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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 29, 2010
Applicants:

Gerard W. Bilski, Perrysburg, OH (US);

Ronald Rohrbach, Flemington, NJ (US);

Zafar Hussain, Perrysburg, OH (US);

Inventors:

Gerard W. Bilski, Perrysburg, OH (US);

Ronald Rohrbach, Flemington, NJ (US);

Zafar Hussain, Perrysburg, OH (US);

Assignee:

Fram Group IP LLC, Lake Forest, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 37/02 (2006.01); B01D 27/08 (2006.01); F01M 11/03 (2006.01); F01M 9/02 (2006.01); B01F 1/00 (2006.01); C10M 175/00 (2006.01); F01M 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 37/025 (2013.01); B01F 1/0033 (2013.01); C10M 175/0016 (2013.01); C10M 175/0091 (2013.01); F01M 11/03 (2013.01); C10N 2230/52 (2013.01); C10N 2240/10 (2013.01); F01M 9/02 (2013.01); F01M 2001/1014 (2013.01);
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.


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