With Repair Or Assembling Means Patents (Class 210/232)
  • Patent number: 12290217
    Abstract: A pre-installation method for a shower base includes obtaining a combination of layers forming the shower base where the combination of layers includes a waterproof membrane mounting surface and a subfloor facing surface opposite the waterproof membrane mounting surface. The method also includes adhering, in a remote location from an installation site, a waterproof membrane to the combination of layers forming the shower base. The method further includes water testing, in the remote location, the shower base with the adhered waterproof membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Welch Tile & Marble Co.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Welch, Steven Coates
  • Patent number: 12276582
    Abstract: A sampler system for water contaminants. The sampler system includes an adsorptive sampler housed within a cylindrical enclosure, which has a top face, a bottom face and a cylindrical surface. The cylindrical surface of the sampler system is fluid-permeable. A cable connects the top face of the cylindrical enclosure to a flotation device. A spring connects the adsorptive sampler to the bottom face of the cylindrical enclosure. The adsorptive sampler includes a housing having a cavity and an adsorptive material disposed inside the cavity. The housing is attached to the spring and includes a front face and a back face. The spring is a cantilever in the form of a rigid film, wherein the rigid film is connected to the bottom face of the cylindrical enclosure along a flat edge of the rigid film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Nabeel Saeed Fuad Abuzaid, Muhammad Hawwa, Mazen Khaled Nazal
  • Patent number: 12275657
    Abstract: A filter candle for treating water is provided, which is adapted to be connected to a filter head. The filter candle comprises a housing which is filled with an ion exchange material for softening the water to be treated. The filter candle has a head with one inlet and at least two outlets, and water that can be introduced into the filter head at a first outlet is more softened than water which can be introduced into the filter head at a second outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: BWT Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Johann, Michael Hofbauer, Hannes Hittenberger
  • Patent number: 12263422
    Abstract: A filter insert, a sample vial incorporating a filter insert, a method of using a sample vial containing a filter insert for chemical analysis, and a sample vial kit including a filter insert. The filter insert includes a cylindrical body having a proximal end, a protrusion extending radially from the proximal end of the cylindrical body and configured to set on the open end of a sample vial, a distal end, a cavity extending longitudinally through the cylindrical body from the proximal end to the distal end, and a filter assembly coupled with the distal end of the cylindrical body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Reaction Analytics, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Lopez Antonio
  • Patent number: 12263450
    Abstract: A sea water desalination system and reverse osmosis element for use in a desalination system are provided. The reverse osmosis element includes a body of media material having opposed first and second ends. First and second end cap assemblies are adjacent the first and second ends of the body. A shell of wound composite material encapsulates and retains the body and first and second end cap assemblies together to define an integrated pressure vessel. Methods of assembling are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventor: Steven Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 12257534
    Abstract: Disclosed is an exchangeable filter element having an integrate check valve and alignment features. Also disclose is a fuel pre-filter module for pre-filtering fuel for internal combustion engines which is configured to receive the filter element. The fuel pre-filter module, for example finding beneficial use with internal combustion engines for light trucks, buses, construction, and agricultural machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Marcos Vicente Georgetti Marcondes, Bruna de Carvalho Vessio, Unildison Alves Dias, Celio Santos Pereira, Gilberto Albertini
  • Patent number: 12251650
    Abstract: A filter element including a canister, media, and a spinning disc element is provided. The canister circumscribes a central axis. A tap plate is at an end of the canister having a central threaded opening along the central axis of the canister. The tap plate includes a first outer opening radially spaced between the central opening and a periphery of the tap plate. The disc element is supported for rotation on the tap plate. A first keyed protrusion projects outwardly from the disc element. The keyed protrusion defines a first flow opening. The spinning disc element is rotatable about the central axis. The first outer opening is in fluid communication with the first opening of the first keyed protrusion such that fluid can into or out of the canister. Filter systems including a filter head to which the filter element may be mounted are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Michael P. Vercammen, Kevin B. Downs, Rajeswara R. Kurri
