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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2012
Applicants:
Paul Sherwood Bryant, Amesbury, GB;
Hongyi Zhou, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Inventors:
Paul Sherwood Bryant, Amesbury, GB;
Hongyi Zhou, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
BHA Altair, LLC, Franklin, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/52 (2006.01); F02C 7/055 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/055 (2013.01); B01D 46/522 (2013.01); B01D 2279/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
Solutions for efficiently filtering air for a machine are disclosed. In one embodiment, a filter element for a filter assembly of a rotary machine is provided. The filter element includes: a first set of pleats, each pleat including a first tip radius and a first spacing; and a second set of pleats, each pleat including a second tip radius and a second spacing, wherein the first and second set of pleats are positioned upon a continuous filter media.