Patents
US 11927163 B2: Filter element with air-bleed conduit
- Granted
- 2024-03-12
- Filed
- 2021-06-02 application 17336943
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A filter element includes a first end cap, a second end cap, and a ring of filter media disposed between the first end cap and the second end cap. The ring of filter media circumscribes a central cavity. The filter element also includes an air-bleed conduit axially extending through the central cavity. The air-bleed conduit includes a first portion integrally formed with the first end cap and a second portion integrally formed with the second end cap. The second portion is configured to fluidly connect to the first portion.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240312.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie L. Stamey, Jr. | Kings Mountain, NC | 25 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark A. Roll | Bessemer City, NC | 24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gregory K. Rhyne | Stanley, NC | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F02M | Supplying combustion engines in general with combustible mixtures or constituents thereof | F02M37/54 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B01D | Separation | B01D29/111 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-02 | Name change Change of name | WIX FILTRATION CORP LLC signed 2016-05-04 | MANN+HUMMEL FILTRATION TECHNOLOGY US LLC GASTONIA, NC | 56547/882 | 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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