Patents by Inventor Todd R. Taubert
Todd R. Taubert 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).
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Publication number: 20240183300Abstract: An aftertreatment device includes flow guides disposed within a dosing conduit. Exhaust enters through a perforated region of the dosing conduit and passes through the flow guides. The flow guides induce swirling or other turbulence to mix injected reactant with the exhaust gas. Various types of flow guides include cantilevered vanes, guide passageways, and louvered openings of a second conduit. Some types of flow guides induce localized mixing to inhibit deposit formation at the doser mounting unit. Other types of flow guides induce mixing downstream of the dosing conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2023Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Matthew S. WHITTEN, Todd R. TAUBERT, Derek M. LARSEN, Korneel DE RUDDER, Mark Thomas BRANDL
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Patent number: 11840952Abstract: An aftertreatment device includes flow guides disposed within a dosing conduit. Exhaust enters through a perforated region of the dosing conduit and passes through the flow guides. The flow guides induce swirling or other turbulence to mix injected reactant with the exhaust gas. Various types of flow guides include cantilevered vanes, guide passageways, and louvered openings of a second conduit. Some types of flow guides induce localized mixing to inhibit deposit formation at the doser mounting unit. Other types of flow guides induce mixing downstream of the dosing conduit.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Matthew S. Whitten, Todd R. Taubert, Derek M. Larsen, Korneel De Rudder, Mark Thomas Brandl
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Publication number: 20220268192Abstract: An aftertreatment device includes flow guides disposed within a dosing conduit. Exhaust enters through a perforated region of the dosing conduit and passes through the flow guides. The flow guides induce swirling or other turbulence to mix injected reactant with the exhaust gas. Various types of flow guides include cantilevered vanes, guide passageways, and louvered openings of a second conduit. Some types of flow guides induce localized mixing to inhibit deposit formation at the doser mounting unit. Other types of flow guides induce mixing downstream of the dosing conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2020Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Matthew S. WHITTEN, Todd R. TAUBERT, Derek M. LARSEN, Korneel DE RUDDER, Mark Thomas BRANDL
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Publication number: 20220235687Abstract: An exhaust treatment device includes a dosing and mixing assembly having a wire mesh puck. A retaining arrangement holds the mesh puck and maintains the mesh puck in an axially compressed state. The compressive force may be sufficient to inhibit rotation of the wire mesh. A peripheral side of the wire mesh is allowed to float while edges of the axial ends are trapped between at least two stop members of the retaining arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2020Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Derek M. LARSEN, Todd R. TAUBERT, Nathaniel I. IVERSON, William J. BAIRD, Mark T. BRANDL, David D. ROWLEY
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Patent number: 9273585Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method for controlling a system for regenerating a diesel particulate filter. The method includes monitoring an engine run time that has lapsed since a previous regeneration event. The method also includes monitoring backpressure behind the diesel particulate filter. The method further includes triggering a regeneration flag if the engine run time that lapsed since the previous regeneration event reaches a predetermined time limit and the backpressure exceeds a minimum value.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2014Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: John Hiemstra, Eivind Stenersen, Wenzhong Zhang, Allan T. Hovda, Gary Dale Reeves, Josh Kundert, Wayne M. Wagner, Todd R. Taubert, Derek Hiemstra, Scott Peters
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Publication number: 20150107231Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method for controlling a system for regenerating a diesel particulate filter. The method includes monitoring an engine run time that has lapsed since a previous regeneration event. The method also includes monitoring backpressure behind the diesel particulate filter. The method further includes triggering a regeneration flag if the engine run time that lapsed since the previous regeneration event reaches a predetermined time limit and the backpressure exceeds a minimum value.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: John Hiemstra, Eivind Stenersen, Wenzhong Zhang, Allan T. Hovda, Gary Dale Reeves, Josh Kundert, Wayne M. Wagner, Todd R. Taubert
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Patent number: 8808418Abstract: A system for treating diesel exhaust is disclosed. The system includes a first filter including layers of filtration material positioned between layers of corrugated metallic foil. The metallic foil defines a honeycomb arrangement of longitudinal passageways from an upstream end to a downstream end and also openings for allowing exhaust to pass between adjacent longitudinal passageways of the metallic foil. The filtration material is positioned such that exhaust between the adjacent longitudinal passageways passes through the filtration material. The metallic foil also includes flow diverting structures to divert flow within the longitudinal passageways through the openings. A second filter is positioned downstream from the first filter. The second filter defines a honeycomb arrangement of longitudinal passageways. The longitudinal passages are selectively plugged adjacent upstream and downstream ends to force flow radially through walls between the longitudinal passages of the second filter.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Donaldson CompanyInventors: Wenzhong Zhang, Todd R. Taubert, Timothy L. Ricke, Julian A. Imes
