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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:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Roy M Taylor, Rockford, MI (US);
Assignee:
Amway Corporation, Ada, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264113 ; 264126 ; 264D / ;
Abstract
An integrated filter and sleeve assembly has an annular non-porous sleeve having opposing open ends and an outer circumferential wall with an inner surface. The integrated filter and sleeve assembly also has a filtration block disposed within the annular sleeve between the open ends. The filtration block includes a mixture of filtration media and a binder. A seal is formed between the inner surface and the filtration block by applying heat to the annular non-porous sleeve and the filtration block.