  • Patent number: 12239929
    Abstract: An air filter cartridge for filtering liquids, such as fuel or oil, can be used in a filter assembly. The air filter cartridge has first and second opposite end caps and filter media extending between the end caps. The first end cap has an air channel with an inlet and an outlet to allow for the bleeding of air from the unfiltered side to the filtered side, while minimizing the amount of liquid allowed to bypass the media. Due to the viscosity differences of air versus liquid (e.g. a hydrocarbon such as fuel or oil), a long vent with at least one thin axis impedes liquid flow to a greater degree than air flow through the same vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Harder, Kurt Joscher, Jacob L. Sanders
  • Patent number: 12233361
    Abstract: A filter insert is provided for being removably arranged in a filter housing and includes a first actuation arrangement positioned at a first end of the filter insert, wherein the first actuation arrangement is adapted for being actuated by a corresponding second actuation arrangement of a filter housing lid for controlling a relative axial movement between the filter insert and the filter housing lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Roger Bodén, Magnus Svensson
  • Patent number: 12233364
    Abstract: A filtration system comprises a filter head assembly comprising an outlet slot, valve element, and latch element. The valve element is in fluid communication with the outlet slot and includes an open position and a closed position. In the open position fluid flow travels through the outlet slot. In the closed position fluid flow is prevented through the outlet slot. The latch element is configured to lock the valve element in the closed position. The filtration further comprises a filter cartridge structured to engage the filter head assembly. The filter cartridge comprises a first and second filter end. The filter cartridge comprises filter media and a keyed element disposed on the first filter end. The keyed element is structured for engagement of the latch element, wherein the engagement unlocks the valve element causing the valve element to be in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.
    Inventors: Priti Vishwas Chavan, Anand Vijayan Menon, Jeff A. Bowerman, Eric Roysdon, Aarol Duane Bright, Anil Ishwar Sawant
  • Patent number: 12209430
    Abstract: A sealing closure assembly for closing a skimmer opening of a swimming pool includes a closure faceplate having a sidewall and a flange protruding from the sidewall. The sealing closure assembly further includes a cover removably connectable to the closure faceplate. The cover includes a cover plate configured for engaging at least a portion of the sidewall of the closure faceplate, and at least one closure member for locking the cover plate to the closure faceplate. The closure member includes a body having a first end connected to the cover plate and a second end protruding relative to the first end. The second end of the at least one closure member is deflectable relative to the first end. A locking member between the first end and the second end is configured for engaging with the flange of the closure faceplate when the cover is connected to the closure faceplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Inventor: Michael L. Hodak
  • Patent number: 12201923
    Abstract: A fluid treatment device has an exchangeable treatment unit and a connection head. A bayonet-type connection device connects connection head and treatment unit to each other by a plug-in/rotation movement about a connection axis of the treatment device and is provided with a housing connection part and a head connection part that operatively engage each other to form a connection of the bayonet-type connection device. Housing connection part and head connection part each have a mutually complementary functional element extending circumferentially about the connection axis and operatively connectable to each other. The bayonet-type connection device has a pretension element for realizing a mechanical pretension pressing the functional elements against each other. A splash guard part is provided that covers at least the connection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Postel, Christian Thalmann, Hemanth Kumar Venkatesh Nayak
  • Patent number: 12186691
    Abstract: A leaf filter bag for a leaf (110) of a pressure leaf filter (100) has a first sheet portion (50), adjacent to a second sheet portion (60). The first sheet portion (50) is connected to the second sheet portion (60) at a first edge (10), a second edge (20) and a third edge (30). Forth edges of the sheet portions define an openable and closable edge (40) which has an open position and a closed position, which allows inserting a frame (122) of the leaf (110) into the leaf filter bag (1) through an opening formed by the openable and closable edge (40) in the open position. A zipper (42) closure (41) is provided at the openable and closable edge (40), and a further hook-and-loop fastener closure may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Marilene Amaral Leite Manoel, Rafael de Felipe Zica, Siterzany Fonseca, Wallace Farias Bacelar, Thiago Pavan
  • Patent number: 12168191
