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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Stephen David Hiner, Salisbury, GB;
Michael T. Adams, Marietta, GA (US);
Charles Edward Thomas Brake, Alton, GB;
Inventors:
Stephen David Hiner, Salisbury, GB;
Michael T. Adams, Marietta, GA (US);
Charles Edward Thomas Brake, Alton, GB;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schnectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Solutions for improving efficiency of a filter device for use with a machine requiring clean airflow are disclosed. In one embodiment, the filter device includes: a filter housing about an airflow inlet of the machine, wherein the filter housing comprises an air-permeable filter media configured to filter particles from multi-directional airflow moving through a substantial portion of the filter housing into the airflow inlet.