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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2003
Applicants:
Bernhard Staudenmayer, Dudenhofen, DE;
Detlef Brandt, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Wolfgang Heikamp, Waldsee, DE;
Inventors:
Bernhard Staudenmayer, Dudenhofen, DE;
Detlef Brandt, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Wolfgang Heikamp, Waldsee, DE;
Assignee:
Mann & Hummel GmbH, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D039/20 ; B01D046/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A filter element composed of a nonwoven filter web of metal fibers affixed to a support body, in which the metal fibers of the filter web form an unsintered composite having a porosity of at least 90%. Preferably the metal fibers have a diameter of at most 4 μm.