Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
210443000 | Inlet and outlet at same end | 28 |
20080203010 | Filter, in Particular a Fuel Filter - A filter has a housing with cylindrical wall having a first end face and a second end face. The housing has an end wall that closes of the first end face. A filter insert is arranged in the housing. A lid is attached to the cylindrical wall and closes off the second end face. The housing has two layers of different plastic materials, wherein the different plastic materials have different ductility and in particular different hardness. The cylindrical wall has elements that provide a positive-locking connection of the two layers in the axial direction of the housing. | 08-28-2008 |
20080308487 | Filtering device for liquids - A filtering device for filtering liquids features a pot-shaped filter housing for receiving a filter element contained therein, the filter housing being removably engaged with a connecting component (such a cover or a flange) by means of a bayonet connection. The bayonet connection includes a first positive-engaged element at the filter housing and a second positive-engaged element secured to the connecting component. The positive-engaged elements are to be brought into an axially positive locking position by axially shifting and rotating them around the housing's longitudinal axis. Furthermore, a blocking stage with a projection extending in axial direction is realized in one positive-engaged element; the allocated positive-engaged element abuts the projection in locking position, which allows also a positive locking position in circumferential direction. | 12-18-2008 |
20090101570 | Liquid Filter - A liquid filter intended for use as a fuel filter is composed of a housing produced from aluminium by an extrusion process and of a cover ( | 04-23-2009 |
20110042298 | FILTER MEDIUM AND WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A filter medium comprises: a) 55 to 80 percent by weight of activated carbon particles having a D | 02-24-2011 |
20110100898 | Fluid Filter - A fluid filter includes a base plate, a canister, and filtering media contained in the canister for filtering fluid from an inlet port to an outlet port. Notches are formed into an outer periphery of the base plate. An annular bead of the canister side wall is partially formed into the notches to provide a torque locking mechanism between the base plate and the canister. The terminating lip portion of the canister is wrapped around the outer face of the base plate and formed into an annular trough to directly secure the base plate to the canister. The annular trough includes a diverging outer wall that provides a narrow contact interface between the terminating lip portion and the retention corner of the base plate to thereby reduce moment loads induced therebetween as a result of high fluid pressures in the filter. | 05-05-2011 |
20110192786 | FUEL FILTER - A fuel filter for filtering engine fuel received in a fuel tank when the engine fuel is fed to an engine may include a filter member that is received in the fuel tank and is capable of being connected to a fuel inlet port through which the engine fuel is drawn, and a wall member that is connected to a circumferential periphery of the filter member to form a container member. The wall member and the filter member are respectively arranged and constructed to function as a side portion and a bottom portion of the container member. The filter member is capable of being disposed in the fuel tank so as to draw the engine fuel received in the fuel tank through a side thereof that faces the bottom wall of the fuel tank. | 08-11-2011 |
20120211412 | FILTER CARTRIDGE - A filter cartridge for operatively engaging a manifold having an ejection cam and an insertion cam. The filter cartridge includes a filter element and inlet/outlet portion in fluid communication with the filter element. | 08-23-2012 |
20130043181 | HYDRAULIC SPIN-ON FILTER CARTRIDGE HAVING BASE PLATE SUPPORTING RADIALLY DIRECTED SEAL - A filter element is provided. The filter element is removably engaged with a filter head having an inlet and an outlet. The filter element includes an outer housing, a filter cartridge, and a baseplate. The filter element further includes a plurality of seals adapted to seal between the baseplate and the filter head, and between the baseplate and the filter cartridge. | 02-21-2013 |
20130081995 | FILTER SYSTEMS FOR SEPARATING MICROCARRIERS FROM CELL CULTURE SOLUTIONS - A filter assembly for separating microcarriers from a fluid medium includes a collapsible container bounding a sterile compartment adapted to hold a fluid. An inlet port is attached to the container through which fluid flows into the compartment. An outlet port is attached to the container through which fluid flows out of the compartment. A filter is disposed within the compartment, the filter dividing the compartment into an inlet chamber that is fluidly coupled with the inlet port and an outlet chamber that is fluidly coupled with the outlet port, the filter allowing a medium to pass therethrough but preventing microcarriers disposed in the medium from passing therethrough. | 04-04-2013 |
20130334125 | Laser Welded Spin-On Type Lube Filter - A circumferentially extending weld, utilized to join the side wall and the end plate of a fluid filter together, is disposed at a terminus of at least one of the side wall and an upstanding flange of an end plate. The circumferentially extending weld may take various forms, and, for example, can be provided at adjoining axially facing ends of the upstanding flange and the side wall, between a terminal end of the side wall and a circumferentially extending inner surface of the upstanding flange, or between a terminal end of the side wall and a circumferentially extending outer surface of the upstanding flange. | 12-19-2013 |
20150090656 | Liquid Filter Arrangement; Components; and, Methods - Liquid filter arrangements are described and shown. The arrangements generally include a filter member comprising a shell enclosing a filter cartridge. Unique features for interface between the enclosed filter cartridge and the shell are provided. Also provided are unique features for interaction between the cartridge and a filter head, in use. | 04-02-2015 |
210444000 | Filter suspended from head | 17 |
20080217237 | Spin-On Filter with Base Plate and Gasket and Method of Assembly Thereof - Baffle plate and gasket arrangements are provided. The arrangements include a baffle plate ( | 09-11-2008 |
20090230050 | Filter Assembly Sump Liner - Embodiments of the disclosure provide a sump liner for use with a fluid filter assembly in an appliance. The sump liner includes an open end configured to be coupled to the housing and a closed end opposite from the open end. The sump liner includes a body between the open end and the closed end with the body including at least one corrugated wall. The sump liner includes a cartridge-receiving cavity formed by the body and the closed end. The cartridge-receiving cavity is configured to at least partially cover a filter cartridge when the filter cartridge is inserted into and removed from the sump. The sump liner substantially prevents fluid from the filter cartridge from contacting the sump. | 09-17-2009 |
20100200492 | ASSEMBLY PROCESS AND METHOD OF SEALING FOR FLUID FILTERS - A fluid filter for a fluid circulation system having a filter mount, the fluid filter having: a housing; a filter element disposed within the housing; a tapping plate secured to the housing, the tapping plate defining a fluid inlet path for fluid to be filtered by the filter element and a fluid outlet path for fluid filtered by the filter element; and wherein a first peripheral edge portion of the tapping plate is engaged by a distal end of the housing that is bent around the first peripheral edge portion of the tapping plate and a second peripheral edge portion of the tapping plate is secured to an inner surface of the housing by an adhesive disposed between the second peripheral edge portion of the tapping plate and the inner surface of the housing. | 08-12-2010 |
20110024349 | Filter Media Surface Modification for Enhanced Sealing and Apparatus Utilizing the Same - A novel surface treatment is provided for portions of filter media coming in contact with the filter media holder, such as filter housing. In certain applications, the treatment is also applied to the filter media holder, depending on the application. Filter media having at least two distinct surface property modifications are provided in liquid filtration applications to enhance the performance of a filtration system, reduce the cost of the system, provided a visual means of detecting fluid bypass, and minimize fluid holdup volume within the filter media, all with substantially no loss of performance performances parameters, even in steam sterilization applications. | 02-03-2011 |
20110079550 | Filter System and Filter Element for Filtering Fluids - A filter system for filtering fluids has a filter head and a filter cup with a rim area, wherein the filter cup is connected detachably by the rim area by a rotational and/or plug-in movement to the filter head. A filter element is exchangeably arranged in the filter cup. A sealing device with several sealing areas is provided that seals the filter head relative to the filter cup. The filter element has a connecting end disk arranged at an end face that is facing the rim area of the filter cup. On the connecting end disk at least two of the sealing areas of the sealing device are arranged so as to extend circumferentially in such a way that a first sealing area seals the connecting end disk relative to the filter head and a second sealing area seals the connecting end disk relative to the filter cup. | 04-07-2011 |
