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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
James S. Zielinski, Wonder Lake, IL (US);
Thomas F. Walker, Algonquin, IL (US);
Mark R. Breining, West Chester, OH (US);
Christopher J. Cichelli, Grays Lake, IL (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 27/08 (2006.01); B01D 27/14 (2006.01); B01D 29/03 (2006.01); B01D 35/00 (2006.01); B01D 35/30 (2006.01); F02M 37/24 (2019.01); F02M 37/32 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 29/03 (2013.01); B01D 27/08 (2013.01); B01D 27/146 (2013.01); B01D 27/148 (2013.01); B01D 35/005 (2013.01); B01D 35/30 (2013.01); F02M 37/24 (2019.01); F02M 37/32 (2019.01); B01D 29/031 (2013.01); B01D 2201/02 (2013.01); B01D 2201/29 (2013.01);
Abstract
A water separation filter is provided with a first compartment including a particulate filter and a second compartment including a hydrophobic filter for removing particle contaminants and water from a fuel flowing through the filter. Inlet and outlet fuel line couplings are provided so that the water separation filter can be installed as an in-line filter between a fuel tank and a combustion engine.