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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2013
Applicants:
Donald W. Baldwin, Jr., Louisville, KY (US);
Christopher Montelauro, Bowling Green, OH (US);
Inventors:
Donald W. Baldwin, Jr., Louisville, KY (US);
Christopher Montelauro, Bowling Green, OH (US);
Assignee:
Fram Group IP LLC, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 37/02 (2006.01); F01M 9/02 (2006.01); B01D 27/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 37/025 (2013.01); B01D 27/06 (2013.01); B01D 2201/291 (2013.01); F01M 9/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An additive carrier for a spin-on filter is provided. The additive carrier is positioned at an upstream side of the filter and includes a basket defining an annular body. The annular body includes a concentric opening extending therethrough, a circumferentially extending recess configured to receive and store an additive material and a plurality of flanges extending radially within the recess, the flanges spaced apart in a circumferential direction of the recess to form a plurality of sub-recesses.