Patents by Inventor Klemens Dworatzek

Klemens Dworatzek 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: 10040015
    Abstract: A filter insert for installation in a housing, having at least one substantially hollow cylindrical filter element for separating liquid from aerosol; and at least one covering element designed to cover an axial end region of the filter element; wherein at least one of the the at least one covering element is formed from at least one metal sheet and connected with the filter element with at least one mechanical connection; wherein the mechanical connection between the at least one covering element and the filter element is formed solely by a structure of the at least one covering element produced through deforming or reforming the at least one covering element; wherein the structure of the at least one covering element is configured to clamp the filter element to the at least one covering element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Goekhan Evcuemen
  • Patent number: 10035092
    Abstract: Described is a housing (18) for a separating device (12) for separating fluid from a gas, a housing cover (28) and a connecting part (16) of a device (12) and a device (12) for separating a fluid. The housing (18) has at least one first gas passage (82), which is centrally disposed relative to an axis (30) on a connection device (14). The housing (18) has at least one second gas passage (52), which is disposed radially outside the at least one first gas passage (82) with respect to the axis (30). The housing (18) has at least one fluid outlet (36, 48, 64) for fluid separated from the gas, which is disposed radially between the at least one first gas passage (82) and the at least one second gas passage (52) with respect to the axis (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Janine Schmelzle, Klemens Dworatzek, Bertram Bartelt
  • Publication number: 20180104632
    Abstract: A cup-shaped housing assembly for a device for separating liquid from air has a cup-shaped housing body having an interior. At least one annular filter element for separating liquid from air is arranged in the housing body. A housing cover closes off an end face of the housing body. The housing cover has an inner side that is facing the interior and an outer side that is facing away from the interior. The housing cover has at least one raw air inlet through which raw air is supplied to the interior. The housing cover has at least one clean air opening though which filtered clean air is discharged from the interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Janine Schmelzle, Klemens Dworatzek, Bertram Bartelt, Daniela Zinic
  • Publication number: 20170361261
    Abstract: A filter element (100) that is to be mounted in a housing (102) has at least one substantially hollow cylindrical pleated filter (10, 20) designed to separate liquid from aerosol, and two cover elements (30, 40) designed to cover axial end regions (12, 14, 22, 24) of the pleated filter (10, 20). The axial end portions (12, 14, 22, 24) of the at least one pleated filter (10, 20) are pressed against the cover element (30, 40) by an axial compressing force. The at least one pleated filter (10, 20) is secured in the axial direction, and one respective sealing zone (16, 18, 26, 28) is formed between each pleated filter (10, 20) and each cover element (30, 40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas Panni, Klemens Dworatzek, Janine Schmelzle, Frank Vogt, Goekhan Evcuemen
  • Publication number: 20170296957
    Abstract: Described is a housing (18) for a separating device (12) for separating fluid from a gas, a housing cover (28) and a connecting part (16) of a device (12) and a device (12) for separating a fluid. The housing (18) has at least one first gas passage (82), which is centrally disposed relative to an axis (30) on a connection device (14). The housing (18) has at least one second gas passage (52), which is disposed radially outside the at least one first gas passage (82) with respect to the axis (30). The housing (18) has at least one fluid outlet (36, 48, 64) for fluid separated from the gas, which is disposed radially between the at least one first gas passage (82) and the at least one second gas passage (52) with respect to the axis (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Janine Schmelzle, Klemens Dworatzek, Bertram Bartelt
  • Publication number: 20160256813
    Abstract: A filter insert for installation in a housing, having at least one substantially hollow cylindrical filter element for separating liquid from aerosol; and at least one covering element designed to cover an axial end region of the filter element; wherein at least one of the the at least one covering element is formed from at least one metal sheet and connected with the filter element with at least one mechanical connection; wherein the mechanical connection between the at least one covering element and the filter element is formed solely by a structure of the at least one covering element produced through deforming or reforming the at least one covering element; wherein the structure of the at least one covering element is configured to clamp the filter element to the at least one covering element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Goekhan Evcuemen
  • Publication number: 20160121250
