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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Alan Joseph Mitchell, Louisville, KY (US);
Jeffrey Charles Mellinger, Louisville, KY (US);
Wade Antoine Powell, La Grange, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 24/04 (2006.01); A47J 31/60 (2006.01); F16K 27/02 (2006.01); A47J 27/21 (2006.01); B01D 35/153 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 24/042 (2013.01); A47J 31/605 (2013.01); F16K 27/0209 (2013.01); A47J 27/21183 (2013.01); B01D 35/153 (2013.01); F16K 24/044 (2013.01);
Abstract
A filter assembly includes a vent system. The vent system includes an inner standpipe, a check valve, an outer standpipe and a cover. A sidewall of the check valve extends around the inner standpipe, and an end wall of the check valve is positioned over the inner standpipe. A sidewall of the cover extends around the outer standpipe, and an end wall of the cover is positioned over the outer standpipe.