Patents by Inventor Michael A. Kaufmann

Michael A. Kaufmann 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: 20150059302
    Abstract: A filter system has a housing with a housing wall and at least one cover. An inlet port is arranged on the housing and supplies a fluid to be filtered to the housing. An outlet port is arranged on the housing and discharges the fluid that has been filtered from the housing. A support tube is arranged in an interior of the housing and accommodates a filter element. The support tube extends along a housing axis of the housing and has a receiving side, wherein the support tube is connected to the housing by a first detent connection provided on the receiving side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Reinhard Oelpke
  • Publication number: 20150013281
    Abstract: An air filter element (10) with a cylindrical central pipe (11) is provided wherein at one end of the central tube (11) a device (18) for transmission of torque from a tool to the air filter element (10) is provided and at the other end of the central tube (11) a fastening device (14) for detachably mounting the filter element (10) within a cylindrical support body (21) by means of an insertion/rotation movement is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Michael KAUFMANN, Klaus-Dieter RUHLAND
  • Patent number: 8920530
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter element, comprising a filter medium (10) having a concentric shape and pleated in a zig-zag shape, a first open or closed end disk (11) arranged on a face and a second end disk (12) arranged on the opposing face. The end disk (12) comprises a concentric opening (13) and extends in a substantially annular shape over the pleats of the filter medium. The end disk (12) further comprises a first ring bead (14) extending axially to the outside and a sealing groove (16). The ring bead (14) comprises outer faces (18, 19), which are supported on radially extending ribs (20, 21) of a housing receiving the filter element or on a flat surface having channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Michael Kaufmann
  • Patent number: 8864865
    Abstract: An air filter element (10) with a cylindrical central pipe (11) is provided wherein at one end of the central tube (11) a device (18) for transmission of torque from a tool to the air filter element (10) is provided and at the other end of the central tube (11) a fastening device (14) for detachably mounting the filter element (10) in a cylindrical support body (21) by means of an insertion/rotation movement is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
  • Patent number: 8827955
    Abstract: A cannula device having a base body made of plastic, on which a cannula is held, and having a guard element that can be moved relative to the base body into a second position, in which the cannula tip is exposed for the use of the cannula device, from a first position, in which, in the delivered state of the cannula device, the cannula tip is covered to protect the user from injury. The guard element is movable, after use of the cannula device, back into a third position in which the cannula tip is covered to protect a user from injury, and the guard element is irreversibly locked to the base body by a third fixing device including a first latching protrusion protruding from the base body and at least one first latching receptacle, associated with the first latching protrusion in at least one side wall of the guard element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Suddeutsche Feinmechanik GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Haindl, Reinhard Kruse, Michael Kaufmann
  • Publication number: 20140223870
    Abstract: A filter element has a filter body having a longitudinal axis and a concentric shape relative to the longitudinal axis. The filter body has a first end face and a second opposite end face. A first end disk is arranged at the first end face. A second end disk is arranged at the second end face. A support tube concentric to the longitudinal axis extends between the first and second end disks. At least one of the first and second end disks has support knobs arranged in a circular arrangement about the longitudinal axis and extending in axial direction outwardly. The support knobs, when the filter element is mounted in a housing that receives the filter element, rest against an inner cover contour of the housing and fold over in radial direction outwardly so as to be supported axially and radially on the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
  • Publication number: 20140228391
    Abstract: An anise flavored liquid medication. The liquid medication contains phenylephrine and an anethole analog that is substantially free of aldehyde groups. In one example, the anethole analog can be 1-methoxy-4-n-propylbenzene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Allyn Michael Kaufmann, James Carl Grimm, Chelsay Lynn Brewster, Thomas Edward Huetter
  • Publication number: 20140224129
    Abstract: A filter element has a filter body with a longitudinal axis, the filter body having a first end face and a second end face opposite the first end face. A first end plate is arranged at the first end face and has an open or closed configuration. A second end plate is arranged at the second end face. A support tube is arranged concentrically to the longitudinal axis and extends between the first and second end plates. The first end plate is reinforced by a reinforcement ring. The reinforcement ring has first openings that are visible from the exterior of the reinforcement ring, wherein the first openings enable a filling level check of a filling level of a material that connects the first end plate with the first end face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Friedrich Kupfer, Joachim-Paul Krieger, Anita Moosmueller
  • Publication number: 20140223874
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter element (10), comprising a filter body (12) in concentric form having a longitudinal axis (L), a first end disk (16) situated on one end face (15), and a second end disk (18) situated on the opposite end face (17), and a support tube (14) situated concentrically around the longitudinal axis (L) between the first and the second end disks (16, 18). At least one of the end disks (18) has a centering element (22) that is situated around the longitudinal axis (L), as a result of which the filter element (10) can be radially centered during installation in the housing (108). A support structure (20) is provided on the at least one end disk (18) which is concentric with respect the centering element (22) and is provided for at least axially supporting the filter element (10) in the housing (108). The invention further relates to a filter system (100) for exchangeably installing such a filter element (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
  • Publication number: 20140223869
    Abstract: A filter body has a longitudinal axis and a first end face and a second end face opposite the first end face in a direction of the longitudinal axis. The filter body has a zigzag-folded filter medium arranged about the longitudinal axis, wherein the filter body has an inner circumference and an outer circumference and fold edges of the filter medium are positioned on the inner circumference and/or the outer circumference. The filter body further has a securing coil of at least one circumferentially extending thread applied onto the outer circumference. The fold edges have, at least over sections thereof, several embossments arranged such that the fold edges that are next to each other are secured relative to each other by the embossments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Friedrich Kupfer, Thomas Vilsmaier, Joachim-Paul Krieger
