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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:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence M. Pillion, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Michael E. Smith, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc., Glen Allen, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/5143 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/5143 ;
Abstract
An air filtration device for intake of atmospheric air, removal of contaminants from the atmospheric air, expulsion of filtered air, includes a housing configured for application directly to an electrical outlet and provides air intake from the front surface of the housing and air expulsion from the side of the housing to utilize a wall surface to disperse the filtered air. A filter change indicator is provided to communicate that a filter should be changed, and a filter orientation system is provided to allow proper orientation of the filter with respect to air flow.