    Abstract: A separation element for a pressure accumulator system for separating liquid from a media stream is provided with a hollow cylindrical filter body. The filter body has a support body and a coalescing stage filter medium radially outwardly of the support body. The filter body is flowed through radially by the media stream and separates a dirty side from a clean side of the separation element. First and second end disks are disposed on opposite sides of the filter body. A receiving recess is arranged centrally on the first end disk and is open toward the filter body interior. The receiving recess supports the separation element on a central tube of the pressure accumulator system. The second end disk has an outlet opening. Liquid that has been separated by the filter body from the media stream drains via the outlet opening of the second end disk from the separation element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Janine Schmelzle, Goekhan Evcuemen, Volker Krueger
  • Publication number: 20160030870
    Abstract: Described is a housing (18) for a separating device (12) for separating fluid from a gas, a housing cover (28) and a connecting part (16) of a device (12) and a device (12) for separating a fluid. The housing (18) has at least one first gas passage (82), which is centrally disposed relative to an axis (30) on a connection device (14). The housing (18) has at least one second gas passage (52), which is disposed radially outside the at least one first gas passage (82) with respect to the axis (30). The housing (18) has at least one fluid outlet (36, 48, 64) for fluid separated from the gas, which is disposed radially between the at least one first gas passage (82) and the at least one second gas passage (52) with respect to the axis (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Janine Schmelzle, Klemens Dworatzek, Bertram Bartelt
  • Patent number: 9248393
    Abstract: A cup-shaped housing assembly for a device for separating liquid from air has a cup-shaped housing body having an interior. At least one annular filter element for separating liquid from air is arranged in the housing body. A housing cover closes off an end face of the housing body. The housing cover has an inner side that is facing the interior and an outer side that is facing away from the interior. The housing cover has at least one raw air inlet through which raw air is supplied to the interior. The housing cover has at least one clean air opening though which filtered clean air is discharged from the interior. For sealing the raw air inlet relative to the clean air opening, at least one sealing surface is arranged at the outer side of the housing cover across sections thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: MANN—HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Bertram Bartelt, Daniela Zinic
  • Patent number: 9233330
    Abstract: A separating element for separating liquid from a gas flow is arranged in a separating container of a liquid separator. The separating container has a housing with a container opening and a cover closing off the container opening. The sealing element has a collar arranged between housing and cover and supported on an upper area of the housing facing the cover. A sealing element is provided that has sealing surfaces arranged between the upper area of the housing and the cover such that the separating container is sealed relative to ambient pressure. The sealing element has a holding element monolithically formed with the sealing element and captively securing the sealing element on the collar. The sealing surfaces and the holding element are designed such that a function of sealing the separating container and a function of holding the sealing element on the collar are separate from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Inventor: Klemens Dworatzek
  • Patent number: 9028389
    Abstract: A separation cone (30) is mounted into the interior chamber of a centrifugal separator rotor (10), which comprises a cover (14) releasably connected to a base (16), in order to provide a frusto-conical wall subdividing the chamber into upper and lower regions. This slows the passage of fluid from the upper to the lower region, which takes place via openings (24) and/or via a gap between the inner rim (32) of the cone (30) and the axial inlet tube (12). The separation cone (30) is connected to the cover (14) by a releasable snap fit arrangement, such as by deflectable tabs (38) around the periphery of the separation cone (30) engaging into a groove (15) around the interior surface adjacent a lower edge of the cover (14). This allows there to be a predetermined sequence of servicing operations and ensures that the separation cone (30) will reliably stay with the cover (14) when the cover is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, John Lawrence Mills, Nigel Burford, Anthony W. Fell, Nicholas Foulkes
  • Publication number: 20150101293
    Abstract: A cup-shaped housing assembly for a device for separating liquid from air has a cup-shaped housing body having an interior. At least one annular filter element for separating liquid from air is arranged in the housing body. A housing cover closes off an end face of the housing body. The housing cover has an inner side that is facing the interior and an outer side that is facing away from the interior. The housing cover has at least one raw air inlet through which raw air is supplied to the interior. The housing cover has at least one clean air opening though which filtered clean air is discharged from the interior. For sealing the raw air inlet relative to the clean air opening, at least one sealing surface is arranged at the outer side of the housing cover across sections thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Bertram Bartelt, Daniela Zinic
