Patents by Inventor Randy R. Allen

Randy R. Allen 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).

  • Method of filtering fuel
    Patent number: 9926898
    Abstract: A filter element is provided with a snorkel that facilitates bleeding of air along the outside periphery of a tubular filter media pack to a bleed chamber contained within the filter element. This may be employed in fuel filtration applications during installation and removal of filter elements whereby air can be temporarily trapped in a housing containing the filter element. The snorkel thus vents the air along the outside of the filter element and then into a bleed chamber where it can be communicated to a standpipe having an isolated bleed passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Baldwin Filters, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy R. Allen, James N. Marshall
  • METHOD OF FILTERING FUEL
    Publication number: 20150219049
    Abstract: A filter element is provided with a snorkel that facilitates bleeding of air along the outside periphery of a tubular filter media pack to a bleed chamber contained within the filter element. This may be employed in fuel filtration applications during installation and removal of filter elements whereby air can be temporarily trapped in a housing containing the filter element. The snorkel thus vents the air along the outside of the filter element and then into a bleed chamber where it can be communicated to a standpipe having an isolated bleed passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: BALDWIN FILTERS, INC.
    Inventors: Randy R. Allen, James N. Marshall
  • Fuel filter with snorkel vent
    Patent number: 9028702
    Abstract: A filter element is provided with a snorkel that facilitates bleeding of air along the outside periphery of a tubular filter media pack to a bleed chamber contained within the filter element. This may be employed in fuel filtration applications during installation and removal of filter elements whereby air can be temporarily trapped in a housing containing the filter element. The snorkel thus vents the air along the outside of the filter element and then into a bleed chamber where it can be communicated to a standpipe having an isolated bleed passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Baldwin Filters, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy R. Allen, James N. Marshall
  • FUEL FILTER WITH SNORKEL VENT
    Publication number: 20130068702
    Abstract: A filter element is provided with a snorkel that facilitates bleeding of air along the outside periphery of a tubular filter media pack to a bleed chamber contained within the filter element. This may be employed in fuel filtration applications during installation and removal of filter elements whereby air can be temporarily trapped in a housing containing the filter element. The snorkel thus vents the air along the outside of the filter element and then into a bleed chamber where it can be communicated to a standpipe having an isolated bleed passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: BALDWIN FILTERS, INC.
    Inventors: Randy R. Allen, James N. Marshall