Patents by Inventor Michael Micke
Michael Micke 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).
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Patent number: 10695701Abstract: A fuel filter has a housing having an intake and an outlet. A filter element is arranged in the housing such that a filtered area is separated seal-tightly from an unfiltered area. A flow passage is provided between the unfiltered area and the filtered area. A porous filter member closes off the flow passage, wherein the porous filter member is arranged seal-tightly on a wall arranged about the flow passage. The filter element has a filter medium and a geodetically upper and a geodetically lower terminal disks arranged at end faces of the filter medium. The filter medium is connected seal-tightly to the terminal disks. The flow passage is arranged in the geodetically upper terminal disk that forms the wall.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2006Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Steffi Kiedaisch, Thorsten Schmid, Norbert Strassenberger, Chris Sturgess, Andreas Klinser, Andreas Franz, Holger Findeisen, Michael Micke, Andreas Steuss
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Patent number: 8794449Abstract: A device and a method for operating a fuel filter (1) with a diaphragm (16) for cleaning water separated from the fuel, comprising a collecting chamber (9) for the water geodetically arranged at the bottom in a housing (2) of the fuel filter (1), are proposed, comprising at least one sensor (10, 11) each for the maximum (10) and for the minimum (11) water level in the collecting chamber (9), by means of which a valve (13) for discharging the water from the collecting chamber (9) arranged between the collecting chamber (9) and a water purification device (14) containing the diaphragm (16) is controllable.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2008Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbHInventors: Michael Micke, Holger Schwarz
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Patent number: 8745856Abstract: A ceramic filter element of ceramic material has an exterior surface that is provided with structural elements. The structural elements are produced by a non-cutting method. The structural elements are molded in the ceramic material in the form of grids, periodic patterns, irregular patterns, lettering or labels.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2011Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbHInventors: Jochen Linhart, Sabine Otterbach, Kathrin Lichtenwalter, Michael Micke, Karin Gerlach
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Patent number: 8535612Abstract: Disclosed is a diesel particle filter with a ceramic filter body and a method for producing the filter body. The ceramic filter body includes gas channels provided in a filter section with planar and porous filter walls. The filter walls provide throughflow of the exhaust gas flow perpendicular to the surfaces thereof. The filter body includes at least one catalytic section for catalytic purification of the exhaust gas flow. The filter body together with the filter section and the at least one ceramic section are made in one-piece from at least one ceramic impregnated fiber web. Gas channels are formed by sintering the fiber web at a temperature such that fibers of the fiber material are burned away and the ceramic material is monolithically sinter-bonded in one-piece with the at least one catalytic section and the filter section to produce the filter body.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2008Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbHInventors: Michael Micke, Sabine Otterbach
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Patent number: 8361317Abstract: A filter device for a motor vehicle has a filter element with a porous ceramic support body provided with one or more passages for receiving a liquid to be filtered and filter membranes formed on inner walls of the passages. The liquid to be filtered passes through the filter membranes into the support body and exits from the support body through a circumferential surface of the support body. At least one compensation element is arranged at an end face of the support body. The compensation element is elastically deformable for providing an additional liquid volume that is generated when the liquid expands due to freezing.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2010Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbHInventors: Michael Micke, Guenter Jokschas, Martin Weindorf, Dieter Schreckenberger, Elke Duerr
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Publication number: 20110289895Abstract: A ceramic filter element of ceramic material has an exterior surface that is provided with structural elements. The structural elements are produced by a non-cutting method. The structural elements are molded in the ceramic material in the form of grids, periodic patterns, irregular patterns, lettering or labels.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Jochen LINHART, Sabine OTTERBACH, Kathrin LICHTENWALTER, Michael MICKE, Karin GERLACH
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Publication number: 20110011807Abstract: A device and a method for operating a fuel filter (1) with a diaphragm (16) for cleaning water separated from the fuel, comprising a collecting chamber (9) for the water geodetically arranged at the bottom in a housing (2) of the fuel filter (1), are proposed, comprising at least one sensor (10, 11) each for the maximum (10) and for the minimum (11) water level in the collecting chamber (9), by means of which a valve (13) for discharging the water from the collecting chamber (9) arranged between the collecting chamber (9) and a water purification device (14) containing the diaphragm (16) is controllable.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2008Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Michael Micke, Holger Schwarz
