Spaced For Parallel Flow Of Gas Patents (Class 55/484)
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Patent number: 12208183Abstract: An electro-ionic device that includes an outer frame, a first conductor, an insulating frame, and a second conductor. The outer frame defines a passageway there through. The first conductor is positioned within the outer frame and includes at least one wire configured to be supplied with a voltage. The insulating frame is positioned within outer frame and forms a non-conductive barrier between the first conductor and the outer frame. The second conductor is positioned within and contacts the outer frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Inventor: Julian Henley
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Patent number: 11873842Abstract: The present invention relates to an air cleaner, including a body forming an exterior; a suction portion formed on the body to suck air; a discharge portion formed on the body and discharging the air sucked through the suction portion; and a fan module provided in the body to form a flow of air flowing from the suction portion to the discharge portion, wherein the fan module includes: a driving portion forming a rotation shaft and generating power; a fan receiving the power from the driving portion and rotating about the rotation shaft; and a shroud accommodating the fan and provided between the suction portion and the discharge portion to guide the air sucked through the suction portion to the discharge portion, and the shroud includes a guide portion guiding foreign substances introduced through the discharge portion in a direction opposite to the flow of air.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: MIRO CO., LTD.Inventors: Dong Jin Seo, Yong Ju Oh, Min Seok Kim, Jeong Won Lee
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Patent number: 11624182Abstract: Modular building cleanrooms having integrated mechanical rooms with removable, walkable floor panels above their ceilings are disclosed. The attic area above the sealed cleanroom ceiling and below joists of the modular building's frame provides an interstitial volume through which ducts, piping, electrical conduit, etc. run from the mechanical room to dampers, valves, and junctions boxes. The walkable floor panels can be bar grating through which maintenance people can see components below. The floor panels can have individual sections that may be removed for access to the components. Along with walkable floor panels, the modular building roofs can have foldable electrical panelboards that are pre-wired at the factory and then rotated upright once delivered to their destination.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: G-CON Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: R. Blake Williams, A. Colt Pounders, Billy Joe T. Heath
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Patent number: 11525425Abstract: An air cleaner may include a filter element and a housing defining an inner space. The inner space may be divided by the filter element into a dust-side air chamber on an upstream side and a clean-side air chamber on a downstream side. Air introduced into the housing may be dischargable via an outlet pipe, to which an air flow sensor is attachable, connected to the clean-side air chamber. The outlet pipe may extend in a direction different from a normal to the filter element. A plurality of ribs may be disposed on an inner surface of a clean-side portion of the housing that defines the clean-side air chamber. The plurality of ribs may extend from a corner portion of the housing toward the filter element and the outlet pipe. A distance between adjacent ribs of the plurality of ribs may decrease in a direction toward the outlet pipe.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Inventors: Noritake Ito, Mihiro Kataoka, Junji Yoshida
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Patent number: 11492795Abstract: A rapidly deployable cleanroom is constructed from multiple modular building sections that are side-by-side and have similarly sized lengths, as well as user-accessible panels in multiple of them for air, water, power, networking, and other utilities at a similar internal location along their lengths. The utility panels can be standardized such that each panel is substantially identical to one another. The modular building sections can be drawn together using tension cables within lateral hollow extruded structural tubes beneath and/or above the cleanroom, the tension system utilizing jackscrews to pull everything tight. Because the utility panels are at the same longitudinal location in the building sections, the joined structure and resulting open space “ballroom” style cleanroom has the utility panels aligned with each other inside the cleanroom.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: G-CON Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: R. Blake Williams, Mark P. Taylor
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Patent number: 11285425Abstract: A gas separation unit for the separation of a first gas, carbon dioxide, from a mixture, by using an adsorption/desorption process using a loose particulate sorbent material arranged in at least two stacked layers. The primary heat exchange piping is arranged on the two outer edges of the layer within the cavity extending along a longitudinal direction. Further, an essentially parallel array of secondary heat exchange pipes is provided, the secondary heat exchange pipes extending along a transverse direction. The first diameter of the secondary heat exchange pipes is at least twice as large as the second outer diameter of the secondary heat exchange pipes and the secondary heat exchange pipes are in thermal contact with sheets of metal which extend oscillating between pairwise adjacent secondary heat exchange pipes.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: CLIMEWORKS AGInventors: Sebastian Sauerbeck, Christoph Gebald, Jan André Wurzbacher
