Jorge Antonio Trevino, 47Webster, TX

2003018, Oct 2, 2003

Mar 26, 2002

10/106619

Ledu Nguyen - Fayetteville NC, US
Allen Wright - Hope Mills NC, US
Jorge Trevino - Fayetteville NC, US

B01D035/26

210/168000, 210/416500, 210/171000, 210/172000, 210/453000

A fluid filter assembly includes a shroud containing a filter module. A fluid pump is coupled to the shroud and operated to draw transmission fluid from a fluid reservoir in a transaxle housing into the shroud and through the filter module in the shroud to produce a stream of filtered transmission fluid to be pumped to a transmission or other destination in the transaxle housing. The shroud includes a filter housing containing the filter module and a mount flange cantilevered to the filter housing and adapted to mate with the fluid pump.

2006000, Jan 12, 2006

Jul 12, 2004

10/889440

Brian Yates - Holly Springs NC, US
Allen Wright - Hope Mills NC, US
Jorge Trevino - Fayetteville NC, US

B01D 27/00

210791000, 210234000, 210435000

A separate filter cartridge and latch release are used to replace a used filter cartridge in a filter assembly having a latch. In one example, the filter cartridge includes opposing end caps that are substantially the same as one another. The end caps have central holes. The filter cartridge is inserted into a filter assembly housing in which the latch prevents a cover from being installed onto a filter assembly housing until the latch is deactivated. The latch release is arranged relative to the filter cartridge to cooperate with the latch to enable the cover to be reattached to the filter assembly housing. The latch release includes tabs that align with features of the latch and extend through the central holes to cooperate with the latch. The latch release is removably secured to the cover and the filter cartridge.

2007016, Jul 26, 2007

Jan 25, 2006

11/339458

Allen Wright - Hope Mills NC, US
Jorge Trevino - Friendswood TX, US

B01D 50/00

055337000

A filter includes a housing providing an interior. The housing includes an outlet and an inlet arranged radially outwardly from the outlet. A filter element assembly is arranged within the interior and includes a filter media for filtering fluid within the filter. A turbine includes fins arranged axially beneath the inlet within the interior for centrifugally separating debris from the fluid. The turbine is provided by an integrated end disc, end cap and fins, in one example, molded from plastic. Another end disc or end cap is arranged opposite of the turbine and supports another end of the filter media. The end cap includes a circumferential wall that extends outwardly adjacent to the housing. Recesses are provided in the circumferential wall to permit fluid communication between an inlet side of the filter element assembly and a cavity arranged between the end cap and a bottom of the housing. The heavy debris passes through the recesses and collects in the cavity as the debris is centrifugally separated from the fluid.

2007021, Sep 20, 2007

May 3, 2007

11/743786

Brian YATES - Holly Springs NC, US
Allen WRIGHT - Hope Mills NC, US
Jorge TREVINO - Fayetteville NC, US

PUROLATOR FILTERS NA LLC - Fayetteville NC

B01D 27/00

210791000

A separate filter cartridge and latch release are used to replace a used filter cartridge in a filter assembly having a latch. In one example, the filter cartridge includes opposing end caps that are substantially the same as one another. The end caps have central holes. The filter cartridge is inserted into a filter assembly housing in which the latch prevents a cover from being installed onto a filter assembly housing until the latch is deactivated. The latch release is arranged relative to the filter cartridge to cooperate with the latch to enable the cover to be reattached to the filter assembly housing. The latch release includes tabs that align with features of the latch and extend through the central holes to cooperate with the latch. The latch release is removably secured to the cover and the filter cartridge.