Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.

Cummins Filtration Sarl

Gérard Malgorn

Pierrick Bonzi

Arnaud Le Ven

Gauthier Mestdag

Stéphane Le Guyader

Wassem Abdalla

Benjamin L Scheckel

Loïck Menez

Charles W Hawkins

Stéphane Simon

Mark T Wieczorek

Anthony Barreteau

Lee A Peck

Joel Coutant

Didier Jarno

Peter K Herman

Barry Mark Verdegan

Christopher E Holm

Brian W Schwandt

Ismail C Bagci

Chirag D Parikh

Zemin Jiang

Chad M Thomas

Bradley A Smith

Abhijit Shimpi

Mark J Johnson

Abhijeet Vaidya

Terry Shults

Ken Tofsland

Emmanuel Page

Abby True-Dahl

Ted S Loftis

Eric R Burgan

J Bruce Schelkopf

Himani Deshpande

Travis E Goodlund

Jean-Yves Picard

Alain Olier

Ajay Shridhar Joshi

Amol Sukhdev Gangadhare

Swati Sakharam Yesane

Mano Raj Sekar

Thierry Couvin

Naren Shaam

Kevin Maguer

Erwan Guyomard

Guy Auffret

Todd Forrest

Joe Saxon

Jon Sedziol

Casey Robinson

A filtration system including a housing defining an internal volume. The housing includes a housing first end, a housing second end, and a first coupling member formed in the housing. The housing first end is an open end. The housing second end is a closed end. A filter element is positioned within the internal volume of the housing. The filter element is configured to engage the first coupling member. A filter head is provided. A seal member is disposed between the housing first end and the housing second end. The seal member provides a radial seal directly between the housing and the filter head.

Radial seal for spin-on filter

A filter cartridge () comprising a filter medium () of cylindrical shape defining a central axis (), a first flange (), said first flange () being a flange plate which comprises a central opening () defining a fluid outlet, a first face () and a second face () opposite the first face (), said face () being fixed to the second face () of the first flange (), and a filtering medium () extending from said first face () along the central axis and projecting outwardly from said central opening (), said cylindrical extension () having an outer face () and an inner face (); characterized in that said cylindrical extension () is traversed by at least one vent (), and in that a first joint element () is provided at a first position of the cylindrical extension () and a second sealing element () is provided on a second position of the cylindrical extension (), the first joint element () being axially offset from the second joint member () with respect to the central axis so that said at least one at least one vent () is positioned between the first seal member () and the second seal member () with respect to the central axis (). Filtration system incorporating such a cartridge.

Vented filter cartridge integrated into the upper flange and filtration

A filter assembly comprises a housing defining an internal volume. A housing second end of the housing defines at least one female thread. A bowl is positioned at the housing second end The bowl comprises at least one bowl male thread structured to engage the at least one female thread of the housing so as to be coupled thereto.

Bowl for filter assemblies

A filter assembly includes a canister housing closable by a lid and containing a removable and replaceable filter element cartridge. The lid is part of the filter element cartridge and a single unitary component therewith, such that removal of the filter element cartridge also removes the lid, and replacement of the filter element cartridge also replaces the lid.

Methods for removal and replacement of a filter element cartridge including an attachment member

A filter element comprising a filter media having a first end and a first endcap coupled to the first end of the filter media. The first end-cap includes a flexible first endcap body having a first endcap rigid reinforcing member internally embedded therein. The first endcap rigid reinforcing member may comprise a wire mesh screen and the filter media may comprise a pleated filter media. The filter element may further comprise a second end-cap coupled to a second end of the filter media. The second endcap may include a flexible second endcap body having a second endcap rigid reinforcing member internally embedded therein.

