Inventor · Cookeville, TN, US

Peter K. Herman

125Patents
20h-index
144Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 6, 1989 → Jun 10, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5472463A Pressure side integrated air filter and filtering networks for engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 216 Expired
US7156991B2 Liquid additive slow-release apparatus driven by a filter pressure gradient Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 75 Expired
US6139595A Air/oil coalescer with centrifugally assisted drainage Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 74 Expired
US7153422B2 Liquid additive slow-release apparatus driven by a filter pressure gradient Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 71 Expired
US6019717A Nozzle inlet enhancement for a high speed turbine-driven centrifuge Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 64 Expired
US6709575B1 Extended life combination filter Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 62 Expired
US5637217A Self-driven, cone-stack type centrifuge Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 56 Expired
US7235177B2 Integral air/oil coalescer for a centrifuge Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US8097061B2 Elliptical seal interface for filter assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 52 Active
US7238216B2 Variable flow inertial gas-liquid impactor separator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US6017300A High performance soot removing centrifuge with impulse turbine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 50 Expired
US7506663B2 Magnetic check valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Active
US5669366A Closed crankcase ventilation system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US5795477A Self-driven, cone-stack type centrifuge Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Expired
US8794222B2 Crankcase ventilation inside-out flow rotating coalescer Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Active
US6533712B1 Centrifuge housing with oil fill port Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Expired
US5575912A Self-driven, cone-stack type centrifuge Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Expired
US8114183B2 Space optimized coalescer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US6273031A Clean lubricant circulation system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US6364822B1 Hero-turbine centrifuge with drainage enhancing baffle devices Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US4893651A Self-venting drain value assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US7648543B2 Multistage variable impactor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US7699029B2 Crankcase ventilation system with pumped scavenged oil Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Active
US8932465B2 Filter cartridge having a filter within a filter, and an endplate sealing structure on an outer filter element Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Active
US6319402A Extended life dual full-flow and bypass filter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.