Patents by Inventor Ralf Bauder

Ralf Bauder 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).

  • Patent number: 8888882
    Abstract: A filter device (10) for an internal combustion engine includes a separator that is embodied as a cyclone preseparator (26), a main filter element (36) exchangeably arranged in a housing compartment (68) of the filter housing (12), and a secondary filter element (38. The housing compartment (68) includes insertion stays (64). The main filter element (36) is embodied in as a double bellows filter including a first radially inwardly positioned filter bellows (40) and a second radially outwardly positioned filter bellows (42) surrounding it. Upon closing of a servicing housing cover (18) a sealing force is generated that acts onto the main filter element (36) and is maintained in the closed state of the servicing cover (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen Ackermann, Ralf Bauder, Duc Cuong Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20130192181
    Abstract: A filter device (10) for an internal combustion engine includes a separator that is embodied as a cyclone preseparator (26), a main filter element (36) exchangeably arranged in a housing compartment (68) of the filter housing (12), and a secondary filter element (38. The housing compartment (68) includes insertion stays (64). The main filter element (36) is embodied in as a double bellows filter including a first radially inwardly positioned filter bellows (40) and a second radially outwardly positioned filter bellows (42) surrounding it. Upon closing of a servicing housing cover (18) a sealing force is generated that acts onto the main filter element (36) and is maintained in the closed state of the servicing cover (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Steffen ACKERMANN, Ralf BAUDER, Duc Cuong NGUYEN
  • Patent number: 8444736
    Abstract: In a filter element (10) having a filter bellows (11) which is covered at each end by an end disk (13, 14), the end disks (13, 14) are each provided with at least one coupling element for coupling to a filter housing (20) and connected to one another via at least one central tube (12) spanning the filter bellows (11). Alternatively, a central tube which runs right through and onto which end disks and filter bellows are pushed and which is configured at its ends for coupling with parts of the housing is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Ralf Bauder, Steffen Ackermann
  • Publication number: 20120324850
    Abstract: In order to provide a seal function and a protection of the sealing surfaces for an air filter element (10) comprising a cylindrical tubular filter bellows (11) that is closed off at the end faces by a terminal disk (20, 20?), respectively, which each have at least one annular seal (22) or an annular seal section of a sealing member, the annular seal (22) is covered by a manually removable cover ring and/or a cover disk (30?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Ralf Bauder
  • Patent number: 8303679
    Abstract: A filter closure system has a connecting head with a connecting web and further has a connecting end at an end face of a filter housing. The connecting head and the connecting end are matched to one another. The connecting end is pushed onto the connecting head in a mounting direction into a mounted state on the connecting head so as provide a seal-tight connection in the mounted state. The connecting end and the connecting web that extends in the mounting direction are provided with a micro toothing. When pushing the connecting end onto the connecting head in the mounting direction, the micro toothing connects by positive locking action the connecting end and connecting head with one another. The engagement of the micro toothing between connecting end and connecting head is realized along a flank of connecting web and connecting end which flank extends in the mounting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Karlheinz Muenkel, Ralf Bauder, Raphaelle Brast, Steffen Ritter, Michael Thienel, Carsten Schippers, Thomas Petschl
  • Publication number: 20120216497
    Abstract: In a filter element (10) having a filter bellows (11) which is covered at each end by an end disk (13, 14), the end disks (13, 14) are each provided with at least one coupling element for coupling to a filter housing (20) and connected to one another via at least one central tube (12) spanning the filter bellows (11). Alternatively, a central tube which runs right through and onto which end disks and filter bellows are pushed and which is configured at its ends for coupling with parts of the housing is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Ralf Bauder, Steffen Ackermann
  • Patent number: 8246702
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter device (10), in particular for filtering intake air of an internal combustion engine. The filter device (10) comprises a separator that is embodied in particular as a cyclone preseparator (26), moreover a main filter element (36) exchangeably arranged in a housing compartment (68) of the filter housing (12), as well as a secondary filter element (38) that in the flow direction of the fluid to be cleaned is arranged downstream. The housing compartment (68), for facilitating premounting of the main filter element (36) therein, comprises insertion stays (64). The main filter element (36) is embodied in particular as a double bellows filter, comprising a first radially inwardly positioned filter bellows (40) and a second radially outwardly positioned filter bellows (42) surrounding it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen Ackermann, Ralf Bauder, Duc Cuong Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8097154
    Abstract: To be able to insert a cylindrical filter element (10) which is joined at each end to an end disk (14) quickly into a housing element (40) in a filter unit (100) and connect it firmly, a screw connection having conical threads (16, 46) on the filter element (10) and on the bottom of the housing (41) is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Ralf Bauder, Steffen Ackermann
  • Patent number: 7976603
    Abstract: The invention concerns a filter housing (1), in particular of an air filter for motor vehicles, that extends axially along a longitudinal axis (2) and comprises two detachably connected housing parts (3, 4). A locking connection (5) acting in the direction of the longitudinal axis (2) is provided between the two housing parts (3, 4), wherein the locking connection (5) in at least one rotational direction (6) of the first housing part (3) about the longitudinal axis (2) relative to the second housing part (4) can be brought into a position in which the housing parts (3, 4) are detachable in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Bauder, Klemens Dworatzek
  • Patent number: 7918997
    Abstract: A filter system for a fluid having a cup-shaped housing releasably connected to a connecting head and a filter element arranged in the housing, in which the releasable connection is formed by at least one connecting element formed on the connecting head which engages a connecting element formed by a part of the filter element in combination with a part of the cup-shaped housing such that the connection between the housing and the receiving head can only be produced if a proper filter element is installed in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Ralf Bauder, Karlheinz Muenkel, Duc Cuong Nguyen
