Patents by Inventor Marco BAUTZ

Marco BAUTZ 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: 11806644
    Abstract: A filter device has a housing (3, 5) and a filter element (23) that can be received in the housing in a replaceable manner. The housing and filter element engage with at least two key parts (53, 56, 58) or lock parts. The lock parts (57) or key parts of the housing (3, 5) are associated with each other respectively in pairs in an engaged manner, as a coding and/or setting and/or functional structure and/or reproduction protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: RT-FILTERTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Marco Bautz, Mathias Dieter
  • Patent number: 11642611
    Abstract: A filter device with a removable termination part (81; 82) and a housing (3) that receives a replaceable filter element (5) having two end caps (25,47). Between the end caps, a filter material (12) extends. A positioning device (65) is arranged between the termination part (81; 82) and one end cap (47). The positioning device positions the filter element (5) within the housing (3), at least when viewed in the circumferential direction of the filter element, in interaction with at least one corresponding positioning element (71) of the end cap (47).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: RT-FILTERTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Marco Bautz
  • Publication number: 20210394091
    Abstract: A filter device with a removable termination part (81; 82) and a housing (3) that receives a replaceable filter element (5) having two end caps (25,47). Between the end caps, a filter material (12) extends. A positioning device (65) is arranged between the termination part (81; 82) and one end cap (47). The positioning device positions the filter element (5) within the housing (3), at least when viewed in the circumferential direction of the filter element, in interaction with at least one corresponding positioning element (71) of the end cap (47).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventor: Marco BAUTZ
  • Patent number: 11135531
    Abstract: A filter device with a removable termination part (81; 82) and a housing (3) that receives a replaceable filter element (5) having two end caps (25,47). Between the end caps, a filter material (12) extends. A positioning device (65) is arranged between the termination part (81; 82) and one end cap (47). The positioning device positions the filter element (5) within the housing (3), at least when viewed in the circumferential direction of the filter element, in interaction with at least one corresponding positioning element (71) of the end cap (47).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: RT-FILTERTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Marco Bautz
  • Publication number: 20200188820
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter device with a removable termination part (81; 82) and a housing (3) that receives a replaceable filter element (5) having two end caps (25,47), between which a filter material (12) extends. The invention is characterized in that a positioning device (65) is arranged between the termination part (81; 82) and one end cap (47), said positioning device positioning the filter element (5) within the housing (3), at least when viewed in the circumferential direction of the filter element, in interaction with at least one corresponding positioning element (71) of said end cap (47).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Marco BAUTZ
  • Patent number: 10617981
    Abstract: A filter device for fluids, in particular in the form of a tank-installation return filter, includes a filter element (27) accommodated in a housing (3) having a fluid inlet (17) for supplying unfiltered fluid to an inner cavity (31) of the filter element (27). The inner cavity is surrounded by a filter medium (29) through which unfiltered fluid can flow. A flow-conducting apparatus (13, 49, 77) orients the flow of the unfiltered fluid reaching the filter medium (29) and is provided between the fluid inlet (17) and the inner cavity (31) of the filter element (27).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: RT-FILTERTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Marco Bautz, Gerhard Stehle
  • Publication number: 20200030724
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter device at least consisting of a housing (3, 5) and a filter element (23) that can be received in the housing in a replaceable manner and engages, with at least two key (53, 56, 58) or lock parts, in correspondingly embodied lock (57) or key parts of the housing (3, 5), which are associated with each other respectively in pairs in an engaged manner, as coding means and/or setting means and/or functional means and/or reproduction protection means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Marco BAUTZ, Mathias DIETER
  • Patent number: 10421031
