Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.

Cummins Filtration Inc.

Cummins Flitration IP, Inc.

Wassem Abdalla

Peter K Herman

Ismail C Bagci

Zemin Jiang

Barry Mark Verdegan

Abby True-Dahl

Jeffrey A Husband

Chad T Brummitt

David Paul Genter

Michael J Connor

Gerard Malgorn

Hendrik Amirkhanian

Norman C Blizard

Jeffrey B Sharp

Melvin Douglas McCormick

Gérard Malgorn

Mark J Johnson

Ted S Loftis

Joshua Luther Young

Kevin C South

Harold R Martin

Pravin Shantinath Kadam

Jayant Singh

Vaibhav Pimpalte

Jeff Husband

Swati Sakharam Yesane

Mark T Wieczorek

Robert A Bannister

Gregory D Shope

Terry Shults

Pierrick Bonzi

Eric R Burgan

Aaron M Wells

Travis E Goodlund

Mark D Straussberger

Stéphane Le Guyader

Dean Olson

Donna Butler

Amol Sukhdev Gangadhare

Sagar Padale

Yiming Zhang

Z Gerald Liu

Charles W Hawkins

Chad M Thomas

Mihai Chiruta

Arnaud Le Ven

Philip S Hall

Anil Ishwar Sawant

Ricky England

J Bruce Schelkopf

Gauthier Mestdag

Alain Olier

Vijay Dinkar Kolhe

Hariprasad Mohan Bhalerao

Sainath Reddy Racha

Priti Vishwas Chavan

Nikhil Manohar Kalbande

Jithin Benjamin

Stéphane Simon

Mano Raj Sekar

Philip W Martin

Manolito D Mendoza

Deeksha Shukla

Naren Shaam

Mehvish Jamil

Sunny Nabhiraj Masutage

Prethi Thomas

Nilay Shah

Gauthier Hochart

Ujjwala Lagad

Santosh R Kharat

Todd Forrest

Joe Saxon

A filter assembly comprises a housing defining an internal volume and comprising an inlet for receiving fuel, a first outlet to allow filtered fuel to exit the internal volume, and a second outlet to allow water separated from the fuel to exit the internal volume. A filter element is disposed within the internal volume for filtering the fuel to provide the filtered fuel and separate the water from the fuel. An outlet assembly is fluidly coupled to the first and second outlets and comprises a first flow path structured to communicate the filtered fuel to the first outlet, and a second flow path fluidly coupled to the internal volume of the housing and to the water reservoir so as to receive the water from the internal volume and communicate the water to the water reservoir. The second flow path is fluidly isolated from the first flow path.

Filter assembly including separate fuel and water flow paths

A filter cartridge includes a shell, a connecting ring, an end cap, and an axially directed sealing member. The shell defines an inner cavity and an upper lip disposed along an upper edge of the inner cavity. The upper lip defines a channel. The connecting ring is positioned outside of the inner cavity and is engaged with the channel. The connecting ring includes a threaded region extending along a central axis of the shell. The end cap is engaged with the shell adjacent to the upper lip. The axially directed sealing member is positioned between the shell and the end cap and extends axially outward so as to form an axial seal with a filter head when the filter cartridge is installed on the filter head.

Easy lock spin-on filter

A filtration assembly includes a filter housing and a filter element. The filter housing includes a base and a cover including an underside having one or more retainer features. The cover is removably coupled to the base. The filter element is removably installed within the base when the cover is coupled to the base. The filter element includes filter media and an endplate coupled to one end of the filter media. The endplate includes an outer perimeter and one or more engagement features protruding from the outer perimeter. The one or more engagement features engage the one or more retainer features in the cover upon installation of the endplate into the cover, thereby coupling the endplate to the cover.

Self-assisting element removal features for a filtration system

Various embodiments relate to a filtration system. The filtration system includes a housing having a drain. A filter element is positioned within the housing. The filter element comprises a first endplate and a second endplate. Filter media is positioned between the first endplate and second endplate. A dual lip seal member is coupled to the second endplate. The dual lip seal member includes a first protrusion that extends radially outward around an outer surface of the dual lip seal member. A second protrusion extends radially outward around the outer surface of the dual lip seal member. The dual lip seal member is configured to prevent fluid to be filtered from exiting the housing through the drain when the filter element is in an installed position. The dual lip seal member permits residual fluid to exit the housing through the drain when the filter element is displaced from the installed position.