  • Patent number: 7896166
    Abstract: A compact filter element in which the end faces of a plurality of nonwoven filter layers (3) are fixedly integrated into a cover (4) and in which the oncoming flow of fluid to be filtered is deflected in the cover (4) in such a way that the fluid flows respectively into every second or alternating area between two adjacent nonwoven filter layers (3) and flows through the nonwoven filter layers (3) into the intervening spaces between the spaces between filter layers in to which it initially flows, from which intervening spaces it exits the filter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Bauder, Karlheinz Muenkel
  • Patent number: 7784836
    Abstract: An air filter connecting unit having a connecting flange (11) and a connecting nipple (20) that can be coupled to the connecting flange via a snap connection. The connecting flange (11) has a round receptacle (13) provided with an inside thread flight (12) that is subdivided into individual, resilient, curved thread flight segments (12.1, 12.2, . . . , 12.n). The associated connecting nipple (20) has a generally cylindrical construction and an advancing thread (22) which ends in a free-running groove (23) on the connecting nipple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Mann & Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Ralf Bauder
  • Publication number: 20100186353
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter device (10), in particular for filtering intake air of an internal combustion engine. The filter device (10) comprises a separator that is embodied in particular as a cyclone preseparator (26), moreover a main filter element (36) exchangeably arranged in a housing compartment (68) of the filter housing (12), as well as a secondary filter element (38) that in the flow direction of the fluid to be cleaned is arranged downstream. The housing compartment (68), for facilitating premounting of the main filter element (36) therein, comprises insertion stays (64). The main filter element (36) is embodied in particular as a double bellows filter, comprising a first radially inwardly positioned filter bellows (40) and a second radially outwardly positioned filter bellows (42) surrounding it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Steffen ACKERMANN, Ralf BAUDER, Duc Cuong NGUYEN
  • Publication number: 20100181243
    Abstract: To be able to insert a cylindrical filter element (10) which is joined at each end to an end disk (14) quickly into a housing element (40) in a filter unit (100) and connect it firmly, a screw connection having conical threads (16, 46) on the filter element (10) and on the bottom of the housing (41) is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Ralf Bauder, Steffen Ackermann
  • Patent number: 7744758
    Abstract: A liquid filter, especially oil filter for an internal combustion engine, having a cup-shaped housing with a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, a filter element arranged with a seal between the inlet and outlet, and a one-piece barrier membrane arranged in the area of the opening of the cup-shaped housing such that the liquid inlet and/or the liquid outlet can be closed by the barrier membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Ralf Bauder, Karlheinz Muenkel, Duc Cuong Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20100024369
    Abstract: In order to be able to adjust in a simple and inexpensive way in the manufacture of an air filter housing (10) for a cylindrical filter element, the housing comprising a tangentially adjoining unfiltered air socket (1) and an outlet socket (2) and comprising a footstep bearing element (3) formed integrally on the air filter housing, the angular position of the unfiltered air socket (1) relative to a support and fastening plane predetermined by the footstep bearing elements (3), it is provided that the air filter housing is divided into a central housing element (4), on which the footstep bearing element (3) is integrally formed, and an intake element (5), on which the unfiltered air socket (1) is integrally formed, wherein the central housing element (4) and the intake element (5) are connected to one another by a rotationally positionable connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Ralf Bauder
  • Publication number: 20090320425
    Abstract: In a filter element (10) having a filter bellows (11) which is covered at each end by an end disk (13, 14), the end disks (13, 14) are each provided with at least one coupling element for coupling to a filter housing (20) and connected to one another via at least one central tube (12) spanning the filter bellows (11). Alternatively, a central tube which runs right through and onto which end disks and filter bellows are pushed and which is configured at its ends for coupling with parts of the housing is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Ralf Bauder, Steffen Ackermann
  • Patent number: 7635429
    Abstract: A compact filter element with a large filter surface area having inner and outer rings of filter material with an annular space between them, such that fluid to be filtered can be introduced into the annular space between the rings of filter material and a portion thereof can flow through the outer ring of filter material to the periphery of the filter element and another portion thereof can flow through the inner ring of filter material to the center of the filter element; at least one fluid-permeable support member for the filter material, and at least one end disk on an axial end face of the filter element affixed to the rings of filter material in a sealed manner, in which the end disk has a centrally arranged inlet opening for the fluid to be filtered and one or more radially extending distributor channels leading from the central inlet opening to at least one eccentrically arranged outlet opening which opens into the annular space between the rings of filter material to admit fluid to be filtered to the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Bauder, Michael Wolf, Karlheinz Muenkel, Joachim Stinzendoerfer, Duc Cuong Nguyen, Oliver Scherer, Martin Gruber
  • Patent number: 7604128
    Abstract: A filter apparatus including a housing (2) and a filter insert (4), with an inlet opening formed on the housing (2) and an outlet fitting (6) mounted on a housing wall. The outlet fitting (6) has a contact face (7) for contact with the housing (2) and is provided with a tubular segment (13), which protrudes through an opening (9) of the housing, and a mounting element (22) is attached to the tubular segment (13) such that a region (10) of the housing (2) surrounding the opening (9) is clamped between the contact face (7) of the outlet fitting (6) and the mounting element (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Mann & Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Ralf Bauder
  • Patent number: D705412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Klemens Dworatzek, Ralf Bauder, Steffen Ackermann