Patents by Inventor Silke Miess

Silke Miess 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: 9168470
    Abstract: A filter element (32) and a filter device (10). The filter element (32) can be arranged in a filter housing (16) of the filter device. The filter element (32) has an annular closed filter medium (34) connected with at least at one end face with an end member (36, 38). An annular anti-drain membrane (44) opens and closes at least one fluid opening (26) of the filter housing (16) and is arranged on the side of the at least one end member (38) that is facing away from the filter element (34). The surface of the contact section (60) of the anti-drain membrane (44) has at least one relief-like adhesion disturbance area (64) for disturbing an adhesion of the anti-drain membrane (44) to the contact section (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: MANN + HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Andrés Moreno Linares, Florentin Van Uffelen, Silke Miess, Gerhard Seidler, Marco Goedecke
  • Publication number: 20130292322
    Abstract: A filter element (32) and a filter device (10). The filter element (32) can be arranged in a filter housing (16) of the filter device. The filter element (32) has an annular closed filter medium (34) connected with at least at one end face with an end member (36, 38). An annular anti-drain membrane (44) opens and closes at least one fluid opening (26) of the filter housing (16) amd is arranged on the side of the at least one end member (38) that is facing away from the filter element (34). The surface of the contact section (60) of the anti-drain membrane (44) has at least one relief-like adhesion disturbance area (64) for disturbing an adhesion of the anti-drain membrane (44) to the contact section (60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Andrés Moreno Linares, Florentin Van Uffelen, Silke Miess, Gerhard Seidler, Marco Goedecke