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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2015
Alhstrom-munksjö Oyj, Helsinki, FI;
Jesse Shim, Daegu, KR;
Kevin Kim, Daegu, KR;
Ryan Kwon, Daegu, KR;
Jinny Kim, Daegu, KR;
Jamie Byeon, Daegu, KR;
David Alan Topolenski, Madisonville, KY (US);
Kevin Ray Townsend, Providence, KY (US);
Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj, Helsinki, FI;
Abstract
A fibrous media suitable for an oil filter comprising a fibrous web formed from synthetic fibers; optionally at least one additive, and a thermoset binder present at a concentration of at least 15 wt.-% by weight of the fibrous web and/or at least one binder fiber, wherein the synthetic fibers comprise up to 30 wt.-%, preferably up to 20 wt.-%, glass fibers, based on the total weight of the fibers. The fibers are bonded with the thermoset binder and/or the at least one binder fiber to form a web; and the fibrous media is capable of forming a self-supporting, pleated oil filter media which is capable of retaining pleats upon contact with oil having a temperature in the range encountered in a combustion engine.