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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2013
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Thomas P. Kelmartin, West Chester, PA (US);
Wai Sing Poon, Hockessin, DE (US);
Mark Duane Briggs, Newark, DE (US);
Matthew Robert Gessner, Middletown, DE (US);
Ryder William Pingry, Newark, DE (US);
Shawn Patrick Riley, Wilmington, DE (US);
Stephen Robb, Lincoln University, PA (US);
Kenneth Stephen Zukor, Havre de Grace, MD (US);
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A V-panel filter apparatus and method of construction are provided. The method includes flowing curable potting material into a recess portion of an end cap, positioning first end edge surfaces of first and second filter panels into the contained potting material, and curing the potting material with the first and second filter panels positioned to diverge away from the end cap to define a V-shaped configuration. The method may include flowing curable potting material into a recess portion of a first side plate, positioning edge surfaces of the first and second filter panels into the contained potting material, and curing the potting material. Such steps may be repeated in relation to a second side plate and a header member. By utilizing a pot-and-place sealing methodology, improved seal interfaces are realized. Stability and construction advantages may be provided by snap-fit features of the header member and first and second side plates.