Patents by Inventor Jill Akers

Jill Akers 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).

  • Filter service system and method
    Publication number: 20060191412
    Abstract: An on-vehicle service system for removing matter from a filtering device of a single filtering device exhaust system includes a controllable filter bypass line fluidly connecting a first orifice of the filtering device of the single filtering device exhaust system to a second orifice of the filtering device. The service system also includes a receptacle fluidly connected to the filtering device and configured to collect at least a portion of the matter removed by the on-vehicle service system when a fluid is provided through a portion of the filter bypass line into the filtering device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Cheryl Sellers, Dong Fei, Paul Park, Jill Akers, Bappaditya Banerjee, Mark Gasper, Daniel Nordyke, Richard Crandell, Orlando Sellers, Christie Ragle, Ronald Silver
  • Filter service system and method
    Publication number: 20060156919
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of detecting matter within a filtering device includes measuring a metric indicative of a first quantity of matter within the filtering device and removing a portion of the matter from the filtering device. The method also includes measuring a metric indicative of a second quantity of matter remaining within the filtering device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Cheryl Sellers, Dong Fei, Jill Akers, Bappaditya Banerjee, Mark Gasper, Daniel Nordyke, Richard Crandell, Orlando Sellers, Christie Ragle, Ronald Silver, Julie Faas, Paul Park, Jeremy Trethewey