Patents by Inventor Rodrigo dos Santos Simo

Rodrigo dos Santos Simo 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).

  • Air cleaner pre-filtration improvement
    Patent number: 8979958
    Abstract: An air filter is provided and may include a first housing and a filter media disposed within the first housing. A second housing may include an inlet port receiving air at a first pressure from the first housing and an outlet port returning the air to the first housing at a second pressure, less than the first pressure. The second housing may remove debris from the air prior to returning the air to the first housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Carlos Alberto da Silva, Rodrigo dos Santos Simo
  • Particle separator with deflector and lateral opening and air filter system
    Patent number: 8876961
    Abstract: A particle separator and air filter system are provided and may include a housing having an inlet and an outlet. The housing may remove debris from air entering the housing at the inlet prior to expelling cleansed air at the outlet. A baffle may be disposed within the housing and may define a first path for directing cleansed air to the outlet and may cooperate with an inner surface of the housing to define a second path that causes the air to circulate within the second housing. The baffle may include an opening permitting communication between the first path and the second path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Carlos Alberto da Silva, Rodrigo dos Santos Simo
  • AIR CLEANER PRE-FILTRATION IMPROVEMENT
    Publication number: 20130212989
    Abstract: An air filter is provided and may include a first housing and a filter media disposed within the first housing. A second housing may include an inlet port receiving air at a first pressure from the first housing and an outlet port returning the air to the first housing at a second pressure, less than the first pressure. The second housing may remove debris from the air prior to returning the air to the first housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Carlos Alberto da Silva, Rodrigo dos Santos Simo
  • PARTICLE SEPARATOR WITH DEFLECTOR AND LATERAL OPENING AND AIR FILTER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130213235
    Abstract: A particle separator and air filter system are provided and may include a housing having an inlet and an outlet. The housing may remove debris from air entering the housing at the inlet prior to expelling cleansed air at the outlet. A baffle may be disposed within the housing and may define a first path for directing cleansed air to the outlet and may cooperate with an inner surface of the housing to define a second path that causes the air to circulate within the second housing. The baffle may include an opening permitting communication between the first path and the second path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Carlos Alberto da Silva, Rodrigo dos Santos Simo