Patents by Inventor Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
Klaus-Dieter Ruhland 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: 20140224129Abstract: A filter element has a filter body with a longitudinal axis, the filter body having a first end face and a second end face opposite the first end face. A first end plate is arranged at the first end face and has an open or closed configuration. A second end plate is arranged at the second end face. A support tube is arranged concentrically to the longitudinal axis and extends between the first and second end plates. The first end plate is reinforced by a reinforcement ring. The reinforcement ring has first openings that are visible from the exterior of the reinforcement ring, wherein the first openings enable a filling level check of a filling level of a material that connects the first end plate with the first end face.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Friedrich Kupfer, Joachim-Paul Krieger, Anita Moosmueller
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Publication number: 20140223870Abstract: A filter element has a filter body having a longitudinal axis and a concentric shape relative to the longitudinal axis. The filter body has a first end face and a second opposite end face. A first end disk is arranged at the first end face. A second end disk is arranged at the second end face. A support tube concentric to the longitudinal axis extends between the first and second end disks. At least one of the first and second end disks has support knobs arranged in a circular arrangement about the longitudinal axis and extending in axial direction outwardly. The support knobs, when the filter element is mounted in a housing that receives the filter element, rest against an inner cover contour of the housing and fold over in radial direction outwardly so as to be supported axially and radially on the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
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Publication number: 20140223874Abstract: The invention relates to a filter element (10), comprising a filter body (12) in concentric form having a longitudinal axis (L), a first end disk (16) situated on one end face (15), and a second end disk (18) situated on the opposite end face (17), and a support tube (14) situated concentrically around the longitudinal axis (L) between the first and the second end disks (16, 18). At least one of the end disks (18) has a centering element (22) that is situated around the longitudinal axis (L), as a result of which the filter element (10) can be radially centered during installation in the housing (108). A support structure (20) is provided on the at least one end disk (18) which is concentric with respect the centering element (22) and is provided for at least axially supporting the filter element (10) in the housing (108). The invention further relates to a filter system (100) for exchangeably installing such a filter element (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
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Publication number: 20140223868Abstract: A filter system has a housing and at least one detachable cover detachably connected to the housing to close off the housing. At least one exchangeable element is arranged within the housing and provided with a follower contour. The cover is provided with a follower tool which matches the follower contour of the at least one exchangeable element. The follower tool is disposed on the exterior side of the cover. The follower tool is a follower contour provided on the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
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Publication number: 20140223869Abstract: A filter body has a longitudinal axis and a first end face and a second end face opposite the first end face in a direction of the longitudinal axis. The filter body has a zigzag-folded filter medium arranged about the longitudinal axis, wherein the filter body has an inner circumference and an outer circumference and fold edges of the filter medium are positioned on the inner circumference and/or the outer circumference. The filter body further has a securing coil of at least one circumferentially extending thread applied onto the outer circumference. The fold edges have, at least over sections thereof, several embossments arranged such that the fold edges that are next to each other are secured relative to each other by the embossments.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Friedrich Kupfer, Thomas Vilsmaier, Joachim-Paul Krieger
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Patent number: 8784522Abstract: An air filter system (30) includes a filter housing (10) with a filter element (1) received within the housing. A secondary housing is secured to and closing the filter housing. The secondary housing includes a locking element operable to engage the filter housing and the filter element. The filter element (1) includes at least one fastening element (7) wherein the locking element (22) of the secondary housing (20) engages the at least one fastening element (7) in such a way, when the filter element (1) is accommodated in the filter housing (10) and is disposed between the filter housing (10) and the secondary housing (20), that the secondary housing (20) is detachably clamped to the filter housing (10).Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbHInventors: Joerg Menssen, Stefan Becker, Kai Hilarius, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Steffan Ackermann
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Publication number: 20140165834Abstract: An air filter system, in particular for the intake air of internal combustion engines, is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
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Publication number: 20140109532Abstract: An air filter has a hollow cylindrical filter housing having a first axial terminal area and a second axial terminal area and a cylindrical outer filter housing wall and a ring-shaped flow guiding wall. The ring-shaped flow guiding wall extends coaxially to the cylindrical outer filter housing wall in the interior of the filter housing. A ring-shaped flow space is formed between outer filter housing wall and flow guiding wall. A filter element of an annularly closed filter medium is disposed in the filter housing. The flow guiding wall surrounds the filter element. An inlet socket is arranged on the outer filter housing wall in the first axial terminal area and extends tangentially relative thereto. The inlet socket has a projection that projects into the ring-shaped flow space and bridges the ring-shaped flow space up to the flow guiding wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
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Publication number: 20140102058Abstract: A filter (1) for filtering air, in particular an air filtering element (30), is provided for releasably fitting into a housing (10) which has a housing upper part (11) and in particular a central tube (20) fastened to the housing upper part (11), and also the housing for the filtering element (30) is provided. The filtering element has a seal (33, 34) for holding the filtering element (1) on the housing upper part (11) and the central tube (20) and for sealing the space (111) between the filtering element (30) and housing upper part (11) when the filtering element (30) is releasably fitted in the housing (10). The seal (33, 34) is connectable in a form-fitting manner to a sealing receptacle (111) of the housing upper part (11) and/or of the central tube (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
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Publication number: 20140059986Abstract: A filter arrangement has a filter receptacle and a round filter element arranged in the filter receptacle. The filter receptacle has a substantially cylindrical housing part with a cylindrical wall. An inflow opening is arranged in the cylindrical wall. An inflow socket is connected to the inflow opening and adapted to couple a fluid supply line. An axial outflow opening is connected to the cylindrical housing part. The inflow socket has a flow cross-section that widens in a flow direction into an interior of the cylindrical housing part.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
