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).

  • Publication number: 20240183300
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew S. WHITTEN, Todd R. TAUBERT, Derek M. LARSEN, Korneel DE RUDDER, Mark Thomas BRANDL
  • Patent number: 11840952
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew S. Whitten, Todd R. Taubert, Derek M. Larsen, Korneel De Rudder, Mark Thomas Brandl
  • Publication number: 20220268192
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew S. WHITTEN, Todd R. TAUBERT, Derek M. LARSEN, Korneel DE RUDDER, Mark Thomas BRANDL
  • Publication number: 20220235687
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek M. LARSEN, Todd R. TAUBERT, Nathaniel I. IVERSON, William J. BAIRD, Mark T. BRANDL, David D. ROWLEY
  • Patent number: 9273585
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: 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
  • Publication number: 20150107231
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: John Hiemstra, Eivind Stenersen, Wenzhong Zhang, Allan T. Hovda, Gary Dale Reeves, Josh Kundert, Wayne M. Wagner, Todd R. Taubert
  • Patent number: 8808418
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Donaldson Company
    Inventors: Wenzhong Zhang, Todd R. Taubert, Timothy L. Ricke, Julian A. Imes
  • Patent number: 8776502
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hiemstra, Eivind Stenersen, Wenzhong Zhang, Allan T. Hovda, Gary Dale Reeves, Josh Kundert, Wayne M. Wagner, Todd R. Taubert
  • Publication number: 20130183215
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Wenzhong Zhang, Todd R. Taubert, Timothy L. Ricke, Julian A. Imes
  • Publication number: 20110185709
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Wenzhong Zhang, Todd R. Taubert, Timothy L. Ricke, Julian A. Imes
  • Patent number: 7862640
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Wenzhong Zhang, Todd R. Taubert, Timothy L. Ricke, Julian A. Imes
  • Publication number: 20100139247
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: John Hiemstra, Eivind Stenersen, Wenzhong Zhang, Allan T. Hovda, Gary Dale Reeves, Josh Kundert, Wayne M. Wagner, Todd R. Taubert
  • Patent number: 7340888
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Wenzhong Zhang, Julian A. Imes, Todd R. Taubert, Timothy L. Ricke, Theodore G. Angelo