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).

  • Patent number: 7309367
    Abstract: An oil separator for separating entrained oil from a gas stream, the separator being arranged on a housing wall which divides a housing interior from a housing exterior. A support tube, which is arranged inside an outer casing and carries a filter element on its outer circumference through which gas can flow radially. The support tube is closed at its upper axial end face and communicates at its lower axial end face with the housing interior. An impingement separator is arranged in the vicinity of the lower axial end face of the support tube. The outer casing is closed at its bottom relative to the housing in a sealed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Mann & Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Heikamp, Markus Zuerker, Manfred Kuehlborn
  • Publication number: 20070084157
    Abstract: An oil separator for separating entrained oil from a gas stream, the separator being arranged on a housing wall which divides a housing interior from a housing exterior. A support tube, which is arranged inside an outer casing and carries a filter element on its outer circumference through which gas can flow radially. The support tube is closed at its upper axial end face and communicates at its lower axial end face with the housing interior. An impingement separator is arranged in the vicinity of the lower axial end face of the support tube. The outer casing is closed at its bottom relative to the housing in a sealed manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: Mann & Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Heikamp, Markus Zuerker, Manfred Kuehlborn
  • Patent number: 7097683
    Abstract: A filter element (15), especially suitable for separating entrained oil from an air stream, having a drainage device (23) including a drainage tube (22) which is connected to an upper end disk (16) of the filter element (15) by a connector (24) which may include preferably releasable clip hooks (25). The resulting filter element with a drainage device is easy and economical to manufacture, and may have a modular construction in which the connector (24) and the drainage tube (22) are separate components so that the length of the drainage tube can be optimally matched to various filter dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Mann & Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Otto Eppel, Wolfgang Heikamp, Markus Zuerker
  • Publication number: 20050044827
    Abstract: A filter element (15), especially suitable for separating entrained oil from an air stream, having a drainage device (23) including a drainage tube (22) which is connected to an upper end disk (16) of the filter element (15) by a connector (24) which may include preferably releasable clip hooks (25). The resulting filter element with a drainage device is easy and economical to manufacture, and may have a modular construction in which the connector (24) and the drainage tube (22) are separate components so that the length of the drainage tube can be optimally matched to various filter dimensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Applicant: Mann & Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Otto Eppel, Wolfgang Heikamp, Markus Zuerker