    Abstract: A filter arrangement for threadably securing to a filter head includes a housing having a surrounding wall defining an interior volume, an open mouth providing access to the interior volume and an end opposite of the open mouth. The surrounding wall has an exterior and an interior. A filter media construction is operably held within the interior volume. A sleeve, distinct from the housing, is secured to the exterior of the surrounding wall adjacent to the housing mouth and extending partially along the surrounding wall. The sleeve has an exterior and an interior. The exterior of the sleeve defines mounting threads constructed and arranged to removably mount with the filter head, when the filter arrangement is secured to the filter head. The interior of the sleeve is against the exterior of the surrounding wall. A first seal member is oriented against the sleeve to create a seal with a filter head, when the filter arrangement is secured to the filter head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Tucker, Bradley S. Honermann, Gary H. Gift, Brent A. Gulsvig, Kent Mehlhop, John R. Hacker, Mark S. Emery
  • Patent number: 12150826
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for removing amalgam and waste particles from dental office suction effluent. The apparatus includes an upper chamber and a solids collection canister removably secured thereto. Dental office suction effluent drawn through a dental suction wand enters the upper chamber along a lateral flow path above a substantially cylindrical internal wall portion. A gas component of dental office suction effluent changes direction by more than 60° before it exits the upper chamber through an exit port. A riser conveys a liquid and solids component of dental office suction effluent through a drain into the solids collection canister. A flow restrictor allows liquids and gases to exit the solids collection canister interior volume but prohibits solids from exiting the solids collection canister interior volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Solmetex L.L.C.
    Inventors: Douglas S. Stolarik, Douglas M. Horner, Michael P. Mormino, Owen E. Boyd
  • Patent number: 12138569
    Abstract: A filter cartridge endplate (12) is described herein that has a integrated flow structure. For example, the integrated flow structure has concentric flow portions disposed at a center of the endplate (12), where a separator (10) is built into the endplate (12) the separates fluid flow. The endplate (12) includes a plate with a major surface, a separator (10) that protrudes axially away from the major surface. The separator (10) includes a first flow portion (14) and a second flow portion (16), where the first flow portion (14) is disposed radially inward relative to the second flow portion (16). The first flow portion (14) includes a channel (22) and the second flow portion includes a channel (24). The respective channels (22,24) ae configured to allow axial fluid flow relative to the plate, and configured to allow fluid flow that is localized toward the center of the plate (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Penghua Hou, Yiyun Zhang, Ping Shen, Kevin C. South, Ismail Bagci, Charles W. Hawkins, Gerard Malgorn, Zemin Jiang
  • Patent number: 12139428
    Abstract: The system relates to a disk filter for effectively preventing scale formation in a water treatment process, and to a water treatment apparatus and method using the same. The disk filter includes a housing having a cylindrical shape, a raw water inlet formed at a predetermined position on the side surface of the housing, a raw water outlet formed at a central region in the bottom of the housing, a backwash water outlet formed at a central region in the top of the housing, a ceramic filter provided in a circular disk shape inside the housing, and a scale formation inhibitor loaded in a flow channel formed inside the ceramic filter, wherein raw water introduced via the raw water inlet passes through the ceramic filter and then through the flow channel filled with the scale formation inhibitor, and is then discharged via the raw water outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. LTD
    Inventors: Seong Ju Kim, Hwan Chul Cho, Yang Oh Jin
  • Patent number: 12105063
    Abstract: The auto-sampler for chromatographs includes a needle for sampling configured to move while a tip end thereof faces vertically downward; a switching valve having a plurality of ports to which channels constituting a chromatograph are connected, the switching valve switching between port connecting conditions to switch between channel configurations; and an injection port including an opening at an upper surface thereof through which a tip end of the needle is inserted to make the needle fluidically communicate with a pipe connected to one port of the switching valve, and a needle seal configured to get into contact with an outer circumferential surface of the tip end portion to make the needle fluidically communicate with the pipe in a liquid-tight manner when the tip end of the needle is inserted through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shotaro Ando, Takashi Inoue, Kenichi Yasunaga
  • Patent number: 12090424
