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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Kx Technologies Llc, West Haven, CT (US);
Inventors:
Stephen P. Huda, Shelton, CT (US);
Andrew Lombardo, West Haven, CT (US);
Assignee:
KX Technologies LLC, West Haven, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 29/00 (2006.01); B01D 29/21 (2006.01); B01D 35/30 (2006.01); B01D 36/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 29/00 (2013.01); B01D 29/21 (2013.01); B01D 35/30 (2013.01); B01D 36/001 (2013.01); C02F 1/003 (2013.01); B01D 2201/296 (2013.01); C02F 2201/006 (2013.01); C02F 2307/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A filter for gravity-fed applications, having filter media with a hollow center, the filter being generally prone to a degradation or cessation in fluid flow due to air entrapment or air lock within the filter housing cavity, which develops during filtering. A diffuser element is introduced to pierce the entrapped air bubble, the diffuser element being an elongated structure connected to the filter housing top end cap and extending through the entrapped air bubble to the filter media.