Patents by Inventor Loick Menez
Loick Menez 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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Patent number: 12350611Abstract: A filtration system comprises a housing and a shell housing removably coupled to the housing. A valve comprise a valve housing and a plunger. The plunger comprises a seal member structured to seal an opening in the valve housing. The plunger is axially movable between a closed position, in which the seal member seals the opening, and an open position, in which the seal member does not seal the opening, thereby permitting fluid to flow through the valve housing. A filter element comprises filter media and an endcap. The endcap comprises an alignment tab configured to rotationally secure the filter element with respect to the shell housing when the shell housing is received in the housing. The endcap comprise a valve interaction projection structured to transfer rotation of the filter element and the shell housing to the plunger during installation of the filter element.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.Inventors: Ranjeet Roy, Ken Tofsland, Loick Menez, Ismail C. Bagci, Charles W. Hawkins
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Publication number: 20220258082Abstract: A filtration system comprises a housing and a shell housing removably coupled to the housing. A valve comprise a valve housing and a plunger. The plunger comprises a seal member structured to seal an opening in the valve housing. The plunger is axially movable between a closed position, in which the seal member seals the opening, and an open position, in which the seal member does not seal the opening, thereby permitting fluid to flow through the valve housing. A filter element comprises filter media and an endcap. The endcap comprises an alignment tab configured to rotationally secure the filter element with respect to the shell housing when the shell housing is received in the housing. The endcap comprise a valve interaction projection structured to transfer rotation of the filter element and the shell housing to the plunger during installation of the filter element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.Inventors: Ranjeet Roy, Ken Tofsland, Loick Menez, Ismail C. Bagci, Charles W. Hawkins
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Patent number: 11331606Abstract: A filtration system comprises a housing and a shell housing removably coupled to the housing. A valve comprise a valve housing and a plunger. The plunger comprises a seal member structured to seal an opening in the valve housing. The plunger is axially movable between a closed position, in which the seal member seals the opening, and an open position, in which the seal member does not seal the opening, thereby permitting fluid to flow through the valve housing. A filter element comprises filter media and an endcap. The endcap comprises an alignment tab configured to rotationally secure the filter element with respect to the shell housing when the shell housing is received in the housing. The endcap comprise a valve interaction projection structured to transfer rotation of the filter element and the shell housing to the plunger during installation of the filter element.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.Inventors: Ranjeet Roy, Ken Tofsland, Loick Menez, Ismail C. Bagci, Charles W. Hawkins
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Patent number: 11167227Abstract: The present invention relates to a filtering assembly (1) for filtering at least one fluid circulating in particular in an engine or a hydraulic device, comprising: a filter body (2), which comprises a vessel (3) and a head (4), the vessel (3) and the head (4) being provided to engage with one another in order to close the filter body (2), in particular by screwing; a tube (15), in particular a central tube, which is inside the filter body (2) and extends along a longitudinal axis (X); a removable filtration cartridge (16,) which is accommodated in the filter body (2) and includes an upper end plate (20), a lower end plate (21) and a filtration medium (22) which extends between the upper (20) and lower (21) end plates, the filtering medium (22) having a tubular opening (17) for surrounding the tube (15), characterized in that the upper end plate (20) comprises first reversible rigid-connection means (25) and in that the vessel (3) comprises second reversible rigid-connection means (26) which are complementaryType: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION SARLInventors: Gérard Malgorn, Pierrick Bonzi, Gauthier Mestdag, Loick Menez
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Publication number: 20190143251Abstract: The present invention relates to a filtering assembly (1) for filtering at least one fluid circulating in particular in an engine or a hydraulic device, comprising: a filter body (2), which comprises a vessel (3) and a head (4), the vessel (3) and the head (4) being provided to engage with one another in order to close the filter body (2), in particular by screwing; a tube (15), in particular a central tube, which is inside the filter body (2) and extends along a longitudinal axis (X); a removable filtration cartridge (16,) which is accommodated in the filter body (2) and includes an upper end plate (20), a lower end plate (21) and a filtration medium (22) which extends between the upper (20) and lower (21) end plates, the filtering medium (22) having a tubular opening (17) for surrounding the tube (15), characterized in that the upper end plate (20) comprises first reversible rigid-connection means (25) and in that the vessel (3) comprises second reversible rigid-connection means (26) which are complementaryType: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2019Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: Cummins Filtration SarlInventors: Gerard Malgorn, Pierrick BONZI, Gauthier MESTDAG, Loick MENEZ
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Publication number: 20190046905Abstract: A filtration system comprises a housing and a shell housing removably coupled to the housing. A valve comprise a valve housing and a plunger. The plunger comprises a seal member structured to seal an opening in the valve housing. The plunger is axially movable between a closed position, in which the seal member seals the opening, and an open position, in which the seal member does not seal the opening, thereby permitting fluid to flow through the valve housing. A filter element comprises filter media and an endcap. The endcap comprises an alignment tab configured to rotationally secure the filter element with respect to the shell housing when the shell housing is received in the housing. The endcap comprise a valve interaction projection structured to transfer rotation of the filter element and the shell housing to the plunger during installation of the filter element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.Inventors: Ranjeet Roy, Ken Tofsland, Loick Menez, Ismail C. Bagci, Charles W. Hawkins
