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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:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2002
Applicants:
Koen Wastijn, Deerlijk, BE;
Willy Marrecau, Rome, GA (US);
Geert Devooght, Koekelare, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
N.V. Bekaert S.A., Zwevegem, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/00 (2006.01); B01D 39/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A filter element comprises a pleated metal fiber fleece which is pleated according to pleating lines, providing an edge with pleat openings to be closed to make gas flowing through the metal fiber fleece. The filter element comprises at least two flanks, each of these flanks comprises a ceramic plate. The metal fiber fleece is mounted between the ceramic plates of both flanks, while flanks exercising a clamping force on the edges of the metal fiber fleece in a direction essentially parallel to the pleating lines, meanwhile closing the pleat openings.