Patents by Inventor Yiwu Yu

Yiwu Yu 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: 20250001342
    Abstract: A filter element for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a filter media pack, a support element, and a magnetic material. The support element is configured to couple the filter media pack to a filter housing. The support element extends along a longitudinal direction from a first longitudinal end to a second longitudinal end. The magnetic material is disposed on the first longitudinal end of the support element. The magnetic material is configured to magnetically engage a second magnetic material of the filter housing to facilitate alignment between the a housing rail of the filter housing and the support element during installation of the support element into a filter housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: Research Products Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Davis, Thomas J. Anoszko, Steven J. Buth, John R. Genova, Yiwu Yu
  • Publication number: 20240416268
    Abstract: A filter element for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a filter media and a support element. The support element includes a first interface member, a second interface member, and a connecting member. The first interface member and the second interface member define opposing lateral ends of the support element and extend parallel to one another. The first interface member and the second interface member are engageable with complementary receiving structures of a rail to support the support element on the rail. The connecting member is coupled to the filter media and extends from the first interface member to the second interface member. The connecting member includes a concave portion extending from the first interface member and a convex portion extending from the second interface member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: Research Products Corporation
    Inventors: Steven J. Buth, Peter J. Davis, John R. Genova, Yiwu Yu
  • Publication number: 20240416267
    Abstract: A filter element for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a filter media and a support element. The support element includes a first interface member, a second interface member, and a connecting member. The first interface member and the second interface member define opposing lateral ends of the support element and extend parallel to one another. The first interface member and the second interface member are engageable with complementary receiving structures of a rail to support the support element on the rail. The connecting member is coupled to the filter media and extends from the first interface member to the second interface member. The connecting member includes a concave portion extending from the first interface member and a convex portion extending from the second interface member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: Research Products Corporation
    Inventors: Steven J. Buth, Peter J. Davis, John R. Genova, Yiwu Yu
  • Publication number: 20240382892
    Abstract: A filter element for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a filter media pack and a first support element. The filter media pack includes a pleated filter media. The first support element includes a connecting member that is coupled to the pleated filter media and includes at least a portion of a curved wall that curves above a central axis that extends substantially parallel to an insertion direction of the filter element into a filter housing. The first interface member is located at a distal end of the connecting member and defines a first support ledge that is disposed over the connecting member and that extends substantially parallel to the insertion direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven J. Buth, Peter J. Davis, John R. Genova, Yiwu Yu, Tom Friederick, Thomas J. Anoszko
  • Patent number: 12076679
    Abstract: A filter element for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a filter media and a support element. The support element includes a first interface member, a second interface member, and a connecting member. The first interface member and the second interface member define opposing lateral ends of the support element and extend parallel to one another. The first interface member and the second interface member are engageable with complementary receiving structures of a rail to support the support element on the rail. The connecting member is coupled to the filter media and extends from the first interface member to the second interface member. The connecting member includes a concave portion extending from the first interface member and a convex portion extending from the second interface member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Research Products Corporation
    Inventors: Steven J. Buth, Peter J. Davis, John R. Genova, Yiwu Yu