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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2006
Leroy J. Meddock, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Mark T. Meddock, Oceanside, CA (US);
Kenneth Swanson, Rancho Sante Fe, CA (US);
Leroy J. Meddock, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Mark T. Meddock, Oceanside, CA (US);
Kenneth Swanson, Rancho Sante Fe, CA (US);
Filtran LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Abstract
A fluid filter includes a first filter, a second filter coaxial with the first filter, an inlet adjacent the first and second filters, a first outlet adjacent the inlet, and a second outlet at a distal end from the inlet and the first outlet. Further, the first and second filters may be housed in a unitary canister or a canister that has a canister body coupled to a removable canister cap. First and second springs urge each of the filters into sealing contact with respective gaskets at opposite ends of the device.