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Low-pressure drop structure of particle adsorbent bed for improved adsorption gas separation process
Patent number: 11007470Abstract: A gas separation unit for the separation of a first gas from a mixture containing said first gas as well as further gases by a cyclic adsorption/desorption process using a loose particulate sorbent material for gas adsorption. The particulate sorbent material is arranged in at least two stacked layers (5) that are mounted on a stiff rectangular circumferential frame (7). A plurality of tubes (11) is provided for a heat exchange fluid within the frame (7). The tubes (11) are in thermal contact with a plurality of sheets (9) of metal which are arranged essentially perpendicular to a main plane of the frame (7) and perpendicular to the tubes (11). The sheets (9) extend in a continuous manner between a first pair of mutually parallel metal profiles (7?) and are provided with a plurality of holes (10) through which the plurality of tubes (11) penetrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: CLIMEWORKS AGInventors: Jan André Wurzbacher, Nicolas Repond, Tobias Ruesch, Sebastian Sauerbeck, Christoph Gebald -
Patent number: 10995667Abstract: In a filtration system, in particular for cleaning the intake air of a gas turbine, including a flow channel surrounded by walls with an inflow opening and an outflow opening, a partition wall with at least two openings between a dirty side and a clean side which is positioned between the inflow opening and the outflow opening and limited by the walls of the flow channel, and at least two filters for purifying a flowing fluid. At least one filter is installed at a first opening on the dirty side of the partition wall and at least one filter at a second opening on the clean side of the partition wall.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Inventor: Torsten Hermann
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Patent number: 10974188Abstract: Filters and filter assemblies including one or more shield elements to protect the filter media of the filters during installation of the filters into a filter housing of the filter assembly are provided. A filter includes first and second media packs, a housing seal system, a handle and a shield element. Filter media packs extend from a first end to a second end in a diverging manner. The first end has a length dimension and a width dimension that extend transversely. A shield element projects over the first and second media packs at the first end a span in the width direction of at least 40% of the width dimension defined by the first and second media packs and projecting a span in the length direction of at least 5% of the length dimension defined by the first end.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Baldwin Filters, Inc.Inventors: Levi William Dexter, Benny Mathew Varghese
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Patent number: 10926209Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to an air filtration system, an air filtration device, and an air filtration module for removing ultra-fine particles (UFPs), pathogens (e.g., viruses, bacteria, etc.), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), oxides or odors. The systems, devices, and filter modules of the disclosure perform at enhanced filter and power efficiencies. An air filtration system is provides that includes a docking base for receiving a removable, portable air filtration device in fluid communication with the docking base. In certain embodiments, the air filtration system further includes the removable, portable air filtration device. The portable air filtration device may optionally include an air filtration module.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2020Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Celios CorporationInventors: Iyam Lynch, Neil J. Campbell, Stephen Dellinger, Kris Grube, Matthew Ditrolio
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Patent number: 10870074Abstract: A filter element and multi-component holding assembly for a filter element is provided. The filter element includes first and second media panels, a support frame, a base frame and first and second end cap structures. Each filter media panel defines first, second, third and fourth sides. The first and second sides extend between the third and fourth sides. The support frame maintains the first and second filter media panels in a spaced orientation forming a cavity therebetween. The base frame defines a first opening in fluid communication with the cavity. The first end cap structure seals the third side of the first and second filter media panels and the second end cap structure seals the fourth side of the first and second filter media panels. The base frame has a first portion captured in the first end cap structure and a second portion captured in the second end cap structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2016Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Baldwin Filters, Inc.Inventors: Benny Mathew Varghese, Levi William Dexter
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Patent number: 10814281Abstract: A separator element comprising a porous rigid single-piece substrate (2) made of a single porous material, and including internally at least one channel (3) for passing a flow of the fluid medium, which channel opens out in one end of the porous substrate for inlet of the fluid medium for treatment and in another end of the porous substrate for outlet of the retentate. At least one empty space (10) is arranged in the porous substrate so as to be surrounded by a portion of the material constituting the single-piece substrate (2) either completely so as to form a closed cavity or partially so as to form a cavity (101) that opens out locally through the peripheral envelope (22) of the substrate via a passage (102) of section smaller than the section of the cavity (101).Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2016Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: TECHNOLOGIES AVANCEES ET MEMBRANES INDUSTRIELLESInventors: Philippe Lescoche, Jérôme Anquetil
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Patent number: 10661211Abstract: A filter holding frame that may be used agricultural environments. The filter holding frame may include a plurality of interconnecting members with an upstream hemmed edge and downstream opposing flanges. The opposing flanges of the members may define a sealing face configured for a plurality of air filters. The members of the outer periphery of the filter holding frame may include the mounting surface and the sealing face.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: AMERICAN AIR FILTER COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Ronald W. Graves, Mitchell A. Karl
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Patent number: 10518207Abstract: An air filter system in accordance with the present invention includes a filter housing that defines an airflow channel. A supply roll of a filter medium, and a take-up roll for receiving the filter medium from the supply roll are positioned parallel to each other in the airflow channel. A plurality of wire mesh diverter-screens are positioned between the supply roll and the take-up roll to establish a tortuous path for statically positioning the filter medium across the airflow channel. Periodically, the take-up roll can be rotated to draw replacement filter medium into position on the tortuous path.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Automatic Air, LLCInventors: James Eric Taylor, Scott Edward Morehouse
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Patent number: 10369508Abstract: Filters and filter assemblies including one or more shield elements to protect the filter media of the filters during installation of the filters into a filter housing of the filter assembly are provided. A filter includes first and second media packs, a housing seal system, a handle and a shield element. Filter media packs extend from a first end to a second end in a diverging manner. The first end has a length dimension and a width dimension that extend transversely. A shield element projects over the first and second media packs at the first end a span in the width direction of at least 40% of the width dimension defined by the first and second media packs and projecting a span in the length direction of at least 5% of the length dimension defined by the first end.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Baldwin Filters, Inc.Inventors: Levi William Dexter, Benny Mathew Varghese
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Patent number: 10343096Abstract: Improvements to filtration and vessels such as for filtration and coalescing of gas streams are shown. A filter element with a partial treated region and untreated region such as providing different surface energies or other filtration characteristics are provided. Various keying arrangements for compatibility and/or rotational locking are shown between the filtration vessel, a tubular coalescing baffle, and/or filter element. The tubular coalescing baffle also may include non-louvered pore structure, which provides for more even flow in a two stage type filtration vessel to prevent premature exiting and reduction of flow velocities along the second stage, and/or may additionally or alternatively include drainage apertures such as drain slot formed along a gravitational bottom or otherwise to facilitate additional drainage of coalesced liquid as opposed to letting such liquid be forced through fluid velocity toward the open end of the tubular baffle.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Parker Hannifin Filtration (US), Inc.Inventors: Daniel M. Cloud, Stephen Gregory Jeane, Jack David Burns
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Patent number: 10294847Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment device (1), for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, is equipped with a housing (2). At least one mounting pipe (3), which contains a mounting space (4), is arranged within the housing. At least one cartridge (5) is arranged replaceably in the mounting space (4) and has a cartridge pipe (6) as well as at least one exhaust gas treatment element (7) arranged in the cartridge pipe (6). The cartridge pipe (6) is supported axially under axial prestress at an annular step (9) at least on an axial front side (31) via at least one spring element (27).Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2016Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Eberspächer Exhaust Technology GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Felix Neumann, Alexander Kauderer, Simon Krammer, Kirill Karelin
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Patent number: 10232301Abstract: A pleated filter media comprises a plurality of pleats comprised of pleat segments extending in an axial direction between first and second axial ends and extending in a transverse direction that is perpendicular to the axial direction between first and second sets of pleat tips at least partially defined by first and second sets of bend lines. Axial flow channels are defined between the pleat segments in the lateral direction and the plurality of pleats has a width in the transverse direction that varies along the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP INC.Inventors: Mark V. Holzmann, Arun Janakiraman, Orvin D. Kendall, Scott W. Schwartz, Eric A. Janikowski, Michael J. Connor, Kurt M. A. Badeau, Murray R. Schukar
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Patent number: 10184434Abstract: A filter device having a filter housing and a filter element having a first and a second filter media body at a common filter element housing. Cooperating positive-locking elements are disposed at the filter housing and a the filter element housing, which engage in a positive-locking manner.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbHInventors: Robert Hasenfratz, Fabian Wagner, André Roesgen, Christian Thalmann, Frank Pflueger
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Patent number: 9878274Abstract: A V-bank air filter having a high air flow rate with low pressure drop is provided. In one embodiment, a V-bank filter includes a first side panel and a second side panel having parallel first edges oriented perpendicular to a flow direction through the filter. A plurality of filter elements are arranged in at least two pairs of vees extending between the first and second housings. The side panels and the filter elements comprise a unitary disposable filter, wherein at least three filter elements have a unique orientation relative to the flow direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Camfil ABInventors: Anders Sundvik, Daniel Runefelt
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Patent number: 9810184Abstract: An air filter device is provided with a filter housing and a filter element arranged in the filter housing. A frame part is connected to the filter element and frames the filter element at least over sections thereof circumferentially. The frame part is provided with an air duct receptacle that is adapted to receive an air duct. The frame part is arranged at least partially on an exterior side of the filter housing. The filter element is fastened by the frame part on the filter housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GMBHInventors: Daniel Schmid, Guenter Goerg, Timo Dirnberger, Ralf Dietz
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Patent number: 9504950Abstract: A pleated filter media comprises a plurality of pleats comprised of pleat segments extending in an axial direction between first and second axial ends and extending in a transverse direction that is perpendicular to the axial direction between first and second sets of pleat tips at least partially defined by first and second sets of bend lines. Axial flow channels are defined between the pleat segments in the lateral direction and the plurality of pleats has a width in the transverse direction that varies along the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2014Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.Inventors: Mark V. Holzmann, Arun Janakiraman, Orvin D. Kendall, Scott W. Schwartz, Eric A. Janikowski, Michael J. Connor, Kurt M. A. Badeau, Murray R. Schukar
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Patent number: 9468868Abstract: An extremely high water cut oil-gas-water three phase flow water removing device includes a mist eliminator (8), a fluid stabilizer (7), a liquid collection chamber (2), a fluid directing duct (5), an inlet connection pipe section (10), a gas outlet connection pipe section (9), a mixture liquid exit connection pipe section (4), a free water outlet connection pipe section (1). The function of the device is to effectively remove most of the free water from the high water cut oil-air-water three phase flow mixture liquid. An extremely high water cut oil-air-water three phase flow measurement apparatus and a measurement method using the water removing device are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2010Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: LANZHOU HAIMO TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Jige Chen, Zhengang Wang, Hai Yu, Junjie Ye
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Patent number: 9334838Abstract: Air filter cartridge for I.C. motors, including a body in which there are defined, in the flow direction of the air to be filtered, an upstream face and a downstream face of the cartridge, wherein the body includes at least one pair of panels of filtering material provided in a substantially V-shaped arrangement, so that at least one channel for the passage of air is define between the panels of the at least one pair of panels, wherein the filtering material of at least one of the panels includes a corrugated sheet of filtering material, wherein, on opposite surfaces thereof, a succession of corrugations and grooves are defined. The invention further concerns the method of manufacturing the cartridge as well as a filter equipped with the cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2013Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: OFFICINE METALLURGICHE G. CORNAGLIA S.P.A.Inventor: Umberto Cornaglia
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Patent number: 9320996Abstract: Apparatus related to an air filter and filter housing are disclosed herein. The filter housing and/or filter frame utilize heat shrinkable sealant pieces to enhance the sealing capabilities of the filter housing and/or filter frame.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: American Air Filter Company, Inc.Inventor: Donald W. Baldwin, Jr.