    Abstract: A fluid filter for a motor vehicle includes a filter housing and a filter cartridge which is fixable on the filter housing by rotating around a longitudinal axis of the filter cartridge. A holding element having a web is disposed on an end plate of the filter cartridge where the web protrudes from a wall of the holding element and where the wall is formed as a spiral shape. The web of the holding element is engageable behind a holding web of a counter bearing disposed on the filter housing that is spiral shaped. The holding web has an incline in a rotational direction in comparison to an abutment region of the filter housing on which a sealing element of the filter cartridge abuts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Daimler Truck AG
    Inventor: Eric Schumacher
  • Patent number: 12083240
    Abstract: An excimer bulb assembly including an excimer bulb and a pass filter such that the excimer bulb assembly does not emit substantial UV radiation in wavelengths longer than 231 nm, 232 nm, 233 nm, 234 nm or 235 nm. The wavelengths are measured at an incident angle of zero (0) degrees to the filter plane. The pass filter is preferably constructed of a plurality of layers of hafnium oxide, and most preferably constructed of less than seventy five (75) layers of hafnium oxide. The excimer bulb, pass filter, and two electrical connectors may be adapted to form a cartridge which may be adapted to swivel along its main axis. The cartridge may further include a smart chip. The smart chip may retain and store information regarding the assembly and preferably retains hours of use of the excimer bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Lumenlabs LLC
    Inventors: Kevin C. Baxter, Wei Cao, Min Shi
  • Patent number: 12083453
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to methods, systems, and apparatuses for dewatering solid particles in a liquid mixture, such as those, for example, comprising receiving a liquid mixture, the liquid mixture including solid particles; suspending a filter in the liquid mixture; agglomerating, at the filter, solid particles in the liquid mixture, the agglomerating including potentiating passage of liquid in the liquid mixture through the filter and potentiating accumulation of solid particles in the liquid mixture to collect and agglomerate at the filter; and applying a shockwave to the filter, the applied shockwave operable to remove the agglomerated solid particles from the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: 1934612 ONTARIO INC.
    Inventors: Anthony L. Powell, Brian E. Butters
  • Patent number: 12083455
    Abstract: A filter assembly for fluid filtration having a push-activated lock and release mechanism. A push filter design activates a filter key lock upon insertion and extraction, where the filter key may be used simultaneously as a lock and as an identifier for particular filter attributes. The filter housing assembly may be attached to, and removed from, a filter base by a push-actuated release. Upon insertion, the filter key shifts the filter lock longitudinally to receive interlocking segments. Upon extraction, the same axial push shifts the filter lock further to align the interlocking fingers within gaps that allow for easy extraction. The specific key lock design allows a user to identify and match certain filter configurations received by the mechanical support, and reject other filter configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: KX Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Stephen P. Huda, Michael J. Sherman, Steven J. Haehn, Erik R. Klimpel
  • Patent number: 12083459
    Abstract: A filter assembly comprising a housing with a first coupling member formed in a housing first end of the housing. The filter assembly further comprises a filter head with a first thread formed on a surface thereof. The filter assembly further comprises an adapter. The adapter includes a first adapter end, a second adapter end, and an annular portion. The annular portion is disposed between the first adapter end and the second adapter end. A first axial wall extends from the annular portion axially towards the first adapter end. The first axial wall includes a third coupling member configured to engage the second coupling member on the filter head. A second axial wall extends from the annular portion axially towards the second adapter end. The second axial wall includes a fourth coupling member configured to engage a first coupling member on the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikhil Manohar Kalbande, Ismail C. Bagci, Kevin C. South
  • Patent number: 12070707
    Abstract: A filter element for filtering a fluid has a filter bellows arranged about the longitudinal axis of the filter element and enclosing an interior of the filter element. A first end disk open toward the interior is arranged at a first end of the filter element. A second closed end disk is arranged at a second end of the filter element. The second end is oppositely positioned to the first end in a direction of the longitudinal axis. The filter bellows has folds with radially outer fold edges positioned on an outer circumferential surface of the filter bellows. The filter bellows is provided with a notch at least at one of the first and second ends. The notch has an axial length in the direction of the longitudinal axis. The axial length is shorter than a length extension of the filter bellows in the direction of the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Pascal Neef, Friedrich Kupfer, Arthur Sudermann
