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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:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael E. Embree, Long Beach, MS (US);
Terrance M. Roberts, Diamondhead, MS (US);
James F. McCain, Pass Christian, MS (US);
Assignee:
Oreck Holdings, LLC, Cheyenne, WY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 4/602 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 4/602 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for separating particulates from a flow of air and particulates in a vacuum cleaner. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a removable vacuum cleaner filter having a flange portion with a flange aperture. A flexible, porous filter element portion is attached to the flange portion and is elongated along a filter axis. The filter element portion has a generally constant cross-sectional area when intersected by a plane generally perpendicular to the filter axis.