Patents by Inventor Norbert Sann
Norbert Sann 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: 10617976Abstract: A filter apparatus has a filter housing (1) accommodating at least one filter element (17) having an inner filter cavity (23) enclosed by a filter medium (27). The housing (1) contains an element bolder (19) that interacts with the filter element (17) located in its functional position. The element holder (19) has a projecting accommodating part (43) with an outer configuration adapted to the shape of an opening (37) located at the end of the filter element (17) to be secured to the element holder (19). The accommodating part (43) fits through the opening (37) of the filter element (17) located in the functional position.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: HYDAC FILTERTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Norbert Sann, Martin Braune
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Patent number: 10335721Abstract: A filter element for a filter device has a filter housing (3; 4). The filter element (1) includes a receiving part (19) which, when the filter element (1) is located in the filter housing (3; 4) in the operational position, comes into fluid communication with a housing part (17; 18) of the filter housing (3; 4) to form a fluid connection (9). The receiving part (19) of the filter element (1) has an inner, first guiding path (37) for sealing contact to the housing part (17) of the filter housing (3) according to a first mode of construction and an outer, second guiding path (51) for sealing contact to the housing part (18) of the filter housing (4) according to a second mode of construction.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2012Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: HYDAC FILTERTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Norbert Sann, Dirk Röder
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Patent number: 10201769Abstract: A filter device has a filter element (3) in a filter housing (1). Corresponding threads (23, 33) form a screw connection between a housing cover (5) of the filter housing (1) and the filter element (3). A seal (29, 35) is between the filter element (3) and the housing cover (5). The screw connection is formed by threads (33) on a connecting pipe piece (31) that is part of an end cap (17) of the filter element (3) and that extends into the inner filter cavity (22) and by the threads (23) of the housing cover (5). The housing cover threads (23) are on a receiving pipe piece (21) formed by a separate component attached to the housing cover (5).Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2012Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: HYDAC FILTERTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Norbert Sann, Dirk Röder
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Patent number: 10005010Abstract: A filter device with a filter body (1) has a filter bowl (3) and a filter head (5) formed by a removable locking piece of the filter bowl (3). The filter head (5) has a connection point (15) for an unfiltrate flow and a connection point (27) for discharging a filtrate flow. A filter element (7) containing filter material (11) is connected between the connection points (15, 27) and is disposed inside the filter bowl (3) for the filtration of the unfiltrate, specifically for particle contamination. A flow directing device (33) directs the unfiltrate flow to the surface sections of the filter material (11) of the filter element (7) to provide a filtering action when the device is in operation. The flow directing device is a molded component (33) that belongs to the filter head (5) and to which a fluid flow is applied.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2016Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: HYDAC FILTERTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Norbert Sann, Christian Schneider
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Publication number: 20180111065Abstract: A filter apparatus has a filter housing (1) accommodating at least one filter element (17) having an inner filter cavity (23) enclosed by a filter medium (27). The housing (1) contains an element bolder (19) that interacts with the filter element (17) located in its functional position. The element holder (19) has a projecting accommodating part (43) with an outer configuration adapted to the shape of an opening (37) located at the end of the filter element (17) to be secured to the element holder (19). The accommodating part (43) fits through the opening (37) of the filter element (17) located in the functional position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Norbert SANN, Martin BRAUNE
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Patent number: 9884274Abstract: A filter apparatus has a filter housing (1) accommodating at least one filter element (17) having an inner filter cavity (23) enclosed by a filter medium (27). The housing (1) contains an element holder (19) that interacts with the filter element (17) located in its functional position. The element holder (19) has a projecting accommodating part (43) with an outer configuration adapted to the shape of an opening (37) located at the end of the filter element (17) to be secured to the element holder (19). The accommodating part (43) fits through the opening (37) of the filter element (17) located in the functional position.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2012Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: HYDAC FILTER TECHNIK GMBHInventors: Norbert Sann, Martin Braune
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Patent number: 9808749Abstract: A device for the suction filtration of fluids, such as urea solutions for exhaust gas after-treatment systems, has a tank (2) storing the fluid, and a filter element (34) arranged in the tank and provided with a filter medium (32) separating the tank contents from a clean-side inner filter cavity (20). The filter cavity extends from the bottom (10) of the tank (2) to a filling level height (28) and corresponds to a part of the filling volume of the tank (2). On the filter cavity (20), a suction connection (22) discharges the cleaned fluid by a suction pressure corresponding to a system operating pressure. The filter element (34) is provided with a filter medium (32), which is air-impermeable if suction pressures are within the range of a low system operating pressure.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: HYDAC FILTERTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Norbert Sann, Viktor Josef Lauer, Stefan Hennes, Michael Sakraschinsky, Alexander Wohlers, Paul Seibold