  • Patent number: 8955824
    Abstract: A fluid filter device (1) includes an opening (14) for draining the fluid (33), a first counter thread (13), a closure element (12) for a fluid-tight closure of the opening screwed in with a thread (11) thereof into the first counter thread (13), a second counter thread (17) into which a connecting element (21) with a thread (22) thereof is screwable for simultaneously unscrewing the closure element (12) from the first counter thread (13) and thereby releasing the opening (14) for draining the fluid (33).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Daniela Zinic
  • Publication number: 20140338295
    Abstract: A separating element for separating liquid from a gas flow is arranged in a separating container of a liquid separator. The separating container has a housing with a container opening and a cover closing off the container opening. The sealing element has a collar arranged between housing and cover and supported on an upper area of the housing facing the cover. A sealing element is provided that has sealing surfaces arranged between the upper area of the housing and the cover such that the separating container is sealed relative to ambient pressure. The sealing element has a holding element monolithically formed with the sealing element and captively securing the sealing element on the collar. The sealing surfaces and the holding element are designed such that a function of sealing the separating container and a function of holding the sealing element on the collar are separate from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventor: Klemens Dworatzek
  • Patent number: 8540613
    Abstract: To enable centrifugal filtration of fluids which contain abrasive contaminant particles the rotor bearings (3) must be isolated from the fluid which passes into and through the rotor chamber (21). This is achieved by a design in which the spindle (4) is connected to the rotor so as to rotate in unison with the rotor (5, 6, 7) relative to the base (1). The bearings (3) for the spindle (4) are provided in a bearing housing (2) which is fixedly mounted to the base (1) and a sealing arrangement, preferably a spring-loaded axial seal (14, 15), is provided between the spindle (4) and the base (1) at a location below the bearings (3) in the bearing housing (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Mann +Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Nigel Burford, Anthony W. Fell, Klemens Dworatzek, Nicholas Foulkes, John Lawrence Mills
  • Publication number: 20130233400
    Abstract: A fluid filter device (1) includes an opening (14) for draining the fluid (33), a first counter thread (13), a closure element (12) for a fluid-tight closure of the opening screwed in with a thread (11) thereof into the first counter thread (13), a second counter thread (17) into which a connecting element (21) with a thread (22) thereof is screwable for simultaneously unscrewing the closure element (12) from the first counter thread (13) and thereby releasing the opening (14) for draining the fluid (33).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Daniela Zinic
  • Patent number: 8444736
    Abstract: In a filter element (10) having a filter bellows (11) which is covered at each end by an end disk (13, 14), the end disks (13, 14) are each provided with at least one coupling element for coupling to a filter housing (20) and connected to one another via at least one central tube (12) spanning the filter bellows (11). Alternatively, a central tube which runs right through and onto which end disks and filter bellows are pushed and which is configured at its ends for coupling with parts of the housing is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Ralf Bauder, Steffen Ackermann
  • Patent number: 8376924
    Abstract: A shuttle valve (30) is provided in the axial bore (19) of a stationary spindle (11) through which fluid is supplied to a rotor (12) of a centrifugal separator to close off the fluid outlets (23, 24) to the rotor (12) automatically upon removal of the cap (27) or cover assembly (20) in the event that fluid supply has not been switched off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Nigel Burford, Klemens Dworatzek, Anthony W. Fell, John Lawrence Mills, Nicholas Foulkes
  • Publication number: 20130005559
    Abstract: To enable centrifugal filtration of fluids which contain abrasive contaminant particles the rotor bearings (3) must be isolated from the fluid which passes into and through the rotor chamber (21). This is achieved by a design in which the spindle (4) is connected to the rotor so as to rotate in unison with the rotor (5, 6, 7) relative to the base (1). The bearings (3) for the spindle (4) are provided in a bearing housing (2) which is fixedly mounted to the base (1) and a sealing arrangement, preferably a spring-loaded axial seal (14, 15), is provided between the spindle (4) and the base (1) at a location below the bearings (3) in the bearing housing (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Nigel Burford, Anthony W. Fell, Klemens Dworatzek, Nicholas Foulkes, John Lawrence Mills
  • Patent number: D705412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Ralf Bauder, Steffen Ackermann