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Publication number: 20140047808Abstract: A filter element (1) for an air filter (30) has a tubular filter medium (2), the annular cross-section of which encloses an interior (6) of the filter element and which has an inner wall (7) that adjoins the interior of the filter element and that extends in the form of at least one convex arch (8) and at least two concave arches (9), the concave arch (9) being located between two convex arches (8) such that the interior (6) of the filter element has a constriction (11) in the area of the concave arch (9), the constriction (11) being adjoined by two wide zones (12) of the interior of the filter element.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Joerg Menssen, Stefan Becker, Kai Hilarius, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
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Publication number: 20130327005Abstract: An air filter system (30) includes a filter housing (10) with a filter element (1) received within the housing. A secondary housing is secured to and closing the filter housing. The secondary housing includes a locking element operable to engage the filter housing and the filter element. The filter element (1) includes at least one fastening element (7) wherein the locking element (22) of the secondary housing (20) engages the at least one fastening element (7) in such a way, when the filter element (1) is accommodated in the filter housing (10) and is disposed between the filter housing (10) and the secondary housing (20), that the secondary housing (20) is detachably clamped to the filter housing (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Joerg Menssen, Stefan Becker, Kai Hilarius, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Steffen Ackermann
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Patent number: 8591621Abstract: The invention relates to a filter system (10), particularly for an internal combustion engine, comprising a filter element (18) having a filter medium (20) that in particular is folded in a star shape, the filter medium having a coaxial form, and having at least one end and sealing body (22) that is made from an elastic potting compound and is disposed on a front of the filter medium (20). At least part of a support body (40) is embedded in the elastic potting compound of the end and sealing body (22).Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2009Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbHInventors: Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Eric Gillenberg, Oliver Steins
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Patent number: 8523973Abstract: A filter element (1) for fluid filtration has a hollow-cylindrical filter medium (2) folded in a star shape, an outlet-side end plate (3) and a second end plate (4), a hollow-cylindrical supporting mesh (5) disposed in the interior (6) of the filter medium, wherein at the outlet-side end of the filter element, the supporting mesh has a connecting region (11) in which the supporting mesh (5) is provided with a coupling element (7). In the connecting region (7) the supporting mesh (5) includes a radially outwardly projecting collar (8) protruding beyond the outlet-side end face (9) of the filter medium. The outlet-side end plate (3) encloses the outlet-side end face (9) of the filter medium (2) and the collar (8) and has an annular axial seal (10).Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2012Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbHInventors: Steffen Ackermann, Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
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Publication number: 20120324849Abstract: A filter element (1) for fluid filtration has a hollow-cylindrical filter medium (2) folded in a star shape, an outlet-side end plate (3) and a second end plate (4), a hollow-cylindrical supporting mesh (5) disposed in the interior (6) of the filter medium, wherein at the outlet-side end of the filter element, the supporting mesh has a connecting region (11) in which the supporting mesh (5) is provided with a coupling element (7). In the connecting region (7) the supporting mesh (5) includes a radially outwardly projecting collar (8) protruding beyond the outlet-side end face (9) of the filter medium. The outlet-side end plate (3) encloses the outlet-side end face (9) of the filter medium (2) and the collar (8) and has an annular axial seal (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Steffen Ackermann, Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
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Publication number: 20120317939Abstract: An air filter element (10) with a cylindrical central pipe (11) is provided wherein at one end of the central tube (11) a device (18) for transmission of torque from a tool to the air filter element (10) is provided and at the other end of the central tube (11) a fastening device (14) for detachably mounting the filter element (10) in a cylindrical support body (21) by means of an insertion/rotation movement is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Michael KAUFMANN, Klaus-Dieter RUHLAND
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Publication number: 20120317943Abstract: A filter element (30) for insertion into a housing (10) with a detachable cover (12) has a tubular support structure (22) at which a filter medium (21) is disposed. A front side of the support structure (22) has a coupling section (23; 25) coupled with a clamping device (30; 40) clamping the filter element (20) between a housing body (11) and cover (12). The coupling section has a fixing element (24; 26) blocking a rotation of the coupling section (23; 25) or support structure (22).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Michael KAUFMANN, Klaus-Dieter RUHLAND
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Patent number: 8287612Abstract: A filter element has of a filter medium (10) folded in a zig-zag manner and designed in a tubular shape. End plates (11, 12) are arranged on the filter medium end faces. End plate (12) has a concentric opening as well as a first annular ring (14) and a second annular ring (15), and a sealing groove (16) arranged between the rings. A reinforcement plate (17) is arranged at the end plate and has an annular surface (23) extending in axial direction across folds of the filter element.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2012Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbHInventors: Eric Gillenberg, Friedrich Kupfer, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Oliver Steins
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Publication number: 20120210683Abstract: A filter element has of a filter medium (10) folded in a zig-zag manner and designed in a tubular shape. End plates (11, 12) are arranged on the filter medium end faces. End plate (12) has a concentric opening as well as a first annular ring (14) and a second annular ring (15), and a sealing groove (16) arranged between the rings. A reinforcement plate (17) is arranged at the end plate and has an annular surface (23) extending in axial direction across folds of the filter element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Eric Gillenberg, Friedrich Kupfer, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Oliver Steins
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Patent number: 8216332Abstract: A filter device has a filter housing having a receiving space and a carrier housing. A filter element is arranged in the carrier housing, wherein the carrier housing is inserted into the receiving space of the filter housing and locked in the receiving space. A bracket with a clamping section is arranged on the carrier housing and is secured pivotally on the carrier housing by a hinge so as be pivotable between a locking position and a release position. In the locking position, the damping section of the bracket is clamped between a step on the filter housing and a step on the carrier housing and is secured in a self-locking position.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2006Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbHInventors: Edvard Kopec, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland