Patents
US 11517845 B2: Filter
- Granted
- 2022-12-06
- Filed
- 2019-05-20 application 16416988
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A filter is disclosed. The filter includes a sheet of filter media defining a body having an upper portion, a lower portion, a first end surface proximate the upper portion, a second end surface proximate the lower portion, and a first side surface extending between the first and second end surfaces. One or more of the upper and lower portions define a ledge, wherein the ledge defines a third end surface arranged between the first and second end surfaces, and a second side surface extending between the first and third end surfaces; and a seal disposed upon the ledge. A method for manufacturing the seal is also disclosed.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg221206.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mann+Hummel Filtration Technology US LLC 19 patents | US company or organization | Gastonia, NC | MANN+HUMMEL FILTRATION TECHNOLOGY US LLC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert H. Ferguson | Gastonia, NC | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jason LaMarr Tate | Bessemer City, NC | 21 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark A. Roll | Bessemer City, NC | 24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Roland Vann Lanier, Jr. | Belmont, NC | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mitchell Jerome Baker | Dallas, NC | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B01D | Separation | B01D46/528 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-16 | Name change Change of name | WIX FILTRATION CORP LLC signed 2016-05-04 | MANN+HUMMEL FILTRATION TECHNOLOGY US LLC GASTONIA, NC | 52954/565 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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