provided with a filter element drainage opening surrounding the axis and communicating with the element interior. A filter element sealing surface or filter element seal surface of a filter element sealing device is provided at the end body and continuously surrounds circumferentially the filter element drainage opening. The filter element drainage opening is closed by the filter element sealing device when the filter element is mounted in the filter housing of the filter. The filter element sealing surface or filter element seal surface is axially oriented with at least one direction component relative to the axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventor: Herbert Jainek
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Publication number: 20200386129Abstract: A filter element arranged exchangeably in a filter housing of a filter has a filter medium delimiting an element interior. An end body arranged at the filter medium has a fastening region surrounding the interior opening that communicates with the element interior. An insertion adapter for connecting the filter element to a fluid connector of the filter housing has an insertion sleeve insertable axially into the fastening region of the end body. The inward side of the fastening region is provided with a material that is initially flexible during manufacture of the filter element and hardens later on. The insertion sleeve has a holding element radially outwardly arranged at the circumference. With inserted insertion sleeve, the holding element is arranged in the fastening region. The initially flexible material of the fastening region flows behind the holding element and forms a form fit connection with the holding element when hardened.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventor: Herbert Jainek
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Publication number: 20200384386Abstract: A filter system for filtering a fluid has a filter housing with a housing top part and a housing bottom part, wherein the housing top part and the housing bottom part extend along a housing axis. An outlet socket is arranged at the housing top part and is provided to discharge the fluid after having been filtered. A non-return valve is arranged in an interior of the outlet socket. A filter element is arranged in the filter housing and separates a raw fluid side and a clean fluid side from each other. The filter element has a valve seat interacting with the non-return valve. The non-return valve closes in a closed position of the non-return valve a fluid path through the outlet socket and opens in an open position of the non-return valve the fluid path through the outlet socket.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventor: Herbert Jainek
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Patent number: 10844761Abstract: A unit (10) for the regulation or control of a fluid pressure, having at least one housing section (13, 14) and a switching film (22) connected to the at least one housing section (13, 14) for switching at pressure differentials relative to an ambient pressure acting on the switching film (22), and for the regulation, release or blocking of a flow of the fluid between an inlet (28) and a discharge (30) for the fluid. The switching film (22) is made out of a polymer material having fluorine and carbon. In this arrangement, a hole cross-section (40) of the at least one housing section (13, 14) is closed off by the switching film (22). A method of forming a fluid-tight connection is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbHInventors: Lukas Bock, Volker Kuemmerling, Thomas Jessberger, Heinz Fuchs, Thomas Schleiden, Juergen Kosicki, Thomas Tschech, Herbert Jainek
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Publication number: 20200360841Abstract: An exchangeable filter element of a liquid filter has a filter medium surrounding circumferentially a virtual axis of the filter element. A discharge closure element is arranged eccentrically at an axial end face of the filter element. The discharge closure element closes off a discharge opening of a discharge channel of the filter housing when the filter element is installed in the filter housing. The discharge channel serves to empty liquid from the filter when the filter element is removed. The discharge closure element has a limited circumferential expansion with respect to the virtual axis. The discharge closure element has a closure surface arranged at an axial end face of the discharge closure element. The closure surface is at least partially axially oriented. The closure surface rests so as to seal axially at a sealing section of the filter housing that surrounds the discharge opening of the filter housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventor: Herbert Jainek
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Patent number: 10690256Abstract: Disclosed is a method and a unit (10) for the regulation or control of a fluid pressure, having at least one housing section (13, 14) and a switching film (22) connected to the at least one housing section (13, 14) for switching at pressure differentials of 1 to 250 mbar, preferably from 1 to 100 mbar, relative to an ambient pressure acting on the switching film (22), and for the regulation, release or blocking of a flow of the fluid between an inlet (28) and a discharge (30) for the fluid. The switching film (22) is made out of a polymer material having fluorine and carbon. In this arrangement, a hole cross-section (40) of the at least one housing section (13, 14) is closed off by the switching film (22).Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Lukas Bock, Volker Kuemmerling, Thomas Jessberger, Heinz Fuchs, Thomas Schleiden, Juergen Kosicki, Thomas Tschech, Herbert Jainek
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Patent number: 10675574Abstract: A filter device includes a hollow cylindrical filter element and a bypass valve, the valve body of which rests against an adapter piece that is arranged on the end face of the filter element. At least one bypass opening is integrated into the adapter piece.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventor: Herbert Jainek