US 12,136,299 B2
Filtration systems with multitiered data exchange capabilities
Daniel E. Adamek, Bloomington, MN (US); Brian R. Tucker, Farmington, MN (US); David W. Mulder, Bloomington, MN (US); Matthew J. Anderson, Minneapolis, MN (US); and Michael J. Lockert, Cedar Falls, IA (US)
Assigned to Donaldson Company, Inc., Bloomington, MN (US)
Appl. No. 17/277,422
Filed by Donaldson Company, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US)
PCT Filed Sep. 18, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/051768
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 18, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/061219, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 26, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/732,844, filed on Sep. 18, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0036663 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. G07C 5/00 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2022.01); B01D 46/44 (2006.01)
CPC G07C 5/006 (2013.01) [B01D 46/0086 (2013.01); B01D 46/446 (2013.01); B01D 46/448 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); B01D 2279/60 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A filtration system with multitiered data exchange capabilities comprising:
a first data communication tier comprising
a filter element, the filter element comprising a data storage element for storing data; and
a first sensor associated with the filter element;
a filter element housing configured to removably receive the filter element, wherein the filter element is configured to be removed from the filter element housing and replaced with a second filter element;
a second data communication tier comprising
a reader device in communication with at least one of the filter element and the first sensor; and
a third data communication tier comprising
an engine control unit (ECU) in communication with the reader device, wherein the ECU stores data;
wherein the second data communication tier receives data from the first data communication tier and the third data communication tier;
wherein the second data communication tier executes operations on the received data to create a processed data set;
wherein the second data communication tier sends the processed data set to the data storage element of the filter element;
wherein the second data communication tier sends the processed data set to the third data communication tier;
wherein the filtration system is configured to detect a power on stage, and upon detecting the power on stage, the first data communication tier is configured to send data regarding a unique identifier of the filter element to the second data communication tier and/or the third data communication tier;
wherein the second data communication tier and/or the third data communication tier is configured to:
store the unique identifier of the filter element;
compare the unique identifier of the filter element to one or more previously stored unique identifiers; and
if the unique identifier of the filter element does not match the previously stored unique identifiers, record an indication that a new filter element has been installed along with a timestamp.