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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2018
Applicant:
Cummins Filtration Ip, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Inventors:
Zemin Jiang, Cookeville, TN (US);
Ted S. Loftis, Cookeville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Filtration IP, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 37/34 (2019.01); B01D 29/15 (2006.01); B01D 36/00 (2006.01); B01D 35/00 (2006.01); F02M 37/24 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 37/34 (2019.01); B01D 29/15 (2013.01); B01D 35/005 (2013.01); B01D 36/006 (2013.01); F02M 37/24 (2019.01);
Abstract
A fuel filter assembly for filtering a fuel-liquid mixture comprises a filter cartridge and a return tube. The filter cartridge comprises a filter media and a housing. The filter media defines an open central region therein. The housing contains the filter media. The return tube extends into the central region of the filter media. The return tube collects and drains liquid from a bottom inner region of the filter media.