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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hayden Leason, Humacao, PR (US);
Assignee:
Filtertek, Inc., Hebron, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210168 ; 210314 ; 2104165 ; 210445 ;
Abstract
A fluid filter for use in a fluid system wherein fluid is forced through the filter by a suction source connected to the filter outlet is disclosed. In addition to a housing defining a volume, with an inlet and an outlet, and a filtration media envelope inside said volume, the filter further includes an envelope spacing means to support the envelope against collapse, and fluid flow spacing means between the housing and the envelope. In a preferred embodiment, the envelope spacing means comprises a grid assembly inside the envelope, connected to the housing inlet to maintain proper positioning.