Patents by Inventor Joseph Wendahl

Joseph Wendahl 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).

  • In-tank fluid filter with plastic retainer
    Patent number: 8715497
    Abstract: An in-tank fluid filter has a filter body made of porous material and a plastic outlet port attached to the filter body for connecting the filter to a pump. A plastic retainer is integrally formed on the outlet port, the retainer comprising a tab extending in a plane perpendicular to the flow axis, the tab having a first surface proximate the pump and a second surface remote from the pump, the tab having an aperture extending from the first surface to the second surface with an effective cross-section at the first surface that is larger than the post cross-section and that is reduced toward the second surface to an effective cross-section that is smaller than the post cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Kuss Filtration Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Schnipke, Michael E. Yost, Gary L. Rickle, Joseph Wendahl
  • IN-TANK FLUID FILTER WITH PLASTIC RETAINER
    Publication number: 20120248021
    Abstract: An in-tank fluid filter has a filter body made of porous material and a plastic outlet port attached to the filter body for connecting the filter to a pump. A plastic retainer is integrally formed on the outlet port, the retainer comprising a tab extending in a plane perpendicular to the flow axis, the tab having a first surface proximate the pump and a second surface remote from the pump, the tab having an aperture extending from the first surface to the second surface with an effective cross-section at the first surface that is larger than the post cross-section and that is reduced toward the second surface to an effective cross-section that is smaller than the post cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: KUSS FILTRATION INC.
    Inventors: Travis Schnipke, Michael E. Yost, Gary L. Rickle, Joseph Wendahl