Patents by Inventor Stephen Ellis Oedewalt

Stephen Ellis Oedewalt 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).

  • Filter interlock with tabs mating with a pedestal or a housing
    Patent number: 11826684
    Abstract: A pedestal for use with a canister filter system and a filter element for positioning and retaining the filter element in the canister filter system includes an at least partially annular body defining a longitudinal axis, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction. Also, the pedestal includes an annular wall that terminates at a bottom free end, and that defines a slot that extends axially upwardly and circumferentially from the bottom free end. A flow aperture extends through the annular wall that is disposed axially above the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Ellis Oedewalt, Jon T. Immel, Jeffrey R. Ries, Darrell Lee Morehouse, III
  • FILTER INTERLOCK WITH TABS MATING WITH A PEDESTAL OR A HOUSING
    Publication number: 20230017685
    Abstract: A pedestal for use with a canister filter system and a filter element for positioning and retaining the filter element in the canister filter system includes an at least partially annular body defining a longitudinal axis, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction. Also, the pedestal includes an annular wall that terminates at a bottom free end, and that defines a slot that extends axially upwardly and circumferentially from the bottom free end. A flow aperture extends through the annular wall that is disposed axially above the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Ellis Oedewalt, Jon T. Immel, Jeffrey R. Ries, Darrell Lee Morehouse, III