Patents by Inventor Robert A. Bannister

Robert A. Bannister 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).

  • Publication number: 20210031130
    Abstract: A filter element including a filter media, an end cap, and a baffle. The filter media is configured to be secured within a housing. The housing includes an inlet configured to accept a fluid for filtering and the filter media including a circumferential outer surface. The end cap is positioned at and coupled to one end of the filter media. The baffle is positioned relative to the filter media at a position such that, when the filter element is correctly installed within the housing, the baffle is proximate the inlet of the housing. The baffle extends around only a portion of the circumferential outer surface of the filter media in a radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Bannister, Kelly A. Detra, Joel Roltgen, Mark V. Holzmann
  • Patent number: 10898839
    Abstract: A filter element including a filter media, an end cap, and a baffle. The filter media is configured to be secured within a housing. The housing includes an inlet configured to accept a fluid for filtering and the filter media including a circumferential outer surface. The end cap is positioned at and coupled to one end of the filter media. The baffle is positioned relative to the filter media at a position such that, when the filter element is correctly installed within the housing, the baffle is proximate the inlet of the housing. The baffle extends around only a portion of the circumferential outer surface of the filter media in a radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC
    Inventors: Robert A. Bannister, Kelly A. Detra, Joel Roltgen, Mark V. Holzmann
  • Publication number: 20200384395
    Abstract: A filtration system having an undulated interlocking housing-endplate interface geometry is described. In the filtration system, a filter element endplate and a filter housing component (e.g., a shell housing, a filter mounting head, etc.) meet at an interface. The filter housing component includes an undulating or repeating pattern that meshes with a matching undulating or repeating pattern on the endplate of the filter element. The undulating or repeating pattern prevents the filter element from freely rotating with respect to the filter housing component of the filtration system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.
    Inventors: Philip M. Ouweleen, Zemin Jiang, Ted S. Loftis, Karthik Kothakota, Mano Raj Sekar, Mark J. Johnson, Aaron M. Wells, Robert A. Bannister, Joshua Crooks, Brian M. Palmer, Sean M. Grabein, Connor D. Oren
  • Publication number: 20200353483
    Abstract: Filtration systems having a tangential air cleaner having a coiled media filter element and a cyclonic pre-cleaner are described. An outer wall of the filter element acts as a pre-cleaner sleeve of the housing to generate a cyclonic flow of the intake air prior to the intake air being filtered by the filter element. The housing cover includes geometry that redirects the cyclonic low from a tangential path to an axial, straight-through flow directed through an inlet flow face of the filter element. Various embodiments of such filtration systems offer increased filter performance and capacity compared to similarly sized cylindrical pleated filter elements having a radial flow filtering path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Bannister, Arun P. Janakiraman, Peter K. Herman, Scott W. Schwartz, Jeremiah Cupery, Matthew Louison, Jason A. Scherck
  • Patent number: 10737282
    Abstract: Filtration systems having a tangential air cleaner having a coiled media filter element and a cyclonic pre-cleaner are described. An outer wall of the filter element acts as a pre-cleaner sleeve of the housing to generate a cyclonic flow of the intake air prior to the intake air being filtered by the filter element. The housing cover includes geometry that redirects the cyclonic flow from a tangential path to an axial, straight-through flow directed through an inlet flow face of the filter element. Various embodiments of such filtration systems offer increased filter performance and capacity compared to similarly sized cylindrical pleated filter elements having a radial flow filtering path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.
    Inventors: Robert A. Bannister, Arun P. Janakiraman, Peter K. Herman, Scott W. Schwartz, Jeremiah Cupery, Matthew Louison, Jason A. Scherck
  • Patent number: 10688430
    Abstract: Cleanable filters and methods of cleaning filters are described in the present application. The cleanable air filter includes a housing and a filter element installed in the housing. The filter element is configured to filter an operating fluid in a given application. The filter element is cleanable in-situ in the installed condition in the housing. The cleanable air filter further includes a cleaning fluid applicator configured to apply a cleaning fluid to the filter element while the filter element is in the installed condition in the housing such that the filter element is cleanable without being removed from the filter housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.
    Inventors: Mark V. Holzmann, Robert A. Bannister, Budi Antony, Scott W. Schwartz, Brian W. Schwandt, Steven R. Sankbeil, Christopher E. Holm, Eric A. Janikowski, Scott G. Manke
  • Publication number: 20200081036
    Abstract: A Rogowski coil in a sensor unit has voltage induced by a conductor surrounded by the Rogowski coil. The voltage is integrated to represent current which is converted to digital data representing current in the conductor and sent wirelessly to a multimeter. The sensor unit may receive control signals from the multimeter and a remote control apparatus. A plurality of sensor units may be networked and controlled by the remote control apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Carl-Robert Bannister, David Lawrence Epperson, Clark N. Huber
  • Publication number: 20190381442
    Abstract: A filter assembly includes a conditioning device that conditions a flow of air upstream of a mass air flow sensor. The filter assembly includes a support frame. The filter assembly further includes a filter media coupled to the support frame, the filter media having a dirty side configured to receive a stream of air and a clean side configured to output a stream of air that has been filtered through the filter media. The filter assembly includes a conditioning device coupled to the support frame, the conditioning device positioned in a downstream direction from the clean side of the filter media with respect to the stream of air, the conditioning device offset from the clean side of the filter media by a separation distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.
    Inventors: Miao Li, Peter K. Herman, John C. Lukasavitz, Abhijit Shimpi, Gregory W. Hoverson, Thomas J. Braun, Robert A. Bannister
  • Patent number: 10507419
    Abstract: Cleanable filters and methods of cleaning filters are described in the present application. The cleanable air filter includes a housing and a filter element installed in the housing. The filter element is configured to filter an operating fluid in a given application. The filter element is cleanable in-situ in the installed condition in the housing. The cleanable air filter further includes a cleaning fluid applicator configured to apply a cleaning fluid to the filter element while the filter element is in the installed condition in the housing such that the filter element is cleanable without being removed from the filter housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark V. Holzmann, Robert A. Bannister, Budi Antony, Scott W. Schwartz, Brian W. Schwandt, Steven R. Sankbeil, Christopher E. Holm, Eric A. Janikowski, Scott G. Manke
  • Patent number: 10507417
    Abstract: A filter assembly includes a conditioning device that conditions a flow of air upstream of a mass air flow sensor. The filter assembly includes a support frame. The filter assembly further includes a filter media coupled to the support frame, the filter media having a dirty side configured to receive a stream of air and a clean side configured to output a stream of air that has been filtered through the filter media. The filter assembly includes a conditioning device coupled to the support frame, the conditioning device positioned in a downstream direction from the clean side of the filter media with respect to the stream of air, the conditioning device offset from the clean side of the filter media by a separation distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Miao Li, Peter K. Herman, John C. Lukasavitz, Abhijit Shimpi, Gregory W. Hoverson, Thomas J. Braun, Robert A. Bannister
  • Patent number: 10507421
    Abstract: A filter element comprising a filter media and an outer surface. The filter media is formed in a closed loop, the closed loop defining a hollow interior extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end of the filter media and a second end of the filter media. The outer surface surrounds a perimeter of the filter element and is defined by a substantially circular first portion and at least one second portion. The first portion is substantially circular at a selected height of the filter media, and the at least one second portion is depressed relative to a circle defined by the substantially circular first portion at the selected height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott W. Schwartz, Robert A. Bannister, Joel D. Roltgen, Jeffrey A. Rech, Stephen L. Fallon, Gregory K. Loken
  • Patent number: 10473696
    Abstract: A Rogowski coil in a sensor unit has voltage induced by a conductor surrounded by the Rogowski coil. The voltage is integrated to represent current which is converted to digital data representing current in the conductor and sent wirelessly to a multimeter. The sensor unit may receive control signals from the multimeter and a remote control apparatus. A plurality of sensor units may be networked and controlled by the remote control apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Fluke Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Carl-Robert Bannister, David Lawrence Epperson, Clark N. Huber
  • Publication number: 20190291035
    Abstract: Cleanable filters and methods of cleaning filters are described in the present application. The cleanable air filter includes a housing and a filter element installed in the housing. The filter element is configured to filter an operating fluid in a given application. The filter element is cleanable in-situ in the installed condition in the housing. The cleanable air filter further includes a cleaning fluid applicator configured to apply a cleaning fluid to the filter element while the filter element is in the installed condition in the housing such that the filter element is cleanable without being removed from the filter housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark V. Holzmann, Robert A. Bannister, Budi Antony, Scott W. Schwartz, Brian W. Schwandt, Steven R. Sankbeil, Christopher E. Holm, Eric A. Janikowski, Scott G. Manke
  • Publication number: 20190168154
    Abstract: A filter element includes first filter media, second filter media, a frame, and a seal member. The frame is coupled to the first filter media and the second filter media, the frame securing the first filter media and the second filter media into a V-shape. The seal member is attached to and extends from the frame. The seal member includes a U-shaped channel structured to receive a ridge of a housing when the filter element is installed in the housing. The seal member is structured to form a seal between the filter element and the housing when the filter element is installed in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Jessie A. KNIGHT, Scott G. MANKE, Dane P. MILLER, Jason A. SCHERCK, Robert A. BANNISTER, Gregory K. LOKEN, Scott W. SCHWARTZ
  • Patent number: 10283921
    Abstract: Generally described, embodiments are directed to an adapter for use with one or more connectors for coupling to an electronic device. The adapter receives the one or more separate connectors to form a connector assembly that is configured to be inserted into one or more sockets of an electronic device, such as an energy logger device. In at least one embodiment, the adapter includes one or more sealing rings that improve the sealing between the respective one or more connectors and one or more sockets to improve the integrity of the electrical coupling therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Fluke Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Hidegh, Alois Sommer, Paul Kral, Matthew Carl-Robert Bannister
  • Patent number: 10213718
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to an air intake duct. The duct includes louvers forming an air inlet to a housing. Each louver includes an inlet section and an angled section, the angled section inclined with respect to the inlet section. The duct includes the housing positioned downstream of the louvers in an air flow direction. The housing includes a drain configured to permit separated water from an intake air passing through the louvers and into the housing to be drained from the housing. The duct includes an inner inlet duct that provides the intake air to a component. The inner inlet duct extends into the housing and positioned downstream of the louvers in the air flow direction. The inlet duct extends above the drain by a distance thereby forming a well in the housing between a top of the inner inlet duct and the drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory K. Loken, Robert A. Bannister, Peter K. Herman, Arun P. Janakiraman, Dhawal B. Save
  • Publication number: 20180290153
    Abstract: Filtration systems having a tangential air cleaner having a coiled media filter element and a cyclonic pre-cleaner are described. An outer wall of the filter element acts as a pre-cleaner sleeve of the housing to generate a cyclonic flow of the intake air prior to the intake air being filtered by the filter element. The housing cover includes geometry that redirects the cyclonic flow from a tangential path to an axial, straight-through flow directed through an inlet flow face of the filter element. Various embodiments of such filtration systems offer increased filter performance and capacity compared to similarly sized cylindrical pleated filter elements having a radial flow filtering path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Robert A. Bannister, Arun P. Janakiraman, Peter K. Herman, Scott W. Schwartz, Jeremiah Cupery, Matthew Louison, Jason A. Scherck
  • Patent number: D851512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Fluke Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand Y. Laurino, Matthew Carl-Robert Bannister, Alois Sommer, Stefan Hidegh, Paul Kral
  • Patent number: D862393
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Fluke Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand Y. Laurino, Matthew Carl-Robert Bannister, Alois Sommer, Stefan Hidegh, Paul Kral
  • Patent number: D891957
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Fluke Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Carl-Robert Bannister, Ginger M. Woo