  • Patent number: 12042749
    Abstract: A filter cartridge for use in the interior of a water tank of a household appliance, the wall of which separates a housing internal side from a housing external side. A filter inlet opening which in the operation of the filter cartridge is open in relation to the external environment of a filter housing. A device for water conduction comprises at least one filter chamber having at least one filter medium and terminates in a filter outlet opening for suctioning water from the filter cartridge in the interior of the filter housing, downstream of the filter inlet opening relative to the flow direction of the water during operation. A filter port has an annular filter sealing face for the connection of the filter cartridge in a water tank. The filter sealing face has a separately disposed filter-proximal guide structure for receiving a centering element for centering the filter cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Aclaris Water Innovation GmbH, Lindau, Zweigniederlassung Rebstein
    Inventor: Kurt Wallerstorfer
  • Patent number: 12042752
    Abstract: A filter assembly for fluid filtration having a push-activated lock and release mechanism. A push filter design activates a floating key lock upon insertion and extraction, where the filter key may be used simultaneously as a lock and as an identifier for particular filter attributes. The filter base may be situated inline, and in fluid communication, with influent and effluent piping, such as within a refrigerator. The filter housing assembly may be attached to, and removed from, the filter base by a push-actuated release. Upon insertion, the filter key shifts the filter lock longitudinally to receive interlocking segments. Upon extraction, the same axial push shifts the filter lock further to align the interlocking fingers within gaps that allow for easy extraction. The specific key lock design allows a user to identify and match certain filter configurations received by the mechanical support, and reject other filter configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: KX TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Stephen P. Huda, Michael J. Sherman, Steven J. Haehn, Erik R. Klimpel
  • Patent number: 12017168
    Abstract: An aqueous fluid filter assembly with aeration mitigation includes a cap, a bowl engaging the cap and defining a filter volume, and a filter element disposed in the filter volume. The filter element is sealed against an interior of the cap and an interior of the bowl to provide an unfiltered volume and a filtered volume. An inlet is in fluid communication with the unfiltered volume and an outlet is in fluid communication with the filtered volume via a pickup section. The pickup section has a pick-up section inlet extending into the filtered volume and an air-metering orifice, wherein the air-metering orifice has a diameter less than 30% of the diameter of the pick-up section inlet and the pick-up section inlet is located below the air-metering orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: SHAW DEVELOPMENT, LLC
    Inventors: Bryan Kuieck, Patrick Greivell, Michael O'Hara, Eric Gress
  • Patent number: 11958017
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hollow-fiber membrane module including: a hollow-fiber membrane bundle including a plurality of hollow-fiber membranes bundled in a potting part; a housing enclosing the hollow-fiber membrane bundle; and a protective member contacting with an outer surface of the potting part and continuously covering the outer surface, in which the protective member has a notched part through which one end of the protective member communicates with another end in a longitudinal direction of the hollow-fiber membrane bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Masato Yanagibashi, Atsushi Kobayashi, Shun Shimura
  • Patent number: 11944923
    Abstract: A water tank for a household appliance having a connection for a filter cartridge, wherein an annular tank sealing face is provided on the tank bottom for the tight connection of the filter cartridge and the tank sealing face encloses a tank passage opening for the water from the filter cartridge to flow through the wall of the tank bottom to the household appliance, characterized in that the tank sealing face along its circumference has a variable radius in relation to a central axis, so that the tank sealing face comprises radial concavities and/or radial convexities, wherein the convexities and/or concavities have a round profile, and wherein the concavities and/or convexities are configured to periodically oscillate around a circular line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ACLARIS Water Innovations GmbH, Lindau, Zweigniederlassung Rebstein
    Inventor: Kurt Wallerstorfer
  • Patent number: 11944985
    Abstract: The present invention is a segmented bowl for a batch centrifugal concentrator constructed from a plurality of segments that are each placed adjacently to one another, so that each segment is in intimate contact with its neighbouring segments, so that when a sufficient number of segments are put into place, they form the bowl of the batch centrifugal concentrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GEKKO SYSTEMS PTY LTD.
