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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. 14, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Terrel F Spencer, Lake Geneva, WI (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H / ; F15D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210169 ; 210232 ; 210315 ; 210437 ; 210489 ; 138 37 ; 138 39 ;
Abstract
A common filter assembly is formed from a filter membrane which is supported by a filter core element. The core element according to the invention is substantially planer in the as-molded condition but is adapted to be articulated into a cylindrical configuration. The core element comprises a framework adapted to control the flow of fluid therethrough to enhance the performance of the filter membrane.