Patents by Inventor Robin Nash
Robin Nash 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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Publication number: 20230381694Abstract: A rotary vessel for a filter assembly is rotatably mountable in a housing of the filter assembly and has a body having an open end, a cover receivable on the body to close the open end, and a releasable locking device that is manually operable to selectively lock and unlock the cover relative to the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Anthony W. Fell, Robin Nash, Tiago Marques, Angus Rouse, Andy Collins, Matthew Slade, Thomas Rowlands, Nigel Burford
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Patent number: 11766680Abstract: There is provided a filter sub-assembly that comprises a rotary vessel having a rotor body and a closure member to close an opening of the rotor body. The sub-assembly further comprises a liner that is receivable within the rotor body to line an inner surface thereof. The liner is also fluidly sealable to the closure member by a centrifugal force directed radially outwardly from an axis of rotation, about which the rotary vessel is rotatable. The sub-assembly has particular application in a centrifugal filter of a motor vehicle, for example for cleaning engine oil in an engine lubrication system.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Neil Fletcher, Anthony W. Fell, Vikas Jilakarapalli Prabhakar, Robin Nash
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Patent number: 11752457Abstract: A rotary vessel for a filter assembly is rotatably mountable in a housing of the filter assembly and has a body having an open end, a cover receivable on the body to close the open end, and a releasable locking device that is manually operable to selectively lock and unlock the cover relative to the body.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Anthony W. Fell, Robin Nash, Tiago Marques, Angus Rouse, Andy Collins, Matthew Slade, Thomas Rowlands, Nigel Burford
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Patent number: 11471800Abstract: A rotary vessel for a filter assembly is rotatably mountable in a housing of the filter assembly and has a body having an open end, a cover receivable on the body to close the open end, and a releasable locking device that is manually operable to selectively lock and unlock the cover relative to the body.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2018Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Anthony W. Fell, Robin Nash, Tiago Marques, Angus Rouse, Andy Collins, Matthew Slade, Thomas Rowlands, Nigel Burford
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Patent number: 11465079Abstract: A liner for a filter sub-assembly has a wall having an outermost surface and an innermost surface. The innermost surface bounds a cavity extending between opposing first and second ends of the liner. A portion of the outermost surface is textured. The liner may be used in a rotor of a filter assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2018Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Neil Fletcher, James Eddiford, Robin Nash, Anthony W. Fell
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Publication number: 20220219103Abstract: A rotary vessel for a filter assembly is rotatably mountable in a housing of the filter assembly and has a body having an open end, a cover receivable on the body to close the open end, and a releasable locking device that is manually operable to selectively lock and unlock the cover relative to the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Anthony W. Fell, Robin Nash, Tiago Marques, Angus Rouse, Andy Collins, Matthew Slade, Thomas Rowlands, Nigel Burford
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Patent number: 11318402Abstract: A rotary vessel for a filter assembly has a rotor body rotatable about an axis of rotation and a spigot with a non-circular cross-section and integral with or coupled to the rotor body. The spigot extends away from the rotor body along the axis of rotation and engages with a bearing. The spigot facilitates transfer of rotary motion between the rotor body and the bearing. A filter assembly has a housing with a main body and a closure member separably attachable to the main body. The rotary vessel is disposed inside the housing. The closure member retains the rotary vessel inside the housing and is separable from the main body to permit removal of the rotary vessel from the housing. The spigot integral with or coupled to the rotor vessel engages with a bearing of the filter assembly to rotatably support the rotary vessel in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Tiago Marques, Robin Nash, Angus Rouse, Anthony W. Fell
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Patent number: 11247151Abstract: A rotary vessel for a filter assembly has a rotor body rotatable about an axis of rotation and a spigot, integral or coupled with the rotor body, extending away from the rotary body along the axis of rotation. The spigot has an abutment surface against which, in use, a cooperating surface of the filter assembly abuts to inhibit movement of the rotary vessel relative to the cooperating surface and parallel to the axis of rotation. The filter assembly has a housing with main body and closure member separably attachable to the main body. The closure member retains the rotary vessel inside the housing and is separable from the main body to permit removal of the rotary vessel from the housing. A connector releasably couples the closure member to the rotary vessel such that the rotary vessel is removable from the housing by separating closure member and main body.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Tiago Marques, Robin Nash, Angus Rouse, Anthony W. Fell
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Patent number: 11202978Abstract: A liner for a filter sub-assembly has a wall having an innermost surface that bounds a cavity extending between opposing first and second ends of the liner. The wall has a deflected portion extending into the cavity and delimiting an opening. The liner may be used in a rotor of a filter assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2018Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Anthony W. Fell, Tiago Marques, Angus Rouse, Vikas Jilakarapalli Prabhakar, Robin Nash, Prashanth Mari Ambanna
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Patent number: 10981094Abstract: A filter assembly has a housing with a housing inlet and a drain. A rotary vessel is rotatably mounted within the housing and has a rotary vessel inlet and a rotary vessel outlet. Fluid exiting the rotary vessel outlet exits the housing through the drain. A valve assembly moveable between a closed and an open configuration is provided. When closed, the valve assembly fluid-tightly seals rotary vessel inlet from housing inlet. When open, the rotary vessel inlet is in fluid communication with the housing inlet such that fluid flowing into the housing inlet passes into the rotary vessel inlet. The valve assembly is moveable from closed to open configuration when a pressure of fluid flowing into the housing inlet exceeds a threshold pressure. The filter assembly has a fluid passageway permitting air flow into the rotary vessel through the rotary vessel inlet when the valve assembly is closed.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Anthony W. Fell, Tiago Marques, Angus Rouse, Robin Nash
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Publication number: 20200384481Abstract: There is provided a filter sub-assembly that comprises a rotary vessel having a rotor body and a closure member to close an opening of the rotor body. The sub-assembly further comprises a liner that is receivable within the rotor body to line an inner surface thereof. The liner is also fluidly sealable to the closure member by a centrifugal force directed radially outwardly from an axis of rotation, about which the rotary vessel is rotatable. The sub-assembly has particular application in a centrifugal filter of a motor vehicle, for example for cleaning engine oil in an engine lubrication system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Neil Fletcher, Anthony W. Fell, Vikas Jilakarapalli Prabhakar, Robin Nash
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Publication number: 20190176067Abstract: A rotary vessel for a filter assembly is rotatably mountable in a housing of the filter assembly and has a body having an open end, a cover receivable on the body to close the open end, and a releasable locking device that is manually operable to selectively lock and unlock the cover relative to the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Anthony W. Fell, Robin Nash, Tiago Marques, Angus Rouse, Andy Collins, Matthew Slade, Thomas Rowlands, Nigel Burford
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Publication number: 20190176063Abstract: A liner for a filter sub-assembly has a wall having an innermost surface that bounds a cavity extending between opposing first and second ends of the liner. The wall has a deflected portion extending into the cavity and delimiting an opening. The liner may be used in a rotor of a filter assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Anthony W. Fell, Tiago Marques, Angus Rouse, Vikas Jilakarapalli Prabhakar, Robin Nash, Prashanth Mari Ambanna
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Publication number: 20190176064Abstract: A liner for a filter sub-assembly has a wall having an outermost surface and an innermost surface. The innermost surface bounds a cavity extending between opposing first and second ends of the liner. A portion of the outermost surface is textured. The liner may be used in a rotor of a filter assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Neil Fletcher, James Eddiford, Robin Nash, Anthony W. Fell
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Publication number: 20190176066Abstract: A filter assembly has a housing with a housing inlet and a drain. A rotary vessel is rotatably mounted within the housing and has a rotary vessel inlet and a rotary vessel outlet. Fluid exiting the rotary vessel outlet exits the housing through the drain. A valve assembly moveable between a closed and an open configuration is provided. When closed, the valve assembly fluid-tightly seals rotary vessel inlet from housing inlet. When open, the rotary vessel inlet is in fluid communication with the housing inlet such that fluid flowing into the housing inlet passes into the rotary vessel inlet. The valve assembly is moveable from closed to open configuration when a pressure of fluid flowing into the housing inlet exceeds a threshold pressure. The filter assembly has a fluid passageway permitting air flow into the rotary vessel through the rotary vessel inlet when the valve assembly is closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Anthony W. Fell, Tiago Marques, Angus Rouse, Robin Nash
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Publication number: 20180345183Abstract: A rotary vessel for a filter assembly has a rotor body rotatable about an axis of rotation and a spigot, integral or coupled with the rotor body, extending away from the rotary body along the axis of rotation. The spigot has an abutment surface against which, in use, a cooperating surface of the filter assembly abuts to inhibit movement of the rotary vessel relative to the cooperating surface and parallel to the axis of rotation. The filter assembly has a housing with main body and closure member separably attachable to the main body. The closure member retains the rotary vessel inside the housing and is separable from the main body to permit removal of the rotary vessel from the housing. A connector releasably couples the closure member to the rotary vessel such that the rotary vessel is removable from the housing by separating closure member and main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Tiago Marques, Robin Nash, Angus Rouse, Anthony W. Fell
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Publication number: 20180345189Abstract: A rotary vessel for a filter assembly has a rotor body rotatable about an axis of rotation and a spigot with a non-circular cross-section and integral with or coupled to the rotor body. The spigot extends away from the rotor body along the axis of rotation and engages with a bearing. The spigot facilitates transfer of rotary motion between the rotor body and the bearing. A filter assembly has a housing with a main body and a closure member separably attachable to the main body. The rotary vessel is disposed inside the housing. The closure member retains the rotary vessel inside the housing and is separable from the main body to permit removal of the rotary vessel from the housing. The spigot integral with or coupled to the rotor vessel engages with a bearing of the filter assembly to rotatably support the rotary vessel in the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Tiago Marques, Robin Nash, Angus Rouse, Anthony W. Fell
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Patent number: 9474993Abstract: A filtration apparatus has a housing that has a main housing body and a base closure member. The base closure member is releasably attached to the main housing body, wherein the housing defines an enclosed space. A filter element is disposed in the enclosed space. The housing has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The base closure member has a peripheral channel extending about an entire periphery of the base closure member, wherein the peripheral channel is in communication with the fluid inlet or the fluid outlet of the housing. The base closure member has a fluid inlet passage and/or a fluid outlet passage communicating with the peripheral channel and communicating with the filter element.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Anthony Fell, Nicholas Foulkes, Alfred Madden, Glen McGrail, Robin Nash, Angus Rouse
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Publication number: 20150053603Abstract: A filtration apparatus has a housing that has a main housing body and a base closure member. The base closure member is releasably attached to the main housing body, wherein the housing defines an enclosed space. A filter element is disposed in the enclosed space. The housing has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The base closure member has a peripheral channel extending about an entire periphery of the base closure member, wherein the peripheral channel is in communication with the fluid inlet or the fluid outlet of the housing. The base closure member has a fluid inlet passage and/or a fluid outlet passage communicating with the peripheral channel and communicating with the filter element.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventors: Anthony Fell, Nicholas Foulkes, Alfred Madden, Glen McGrail, Robin Nash, Angus Rouse