Patents by Inventor Steven Meister

Steven Meister 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).

  • Method of Cleaning Diesel Particulate Filters
    Publication number: 20170122156
    Abstract: A method of removing or reducing the particulate buildup within the diesel particulate filter of an aftertreatment system includes the selective application of a blocking agent to a filter medium of the diesel particulate filter, displacement of the particulate from the filter medium using a fluid stream, and subsequent removal of the blocking agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Meister, Sean Cornell, Jason Cooper, Derek Udayakumar Dilts
  • Filter cleaning tool and method
    Patent number: 8568536
    Abstract: A tool for removing particulate matter from a diesel particulate filter (DPF) includes a container defining a chamber that has an open end, and a support associated with the open end that supports a first axial end of the DPF and forms a seal around an outside surface of the can of the DPF and the container. An air nozzle mounted proximate to a second axial end of the DPF directs a narrow flow of air through the DPF that passes through a portion of the DPF element bundle and exits through the first axial end into the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Meister, David Painter, Dwain Kamphuis
  • FILTER CLEANING TOOL AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20110146721
    Abstract: A tool for removing particulate matter from a diesel particulate filter (DPF) includes a container defining a chamber that has an open end, and a support associated with the open end that supports a first axial end of the DPF and forms a seal around an outside surface of the can of the DPF and the container. An air nozzle mounted proximate to a second axial end of the DPF directs a narrow flow of air through the DPF that passes through a portion of the DPF element bundle and exits through the first axial end into the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Meister, David Painter, Dwain Kamphuis