    Inventor: Alexander Hamilton Lewis-Gray
  • Patent number: 11938434
    Abstract: A filter element has a filter bellows of filter medium laid into folds. The folds extend between oppositely positioned end edges of the filter bellows, respectively. The end edges form oppositely positioned end edge surfaces. The filter bellows is arranged in closed configuration about a longitudinal axis and encloses a hollow space. The filter bellows has opposed end faces sealed by an end disc. The filter bellows has a cut portion in at least one of the oppositely positioned end edge surfaces such that one or more regions of folds with shortened fold length are formed. A fold length of the folds with shortened fold length is substantially identical at an outer and inner circumference of the filter bellows. A filter system has a housing in which the filter element is arranged. One of the housing parts has a region corresponding to the cut portion of the filter bellows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventor: Pascal Neef
  • Patent number: 11931678
    Abstract: Provided are a filter unit which may easily replace a filter, and a refrigerator including the same. To this end, a filter unit according to the present disclosure includes a filter which purifies water, a filter head which is disposed on one end portion of the filter, and includes an inlet port which supplies raw water to the filter and is formed to protrude from one side thereof, and an outlet port which discharges pure water purified by the filter and is formed to protrude from the other side thereof, a filter housing which is formed with a filter accommodation space in which the filter is accommodated, a filter bracket which is coupled to the filter housing, and includes an inlet port coupling part to which the inlet port is coupled rotatably, and an outlet portion coupling part to which the outlet port is coupled rotatably, and a filter door which is coupled to the filter housing to open and close the filter accommodation space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Inventors: Kyong Su Lee, Pil Kang Hwang, Min Kyu Jung
  • Patent number: 11883767
    Abstract: A filter assembly includes a drain port comprising a top portion and at least one surface modification along the top portion. The drain port defines an aperture therein and is alignable with an outlet port. The outlet port includes a seal member that is attachable to an end portion of the outlet port. A portion of the aperture of the drain port is sealable to the seal member when the drain port and the outlet port are aligned such that the at least one surface modification of the drain port does not abut the seal member of the outlet port, thereby creating a sealed connection between the drain port and the outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.
    Inventors: Pravin S. Kadam, Wassem Abdalla, Manolito D. Mendoza, Peter K. Herman, Kevin C. South, Ismail C. Bagci, Deeksha Shukla
  • Patent number: 11857898
    Abstract: A filter cartridge has media construction, a housing, and a first end construction. The first end constructions includes an outer radial wall with circumferentially spaced connecting sections; each connecting section having a plurality of helical profiles extending at a helix angle. The filter cartridge is removably attached to a filter head, which has mating connecting segments. A bowl cartridge assembly is also provided including connecting sections with a plurality of helical profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt B. Joscher, Mark C. Shepherd, Patricia L. Palmby
  • Patent number: 11826679
    Abstract: A filter for treating a fluid in a heating and/or cooling system includes: a first body, hollow and substantially cylindrical in shape, and a second body, wherein the first body and second body are mutually and sealingly connected, so as to internally have a chamber, and wherein the hollow first body is provided with a first mouth and a second mouth respectively having a first duct and a second duct allowing the fluid to enter and/or exit the chamber. A filtering element for treating the fluid is housed at least partially in the chamber, in particular the filtering element includes at least one magnetic element The filter includes a shut-off element having an outer wall provided with a channel and an opening, the shut-off element being housed in the first body in such a way that it can rotate about a longitudinal axis in the first body and alternately switch from a first position to a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: R.B.M. S.P.A.