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Publication number: 20150143783Abstract: A V-bank air filter having a high air flow rate with low pressure drop is provided. In one embodiment, a V-bank filter includes a first side panel and a second side panel having parallel first edges oriented perpendicular to a flow direction through the filter. A plurality of filter elements are arranged in at least two pairs of vees extending between the first and second housings. The side panels and the filter elements comprise a unitary disposable filter, wherein at least three filter elements have a unique orientation relative to the flow direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2015Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Anders SUNDVIK, Daniel RUNEFELT
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Publication number: 20150128807Abstract: A filter system and method of making same is disclosed. The system includes one or more of filter units, each having a plurality of spaced apart hydrophilic filter tubes coated with an attractant that entrains particulates without the need for woven filter material. The filter tubes may have a plurality of apertures therethrough to increase the surface area of the filter tubes. The filter units may be placed adjacent to each other but with their filter tubes laterally offset to increase the likelihood that particles will engage at least one coated tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: Dexwet International AGInventor: Erich J. Peteln
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Publication number: 20150107201Abstract: Air filter cartridge for I.C. motors, including a body in which there are defined, in the flow direction of the air to be filtered, an upstream face and a downstream face of the cartridge, wherein the body includes at least one pair of panels of filtering material provided in a substantially V-shaped arrangement, so that at least one channel for the passage of air is define between the panels of the at least one pair of panels, wherein the filtering material of at least one of the panels includes a corrugated sheet of filtering material, wherein, on opposite surfaces thereof, a succession of corrugations and grooves are defined. The invention further concerns the method of manufacturing the cartridge as well as a filter equipped with the cartridge.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventor: Umberto Cornaglia
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Patent number: 9010098Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an after-treatment device. The after-treatment device may have a center plenum configured to be fluidly connected to an engine. The after-treatment device may also have a filter bank having a plurality of filter assemblies. Each filter assembly may have an inlet fluidly connected to the center plenum. The inlet may be oriented orthogonal to the center plenum. Each filter assembly may also have an outlet. Further, the after-treatment device may have an exhaust plenum fluidly connected to the outlet. The exhaust plenum may be oriented orthogonal to the outlet. The exhaust plenum may also have an outer wall disposed parallel to and located at a predetermined distance from the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.Inventors: Pradeep Ganesan, Satyajit Gowda
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Patent number: 8999029Abstract: A furnace filter box for mounting next to an intake air opening in a furnace. The filter box is adapted for receiving a furnace filter therein for filtering intake air. The filter box includes a front panel with a furnace filter door. The front panel is attached to sides of a first side panel and a second side panel. The first and second panels are attached to a back panel. A bottom panel is attached to a bottom portion of the front, back and first and second side panels. Mounted to an inside of an upper portion of the first and second side panels are filter rails. The filter rails are adapted for holding the furnace filter next to an open top in the filter box.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2012Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Inventors: Steve Brandt, James C. Walters
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Patent number: 8986413Abstract: The invention relates to a filter module (1) for removing air-polluting materials from machine exhaust, comprising a filter housing (2) with an intake opening (5) and an outlet opening (6) for channeling machine exhaust through, at least one mounting element (24) for mounting the filter module (1) on a machine, and a filter assembly (7), arranged in the filter housing (2) and comprised of at least two filter groups (8), arranged in tandem in the direction of flow (3) and comprised of rod-shaped filter elements (10) with a filter medium (20), said elements being arranged parallel to one another at a constant center-to-center distance (9) and with their longitudinal axis largely crosswise to the direction of flow (3), wherein the filter elements (10) of two adjacent filter groups (8) are parallel to one another, and are arranged offset in relation to one another, crosswise to their longitudinal axes and to the direction of flow (3).Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Inventor: Erich Peteln
