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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Donald F. Wilkins, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 35/00 (2006.01); B03C 1/00 (2006.01); B03C 1/02 (2006.01); B03C 3/00 (2006.01); B03C 5/00 (2006.01); B03C 5/02 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 35/00 (2013.01); B01L 3/502753 (2013.01); B03C 1/00 (2013.01); B03C 1/02 (2013.01); B03C 3/00 (2013.01); B03C 5/00 (2013.01); B03C 5/02 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0652 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0415 (2013.01);
Abstract
A filtration system is provided. The filtration system includes a filter media including a plurality of apertures defined therein, and an array of micropillars. Each micropillar is substantially aligned with one of the plurality of apertures and is configured to be repelled by particles of a predetermined substance entrained in a flow channeled through the filtration system.