Patents by Inventor Klaus Kapelarie

Klaus Kapelarie 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).

  • Publication number: 20110000174
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ring filter element (1), particularly a ring filter element (1) of an air filter for an internal combustion engine, having a filter body (2) comprising a filter material, and at least one sealing end disk (11) disposed on the face thereof. For this purpose an inner frame (4) is disposed on an interior peripheral surface (3) of the filter body (2) for reinforcing the filter body (2), wherein an inside diameter of the end disk (11) is at least as great as an inside diameter of the inner frame (4) such that the same is not covered radially toward the interior by the sealing material of the end disk (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Klaus Kapelarie, Stephan Mert