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Patent number: 8979964Abstract: Filter element or air filter in the configuration of a multiple bellows filter with an increased efficiency for use in internal combustion engines, wherein a folded filter bellows is arranged radially inwardly of another folded filter bellows and the inner folded filter bellows has a greater or deeper fold depth than the outer folded filter bellows.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2009Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbHInventors: Karlheinz Muenkel, Markus Kolczyk, Stefan Becker, Michael Heim
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Patent number: 8974565Abstract: An air filtration and air purification apparatus comprising: a first air channel; a second air channel; a divider that separates the first air channel from the second air channel; a first filter located in first air channel; a first filter located in the second air channel; a first air blower configured to pull air from the ambient environment generally into the first air channel, moving said air through the first filter, and returning said air into the ambient environment, creating generally a first air stream; a second air blower configured to pull air from the ambient environment generally into the second air channel, moving said air through the second filter and returning said air into the ambient environment, creating generally a second air stream; a control system that controls the activation and deactivation of the first and second air blower.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2011Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Inventors: Michael Cecchi, Monica Mezezi
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Publication number: 20150059296Abstract: A filter element has a filter body having a longitudinal axis, wherein the filter body has a first end with a first end face and a second end with a second end face opposite the first end in direction of the longitudinal axis. The filter body is provided with inner and outer circumferential surfaces permeable for a medium to be filtered. A first end disk is arranged at the first end face and a second end disk is arranged at the second end face. The outer circumferential surface of the filter body has at least one fluid-tight area that is impermeable for the medium to be filtered. The fluid-tight area is an incoming flow protector or an improper handling protector resting on the outer circumferential surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland
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Publication number: 20150059302Abstract: A filter system has a housing with a housing wall and at least one cover. An inlet port is arranged on the housing and supplies a fluid to be filtered to the housing. An outlet port is arranged on the housing and discharges the fluid that has been filtered from the housing. A support tube is arranged in an interior of the housing and accommodates a filter element. The support tube extends along a housing axis of the housing and has a receiving side, wherein the support tube is connected to the housing by a first detent connection provided on the receiving side.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Reinhard Oelpke
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Publication number: 20150059301Abstract: A filter system is provided with a housing having a housing wall and a cover, the housing having a longitudinal axis. An inlet is arranged on the housing and feeds a fluid to be filtered into the housing. An outlet is arranged on the housing and discharges the filtered fluid. Filter elements each having at least one filter medium are arranged in the housing. At least one of the filter elements extends along the longitudinal axis. The filter medium has pleats extending along the longitudinal axis with outer and inner pleat edges. The outer pleat edges extend on the first side of the filter medium and the inner pleat edges on the second side of the filter medium and are opposite the outer pleat edges. The filter medium has a variable flow resistance along the longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Michael Kaufmann, Klaus-Dieter Ruhland, Imre Marton
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Patent number: 8961644Abstract: A filter element having an end cap is provided with a seal that can better accommodate non-round holes. The seal may be a chevron type seal and/or other similar seal having a sealing flange for forming a radial seal. Methods of replacing a filter having an O-ring gasket to improve upon sealing are provided as well as filtration systems employing the filter element.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: PecoFacet (US), Inc.Inventors: David J. Burns, Daniel M. Cloud, Artimus Charles Jones, Tyler Glenn Boswell
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Patent number: 8956433Abstract: A V-bank air filter having a high air flow rate with low pressure drop is provided. In one embodiment, a V-bank filter includes a housing having a first pair and a second pair of pleated filter elements arranged in a vee configuration and comprising a unitary disposable filter. A centerline defined by the first pair of pleated filter elements defines an acute angle with a centerline defined by the second pair of pleated filter elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2013Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Camfil USA, Inc.Inventors: Anders Sundvik, Daniel Runefelt
