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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2012
Applicants:
Timothy A. Byrd, West End, NC (US);
L. Steven Cline, Fayetteville, NC (US);
Inventors:
Timothy A. Byrd, West End, NC (US);
L. Steven Cline, Fayetteville, NC (US);
Assignee:
MANN+HUMMEL Purolator Filters LLC, Fayetteville, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 37/22 (2006.01); B01D 29/15 (2006.01); B01D 35/14 (2006.01); B01D 29/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Static dissipaters for eliminating static electricity in fuel filter assemblies and fuel filter assemblies including static dissipaters are provided. The static dissipaters are in the form of a static dissipation sleeve that is disposed around the outside of a fuel pump within a fuel filter assembly. The static dissipation sleeve has one or more protrusion portions that protrude radially from the surface of the static dissipation sleeve and provide contacts for static dissipation of static electricity.