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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2010
Gerard W. Bilski, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Ronald Rohrbach, Flemington, NJ (US);
Zafar Hussain, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Gerard W. Bilski, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Ronald Rohrbach, Flemington, NJ (US);
Zafar Hussain, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Fram Group IP LLC, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for dispersing an additive from an additive cartridge disposed in a housing of an oil filter is provided. The method including the steps of: using stagnation pressure to disperse the additive from the additive cartridge; and regulating a flow rate of the additive from the additive cartridge by restricting an inlet opening of an outlet path of the additive cartridge, wherein a portion of the outlet path is formed in a surface of a first piece of a two piece connector providing fluid communication between and an interior and an exterior of the additive cartridge.