Patents by Inventor Ralf Poh

Ralf Poh 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: 8741016
    Abstract: A filter device has a compact filter made of a filter material that is wound spirally. A star filter that is made of a filter material that has folds arranged in a star shape surrounds the compact filter. The filter device has a cylindrical shape. A fluid to be filtered passes the compact filter in an axial direction and the star filter in a radial direction. The filter device is exchangeable and is mounted in a filter housing such that the compact filter and the star filter have a common raw side and a common clean side that are separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Yassine Maaradji, Jens Hähn, Jan Zink, Joachim Stinzendörfer, Stefan Becker, Karlheinz Münkel, Michael Wolf, Werner Blossey, Mario Rieger, Ralf Poh, Josef Rohrmeier, Thomas Sieber, Andreas Pelz, Rolf Sanders, Manfred Winter
  • Publication number: 20120198803
    Abstract: A filter device has a compact filter made of a filter material that is wound spirally. A star filter that is made of a filter material that has folds arranged in a star shape surrounds the compact filter. The filter device has a cylindrical shape. A fluid to be filtered passes the compact filter in an axial direction and the star filter in a radial direction. The filter device is exchangeable and is mounted in a filter housing such that the compact filter and the star filter have a common raw side and a common clean side that are separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Yassine Maaradji, Jens Hähn, Jan Karl Zink, Joachim Stinzendõrfer, Stefan Becker, Karlheinz Münkel, Michael Wolf, Werner Blossey, Mario Rieger, Ralf Poh, Josef Rohrmeier, Thomas Sieber, Andreas Pelz, Rolf Sanders, Manfred Winter
  • Patent number: 7658777
    Abstract: A filter element (12), particularly for the intake air of an internal combustion engine. The filter element (12) has a filter body (13) and a seal (15) disposed circumferentially around the filter body (13). The seal (15) is bonded to the filter body (13) with an adhesive (31) and includes a hard component (26) and a soft component (27). The hard component (26), which rests directly on a housing section, prevents the filter element (12) from moving relative to this housing section, and since the filter element cannot move relative to the housing section, damage to the filter element is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Edvard Kopec, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Oliver Steins, Ralf Poh
  • Publication number: 20070175187
    Abstract: A filter element (12), particularly for the intake air of an internal combustion engine. The filter element (12) has a filter body (13) and a seal (15) disposed circumferentially around the filter body (13). The seal (15) is bonded to the filter body (13) with an adhesive (31) and includes a hard component (26) and a soft component (27). The hard component (26), which rests directly on a housing section, prevents the filter element (12) from moving relative to this housing section, and since the filter element cannot move relative to the housing section, damage to the filter element is avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: MANN & HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Edvard Kopec, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Oliver Steins, Ralf Poh
  • Patent number: 6953124
    Abstract: A filter element for end face inlet formed of triangular channels which are alternately closed such that the fluid to be filtered must pass through the filter material in order to flow from the inlet side (22) to the discharge side (23). The channels are formed by alternating flat layers (17) and folded layers (18), whereby all sides of the inlet channels face a discharge channel. A particularly high filter efficiency is thereby achieved such that a large filter surface area and a high filter capacity are attained with a relatively small structural volume. The filter can be used, for example, as an air filter for various air filtration applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Mann & Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Winter, Guenter Goerg, Ralf Poh
  • Publication number: 20040060861
    Abstract: A filter element for end face inlet formed of triangular channels which are alternately closed such that the fluid to be filtered must pass through the filter material in order to flow from the inlet side (22) to the discharge side (23). The channels are formed by alternating flat layers (17) and folded layers (18), whereby all sides of the inlet channels face a discharge channel. A particularly high filter efficiency is thereby achieved such that a large filter surface area and a high filter capacity are attained with a relatively small structural volume. The filter can be used, for example, as an air filter for various air filtration applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: Mann & Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Winter, Guenter Goerg, Ralf Poh
  • Patent number: 6645379
    Abstract: A filter element with a cylindrical structure having a filter medium 11 mounted to a support element 10. The filter medium 11 is fastened to the support element 10 in such a way that no relative movement between these components is possible. This creates a heavy-duty assembly between filter medium and support element and increases filter life. It is thus possible for the filter to withstand a pulsating load, e.g., caused by backwashing of the filter medium, without risk of destroying the sensitive filter medium due to vibrations or any relative movement between the support element and the filter medium. This assembly may be produced by mounting the filter medium under tension to the support element and by fixing it with a reinforcement strip 12. The use of valves with switching times of less than 0.4 seconds makes it possible to achieve extremely short backwash pulses to clean the filter without risk of failure of the filter medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Filterwerk Mann & Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Gohle, Andre Roesgen, Christian Thalmann, Holger Stahl, Ralf Poh
  • Publication number: 20020070160
    Abstract: A filter element with a cylindrical structure having a filter medium 11 mounted to a support element 10. The filter medium 11 is fastened to the support element 10 in such a way that no relative movement between these components is possible. This creates a heavy-duty assembly between filter medium and support element and increases filter life. It is thus possible for the filter to withstand a pulsating load, e.g., caused by backwashing of the filter medium, without risk of destroying the sensitive filter medium due to vibrations or any relative movement between the support element and the filter medium. This assembly may be produced by mounting the filter medium under tension to the support element and by fixing it with a reinforcement strip 12. The use of valves with switching times of less than 0.4 seconds makes it possible to achieve extremely short backwash pulses to clean the filter without risk of failure of the filter medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Peter Gohle, Andre Roesgen, Christian Thalmann, Holger Stahl, Ralf Poh