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Patent number: 9643109Abstract: A filter device has a filter element (3) received in a filter housing (1) and has a holding device (19) for detachably fixing the filter element in the filter housing (1). Corresponding threads (23, 33) form a screw connection between a housing cover (5) of the filter housing (1) and the filter element (3). A sealing device (29, 35) imparts a sealing action between the filter element (3) and the housing cover (5). The screw connection is formed by threads (23, 33) situated in the interior (22) of the filter element (3). The thread (33) assigned to the filter element (3) is situated on a connecting pipe piece (31) that, as a constituent part of an end cap (17) of the filter element (3), extends into the inner filter cavity (22) of the filter element (3). The thread (23) assigned to the housing cover (5) is situated on a receiving pipe piece (21), which can be screwed to the connecting pipe piece (31) of the filter element (3).Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2012Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: HYDAC FILTERTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Norbert Sann, Dirk Röder
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Publication number: 20160310878Abstract: A filter device with a filter body (1) that comprises a filter bowl (3) and a filter head (5) that is formed by a removable locking piece of the filter bowl (3), where said filter head (5) is provided with at least one connection point (15) for supplying an unfiltrate flow and at least one further connection point (27) for discharging a filtrate flow, and comprising at least one filter element (7) that contains filter material (11), where said filter element (7) is connected between the respective connection points (15, 27) and is disposed inside the filter bowl (3) for the filtration of the unfiltrate, specifically for particle contamination, where a flow directing device (33) is provided that directs the unfiltrate flow to the surface sections of the filter material (11) of the filter element (7) to provide a filtering action when the device is in operation, which is characterized in that the flow directing device comprises a molded component (33) that belongs to the filter head (5) and to which a fluid floType: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Norbert SANN, Christian SCHNEIDER
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Patent number: 9393508Abstract: A filter device has a filter housing (1, 3) releasably accommodating one filter element (15) and has a housing pot (1) surrounding the filter element (15) and a removably attachable housing head (3) with fluid passage (39) for the discharge of filtrate. A valve device in the fluid passage includes a closing body (53) blocking the discharge flow in its closed position and facilitates the discharge flow in its release position. A locking device includes a blocking member (57) locking the closing body (53) in its closed position. The blocking member (57) can move out of its locking position into its unlocking position by a control element (81) on the filter element (15). When the filter element (15) is situated in its functional position in the housing pot (1), the control element impacts the blocking member (57) as the housing head (3) is attached to the housing pot (1) to move the blocking member axially to its unblocking position.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2015Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: HYDAC FILTERCHNIK GMBHInventors: Norbert Sann, Dirk Röder
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Publication number: 20150202553Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the suction filtration of fluids, such as urea solutions for exhaust gas after-treatment systems, comprising a tank (2) storing the fluid, and a filter element (34) arranged therein provided with a filter medium (32), which separates the tank contents from a clean-side inner filter cavity (20) and extends from the bottom area (10) of the tank (2) to a filling level height (28), which corresponds to a part of the filling volume of the tank (2). On the filter cavity (20), a suction connection (22) is provided, via which the cleaned fluid can he discharged by way of a suction pressure corresponding to a system operating pressure. The invention is characterized in that the filter element (34) is provided with a filler medium (32), which is air-impermeable if suction pressures are within the range of a low system operating pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2013Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: Norbert Sann, Viktor Josef Lauer, Stefan Hennes, Michael Sakraschinsky, Alexander Wohlers, Paul Seibold
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Publication number: 20150196860Abstract: A filter device, having a filter housing (1, 3) defining a main axis, in which at least one filter element (15) is replaceably accommodated, and which has a housing pot (1) surrounding the particular filter element (15) and a housing head (3) removably attachable thereto, in which at least one fluid passage (39) for the discharge flow of filtrate is formed, and having a valve device associated with said fluid passage, which includes a closing body (53) which, in a closed position, blocks the discharge flow of filtrate and in a release position facilitates the discharge flow, and having a locking device, which includes a blocking member (57) which, in a locking position, locks the closing body (53) of the valve device in the closed position, wherein the blocking member (57) may be moved out of the locking position into an inoperative unlocking position by means of a control element (81) provided on the particular filter element (15) which, when the filter element (15) is situated in the functional position inType: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Inventors: Norbert Sann, Dirk Röder
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Patent number: 9044695Abstract: A filter device has a filter housing (1) receiving a filter element (11) defining a longitudinal axis and being in the form of a filter cartridge. An end cap (19) forms an enclosure for the relevant end rim of the filter material (23, 25). The end cap fixes the position of the filter element (11) in its functional position by being on an element receiver (13) that interacts with the bottom part (7) of the filter housing (1). The element receiver (13) and the assigned end cap (19) of the filter element (11), on their parts (17 and 15) coming into engagement with one another in the functional position of the filter element are provided with shaped irregularities matched to one another to enable the engagement in a positional relationship directed towards one another.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2010Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Hydac Filtertechnik GmbHInventors: Norbert Sann, Volker Backes
