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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2010
Mark T. Allott, Mapleton, IL (US);
David Ofori-amoah, Chicago, IL (US);
Christopher J. Salvador, Peoria, IL (US);
Randall W. Heibenthal, Mahomet, IL (US);
Dennis M. Deedrich, Champaign, IL (US);
David B. Harder, Burnsville, MN (US);
John R. Hacker, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Richard J. Eisenmenger, Philo, IL (US);
Mark T. Allott, Mapleton, IL (US);
David Ofori-Amoah, Chicago, IL (US);
Christopher J. Salvador, Peoria, IL (US);
Randall W. Heibenthal, Mahomet, IL (US);
Dennis M. Deedrich, Champaign, IL (US);
David B. Harder, Burnsville, MN (US);
John R. Hacker, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Richard J. Eisenmenger, Philo, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A filter element disclosed herein includes a center tube defining a central reservoir and including an interior sidewall. The filter element further includes an end plate and a pocket defining a port extending from the end plate into the central reservoir. The pocket includes an inner wall, an outer wall, and a plurality of projections extending from the outer wall of the pocket toward the interior sidewall of the center tube.