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Patent number: 8776502Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method for controlling a system for regenerating a diesel particulate filter. The method includes monitoring an engine run time that has lapsed since a previous regeneration event. The method also includes monitoring backpressure behind the diesel particulate filter. The method further includes triggering a regeneration flag if the engine run time that lapsed since the previous regeneration event reaches a predetermined time limit and the backpressure exceeds a minimum value.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2009Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: John Hiemstra, Eivind Stenersen, Wenzhong Zhang, Allan T. Hovda, Gary Dale Reeves, Josh Kundert, Wayne M. Wagner, Todd R. Taubert
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Publication number: 20130183215Abstract: A system for treating diesel exhaust is disclosed. The system includes a first filter including layers of filtration material positioned between layers of corrugated metallic foil. The metallic foil defines a honeycomb arrangement of longitudinal passageways from an upstream end to a downstream end and also openings for allowing exhaust to pass between adjacent longitudinal passageways of the metallic foil. The filtration material is positioned such that exhaust between the adjacent longitudinal passageways passes through the filtration material. The metallic foil also includes flow diverting structures to divert flow within the longitudinal passageways through the openings. A second filter is positioned downstream from the first filter. The second filter defines a honeycomb arrangement of longitudinal passageways. The longitudinal passages are selectively plugged adjacent upstream and downstream ends to force flow radially through walls between the longitudinal passages of the second filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2012Publication date: July 18, 2013Applicant: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Wenzhong Zhang, Todd R. Taubert, Timothy L. Ricke, Julian A. Imes
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Publication number: 20110185709Abstract: A system for treating diesel exhaust is disclosed. The system includes a first filter including layers of filtration material positioned between layers of corrugated metallic foil. The metallic foil defines a honeycomb arrangement of longitudinal passageways from an upstream end to a downstream end and also openings for allowing exhaust to pass between adjacent longitudinal passageways of the metallic foil. The filtration material is positioned such that exhaust between the adjacent longitudinal passageways passes through the filtration material. The metallic foil also includes flow diverting structures to divert flow within the longitudinal passageways through the openings. A second filter is positioned downstream from the first filter. The second filter defines a honeycomb arrangement of longitudinal passageways. The longitudinal passages are selectively plugged adjacent upstream and downstream ends to force flow radially through walls between the longitudinal passages of the second filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2011Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Wenzhong Zhang, Todd R. Taubert, Timothy L. Ricke, Julian A. Imes
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Patent number: 7862640Abstract: A system for treating diesel exhaust is disclosed. The system includes a first filter including layers of filtration material positioned between layers of corrugated metallic foil. The metallic foil defines a honeycomb arrangement of longitudinal passageways from an upstream end to a downstream end and also openings for allowing exhaust to pass between adjacent longitudinal passageways of the metallic foil. The filtration material is positioned such that exhaust between the adjacent longitudinal passageways passes through the filtration material. The metallic foil also includes flow diverting structures to divert flow within the longitudinal passageways through the openings. A second filter is positioned downstream from the first filter. The second filter defines a honeycomb arrangement of longitudinal passageways. The longitudinal passages are selectively plugged adjacent upstream and downstream ends to force flow radially through walls between the longitudinal passages of the second filter.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2007Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Wenzhong Zhang, Todd R. Taubert, Timothy L. Ricke, Julian A. Imes
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Publication number: 20100139247Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method for controlling a system for regenerating a diesel particulate filter. The method includes monitoring an engine run time that has lapsed since a previous regeneration event. The method also includes monitoring backpressure behind the diesel particulate filter. The method further includes triggering a regeneration flag if the engine run time that lapsed since the previous regeneration event reaches a predetermined time limit and the backpressure exceeds a minimum value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2009Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: John Hiemstra, Eivind Stenersen, Wenzhong Zhang, Allan T. Hovda, Gary Dale Reeves, Josh Kundert, Wayne M. Wagner, Todd R. Taubert
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Patent number: 7340888Abstract: A diesel exhaust treatment system is disclosed that includes first and second diesel particulate reduction devices. The first diesel particulate reduction device is located upstream in the exhaust flow and contains an oxidation catalyst coating. The second particulate reduction device is located downstream from the first particulate reduction device and is generally non-catalyzed or lightly catalyzed. Each particulate reduction device comprises a flow-through fabric-type filtration media with substantial internal turbulence. As exhaust gas passes through the catalyzed upstream particulate reduction device, nitric oxide (NO) is oxidized to form nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a portion of which interacts with the particulate trapped within the upstream diesel particulate reduction device to regenerate the upstream device.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2006Date of Patent: March 11, 2008Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Wenzhong Zhang, Julian A. Imes, Todd R. Taubert, Timothy L. Ricke, Theodore G. Angelo