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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2007
Philip P. Treier, Bloomdale, OH (US);
Christopher P. Montelauro, Bowling Green, OH (US);
Philip P. Treier, Bloomdale, OH (US);
Christopher P. Montelauro, Bowling Green, OH (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A cast formed filter and a method for making the filter are provided. The cast formed filter includes a cast formed filter media having an inlet end, an outlet end, a plurality of inlet openings, a plurality of outlet openings, and a fluid path. The plurality of inlet openings extend from the inlet end into the cast formed filter media, wherein a first portion of the cast formed filter media is disposed between each of the plurality of inlet openings and the outlet end. The plurality of outlet openings extend from the outlet end into the cast formed filter media, wherein a second portion of the cast formed filter media is disposed between each of the plurality of outlet openings and the inlet end, the second portion comprising at least a portion of the first portion of cast formed filter media. The fluid path extends through at least one of the plurality of inlet openings and through at least one of the plurality of outlet openings, wherein fluid flowing through the fluid path is filtered by the cast formed filter media.