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Patent number: 9884275Abstract: A spin-on filter that eliminates the use of a nut plate and reduces the number of separate components. Instead, the spin-on filter utilizes the end plate of the filtercartridge to perform a number of functions, including closing the open end of the filter shell, sealing between the dirty and clean fluid sides, sealing between the filter and the mounting head to prevent leakage outside the filter to environment, attaching the filter cartridge to the shell, and sealing the end of the filter media.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2016Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.Inventors: Anil I. Sawant, Loick Menez, Chirag D. Parikh, Gerard Malgorn
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Publication number: 20160158675Abstract: A spin-on filter that eliminates the use of a nut plate and reduces the number of separate components. Instead, the spin-on filter utilizes the end plate of the filtercartridge to perform a number of functions, including closing the open end of the filter shell, sealing between the dirty and clean fluid sides, sealing between the filter and the mounting head to prevent leakage outside the filter to environment, attaching the filter cartridge to the shell, and sealing the end of the filter media.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.Inventors: Anil I. Sawant, Loick Menez, Chirag D. Parikh, Gerard Malgorn
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Patent number: 9283500Abstract: A spin-on filter that eliminates the use of a nut plate and reduces the number of separate components. Instead, the spin-on filter utilizes the end plate of the filter cartridge to perform a number of functions, including closing the open end of the filter shell, sealing between the dirty and clean fluid sides, sealing between the filter and the mounting head to prevent leakage outside the filter to environment, attaching the filter cartridge to the shell, and sealing the end of the filter media.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2012Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.Inventors: Anil I. Sawant, Loick Menez, Chirag D. Parikh, Gerard Malgorn
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Publication number: 20130056409Abstract: A spin-on filter that eliminates the use of a nut plate and reduces the number of separate components. Instead, the spin-on filter utilizes the end plate of the filter cartridge to perform a number of functions, including closing the open end of the filter shell, sealing between the dirty and clean fluid sides, sealing between the filter and the mounting head to prevent leakage outside the filter to environment, attaching the filter cartridge to the shell, and sealing the end of the filter media.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2012Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.Inventors: Anil I. SAWANT, Loick MENEZ, Chirag D. PARIKH, Gerard MALGORN
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Patent number: 8096423Abstract: One embodiment is a unique replaceable filter element. Further embodiments, forms, objects, features, advantages, aspects, and benefits shall become apparent from the following description and drawings.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2010Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.Inventors: Loick Menez, Kelly R. Schmitz, Gerard Malgorn, Ismail C. Bagci, Kevin C. South, Jeffrey B. Sharp
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Publication number: 20110089104Abstract: One embodiment is a unique replaceable filter element. Further embodiments, forms, objects, features, advantages, aspects, and benefits shall become apparent from the following description and drawings.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.Inventors: Loick Menez, Kelly R. Schmitz, Gerard Malgorn, Ismail C. Bagci, Kevin C. South, Jeffrey B. Sharp
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Patent number: 7882961Abstract: One embodiment is a unique replaceable filter element. Further embodiments, forms, objects, features, advantages, aspects, and benefits shall become apparent from the following description and drawings.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2007Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.Inventors: Loick Menez, Kelly R. Schmitz, Gerard Malgorn, Ismail C. Bagci, Kevin C. South, Jeffrey B. Sharp
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Publication number: 20090294351Abstract: A filtering apparatus has a filter housing with a structure forming a recessed region on the filter housing configured to be directly engaged by a filter element in order to form an integral seal. The structure may include one or more protrusions that extend into the filter element itself, or into respective recess(es) of the filter element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2008Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventors: Peter K. Herman, Gerard Malgorn, Caryn Kindkeppel, Jean-Yves Picard, Loick Menez, Roger Zoch
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Publication number: 20090241315Abstract: One embodiment is a unique replaceable filter element. Further embodiments, forms, objects, features, advantages, aspects, and benefits shall become apparent from the following description and drawings.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: Cummins Filtration IP Inc.Inventors: Loick Menez, Kelly R. Schmitz, Gerard Malgom, Ismail C. Bagci, Kevin C. South, Jeffrey B. Sharp
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Publication number: 20070267338Abstract: One embodiment is a unique replaceable filter element. Further embodiments, forms, objects, features, advantages, aspects, and benefits shall become apparent from the following description and drawings.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2007Publication date: November 22, 2007Inventors: Loick Menez, Kelly Schmitz, Gerard Malgorn, Ismail Bagci, Kevin South, Jeffry Sharp