  • Publication number: 20140223868
    Abstract: A filter system has a housing and at least one detachable cover detachably connected to the housing to close off the housing. At least one exchangeable element is arranged within the housing and provided with a follower contour. The cover is provided with a follower tool which matches the follower contour of the at least one exchangeable element. The follower tool is disposed on the exterior side of the cover. The follower tool is a follower contour provided on the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
  • Publication number: 20140165834
    Abstract: An air filter system, in particular for the intake air of internal combustion engines, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
  • Publication number: 20140109532
    Abstract: An air filter has a hollow cylindrical filter housing having a first axial terminal area and a second axial terminal area and a cylindrical outer filter housing wall and a ring-shaped flow guiding wall. The ring-shaped flow guiding wall extends coaxially to the cylindrical outer filter housing wall in the interior of the filter housing. A ring-shaped flow space is formed between outer filter housing wall and flow guiding wall. A filter element of an annularly closed filter medium is disposed in the filter housing. The flow guiding wall surrounds the filter element. An inlet socket is arranged on the outer filter housing wall in the first axial terminal area and extends tangentially relative thereto. The inlet socket has a projection that projects into the ring-shaped flow space and bridges the ring-shaped flow space up to the flow guiding wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
  • Publication number: 20140102058
    Abstract: A filter (1) for filtering air, in particular an air filtering element (30), is provided for releasably fitting into a housing (10) which has a housing upper part (11) and in particular a central tube (20) fastened to the housing upper part (11), and also the housing for the filtering element (30) is provided. The filtering element has a seal (33, 34) for holding the filtering element (1) on the housing upper part (11) and the central tube (20) and for sealing the space (111) between the filtering element (30) and housing upper part (11) when the filtering element (30) is releasably fitted in the housing (10). The seal (33, 34) is connectable in a form-fitting manner to a sealing receptacle (111) of the housing upper part (11) and/or of the central tube (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
  • Publication number: 20140059986
    Abstract: A filter arrangement has a filter receptacle and a round filter element arranged in the filter receptacle. The filter receptacle has a substantially cylindrical housing part with a cylindrical wall. An inflow opening is arranged in the cylindrical wall. An inflow socket is connected to the inflow opening and adapted to couple a fluid supply line. An axial outflow opening is connected to the cylindrical housing part. The inflow socket has a flow cross-section that widens in a flow direction into an interior of the cylindrical housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
  • Patent number: 8523973
    Abstract: A filter element (1) for fluid filtration has a hollow-cylindrical filter medium (2) folded in a star shape, an outlet-side end plate (3) and a second end plate (4), a hollow-cylindrical supporting mesh (5) disposed in the interior (6) of the filter medium, wherein at the outlet-side end of the filter element, the supporting mesh has a connecting region (11) in which the supporting mesh (5) is provided with a coupling element (7). In the connecting region (7) the supporting mesh (5) includes a radially outwardly projecting collar (8) protruding beyond the outlet-side end face (9) of the filter medium. The outlet-side end plate (3) encloses the outlet-side end face (9) of the filter medium (2) and the collar (8) and has an annular axial seal (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen Ackermann, Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
  • Publication number: 20130186211
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor mounting (5) for a distance sensor (6), said sensor mounting (5) having at least the following: a fixing part (12) for attaching to a vehicle (1), and a receiving part (14) that is attached to the fixing part (12) in an adjustable manner in order to receive the distance sensor (6), said receiving part (14) being adjustable into at least two different angular positions on the fixing part (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: WABCO GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kaufmann, Rainer Risse, Udo Ronnenberg, Axel Stender, Arne Stephan
  • Patent number: 8466663
    Abstract: According to prior art, a clock frequency increase for clocked high-frequency integrated circuits, in particular microprocessors, reaches a current physical limit of approximately 3 GHz, as dynamic current modifications cannot be sufficiently compensated. The aim of the invention is to provide a power supply for electronic systems with a double-figure GHz range. To permit the rapid compensation of dynamic current modifications, the current compensation circuit (10) is placed in the vicinity of the integrated circuit (11) or is integrated into the latter. A control amplifier (8) influences a pulsewidth modulator (2) by means of an optical coupler (9). Said pulsewidth modulator control controls a normal mode voltage converter (3, 4) with synchronous rectification (5). A specific application area for the invention is the supply of future high-performance microprocessors, whose development has been delayed by the aforementioned power problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: MK-Elektronik-GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Kaufmann
  • Patent number: 8466641
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for decelerating a drive movement of a power tool and to a power tool suitable for carrying out the method, having a drive driven by a motor, an energy supply device for the provision of electrical energy, a controller having a motor controller for activating the motor and an operating-state recognition module which is to detect at least one operating-state variable and, as a function of this, to output a brake signal, the controller being designed to initiate, as a function of the brake signal, a braking procedure in which brake cycles are provided which have a first time segment, in which the motor is short-circuited, and a second time segment in which current is fed to the motor opposite to its original direction of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: C. & E. Fein GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kaufmann, Ulf Rinckleb
  • Publication number: 20120324849
    Abstract: A filter element (1) for fluid filtration has a hollow-cylindrical filter medium (2) folded in a star shape, an outlet-side end plate (3) and a second end plate (4), a hollow-cylindrical supporting mesh (5) disposed in the interior (6) of the filter medium, wherein at the outlet-side end of the filter element, the supporting mesh has a connecting region (11) in which the supporting mesh (5) is provided with a coupling element (7). In the connecting region (7) the supporting mesh (5) includes a radially outwardly projecting collar (8) protruding beyond the outlet-side end face (9) of the filter medium. The outlet-side end plate (3) encloses the outlet-side end face (9) of the filter medium (2) and the collar (8) and has an annular axial seal (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Steffen Ackermann, Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland