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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
May. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Donaldson Company, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Wijadi Jodi, Burnsville, MN (US);
Timothy O. Winters, Nowthen, MN (US);
Scott R. Galloway, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Marvin E. Laue, Belle Plaine, MN (US);
Hubert J. Visee, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Donaldson Company, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/24 (2005.12); B01D 46/00 (2021.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/2414 (2012.12); B01D 46/0031 (2012.12); B01D 2265/021 (2012.12); B01D 2265/026 (2012.12); B01D 2271/027 (2012.12);
Abstract
An air oil separator includes a removable and replaceable filter element. The filter element can include a flange-receiving recess in a first end cap construction. Alternatively, the first end cap construction can include alternating radially protruding projections and radially inward recesses. Alternatively, the end cap construction can include a first section contained within a plane and a second section sloping from the first section.