    Inventor: Guido Bossini
  • Patent number: 11821828
    Abstract: The system and method for determining physical stability of dispersed particles in flowing liquid suspensions is performed by passing a fluid with suspended particulates in a column of filter elements having progressively smaller porosities. The fluid is received by a fluid supply receptacle and then passed through the column of filter elements. The filter elements are arranged so that successive filters are downstream of each other, with successive filters having successively smaller porosities. The porosity of an initial filter element has a sufficiently large porosity to filter a largest particle size intended for detection, and a final filter element has at least a sufficiently small porosity to filter a smallest particle size intended for detection. This results in the successive filters separating successively smaller particles from the fluid. Average particle size and particle count are obtained by removing a mesh filter element and performing SEM analysis on the filtered particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: KUWAIT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Naser Alsayegh, Amman M. Bahman
  • Patent number: 11814822
    Abstract: A plumbing fitting with a body having a flow path extending therethrough, and a receptacle disposed in the body is disclosed. The receptacle is arranged to releasably receive a mechanism is movable between a first operational position in which the flow path extends through the receptacle and the mechanism, and a second position in which the flow path bypasses the mechanism. In the second position, the mechanism can be released from the receptacle while a fluid flows through the flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: AALBERTS INTEGRATED PIPING SYSTEMS LIMITED
    Inventor: Samuel White
  • Patent number: 11814179
    Abstract: An aircraft pressure device includes a connection to ambient having a sensor body mounted to a fuselage of an aircraft. The sensor body includes a sense port. A sense line includes a first end connected to the sense port, a second end defining an opening in the fuselage, and an intermediate portion. A valve is arranged in the intermediate portion, the valve being operable to prevent fluid flow between the first end and the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventor: Donald E. Army
  • Patent number: 11806649
    Abstract: A filter adaptor joins a canister filter to a hydraulic manifold block. The adaptor includes a hexagonal tool-receiving portion, an outflow passageway and one or more inflow passageways. The outlet flow passageway extends between opposed ends of the adaptor, and is used to direct filtered fluid from the filter to the manifold block. The inlet flow passageway(s) extend between the one end and a sealed region of the adaptor, and are used to direct fluid from the manifold block to the filter. The adaptor includes auxiliary ports formed in the tool-receiving portion that communicate with the inlet flow passageways and permit monitoring thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignees: Bosch Rexroth Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jim Diehl, Oliver Gerhard, Jon Frey
  • Patent number: 11801462
    Abstract: Filter elements and filter systems are provided. The filter element allows for a reversed flow of fluid through the filter element when flowing from a first port to a second port of a filter head of the filter system. The filter element includes a standpipe in a central cavity of a tube of filter media that is fluidly connected with an exterior of the tube of filter media by a radial flow conduit and an axial flow tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Baldwin Filters, Inc.
    Inventors: Farrell Calcaterra, Jonathan D. Moore, Tetyana V. Gilbert, Michael J. Von Seggern
  • Patent number: 11793116
    Abstract: A plunger for an agricultural baler includes: a plurality of plunger sections held together to form the plunger, the plurality of plunger sections including a pair of plunger end sections, each of the plunger sections including at least one tube holding portion having a tube opening formed therein; at least one of at least one roller or at least one sliding block attached to and extending laterally from each of the plunger end sections; and a tube placed within the tube opening of each tube holding portion such that an interference fit is formed between the tube and the at least one tube holding portion of each plunger section to hold the plunger sections together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Xavier G. J. M. Bonte, Frederik Demon
  • Patent number: 11786867
    Abstract: A connecting mechanism (1) for a cartridge-type replaceable module (2) that has at least one fluid port (2a,2b) at each of opposite sides of the module (2) in a longitudinal direction of the module (2). The connecting mechanism (1) comprises two connector elements (3) spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the module (2) and each provided with at least one fluid connector (3b) configured to releasably inter-engage with a complementary fluid port (2a,2b) of the module (2) at the respective side thereof, wherein at least one of the connector elements (3) is movable to perform a translational movement in the longitudinal direction of the module (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Pascal Roitel, Germain Gaydier, Thierry Cassou, Christian Berducat
  • Patent number: 11779867
    Abstract: A mechanical interlock system for a fluid filter is described herein. The mechanical interlock system may include a filter cartridge and a filter cartridge manifold for receiving the filter cartridge. The filter cartridge may include a filter body, a fluid inlet and outlet, and an integrated locking head. The integrated locking head may include a key extending radially outward from the integrated locking head and channels on an outer surface of the integrated locking head. The filter cartridge manifold may include an insertion and extraction tube for receiving the key and latching mechanisms. The insertion and extraction tube may include a primary keyway and a secondary keyway. The key, keyways, latching mechanisms, and/or channels may interact to maintain alignment of the filter cartridge during insertion of the filter cartridge into an appliance including the filter cartridge manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Marcello Correa Machado, Jeremy Carlton Bowyer, Thomas W. McCollough
  • Patent number: 11779866
    Abstract: A modular filter manifold includes one or more plates, each plate including connections for one or more filters on a first side, and connections for fluid lines on a second side opposite the first. At least two fluid line connections are provided for each filter connection, with a fluid passage through the plate for each fluid line connection. Each of the fluid passages are independent of one another. The manifold plates can be joined to a support structure to form a manifold to which filters can be attached. Piping can be connected to the fluid line connections to allow flow through the filters in series or parallel flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: ENTEGRIS, INC.
