Patents by Inventor Mark Thomas Brandl

Mark Thomas Brandl 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: 20240183300
    Abstract: An aftertreatment device includes flow guides disposed within a dosing conduit. Exhaust enters through a perforated region of the dosing conduit and passes through the flow guides. The flow guides induce swirling or other turbulence to mix injected reactant with the exhaust gas. Various types of flow guides include cantilevered vanes, guide passageways, and louvered openings of a second conduit. Some types of flow guides induce localized mixing to inhibit deposit formation at the doser mounting unit. Other types of flow guides induce mixing downstream of the dosing conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew S. WHITTEN, Todd R. TAUBERT, Derek M. LARSEN, Korneel DE RUDDER, Mark Thomas BRANDL
  • Patent number: 11840952
    Abstract: An aftertreatment device includes flow guides disposed within a dosing conduit. Exhaust enters through a perforated region of the dosing conduit and passes through the flow guides. The flow guides induce swirling or other turbulence to mix injected reactant with the exhaust gas. Various types of flow guides include cantilevered vanes, guide passageways, and louvered openings of a second conduit. Some types of flow guides induce localized mixing to inhibit deposit formation at the doser mounting unit. Other types of flow guides induce mixing downstream of the dosing conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew S. Whitten, Todd R. Taubert, Derek M. Larsen, Korneel De Rudder, Mark Thomas Brandl
  • Publication number: 20220268192
    Abstract: An aftertreatment device includes flow guides disposed within a dosing conduit. Exhaust enters through a perforated region of the dosing conduit and passes through the flow guides. The flow guides induce swirling or other turbulence to mix injected reactant with the exhaust gas. Various types of flow guides include cantilevered vanes, guide passageways, and louvered openings of a second conduit. Some types of flow guides induce localized mixing to inhibit deposit formation at the doser mounting unit. Other types of flow guides induce mixing downstream of the dosing conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew S. WHITTEN, Todd R. TAUBERT, Derek M. LARSEN, Korneel DE RUDDER, Mark Thomas BRANDL
  • Patent number: 10940451
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment arrangement includes a mixing assembly disposed between first and second substrates; and an injection mounting location disposed at the mixing assembly. The mixing assembly includes a mixing arrangement configured to direct exhaust flow exiting the first substrate in a swirling configuration, a restricting member defining a restricted passage, and optionally a dispersing member configured to even out the exhaust flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Brandl, Korneel De Rudder, Bruce Hoppenstedt, Matthew S. Whitten
  • Patent number: 10844764
    Abstract: A dosing and mixing arrangement including an exhaust conduit defining a central axis; a mixing conduit positioned within the exhaust conduit; a dispersing arrangement (e.g., a mesh) disposed at the upstream end of the mixing conduit; an injector coupled to the exhaust conduit and configured to direct reactants into the exhaust conduit towards the mesh; and an annular bypass defined between the mixing conduit and the exhaust conduit for allowing exhaust to bypass the upstream end of the mixing conduit and to enter the mixing conduit downstream of the mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Brandl, Bruce Hoppenstedt, Stephen Ronald Schiller, Matthew S. Whitten
  • Publication number: 20190118146
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment arrangement includes a mixing assembly disposed between first and second substrates; and an injection mounting location disposed at the mixing assembly. The mixing assembly includes a mixing arrangement configured to direct exhaust flow exiting the first substrate in a swirling configuration, a restricting member defining a restricted passage, and optionally a dispersing member configured to even out the exhaust flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Brandl, Korneel DeRudder, Bruce Hoppenstedt, Matthew S. Whitten
  • Patent number: 10179315
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment arrangement includes a mixing assembly disposed between first and second substrates; and an injection mounting location disposed at the mixing assembly. The mixing assembly includes a mixing arrangement configured to direct exhaust flow exiting the first substrate in a swirling configuration, a restricting member defining a restricted passage, and optionally a dispersing member configured to even out the exhaust flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Brandl, Korneel DeRudder, Bruce Hoppenstedt, Matthew S. Whitten
  • Publication number: 20180328248
    Abstract: A dosing and mixing arrangement including an exhaust conduit defining a central axis; a mixing conduit positioned within the exhaust conduit; a dispersing arrangement (e.g., a mesh) disposed at the upstream end of the mixing conduit; an injector coupled to the exhaust conduit and configured to direct reactants into the exhaust conduit towards the mesh; and an annular bypass defined between the mixing conduit and the exhaust conduit for allowing exhaust to bypass the upstream end of the mixing conduit and to enter the mixing conduit downstream of the mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Brandl, Bruce Hoppenstedt, Stephen Ronald Schiller, Matthew S. Whitten
  • Patent number: 10030562
    Abstract: A dosing and mixing arrangement including an exhaust conduit defining a central axis; a mixing conduit positioned within the exhaust conduit; a dispersing arrangement (e.g., a mesh) disposed at the upstream end of the mixing conduit; an injector coupled to the exhaust conduit and configured to direct reactants into the exhaust conduit towards the mesh; and an annular bypass defined between the mixing conduit and the exhaust conduit for allowing exhaust to bypass the upstream end of the mixing conduit and to enter the mixing conduit downstream of the mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Brandl, Bruce Hoppenstedt, Stephen Ronald Schiller, Matthew S. Whitten
  • Publication number: 20170082004
    Abstract: A dosing and mixing arrangement including an exhaust conduit defining a central axis; a mixing conduit positioned within the exhaust conduit; a dispersing arrangement (e.g., a mesh) disposed at the upstream end of the mixing conduit; an injector coupled to the exhaust conduit and configured to direct reactants into the exhaust conduit towards the mesh; and an annular bypass defined between the mixing conduit and the exhaust conduit for allowing exhaust to bypass the upstream end of the mixing conduit and to enter the mixing conduit downstream of the mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Brandl, Bruce Hoppenstedt, Stephen Ronald Schiller, Matthew S. Whitten
  • Patent number: 9528415
    Abstract: A dosing and mixing arrangement including an exhaust conduit defining a central axis; a mixing conduit positioned within the exhaust conduit; a dispersing arrangement (e.g., a mesh) disposed at the upstream end of the mixing conduit; an injector coupled to the exhaust conduit and configured to direct reactants into the exhaust conduit towards the mesh; and an annular bypass defined between the mixing conduit and the exhaust conduit for allowing exhaust to bypass the upstream end of the mixing conduit and to enter the mixing conduit downstream of the mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Brandl, Bruce Hoppenstedt, Stephen Ronald Schiller, Matthew S. Whitten
  • Publication number: 20160361694
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment arrangement includes a mixing assembly disposed between first and second substrates; and an injection mounting location disposed at the mixing assembly. The mixing assembly includes a mixing arrangement configured to direct exhaust flow exiting the first substrate in a swirling configuration, a restricting member defining a restricted passage, and optionally a dispersing member configured to even out the exhaust flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Brandl, Korneel DeRudder, Bruce Hoppenstedt, Matthew S. Whitten
  • Publication number: 20150218996
    Abstract: A dosing and mixing arrangement including an exhaust conduit defining a central axis; a mixing conduit positioned within the exhaust conduit; a dispersing arrangement (e.g., a mesh) disposed at the upstream end of the mixing conduit; an injector coupled to the exhaust conduit and configured to direct reactants into the exhaust conduit towards the mesh; and an annular bypass defined between the mixing conduit and the exhaust conduit for allowing exhaust to bypass the upstream end of the mixing conduit and to enter the mixing conduit downstream of the mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Brandl, Bruce Hoppenstedt, Stephen Ronald Schiller, Matthew S. Whitten