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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. 05, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dean Mac Pruette, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Allan Bradford Thomas, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
Flair Corporation, Ocala, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
55485 ; 55487 ; 55502 ; 55505 ; 55528 ; 55DI / ; 55DI / ; 55DI / ; 210448 ; 210489 ; 210496 ;
Abstract
A filter system utilizing a coalescing-type filter element with at least one end cap and a transport layer such that contaminants are filtered from a gas stream, coalesced and drained from the filter element completely exterior to any other component of the filter element. The filter element includes a drainage sleeve which may extend over and exterior to at least one end cap. The filter element may include a transport layer disposed exterior to a drainage layer extending between end caps. The present invention further includes a method for decontaminating a gas stream utilizing the filter system and filter element.