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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2014
Cummins Filtration Ip, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Mark V. Holzmann, Stoughton, WI (US);
Robert A. Bannister, Stoughton, WI (US);
Budi Antony, Fitchburg, WI (US);
Scott W. Schwartz, Cottage Grove, WI (US);
Brian W. Schwandt, Fort Atkinson, WI (US);
Steven R. Sankbeil, Stoughton, WI (US);
Christopher E. Holm, Madison, WI (US);
Eric A. Janikowski, Jefferson, WI (US);
Scott G. Manke, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Cummins Filtration IP, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Abstract
Cleanable filters and methods of cleaning filters are described in the present application. The cleanable air filter includes a housing and a filter element installed in the housing. The filter element is configured to filter an operating fluid in a given application. The filter element is cleanable in-situ in the installed condition in the housing. The cleanable air filter further includes a cleaning fluid applicator configured to apply a cleaning fluid to the filter element while the filter element is in the installed condition in the housing such that the filter element is cleanable without being removed from the filter housing.