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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2011
Applicants:
Jerald J. Moy, Oregon, WI (US);
Eric A. Janikowski, Jefferson, WI (US);
Kenneth M. Tofsland, Stoughton, WI (US);
Inventors:
Jerald J. Moy, Oregon, WI (US);
Eric A. Janikowski, Jefferson, WI (US);
Kenneth M. Tofsland, Stoughton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Filtration IP Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 29/07 (2006.01); B01D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pleated filter element extends axially between an upstream inlet and a downstream outlet along a plurality of axially extending bend lines forming axial flow channels. The bend lines taper in a transverse direction and define a plurality of axially elongated tetrahedron channels facing oppositely to each other.