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Publication number: 20100224549Abstract: A filter device for a motor vehicle has a filter element with a porous ceramic support body provided with one or more passages for receiving a liquid to be filtered and filter membranes formed on inner walls of the passages. The liquid to be filtered passes through the filter membranes into the support body and exits from the support body through a circumferential surface of the support body. At least one compensation element is arranged at an end face of the support body. The compensation element is elastically deformable for providing an additional liquid volume that is generated when the liquid expands due to freezing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Michael Micke, Guenter Jokschas, Martin Weindorf, Dieter Schreckenberger, Elke Duerr
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Publication number: 20100180560Abstract: The invention concerns a device for aftertreatment of a hot exhaust gas flow (2), in particular of a diesel engine, comprising a ceramic filter body (1) of a ceramic material (6) with gas passages (18, 18?). The filter body (1) is formed unitarily of at least one fiber web (4, 4?), in particular paper, impregnated with the ceramic material (6) with formation of the gas passages (18, 18?) and configured with heat exposure by sintering such that fibers of the fiber web (4, 4?) are burnt off and in that the ceramic material (6) is sintered together as a unitary monolithic part to form the filter body (1). At least two ceramic filter bodies (1) are provided that are separately embodied from one another and connected fluidically parallel to one another. Each filter body (1) is limited with regard to its size such that it withstands the thermal loads of the hot exhaust gas flow (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2008Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Michael Micke, Karin Gerlach, Jochen Linhart, Kathrin Lichtenwalter, Sabine Otterbach, Holger Findeisen
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Publication number: 20100129271Abstract: The invention relates to a diesel particle filter with a ceramic filter body (1) and a method for producing such a filter body (1). The filter body (1), made from a ceramic material (6), is provided for filtering an exhaust gas flow (2) from a diesel engine and comprises gas channels (18, 18?) provided in a filter section (54) with planar and porous filter walls (3). The filter walls (3) are provided for throughflow of the exhaust gas flow (2) perpendicular to the surfaces thereof. The filter body (1) comprises at least one catalytic section (47, 48) in addition to the filter section (54) for catalytic purification of the exhaust gas flow (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Michael Micke, Sabine Otterbach
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Patent number: 7591951Abstract: A fuel filter for cleaning fuel, particularly for engines of motor vehicles, having a filter housing (10) with an inlet (14), an outlet (15), and a filter element (16) for cleaning the fuel situated between the inlet (14) and the outlet (15). A collecting space (20) for water separated from the fuel additionally is provided in the filter housing (10), and a water discharge device (23) having a housing (24) is also arranged in the filter housing. Discharge device housing (24) has an inlet (33) and an outlet (28), between which a membrane (25) that is permeable for water molecules is situated, and the water-permeable membrane (25) has channel structures (26) which are closed in a sealed manner at their upper ends.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2005Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: Mann & Hummel GmbHInventors: Jochen Linhart, Michael Micke, Michael Fasold
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Publication number: 20080210618Abstract: A fuel filter has a housing having an intake and an outlet. A filter element is arranged in the housing such that a filtered area is separated seal-tightly from an unfiltered area. A flow passage is provided between the unfiltered area and the filtered area. A porous filter member closes off the flow passage, wherein the porous filter member is arranged seal-tightly on a wall arranged about the flow passage. The filter element has a filter medium and a geodetically upper and a geodetically lower terminal disks arranged at end faces of the filter medium. The filter medium is connected seal-tightly to the terminal disks. The flow passage is arranged in the geodetically upper terminal disk that forms the wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2006Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Steffi Kiedaisch, Thorsten Schmid, Norbert Strassenberger, Chris Sturgess, Andreas Klinser, Andreas Franz, Holger Findeisen, Michael Micke, Andreas Steuss
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Publication number: 20060118478Abstract: A fuel filter for cleaning fuel, particularly for engines of motor vehicles, having a filter housing (10) with an inlet (14), an outlet (15), and a filter element (16) for cleaning the fuel situated between the inlet (14) and the outlet (15). A collecting space (20) for water separated from the fuel additionally is provided in the filter housing (10), and a water discharge device (23) having a housing (24) is also arranged in the filter housing. Discharge device housing (24) has an inlet (33) and an outlet (28), between which a membrane (25) that is permeable for water molecules is situated, and the water-permeable membrane (25) has channel structures (26) which are closed in a sealed manner at their upper ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2005Publication date: June 8, 2006Applicant: Mann & Hummel GmbHInventors: Jochen Linhart, Michael Micke, Michael Fasold