Timothy R Byrd

US Patent:

20130248435, Sep 26, 2013

Filed:

Mar 21, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/425593

Inventors:

Timothy A. Byrd - West End NC, US
L. Steven Cline - Fayetteville NC, US

Assignee:

Purolator Filters NA LLC - Fayetteville NC

International Classification:

B01D 35/14
H05F 3/00
F02M 37/22

US Classification:

210243, 361212

Abstract:

Static dissipaters for eliminating static electricity in fuel filter assemblies and fuel filter assemblies including static dissipaters are provided. The static dissipaters are in the form of a static dissipation sleeve that is disposed around the outside of a fuel pump within a fuel filter assembly. The static dissipation sleeve has one or more protrusion portions that protrude radially from the surface of the static dissipation sleeve and provide contacts for static dissipation of static electricity.

US Patent:

57687811, Jun 23, 1998

Filed:

Jun 4, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/658204

Inventors:

Stanley C. Shuler - Winston-Salem NC
John J. Hiers - Elkin NC
Timothy L. Byrd - Boonville NC

Assignee:

Lydall, Inc. - Manchester CT

International Classification:

B21D 1912
B21D 4700
B21D 5300

US Classification:

2989003

Abstract:

A generally elongated, thin, metal sheet heat insulator (1) having at least two generally elongated, thin, metal sheets (3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) disposed generally one above the other in a spaced apart relationship and a metal separator (2) therebetween contacting both sheets for maintaining the spaced apart relationship. The improvement of the invention has distinct, non-woven, substantially open, metal separators (2) having a substantial Z-direction dimension (27) and have substantially parallel upper and lower contact surfaces (27, 29) spaced apart in the Z-direction (27) with a contact surface area of each contact surface less than about 30% of a planar area (48) of the separator parallel to the X and Y-dimensions of the separator.

US Patent:

54241391, Jun 13, 1995

Filed:

Jan 10, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/179122

Inventors:

Stanley C. Shuler - Winston-Salem NC
John J. Hiers - Elkin NC
Timothy L. Byrd - Boonville NC

Assignee:

Lydall, Inc. - Manchester CT

International Classification:

B32B 324

US Classification:

428596

Abstract:

A generally elongated, thin, metal sheet heat insulator (1) having at least two generally elongated, thin, metal sheets (3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) disposed generally one above the other in a spaced apart relationship and a metal separator (2) therebetween contacting both sheets for maintaining the spaced apart relationship. The improvement of the invention has distinct, non-woven, substantially open, metal separators (2) having a substantial Z-direction dimension (27) and have substantially parallel upper and lower contact surfaces (27, 29) spaced apart in the Z-direction (27) with a contact surface area of each contact surface less than about 30% of a planar area (48) of the separator parallel to the X and Y-dimensions of the separator.

US Patent:

20150129470, May 14, 2015

Filed:

Nov 13, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/079267

Inventors:

- Fayetteville NC, US
Timothy A. BYRD - West End NC, US

Assignee:

Mann+Hummel Purolator Filters LLC - Fayetteville NC

International Classification:

B01D 35/147

US Classification:

210130

Abstract:

A fluid filter includes a filtering medium and a relief valve. The relief valve includes an opening and is disposed between opposite longitudinal ends of the filtering medium. The filtering medium may include a plurality of pleats, and the relief valve may couple planar surfaces of two pleats. The opening of the relief valve may be directly connected to an outlet of the fluid filter, so that flow of fluid through the opening bypasses the filtering medium.