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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2011
Applicants:
Mohammad Usman Rafi, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;
Nathaniel Nance, La Grange, KY (US);
Inventors:
Mohammad Usman Rafi, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;
Nathaniel Nance, La Grange, KY (US);
Assignee:
AAF-McQuay Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/00 (2006.01); B01D 46/12 (2006.01); B01D 46/10 (2006.01); B01D 46/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/002 (2013.01); B01D 2279/60 (2013.01); B01D 46/0021 (2013.01); B01D 2265/029 (2013.01); B01D 2275/206 (2013.01); B01D 2267/40 (2013.01); B01D 46/12 (2013.01); B01D 2277/20 (2013.01); B01D 2267/30 (2013.01); B01D 46/0005 (2013.01); B01D 46/0006 (2013.01); B01D 46/0013 (2013.01); B01D 46/0023 (2013.01); B01D 46/10 (2013.01); B01D 46/125 (2013.01); B01D 46/522 (2013.01); B01D 2265/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various methods and apparatus are disclosed that relate to one or more aspects of a filter structure that may remove contaminants from a stream of fluid. In various aspects the filter structure includes a front portion having a first orientation and a rear portion having a second orientation unique from the first orientation.