Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Braun

Thomas J. Braun 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).

  • Inertial gas-liquid separator with constrictable and expansible nozzle valve sidewall
    Patent number: 7857883
    Abstract: An inertial gas-liquid separator has one or more nozzle valves having a sidewall and a downstream exit axial end radially constrictable and expansible to vary axial flow of a gas-liquid stream therethrough to an inertial impactor collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin L. Scheckel, Thomas J. Braun, Bradley A. Smith, Peter K. Herman, Matthew T. VandenBush
  • Filtration Sealing System
    Publication number: 20100258493
    Abstract: A filtration sealing system is provided for sealing a filter element in a housing at a mating interface therebetween. The sealing system includes a keyed interface. A replacement filter element is provided for such filtration sealing system, with the replacement filter element including a keyed interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Caryn J. Kindkeppel, Brian W. Schwandt, Thomas J. Braun, Christopher E. Holm, Pathikrit T. Banerjee, Buwa A. Baldeh
  • Oil Fill Cap with Air/Oil Separator
    Publication number: 20100122675
    Abstract: An oil fill cap for an internal combustion engine replaces a standard cap and provides separation of air and oil in a separation zone within the cap body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: Cummins Filtration IP Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delawere
    Inventors: Jared M. Gwin, Thomas J. Braun, Thom H. Steger, Roger L. Zoch, Kurt M.A. Badeau, Jeffrey A. Fedorowicz
  • Oil fill cap with air/oil separator
    Patent number: 7678169
    Abstract: An oil fill cap for an internal combustion engine replaces a standard cap and provides separation of air and oil in a separation zone within the cap body. The cap body defines a plurality of passages therethrough, including an upstream passage, and first and second downstream passages meeting at a separation junction. The cap body defines a separation zone at the separation junction and receiving the air/oil mixture from the engine through the upstream passage, and sending separated air to the first downstream passage, and sending separated oil to the second downstream passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP Inc.
    Inventors: Jared M. Gwin, Thomas J. Braun, Thom H. Steger, Roger L. Zoch, Kurt M. A. Badeau, Jeffrey A. Fedorowicz
  • Inertial Gas-Liquid Separator with Constrictable and Expansible Nozzle Valve Sidewall
    Publication number: 20090100811
    Abstract: An inertial gas-liquid separator has one or more nozzle valves having a sidewall and a downstream exit axial end radially constrictable and expansible to vary axial flow of a gas-liquid stream therethrough to an inertial impactor collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Benjamin L. Scheckel, Thomas J. Braun, Bradley A. Smith, Peter K. Herman, Matthew T. VandenBush
  • Vehicle ramp with chock
    Patent number: 7104524
    Abstract: A vehicle ramp for raising a vehicle wheel having an incline component and a separate but interlockable elevated wheel support component. The incline component can be removed while the vehicle wheel is resting on the corresponding elevated wheel support component. The elevated wheel support component has an adjustable chock. In addition to a rear stop on an end, a chock with a raised section helps keep the vehicle wheel from rolling off the top horizontal surface. The removal of the incline component while the vehicle rests on the elevated wheel support component is accomplished with an interlocking member that does not extend the entire height of the interlocking sides of the primary components. Hand grips or handles can be formed in recesses of the sides of each component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Davric Corporation, Inc.
    Inventors: David E. Hidding, Thomas J. Braun, Richard W. Del Olmo