Patents by Inventor Michael Corbat

Michael Corbat 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).

  • Forced air system air filter
    Patent number: 7156891
    Abstract: An air filter including a filter media having a plurality of flat pleats defining a plurality of truncated pleat tips and sloping side surfaces along a front face and a rear face. The truncated pleat tips are oriented perpendicular to the direction of pleating and are configured with a planar tip portion. The reinforcement structure includes at least one generally planar first reinforcing strip oriented in the direction of the pleating and connected to the truncated pleat tips along the rear face. The reinforcing structure further includes at least one generally planar second reinforcing strip oriented in the direction of pleating and connected to the truncate pleat tips along the front face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Filtration Group Incorporated
    Inventors: Philip J. Winters, Kevin Hobbs, Michael Corbat, Dean Kerstetter
  • Forced air system air filter
    Publication number: 20060053759
    Abstract: An air filter including a filter media having a plurality of flat pleats defining a plurality of truncated pleat tips and sloping side surfaces along a front face and a rear face. The truncated pleat tips are oriented perpendicular to the direction of pleating and are configured with a planar tip portion. The reinforcement structure includes at least one generally planar first reinforcing strip oriented in the direction of the pleating and connected to the truncated pleat tips along the rear face. The reinforcing structure further includes at least one generally planar second reinforcing strip oriented in the direction of pleating and connected to the truncate pleat tips along the front face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: Filtration Group Incorporated
    Inventors: Philip Winters, Kevin Hobbs, Michael Corbat, Dean Kerstetter
  • Air filter
    Patent number: D544949
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Filtration Group Incorporated
    Inventors: Philip J. Winters, Kevin Hobbs, Michael Corbat, Dean Kerstetter