    Inventor: Barry L. Gregerson
  • Patent number: 11760664
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bioactive filter for the disinfection of liquids, in particular water or aqueous solutions in containers. A structure that is advantageous in terms of filter efficiency is obtained by forming a spherical or oval filter body (1), which is coated with noble metals (FIG. 1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventor: Christian P. Benzing
  • Patent number: 11752470
    Abstract: A scaling tool for replicating filtration characteristics of a large-scale filtration device, the scaling tool comprising a housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a filter receiving region in fluid communication with the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet and configured to contain a membrane comprising one or more pleats, the filter receiving region being defined by a rigid wall framework configured to hold the one or more pleats of the membrane and compress the pleats in an amount effective to replicate the filtration performance of the large-scale filtration device. Also disclosed is a methodology for configuring a filter receiving region in a scaling tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: EMD Millipore Corporation
    Inventors: Songhua Liu, Michael Lynch, Ryan Sylvia, Joseph Almasian, Salvatore Giglia, Luc Messier
  • Patent number: 11745125
    Abstract: A center tube and a central fluid supply tube combination includes a center tube body defining a longitudinal length, and a central reservoir. The center tube also includes an apertured annular wall extending axially the majority of the longitudinal length, and a first annular solid wall extending axially from the apertured annular wall. A central fluid supply tube is disposed in the central reservoir, and includes a second annular solid wall that is radially surrounded by the apertured annular wall of the center tube. The second annular solid wall defines a supply passage with a fully circular flow flux.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jon T. Immel, Stephen Ellis Oedewaldt, Jeffrey R. Ries, Darrell Lee Morehouse, III, Brian J. Sutton, Quinton Marcus Burcar
  • Patent number: 11738293
    Abstract: A rotary fluid filter including a filter body rotationally mounted within a housing. The housing having a front cap having a main fluid inlet and a backwash outlet, a rear cap having a main fluid outlet and a backwash inlet. The filter body having a front face, a rear face, and a plurality of fluid flow passages each extending through the filter body between the front face and the rear face and having a filter received in each fluid flow passage. The filter body operable to rotate with in the housing such that, for each fluid flow passage, as it is aligned with the main fluid inlet a main fluid is received therein, as it is aligned with the main fluid outlet the main fluid is discharged therefrom, and as it is aligned with the backwash inlet and the backwash outlet a backwash fluid is received therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventor: Albert Patterson
  • Patent number: 11725410
    Abstract: An electric pool-cleaning robot, including a housing, a first filtering mechanism and a rotating wheel. One end of the housing is provided with a first water inlet, and the other end of the housing is provided with a first water outlet. The first filtering mechanism is arranged in the housing. The water enters the housing through the first water inlet, and then flows toward the first filtering mechanism to be filtered. The filtered water flows out of the housing through the first water outlet. The rotating wheel is arranged on the housing, and is capable of rotating to drive the housing to move.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: NingBo Poolstar Pool Products Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Liang Chen
  • Patent number: 11697083
    Abstract: A cartridge group is for a filter assembly of a fuel filtration system. The cartridge group extends along an axis and includes a filter septum crossable in an axial direction by the fuel. The filter septum has an annular shape and defines at the axis a central cavity. A water separation and support device supporting the filter septum includes: i) a base element supporting the filter septum and presenting channels and/or holes through which the filtered fuel flows; ii) a tubular element extending into the central cavity presenting an outlet duct having a substantially annular cross-section delimited by an outer circumferential wall and an inner circumferential wall delimiting along the axis a through central passage; iii) a separator element crossable by the filtered fuel to be separated from the water. The separator element is housed on the base element and/or on the inner circumferential wall of the tubular element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: UFI FILTERS S.P.A.
    Inventor: Giorgio Girondi