Filter element analysis system and associated methods

US11403890B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MANN+HUMMEL GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Brandon Hukill · Holly Springs, US
• Jon Nichols · Four Oaks, US
• Charles Vaillant · Holly Springs, US
• Yew Chong · Singapore, SG
• Arpan Penkar · Singapore, SG
• Matthew Nunn · Houston, US
• Andreas Scope · Oberschoren, DE
• Kevin Babb · Oakland, US
• Karlheinz Münkel · Bretten, DE
• Markus Beylich · Ludwigsburg, DE
• Nicolas Payen · Singapore, SG
• Stefan Kunze · Lörrach, DE
• Uwe Plach · Weil der Stadt, DE
• Lars-Thorsten Porschke · Bad Liebenzell, DE
• Stephan Braun · Kehlhof, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 13, 2020
• Grant date: Aug 2, 2022
• Expiry date: Mar 13, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W84/18
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A filter element analysis system for analyzing a filter element within a vehicle, the system including various filter sensors so as to provide information regarding various filter element parameters, a locator which configured provide vehicle position information such that conditions regarding the vehicle environment can be tracked and correlated to the location, as well as a means for transmitting information to a remote server for analysis and tracking of the filter element information with regard to environmental conditions such that a filter element status, remaining filter life, or particle load and replacement timeline can be calculated and updated so as to provide more accurate predictive models of the filter element conditions. As well as provide alerts regarding the need and scheduling of replacement or cleaning of a particular filter element.