Patents by Inventor Mitch Kujawski

Mitch Kujawski 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).

  • Transmission sump filter with bypass valve
    Patent number: 6972087
    Abstract: A filter (10) for filtering debris out of the fluid in a transmission sump (S) prior to the fluid entering a transmission pump (P) is disclosed. The filter (10) includes a filter housing (12) presenting a filter inlet (30), a bypass inlet (32), and an outlet (46). Filter media (14) is disposed in the housing (12) such that fluid flowing from the filter inlet (30) to the outlet (46) passes through the media (14) and fluid flows from the bypass inlet (32) to the outlet (46) without passing through the media (14). A bypass valve assembly (16), shiftable into and out of a closed position, prevents fluid flow through the bypass inlet (32) when the valve (16) is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: SPX Corporation
    Inventors: James B. Wolford, Mitch Kujawski, Morgan Bullard, John E. Szydlo, Yakov Sarnov
  • Transmission sump filter with bypass valve
    Publication number: 20030201216
    Abstract: A filter (10) for filtering debris out of the fluid in a transmission sump (S) prior to the fluid entering a transmission pump (P) is disclosed. The filter (10) includes a filter housing (12) presenting a filter inlet (30), a bypass inlet (32), and an outlet (46). Filter media (14) is disposed in the housing (12) such that fluid flowing from the filter inlet (30) to the outlet (46) passes through the media (14) and fluid flows from the bypass inlet (32) to the outlet (46) without passing through the media (14). A bypass valve assembly (16), shiftable into and out of a closed position, prevents fluid flow through the bypass inlet (32) when the valve (16) is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: James B. Wolford, Mitch Kujawski, Morgan Bullard, John E. Szydlo, Yakov Sarnov
  • Transmission sump filter with bypass valve
    Patent number: 6582593
    Abstract: A filter (10) for filtering debris out of the fluid in a transmission sump (S) prior to the fluid entering a transmission pump (P) is disclosed. The filter (10) includes a filter housing (12) presenting a filter inlet (30), a bypass inlet (32), and an outlet (46). Filter media (14) is disposed in the housing (12) such that fluid flowing from the filter inlet (30) to the outlet (46) passes through the media (14) and fluid flows from the bypass inlet (32) to the outlet (46) without passing through the media (14). A bypass valve assembly (16), shiftable into and out of a closed position, prevents fluid flow through the bypass inlet (32) when the valve (16) is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: SPX Corporation
    Inventors: James B. Wolford, Mitch Kujawski, Morgan Bullard, John E. Szydlo, Yakov Sarnov
  • Transmission sump filter with bypass valve
    Publication number: 20020179507
    Abstract: A filter (10) for filtering debris out of the fluid in a transmission sump (S) prior to the fluid entering a transmission pump (P) is disclosed. The filter (10) includes a filter housing (12) presenting a filter inlet (30), a bypass inlet (32), and an outlet (46). Filter media (14) is disposed in the housing (12) such that fluid flowing from the filter inlet (30) to the outlet (46) passes through the media (14) and fluid flows from the bypass inlet (32) to the outlet (46) without passing through the media (14). A bypass valve assembly (16), shiftable into and out of a closed position, prevents fluid flow through the bypass inlet (32) when the valve (16) is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: James B. Wolford, Mitch Kujawski, Morgan Bullard, John E. Szydlo, Yakov Sarnov