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Publication number: 20140311961Abstract: A filter device, having at least one filter element (3) which can be received in a filter housing (1) and having a holding device (19) which serves for detachably fixing said filter element in the filter housing (1) and which has corresponding threads (23, 33) for forming a screw connection which acts between a housing cover (5) of the filter housing (1) and the filter element (3), wherein a sealing device (29, 35) is provided which imparts a sealing action between the filter element (3) and the housing cover (5), wherein the screw connection is formed by threads (23, 33) situated at least partially in the interior (22) of the respective filter element (3), wherein the thread (33) assigned to the filter element (3) is situated on a connecting pipe piece (31) which, as a constituent part of an end cap (17) of the filter element (3), extends into the inner filter cavity (22) of said filter element (3), wherein the thread (23) assigned to the housing cover (5) is situated on a receiving pipe piece (21), which caType: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Norbert Sann, Dirk Röder
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Publication number: 20140284265Abstract: A filter device, having at least one filter clement (3) which can be received in a filter housing (1) and having a holding device (19) which serves for detachably fixing said filter element in the filter housing (I) and which has corresponding threads (23, 33) for forming a screw connection which acts between a housing cover (5) of the filter housing (1) and the filter element (3), wherein a sealing device (29, 35) is provided which imparts a sealing action between the filter element (3) and the housing cover (5), wherein the screw connection is formed by threads (23, 33) situated at least partially in the interior (22) of the respective filter element (3), wherein the thread (33) assigned to the filter element (3) is situated on a connecting pipe piece (31) which, as a constituent part of an end cap (17) of the filter element (3), extends into the inner filter cavity (22) of said filter element (3), wherein the thread (23) assigned to the housing cover (5) is situated on a receiving pipe piece (21), which caType: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2012Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: Norbert Sann, Dirk Röder
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Patent number: 8840787Abstract: A filter device, in particular a return line suction filter, has at least one filter housing (3) receiving a filter element (17) defining a longitudinal axis. The filter element has an end cap with an enclosure at one filter element end enclosing an end edge of the filter material (39) and fixed to an element receptacle (5) connected to the filter housing (3) for fixing the location of the filter element (17) in its functional position. The element receptacle (5) and the associated end cap (21) of the filter element (17) have design irregularities (63, 65) adapted to each other at their parts (23, 47) engaging each other in the functional position of the filter element (17). The irregularities enable the engagement in a positional alignment to each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2010Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Hydac Filtertechnik GmbHInventors: Norbert Sann, Hans-Peter Eberle
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Publication number: 20140209531Abstract: The invention relates to a filter element for a filter device, having at least one filter housing (3; 4), wherein the filter element (1) comprises a receiving part (19) which, when the filter element (1) is located in the filter housing (3; 4) in the operational position, comes into fluid communication with a housing part (17; 18) of the filter housing (3; 4), which forms a fluid connection (9). The invention is characterized in that the receiving part (19) of the filter element (1) has an inner, first guiding path (37) for sealing contact to the housing part (17) of the filter housing (3) according to a first mode of construction and an outer, second guiding path (51) for sealing contact to the housing part (18) of the filter housing (4) according to a second mode of construction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2012Publication date: July 31, 2014Inventors: Norbert Sann, Dirk Röder
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Publication number: 20140083923Abstract: A filter apparatus having a filter housing (1), which accommodates at least one filter element (17) having an inner filter cavity (23) enclosed by a filter medium (27), wherein the housing (1) contains an element holder (19) which interacts with the filter element (17) located in the functional position, is characterized in that the element holder (19) has a projecting accommodating part (43), of which the outer configuration is adapted to the shape of an opening (37), which is located at that end of the relevant filter element (17) which is to be secured to the element holder (19), such that the accommodating part (43) fits through the opening (37) of the filter element (17) located in the functional position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Inventors: Norbert Sann, Mortin Braune
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Patent number: 8550255Abstract: A filter device having a filter element (9) forming a body extending along a longitudinal axis received in a housing (1) closed by a cover part (3). A sealing arrangement (49) is provided to form a fluid-tight seal between the housing (1) and the cover part (3). The sealing arrangement (49) is a component of a filter element (9) and is fixed to a sealing carrier (48) rigidly connected to the filter element.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2008Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Hydac Filtertechnik GmbHInventors: Michael Sakraschinsky, Norbert Sann
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Patent number: RE46080Abstract: A filtering apparatus includes a pot-type filter housing (10), a filter element (28) accommodated in the housing, a holding mechanism (38) disposed in the filter housing (10) to removably fix the filter element along its longitudinal axis, and a sealing device (60) that seals between a lid (20) of the filter housing (10) and the filter element (28). The holding mechanism (38) is provided with cooperating holding elements embodied on the interior face of the filter housing (10) as well as on the filter element (28). The filtering apparatus dispenses with the need for O-seals that are known in prior art and extend in a radial direction between the filter element and the filter head as a housing lid because the sealing device (60) encompasses at least one sealing edge (62) or sealing surface placed parallel to the longitudinal axis in a radial direction and seals under the effect of the pressure applied it by the holding mechanism (38).Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2013Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: HYDAC FILTERTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Patrick Maurer, Norbert Sann