Patents by Inventor Mark Allen Gerken

Mark Allen Gerken 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).

  • NESTED FILTER FOR USE IN A MIST COALESCER UNIT
    Publication number: 20170225109
    Abstract: A droplet coalescing filter cartridge is provided. The filter cartridge includes an outer filter tube and an inner filter tube disposed within the outer filter tube, and is configured to provide parallel filtration of a fluid flow. The filter includes a depth media configured to coalesce fine droplets or aerosols from an air flow. The filter cartridge is suitable for use in a coalescing filter assembly including the filter cartridge and a secondary filter element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: United Air Specialists, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Allen Gerken, Greg M. Gottlieb, Ryan Patrick Kelly, John Alan Krogue, Shagufta Usman Patel, Prashant Shashank Kulkarni
  • Airfoil blade and method for its manufacture
    Patent number: 6508627
    Abstract: This centrifugal blower fan wheel has extruded-aluminum airfoil blades. The preferred blades have two hollow regions, separated by an angled mid-load support beam, inside the blade. The nose section of the blade (at the leading edge) and the tail section of the blade (at the trailing edge) have open semi-circular grooves which face the adjacent hollow sections and are designed to accept thread cutting or thread forming screws for attachment of the blade to a ring-shroud and back-plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Lau Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Allen Gerken, Michael Joseph Neely, Michael Brendel, James L. E. Meats