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Patent number: 8950401Abstract: A breathing apparatus is operable in self-contained and filtered modes of operation. In the self-contained mode of operation, a breathable gas is delivered to a user from a self-contained source of breathing gas. In a second, filtered mode of operation, a suction source draws ambient air through a filter removing contaminants and delivers filtered ambient air to the user. A method of delivering air to a subject is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Wilcox Industries Corp.Inventors: James W. Teetzel, Gary M. Lemire, Daniel A. Desrosiers, Mark A. Hansen
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Patent number: 8951321Abstract: According to the present disclosure a pulse jet air cleaner components, features and assemblies are described, as well as methods of use. Preferred v-pack configurations, scavenge arrangements, pulse jet arrangements and filter cartridge retention arrangements, are shown and described, for example.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2006Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Gary Ray Gillingham, Fred H. Wahlquist
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Publication number: 20150033687Abstract: Various methods and apparatus are disclosed that relate to one or more aspects of a filter structure that may remove contaminants from a stream of fluid. In various aspects the filter structure includes a front portion having a first orientation and a rear portion having a second orientation unique from the first orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Mohammad Usman Rafi, Nathaniel Nance
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Patent number: 8945291Abstract: This invention relates to an in-situ cleaning fixture for mist removal separator vane assemblies. The cleaning fixture includes an injection chamber with an inlet and a perforated plate which extends horizontally, substantially over the length of the mist removal separator vane assembly. A cleaning fluid source is connected to the injection chamber during a cleaning process. The injection chamber is designed to receive the cleaning fluid, pass the cleaning fluid through the holes formed in the plate, downwardly along a plurality of vanes in the mist removal separator vane assembly and into the drain trough. The in-situ cleaning fixture facilitates removal of scale build-up from the mist removal separator vane assembly and thereby restores the efficacy of the vanes.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2012Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLCInventor: Padmanabha J. Prabhu
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Patent number: 8936661Abstract: Multi-stage filtration apparatus is provided. A fluid is forced through different filter stage elements allowing for removal of various contaminants from the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2011Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: PECOFacet (US), Inc.Inventors: David J. Burns, Daniel M. Cloud, Artimus Charles Jones, Tyler Glenn Boswell
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Patent number: 8926725Abstract: A V-shaped filter includes a V-shaped carrier frame, first and second cartridge frames movably mounted to the carrier frame, and first and second filter element cartridges removably and replaceably mounted to the first and second cartridge frames, respectively. The first and second cartridge frames are movable to an inserted position in the V-shaped carrier frame providing an installed condition with the first and second cartridge frames forming a V-shape, and are movable to an extended position extending beyond the V-shaped carrier frame and providing a replacement-service condition.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.Inventors: Gregory K. Loken, Mark V. Holzmann, Peter K. Herman, Scott W. Schwartz, Travis E. Goodlund
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Publication number: 20140364302Abstract: Systems and methods for treating a fluid with a body are disclosed. Various aspects involve treating a fluid with a porous body. In select embodiments, a body comprises ash particles, and the ash particles used to form the body may be selected based on their providing one or more desired properties for a given treatment. Various bodies provide for the reaction and/or removal of a substance in a fluid, often using a porous body comprised of ash particles. Computer-operable methods for matching a source material to an application are disclosed. Certain aspects feature a porous body comprised of ash particles, the ash particles have a particle size distribution and interparticle connectivity that creates a plurality of pores having a pore size distribution and pore connectivity, and the pore size distribution and pore connectivity are such that a first fluid may substantially penetrate the pores.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Charles E. Ramberg, Stephen A. Dynan, Jack A. Shindle
