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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:
Mar. 24, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
David V Helmlinger, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
Pneumafil Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
55354 ; 55502 ; 210400 ;
Abstract
A filter or dust collector which includes a housing for supporting a filter media formed as an endless belt to move along said housing as dirty air passes inwardly through the moving filter media. The surfaces of the housing which support the moving filter media are formed with suction channels, and the filter media is provided with a sealing strip that includes a slack portion of flaccid material that can be drawn partially into the suction channel by the suction therein to enhance the seal along the side edges of the moving filter media.