Patents by Inventor Markus Zuerker

Markus Zuerker 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: 20240084896
    Abstract: An annular filter element and sealing element for an oil separator of a crankcase ventilation system, the filter element has a covering surface extending parallel to a direction of flow, together with at least one cover element covering surface in at least some regions. An oil separator is taught having the filter element with at least one pressure control valve controlling crankcase pressure and has a valve closing body that operates in conjunction with a valve seat. The sealing element having at least one radially sealing region that is configured to act in the direction of the radius of the annular filter element, and at least one axially sealing region that is configured to act in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the annular filter element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Markus Zuerker, Markus Melde, Philipp Ehrhardt
  • Patent number: 11896925
    Abstract: A coalescence separator for separating liquid droplets from a gas flow is provided with a multilayer structure of a coalescence filter medium as a finest stage of the coalescence separator. The multilayer structure of the coalescence filter medium is arranged between a gas inlet and a gas outlet and surrounds a cavity. A product of an air permeability of the coalescence filter medium and a grammage of the coalescence filter medium amounts to at least 16 g/m*s and maximally 100 g/m*s. The coalescence filter medium is a glass fiber paper. The coalescence separator is used, for example, as a main oil separator in screw compressors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Grein, Klemens Dworatzek, Markus Zuerker
  • Patent number: 11892078
    Abstract: An annular filter element and sealing element for an oil separator of a crankcase ventilation system, the filter element has a covering surface extending parallel to a direction of flow, together with at least one cover element covering surface in at least some regions. An oil separator is taught having the filter element with at least one pressure control valve controlling crankcase pressure and has a valve closing body that operates in conjunction with a valve seat. The sealing element having at least one radially sealing region that is configured to act in the direction of the radius of the annular filter element, and at least one axially sealing region that is configured to act in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the annular filter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Zuerker, Markus Melde, Philipp Ehrhardt
  • Patent number: 11530634
    Abstract: A coalescence separator for separating liquid droplets from a gas flow has a gas inlet and a gas outlet. A multi-layer structure of a plurality of individual layers of a coalescence filter medium is arranged between the gas inlet and the gas outlet, wherein the coalescence filter medium is provided with a glass fiber paper with glass fibers. The individual layers of the coalescence filter medium each have an individual layer thickness of more than 0.8 mm and maximally 5 mm, a grammage of greater than 80 g/m2 and less than 500 g/m2, and an air permeability of 350 l/m2s to 1,800 l/m2s. The multi-layer structure has between 2 and 80 of the individual layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Grein, Markus Zuerker
  • Publication number: 20210164569
    Abstract: An annular filter element and sealing element for an oil separator of a crankcase ventilation system, the filter element has a covering surface extending parallel to a direction of flow, together with at least one cover element covering surface in at least some regions. An oil separator is taught having the filter element with at least one pressure control valve controlling crankcase pressure and has a valve closing body that operates in conjunction with a valve seat. The sealing element having at least one radially sealing region that is configured to act in the direction of the radius of the annular filter element, and at least one axially sealing region that is configured to act in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the annular filter element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Markus Zuerker, Markus Melde, Philipp Ehrhardt
  • Publication number: 20210046409
    Abstract: A coalescence separator for separating liquid droplets from a gas flow is provided with a multilayer structure of a coalescence filter medium as a finest stage of the coalescence separator. The multilayer structure of the coalescence filter medium is arranged between a gas inlet and a gas outlet and surrounds a cavity. A product of an air permeability of the coalescence filter medium and a grammage of the coalescence filter medium amounts to at least 16 g/m*s and maximally 100 g/m*s. The coalescence filter medium is a glass fiber paper. The coalescence separator is used, for example, as a main oil separator in screw compressors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Grein, Klemens Dworatzek, Markus Zuerker
  • Patent number: 10876631
    Abstract: A sealing element (60) for an annular filter element (100) of an oil separator (200) of a crankcase ventilation system, wherein the annular filter element (100) is configured to separate oil from fluid. The sealing element (60) fulfills more than one sealing function and yet is easy to use and replace. The sealing element (60) having at least one radially sealing region (64) that is configured to act in the direction of the radius (120) of the annular filter element (100), and at least one axially sealing region (66) that is configured to act in the direction of the longitudinal axis (110) of the annular filter element (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Zuerker, Markus Melde, Philipp Ehrhardt
  • Patent number: 10865672
    Abstract: The invention describes a filter element for an oil separator of a crankcase ventilation system in which a filter element is configured to separate oil from fluid and that has a covering surface extending parallel to a direction of flow, together with at least one cover element covering surface in at least some regions. An oil separator is taught having the filter element with at least one pressure control valve controlling crankcase pressure and has a valve closing body that operates in conjunction with a valve seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Zuerker, Markus Melde, Philipp Ehrhardt
  • Publication number: 20200248597
    Abstract: A coalescence separator for separating liquid droplets from a gas flow has a gas inlet and a gas outlet. A multi-layer structure of a plurality of individual layers of a coalescence filter medium is arranged between the gas inlet and the gas outlet, wherein the coalescence filter medium is provided with a glass fiber paper with glass fibers. The individual layers of the coalescence filter medium each have an individual layer thickness of more than 0.8 mm and maximally 5 mm, a grammage of greater than 80 g/m2 and less than 500 g/m2, and an air permeability of 350 l/m2s to 1,800 l/m2s. The multi-layer structure has between 2 and 80 of the individual layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Grein, Markus Zuerker
  • Patent number: 10596509