Filter element with endcap having rigid reinforcing member

Referring to the figures generally, a rotating filter cartridge includes a first endcap, a second endcap, and a filter media. The filter media is positioned between the first endcap and the second endcap. The filter media creates a mechanical seal between at least one of the first endcap or the second endcap during rotation of the rotating filter cartridge without the use of a potting material. In at least one embodiment, the rotating filter cartridge further includes a body secured to the first endcap and the second endcap. At least one of the first endcap or the second endcap, and the body, may form a pocket that radially pinches the filter media to form the mechanical seal.

Utilizing a mechanical seal between a filter media and an endcap of a rotating filter cartridge

A filtration system includes a housing and a filter element positioned within the housing. The housing includes a first housing end and a second housing end. A drain opening is defined in the second housing end. The filter element includes a first endplate and a second endplate defining an endplate opening. Filter media is positioned between and extending axially between the first endplate and the second endplate. The filter media defines a central opening extending axially therein. A drain plug axially protrudes from the second endplate in a direction away from the filter media. The drain plug is configured to engage the drain opening and facilitate installation of the filter element into the housing. A lid is configured to engage the first housing end. The engagement between the lid and the first housing end occurs when the drain plug is disposed within the drain opening.

Filtration system with automatic drain plug

A fuel filter system that does not require the periodic draining of a water sump. The system includes a fuel tank for storing fuel and a fuel filter fluidly coupled to the fuel tank for separating water from the fuel. A fuel pump has a suction side and a high pressure side. The high pressure side of the fuel pump is fluidly coupled to the fuel filter for pumping fuel to the fuel filter. A water emulsifier, such as an orifice, is fluidly coupled to the fuel filter to receive water and fuel from the fuel filter and form a water-fuel emulsion. The water-fuel emulsion is supplied to any point in the system on the suction side of the fuel pump, such that the water-fuel emulsion passes through the fuel pump and fuel filter.

Facial sealing system for a filter

A Spin-on filter assembly that can be used with both suction-side and pressure-side filtration systems is described. The filter assembly screws onto a filter mounting head. The filter mounting head is part of a filtration system that provides fluid to be filtered to the filter assembly. The filter assembly filters the fluid to be filtered through a filter media contained within the filter assembly and provides the filtered fluid back to the filter mounting head. The filter assembly includes an upper seal that seals the clean side of the filter media from the dirty side of the filter media when the filter assembly is connected to the filter mounting head in an installed position. The upper seal includes a sealing ridge that has an elongated shape and is flexible such that the filter assembly can be used on both pressure-side and suction side applications in filtration systems.

Spin-on filter for suction-side and pressure-side applications in filtration systems

The present invention relates to a filtering assembly () for filtering at least one fluid circulating in particular in an engine or a hydraulic device, comprising: a filter body (), which comprises a vessel () and a head (), the vessel () and the head () being provided to engage with one another in order to close the filter body (), in particular by screwing; a tube (), in particular a central tube, which is inside the filter body () and extends along a longitudinal axis (X); a removable filtration cartridge (,) which is accommodated in the filter body () and includes an upper end plate (), a lower end plate () and a filtration medium () which extends between the upper () and lower () end plates, the filtering medium () having a tubular opening () for surrounding the tube (), characterized in that the upper end plate () comprises first reversible rigid-connection means () and in that the vessel () comprises second reversible rigid-connection means () which are complementary to the first reversible rigid-connection means (), such as to enable the filtration cartridge () to stay in position in the vessel on the one hand, and in the filtering assembly () on the other hand, only by rigidly connecting the first and second reversible rigid-connection means ().

Filtering assembly comprising a filter cartridge

A filter element comprising a filter media having a first end and a first endcap coupled to the first end of the filter media. The first endcap includes a flexible first endcap body having a first endcap rigid reinforcing member internally embedded therein. The first endcap rigid reinforcing member may comprise a wire mesh screen and the filter media may comprise a pleated filter media. The filter element may further comprise a second endcap coupled to a second end of the filter media. The second endcap may include a flexible second endcap body having a second endcap rigid reinforcing member internally embedded therein.

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