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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:
Jan. 14, 1992
Filed:
Nov. 02, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gene W Brown, Cookeville, TN (US);
William R Knox, Cookeville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Fleetguard, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210232 ; 210352 ; 210444 ; 210445 ; 210450 ; 210D / ; 215325 ; 215327 ; 277183 ; 277189 ; 277214 ; 277215 ;
Abstract
A high-pressure filter assembly which includes a cover or nutplate secured to a housing via a sidewall portion of the housing deformed into a groove formed in the cover sidewall. The cover and housing are formed such that the cover can be properly seated upon the housing prior to seaming without special locators or beads formed in the container sidewall. A method and apparatus for forming the filter assembly are also disclosed.