Patents by Inventor Hind M. Abi-Akar

Hind M. Abi-Akar 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: 11173438
    Abstract: An oil filter may include a housing. The housing may include an inlet, an outlet, and a filter element. The filter element may be located downstream of the inlet and upstream of the outlet. Additionally, the filter element may include a filtering material and a tracer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Javier A. Rodriguez, Philip C. Spengler, Darrell L. Morehouse, III, Hind M. Abi-Akar
  • Publication number: 20200086254
    Abstract: An oil filter may include a housing. The housing may include an inlet, an outlet, and a filter element. The filter element may be located downstream of the inlet and upstream of the outlet. Additionally, the filter element may include a filtering material and a tracer material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Javier A. RODRIGUEZ, Philip C. Spengler, Darrell L. Morehouse, III, Hind M. Abi-Akar
  • Publication number: 20140162865
    Abstract: An engine oil including a base oil in a range of about 70 to 85 wt %. The engine oil includes at least one additive in a range of about 15 to 30 wt %, such as, an antioxidant, a cleaning agent/detergent, a dispersing agent, a wear resistant agent, a viscosity index improving agent, a pour point depressant, a rust/corrosion inhibiting agent, a foam inhibiting agent, and an extreme pressure agent. The engine oil further includes an additive including an organometallic compound of a catalyst consisting of a catalytic element in a range of about 0.001 to 0.05 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Paul W. Park, Hind M. Abi-Akar
  • Patent number: 7805926
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment system for a power source has an air induction system, an exhaust system and a recirculation system. The exhaust system includes a particulate filter. The recirculation system is configured to draw exhaust from downstream of the particulate filter and direct the exhaust to the air induction system. The recirculation system includes an exhaust gas cooler, and an acidic debris filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc
    Inventors: Hind M. Abi-Akar, Dennis Lee Endicott, James R. Weber, Erin Elizabeth Atterberry
  • Publication number: 20080271712
    Abstract: Carbon deposits on engine components can negatively affect engine performance. An engine of the present disclosure includes at least one carbon deposit resistant engine component attached to an engine housing. The engine component includes at least one relatively high surface tension surface that is a non-contact wear surface and to which a relatively low surface tension coating is attached. The relatively low surface tension coating has a surface tension at least one of equal to and less than 30 dyne/cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Hind M. Abi-Akar, Xiangyang Jiang, Jorge R. Agama, Mark W. Jarrett, Kurtis C. Kelley
  • Publication number: 20080264038
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment system for a power source has an air induction system, an exhaust system and a recirculation system. The exhaust system includes a particulate filter. The recirculation system is configured to draw exhaust from downstream of the particulate filter and direct the exhaust to the air induction system. The recirculation system includes an exhaust gas cooler, and an acidic debris filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Hind M. Abi-Akar, Dennis Lee Endicott, James R. Weber, Erin Elizabeth Atterberry
  • Patent number: 7264643
    Abstract: An electrical connection element for providing an electrical connection to a porous material may include a first electrically conductive plate disposed on at least a portion of a first side of the porous material. A second electrically conductive plate may be disposed on at least a portion of a second side of the porous material, opposite to the first side. An electrically conductive material may impregnate the porous material in a region between the first and second electrically conductive plates, and an electrical connector may be attached to at least one of the first and second electrically conductive plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Earnest Williams, Matthew Thomas Kiser, Michael J. Pollard, Jo L. Costura, Cornelius Nicolae Opris, Hind M. Abi-Akar, Robert L. Meyer