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Patent number: 8906140Abstract: A filtration module is provided that includes a filter member and a spacing member disposed in detached, contact engagement along a length of each member, such length extending about a longitudinal axis of a filtration module to define a concentric and detached plurality of filtration layers, and an interleaved, concentric and detached plurality of spacing layers, respectively. One or both of the plurality of spacing layers and plurality of filtration layers may provide a radially-inward directed force. The spacing member may be elastically deformed in the filtration module to apply a radially-inward directed force and a radially-outward directed force, wherein the filtration and spacing layers are retained in substantial fixed spatial relation. A retaining member may be located to engage an external side surface of the filtration module. A filtration module may be constructed by winding the filter member and spacing member about a longitudinal axis of the module.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: Steve Stark, Richard Gebert, John Knotts, John Pasmore
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Patent number: 8906144Abstract: An adsorption dryer (20) for processing gases, in particular compressed air, having a control head (24) with valves (28), pipe connections (26) and means for receiving cartridges, and at least two cartridges (22) which can be connected to the control head (24) and are filled with adsorption means and to which a stream of fluid can be supplied, as required, via the control head (24). The cartridges (22) each have a cover (30), a cartridge casing (32), a base (34) and a central pipe (36) which extends through the cover (30) into an interior space (46) of the cartridge (22). The adsorption dryer (20) is characterized in that the cover (30), the cartridge casing (32) and the base (34) of the cartridges (22) can each be secured in place with respect to one another via the central pipe (36), the central pipe (36) in each case projects out of the cartridge (22) and serves as a connecting means for the control head (24), and the cartridge (22) itself is of compression-resistant design.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2011Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Beko Technologies GmbHInventors: Herbert Schlensker, Johannes Sinstedten
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Patent number: 8899227Abstract: A filtering device 10 that includes a housing 12 having a plurality of subsections 32, 34, and 36 where each subsection contains a filter element 26, 28, and 30. An inlet 18 is disposed at a first location on the housing 12, and an upstream air distribution system is placed in fluid communication with the inlet 18 and with each of the subsections 32, 34, and 36. A downstream air distribution system is located in fluid communication with each subsection 32, 34, and 36, and an outlet 20 is in fluid communication with the downstream air distribution system. The subsections are fashioned such that each subsection 32, 34, and 36 is not in fluid communication with each other. Using a filtering device so constructed, airflow through the device may be better managed to enable overall product service life to be increased while minimizing pressure resistance of the total filter.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2011Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Britton G. Billingsley, David M. Blomberg, Joy L. Manske
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Patent number: 8894734Abstract: The present invention relates to an air cleaner for the removal of pollutants from an air flow by a filter module, the filter module of which includes at least one permeable filter layer for the accumulation of pollutants on the filter layer. A bypass channel will be provided and established such that part of the unfiltered air flow may bypass any filter layer. Such a bypass channel does not compromise the cleaning effect of the filter module, at least as long as the filter layer has not yet been clogged with pollutants since in this case the biggest part of the air flow will take the major path through the filter layer due to lack of resistance. Only if the filter layer is clogged and if resistance for the air flow increases, air will obviously flow through the mentioned bypass channel.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2013Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Novomatic AGInventor: Heinz Winkler
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Patent number: 8888885Abstract: A pleated filter media comprises a plurality of pleats comprised of pleat segments extending in an axial direction between first and second axial ends and extending in a transverse direction that is perpendicular to the axial direction between first and second sets of pleat tips at least partially defined by first and second sets of bend lines. Axial flow channels are defined between the pleat segments in the lateral direction and the plurality of pleats has a width in the transverse direction that varies along the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP Inc.Inventors: Anthony Barreteau, Arun Janakiraman, Kurt M. A. Badeau