    Abstract: A filter device has at least one filter element (17, 19) exchangeably received in a housing (9). The filter element has a filter medium (23) permeable to a flow of the fluid to be purified and has, on at least one end, an end cap (25) that, for the purpose of positioning of the filter element (17, 19) in a functional position, interacts with a fixing body (33) connected to a removable cover (11) of the housing (9). A bypass valve (51) is provided on the fixing body (33). On the fixing body (33), a wall part (57) in the functional position forms a dividing element in the housing separating the housing into a filter element chamber (65) and a bypass chamber (63) situated at the outflow side of the bypass valve (51). The bypass chamber has a protective filter (67) through which the fluid flowing out of the bypass valve (51) can flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: RT-FILTERTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Gerhard Stehle, Marco Bautz
  • Patent number: 10406457
    Abstract: A filter device has a support part (39, 43) receiving a filter part (1), a sealing device (17) acting between the support part (39, 43) and the filter part (1), and a securing device (53, 57, 61) releasably connecting the support part (43) to the filter part (1). The securing device has a circumferential collar part (53) that, under the action of an energy store (61), exerts a force on the sealing device (17). That force seals the support part (39, 43) and the filter part (1) in a fluid-tight manner with respect to one another. The support part (39, 43) has, on its end region oriented toward the securing device (53, 57, 61), another circumferential collar part (39). The collar part (53) of the securing device (53, 57, 61) is guided concentrically within the collar part (39) of the support part (39, 43) provided with a sealing system (41, 72).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: RT-FILTERTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Marco Bautz, Gerhard Stehle
  • Publication number: 20180161703
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter element consisting of at least two end caps (3, 5), between which extends a filter material (7), characterized in that the end caps (3, 5) have connection geometries (11, 13) for the connection to third components, the connection geometries differing from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Marco BAUTZ, Gerhard STEHLE
  • Publication number: 20180043290
    Abstract: A filter device, having a support part (39, 43) and a filter part (1) that can be received therein, having at least one sealing device (17) that acts between the support part (39, 43) and the filter part (1), and having a securing device (53, 57, 61) for releasably connecting the support part (43) to the filter part (1), which securing device has a circumferential collar part (53) and, under the action of at least one energy store (61), exerts a force on the sealing device (17), which force seals the support part (39, 43) and the filter part (1) in a fluid-tight manner with respect to one another, wherein the support part (39, 43) has, at least on its end region oriented toward the securing device (53, 57, 61), another circumferential collar part (39), is characterized in that the collar part (53) of the securing device (53, 57, 61) is guided concentrically within the collar part (39) of the support part (39, 43) which is provided with a sealing system (41, 72).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Marco BAUTZ, Gerhard STEHLE
  • Publication number: 20160184746
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter device for fluids, in particular in the form of a tank-installation return filter, comprising at least one filter element (27), which can be accommodated in a housing (3), which has a fluid inlet (17) for supplying unfiltered fluid to an inner cavity (31) of the respective filter element (27), which inner cavity is surrounded by a filter medium (29) through which unfiltered fluid can flow. The filter device is characterized in that a flow-conducting apparatus (13, 49, 77) that orients the flow of the unfiltered fluid reaching the filter medium (29) is provided between the fluid inlet (17) and the inner cavity (31) of the respective filter element (27).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: RT-FILTERTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Marco BAUTZ, Gerhard STEHLE
  • Publication number: 20160144305
    Abstract: A filter device, having at least one filter element (17, 19) which can be received in preferably exchangeable fashion in a housing (9) and which has a filter medium (23) permeable to a flow of the fluid to be purified and which has, on at least one end, an end cap (25) which, for the purpose of positioning of the respective filter element (17, 19) in a functional position, interacts with a fixing body (33) which is connected to a removable cover (11) of the housing (9), and having a bypass valve (51) which is provided on the fixing body (33), is distinguished by the fact that, on the fixing body (33), there is provided a wall part (57) which, in the functional position, forms a dividing element in the housing (9), which dividing element separates the housing into a filter element chamber (65) and a bypass chamber (63) situated at the outflow side of the bypass valve (51), and that, in said bypass chamber, there is provided a protective filter (67) through which the fluid flowing out of the bypass valve (51) c
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Gerhard STEHLE, Marco BAUTZ