    Abstract: A ring filter element has a filter medium body flowed through radially form an interior of the filter medium body to an exterior of the filter medium body. A bypass valve is provided that is adjustable between a blocking position, separating a raw side at the interior of the filter medium body from a clean side at the exterior of the filter medium body, and an open position, connecting the raw side of the filter medium body with the clean side of the filter medium body. The bypass valve is arranged in an axial direction of the filter medium body at least partially external to a first axial end face of the filter medium body and extends radially at most up to the clean side of the filter medium body. The ring filter element is employed in a filter device of a crankcase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Melde, Markus Zuerker
  • Patent number: 10550742
    Abstract: A separating module for a ventilation device has a housing that surrounds a separating element designed to separate liquid particles from a gas flow. A line module and a ventilation device with such a separating module and such a line module are provided. The housing of the separating module is designed to be connected to the line module that has at least three geometrically parallel channels and the housing of the separating module has corresponding housing openings to be connected to the at least three channels. Several separating modules and several line modules can be combined to adapt the ventilation system as needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Zuerker, Michael Wolf, Matthias Ludwig, Markus Melde
  • Patent number: 10473010
    Abstract: Disclosed are: a separation element (20) of a liquid separator (10) for the separation of liquid from an aerosol; a separation medium (38); a liquid separator (10); and a method for producing a separation element. The separation element (20) has at least one separation medium (38) for separating at least the liquid, the separation medium being arranged circumferentially about an element axis (22) in at least one medium layer (40). The aerosol is able to flow through the separation element (20) radially relative to the element axis (22). At least one medium layer (40) has, on a radially inward circumferential surface, at least one channel-shaped indentation (42) extending axially to the element axis (22) to realize at least one channel (44) for separated liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Grein, Markus Zuerker
  • Publication number: 20190323395
    Abstract: The invention describes a filter element for an oil separator of a crankcase ventilation system in which a filter element is configured to separate oil from fluid and that has a covering surface extending parallel to a direction of flow, together with at least one cover element covering surface in at least some regions. An oil separator is taught having the filter element with at least one pressure control valve controlling crankcase pressure and has a valve closing body that operates in conjunction with a valve seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Markus Zuerker, Markus Melde, Philipp EhrhardtEhrhardt
  • Patent number: 10221736
    Abstract: The invention describes a filter element for an oil separator of a crankcase ventilation system in which a filter element is configured to separate oil from fluid and that has a covering surface extending parallel to a direction of flow, together with at least one cover element covering surface in at least some regions. An oil separator is taught having the filter element with at least one pressure control valve controlling crankcase pressure and has a valve closing body that operates in conjunction with a valve seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Zuerker, Markus Melde, Philipp Ehrhardt
  • Publication number: 20180021715
    Abstract: A ring filter element has a filter medium body flowed through radially form an interior of the filter medium body to an exterior of the filter medium body. A bypass valve is provided that is adjustable between a blocking position, separating a raw side at the interior of the filter medium body from a clean side at the exterior of the filter medium body, and an open position, connecting the raw side of the filter medium body with the clean side of the filter medium body. The bypass valve is arranged in an axial direction of the filter medium body at least partially external to a first axial end face of the filter medium body and extends radially at most up to the clean side of the filter medium body. The ring filter element is employed in a filter device of a crankcase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Markus Melde, Markus Zuerker
  • Publication number: 20170014745
    Abstract: A separating module for a ventilation device has a housing that surrounds a separating element designed to separate liquid particles from a gas flow. A line module and a ventilation device with such a separating module and such a line module are provided. The housing of the separating module is designed to be connected to the line module that has at least three geometrically parallel channels and the housing of the separating module has corresponding housing openings to be connected to the at least three channels. Several separating modules and several line modules can be combined to adapt the ventilation system as needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Markus Zuerker, Michael Wolf, Matthias Ludwig, Markus Melde
  • Publication number: 20170002705
    Abstract: Disclosed are: a separation element (20) of a liquid separator (10) for the separation of liquid from an aerosol; a separation medium (38); a liquid separator (10); and a method for producing a separation element. The separation element (20) has at least one separation medium (38) for separating at least the liquid, the separation medium being arranged circumferentially about an element axis (22) in at least one medium layer (40). The aerosol is able to flow through the separation element (20) radially relative to the element axis (22). At least one medium layer (40) has, on a radially inward circumferential surface, at least one channel-shaped indentation (42) extending axially to the element axis (22) to realize at least one channel (44) for separated liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Grein, Markus Zuerker
  • Publication number: 20160348790
    Abstract: A sealing element (60) for an annular filter element (100) of an oil separator (200) of a crankcase ventilation system, wherein the annular filter element (100) is configured to separate oil from fluid. The sealing element (60) fulfills more than one sealing function and yet is easy to use and replace. The sealing element (60) having at least one radially sealing region (64) that is configured to act in the direction of the radius (120) of the annular filter element (100), and at least one axially sealing region (66) that is configured to act in the direction of the longitudinal axis (110) of the annular filter element (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Markus Zuerker, Markus Melde, Philipp Ehrhardt
  • Publication number: 20160348550
    Abstract: The invention describes a filter element for an oil separator of a crankcase ventilation system in which a filter element is configured to separate oil from fluid and that has a covering surface extending parallel to a direction of flow, together with at least one cover element covering surface in at least some regions. An oil separator is taught having the filter element with at least one pressure control valve controlling crankcase pressure and has a valve closing body that operates in conjunction with a valve seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Markus Zuerker, Markus Melde, Philipp Ehrhardt
  • Patent number: D877200
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Melde, Markus Zuerker, Shamantha Mn, Peter Theiss, Florian Bentele