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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventor:
Adam Scott Krejci, Laredo, TX (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 61/16 (2006.01); F02M 63/00 (2006.01); F02M 61/18 (2006.01); F02M 61/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 61/165 (2013.01); F02M 61/04 (2013.01); F02M 61/18 (2013.01); F02M 63/0014 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for compensating for a variable distance between two components of an apparatus for providing a fluid filtering device therebetween is provided. The method comprises placing an adjustable filtering device between two components, altering the distance between the two components, and compensating for the change in distance between the two components by varying a dimension of the adjustable filtering device.