Filtration system with dual lip seal

A water drain valve system structured to drain water from a fuel-water separator. The system includes a collection vessel structured to temporarily store water, a liquid level sensor structured to monitor a level of the temporarily stored water, a drainage port extending radially from the collection vessel and having a port inlet and a port outlet, and a valve assembly. The port inlet receives water to be drained from the collection vessel, the water flowing through the drainage port and exiting through the port outlet. The valve assembly is movable between a closed position in which the port outlet is closed, and an open position, in which the port outlet is open, to selectively allow water to be drained from the collection vessel. The valve assembly includes a solenoid coupled to a seal member, the seal member closing the port outlet in the closed position of the valve assembly.

Non-vented, semi-automated water drain valve system

A filter element comprises a filter media for filtering a fluid, an endcap positioned at an axial end of the filter media, and a seal member. The endcap comprises a main wall that defines a central aperture. The seal member is positioned within the central aperture of the endcap and is adhered to the endcap.

Integrated multifunctional endcap seal member

Various example embodiments relate to an automatic drain system for use with a fluid water separator. The automatic drain system includes a liquid-in-fuel sensor configured to detect a liquid level in a water sump. A pump includes an inlet in fluid communication with the water sump and an outlet in fluid communication with the inlet. The pump has an active state and an inactive state. The active state causes the pump to draw liquid in from the inlet and direct liquid toward the outlet. A battery is configured to power the pump. A circuit board is operably connected to the pump and battery. The circuit board includes at least one circuit having a first state and a second state. The first state prevents power flow from the battery to the pump. The second state facilitates power flow from the battery to the pump, transitioning the pump from inactive to active.

Self sufficient suction side automatic drain valve

A filter assembly includes a filter housing, a filter housing lid, a filter cartridge, an endplate, and a seal member. The filter housing defines a first cavity and comprises a return passage in fluid communication with the first cavity. The filter housing lid is selectively coupled to the filter housing and defines a second cavity coextensive with the first cavity. The filter cartridge is positioned within the first cavity. The endplate is coupled to a first end of the filter cartridge. The endplate is configured to interface with the filter housing. The seal member is coupled to the endplate and is configured to be received in the return passage. The endplate is configured to partially separate the filter housing from the filter cartridge.

Sealing systems and methods for a filtration system

Various example embodiments relate to a system that includes a nozzle. A dosing line is connected to the nozzle and a fuel dosing module. The fuel dosing module is in fluid communication with the dosing line and includes an outlet in fluid communication with the dosing line. An air inlet is positioned upstream of the outlet and is configured to receive air. A fuel inlet is positioned upstream of the outlet and is configured to receive fuel. A fuel valve is positioned upstream of the outlet and downstream of the fuel inlet and is configured to control the flow of fuel. The fuel dosing module is configured to combine the fuel and the air upstream of the outlet and downstream of the fuel valve to generate an air-fuel fluid, wherein the air-fuel fluid removes particles from the nozzle.

Diesel fuel dosing module for regeneration of diesel particulate filters with continuous purging

A filter assembly includes a filter head and a filter cartridge. The filter head includes a filter head coupling surface, a filter head outlet, a filter head inner wall, and a filter head outer wall. The filter head coupling surface defines a filter head opening. The filter head outlet is configured to provide a fluid. The filter head inner wall extends around the filter head outlet. The filter head outer wall extends around the filter head inner wall. The filter head inner wall and the filter head outer wall collectively define a filter head channel. The filter cartridge includes a filter cartridge shell and a filter element. The filter cartridge shell has a filter cartridge coupling surface that is configured to be coupled to the filter head coupling surface. The filter cartridge shell defines a filter cartridge opening.

A filter assembly comprises a housing defining an internal volume. An opening is defined at a bottom end of the housing. An adaptor is coupled to the bottom end of the housing. A filter element is disposed within the housing. The filter element comprises a filter media defining a central channel, and an endcap coupled to a filter media bottom end of the filter media proximate to the adaptor. A sealing member is disposed around the adaptor, the sealing member configured to form an axial seal between the endcap and the housing.

Fuel-water separator filter assembly with axial sealing member

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.

Filter port seal

A filtration assembly includes a housing. The housing includes a first housing for fluid and a second housing opening for fluid. A containment cover is removably coupled to the housing. The containment cover defines a cover opening, a cover surface, and a flow passage. The cover opening is in fluid communication with the housing. The cover surface is substantially continuous around a circumference of the containment cover. The cover surface includes an open portion in fluid communication with the second housing opening. The flow passage is formed by a first passage surface and a second passage surface. The flow passage includes a first end in fluid communication with the cover opening. A second end is in fluid communication with the second housing opening through the open portion of the cover surface. The flow passage extends radially outward from the cover opening.

Integral flow structure within a containment cover

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Cookeville, TN, United States of America

Wassem Abdalla