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Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011

Filed:

Mar. 24, 2009
Applicants:

Peter K. Herman, Stoughton, WI (US);

Scott P. Heckel, Stoughton, WI (US);

Michael J. Connor, Stoughton, WI (US);

Christopher E. Holm, Madison, WI (US);

Chirag D. Parikh, Madison, WI (US);

Bradley A. Smith, Madison, WI (US);

Glen B. Schneider, Evansville, WI (US);

Ashwin K. Koleshwar, Stoughton, WI (US);

Inventors:

Peter K. Herman, Stoughton, WI (US);

Scott P. Heckel, Stoughton, WI (US);

Michael J. Connor, Stoughton, WI (US);

Christopher E. Holm, Madison, WI (US);

Chirag D. Parikh, Madison, WI (US);

Bradley A. Smith, Madison, WI (US);

Glen B. Schneider, Evansville, WI (US);

Ashwin K. Koleshwar, Stoughton, WI (US);

Assignee:

Cummins Filtration IP, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An inertial gas-liquid separator removes liquid particles from a gas-liquid stream and has a variable orifice area variable along an axial direction and dependent upon axial movement of a plunger relative to a housing sleeve.


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