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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 1988

Filed:

Sep. 18, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:

Colin T Billiet, Durham, GB;

David Baggett, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, GB;

Alan Bateman, Biddick Washington, GB;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
55269 ; 55275 ; 55316 ; 55387 ; 55498 ; 55502 ;
Abstract

A filter assembly (1) comprises a fluid tight housing (6, 7). First and second coupling means (10 and 11) are provided on the housing, each coupling means providing adjacent flow channels into the housing. A filter element is located within the housing, the element having a fluid tight external wall (20) and a filter medium (19) housed within the wall. A first flow path is established between the first and second coupling means through the filter element, while a second flow path between the first and second coupling means is established within the housing but outside the external wall of the filter element.


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