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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2008
Igor Sokolchik, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Matthew Ronald Hulen, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Rhett Dakota Ringenberger, Lafayette, IN (US);
Igor Sokolchik, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Matthew Ronald Hulen, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Rhett Dakota Ringenberger, Lafayette, IN (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a manifold for a filter assembly. The manifold includes a first base which may define a first inlet configured to direct fuel flow to a first filter element, and a first outlet configured to direct fuel flow from the first filter element to the second filter element. The manifold includes a second base operably coupled to the first base. The second base may define a barrier which prevents the fuel flow from flowing from the first inlet to the second filter element without passing through the first filter element. The second base may also define a second inlet configured to receive fuel flow from the first outlet and direct the fuel flow to the second filter element, and a second outlet configured to receive the fuel flow from the second filter element.