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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
May. 21, 2003
Applicants:
L. Steven Cline, Fayetteville, NC (US);
Henry L. Neufeld, Tulsa, OK (US);
Bryant L. Richie, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Inventors:
L. Steven Cline, Fayetteville, NC (US);
Henry L. Neufeld, Tulsa, OK (US);
Bryant L. Richie, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Assignee:
Arvin Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 35/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A filter apparatus comprises a filter element to be positioned in an interior region defined by a housing. The filter element comprises a quick-drain valve member to block a flow of fluid from the interior region through a quick-drain outlet defined by the housing when the filter element is positioned in the interior region and to allow a flow of fluid from the interior region through the quick-drain outlet when the filter element is removed from the interior region.