20110089101 | FUEL FILTER - A fuel filter, in particular for Diesel engine fuel, comprising a closed casing, the internal volume of which comprises at least a first chamber, connected to an inlet for the fuel to be filtered, and a second chamber connected to an outlet for the filtered fuel. A filter screen and a hydrophobic mesh are positioned between the first chamber and the second chamber, and the filter screen is removably fitted to the filter, independently of the hydrophobic mesh. | 04-21-2011 |
20110259811 | DIALYSIS PROBE - Provided is a dialysis probe capable of stably performing an analysis with high accuracy for a long period of time even if the inflow and outflow rates of a perfusate are not completely equalized. | 10-27-2011 |
20120055866 | UNIVERSAL CARTRIDGE FILTER HOUSING - A universal cartridge filter housing has an upper cap and a lower housing. An inlet and a first outlet are formed through the upper cap, and an inlet mouth and an first outlet mouth are respectively formed around and upwardly protrude from top openings of the inlet and the first outlet so that the universal cartridge filter housing is universally applicable to all sorts of filter cores and serves as a standard part to significantly reduce the production cost and users' expense and facilitate extensive promotion and usage. As the inlet mouth and the first outlet mouth are concentrated on a top of the upper cap, multiple universal cartridge filter housings can be gathered together for operation, flexible tubes connected to the inlet mouth and the first outlet mouth and the second outlet mouth can be also centralized, thereby facilitating replacement of each filter core and enhancing the work efficiency at maintenance. | 03-08-2012 |
20120199530 | SEAMING CAP COUPLED WITH REINFORCEMENT PLATE OF SPIN-ON FILTER - Disclosed is a seaming cap coupled with a reinforcement plate of a spin-on filter. The seaming cap ( | 08-09-2012 |
20130126416 | Urea-Water Solution Filter System - A urea-water solution filter ( | 05-23-2013 |
20130319929 | Shower Filter - A shower filter is disclosed comprising a cap having an input port connectable to shower arm and output port connectable to a showerhead, a filter assembly engageable to and supportable by the cap, and a housing disposed about the filter assembly and engageable to the cap. The housing is disengageable from the cap while the filter assembly remains in engaged to the cap. The filter assembly further includes a fluid dispersal chamber disposed, intermediate the filter assembly an input flow path and the filter assembly output flow path, the fluid dispersal chamber facilitating distribution of water from the filter assembly input flow path throughout the filter assembly annular output flow path and filtering media disposed therealong. | 12-05-2013 |
20130334126 | In Line Top Opening Filter Housing Unit - A filter housing unit having a housing which has inlet and outlet passages, a bottom formed to hold the filters lower end, a filter with a cylindrical center shaft which is accessible through the housings top which is sealed closed with a screw on cap that has a center exit passage which also serves to locate the filters upper end. The caps exit passage flows into a fluid column area allowing filtered fluid to connect with the housing exit passage. | 12-19-2013 |
20140061119 | End Disk for a Filter Element - A plastic end disk for a filter element has a disk-shaped-section sealing an end face of a star-pleated bellows and has a hollow-cylindrical section extending away from the disk-shaped-section. An inner side of the hollow-cylindrical section radially seals the plastic end disk on a receiving pin by an O-ring. The hollow-cylindrical section has noses arranged on the inner side that extend into the interior the hollow-cylindrical section. The noses house an O-ring. The noses include first noses extending in a first plane parallel to the disk-shaped-section and second noses extending in a second plane that is spaced apart from the first plane in axial direction. The first noses are displaced relative to the second noses such that the first noses, when projected axially onto the second plane, and the second noses do not overlap and an undercut-free configuration of the plastic end disk is provided. | 03-06-2014 |
20140299536 | DECREASED ADHESION PRESSURE VESSEL FOR BAG-TYPE FILTRATION SYSTEMS - A pressure vessel adapted to hold a compatible filter cartridge encased in a polymeric film is provided. The pressure vessel comprises a pressure vessel outer wall and a pressure vessel inner wall. The pressure vessel inner wall comprises an inner circumference and one or more depressions extending from the inner circumference toward the pressure vessel outer wall, the one or more depressions creating one or more fluid passages between the polymeric film and the pressure vessel when the filter cartridge is installed in the pressure vessel. The one or more depressions comprise a first depression wall joining the pressure vessel inner wall at the inner circumference such that an angle a facing away from the depression between the first depression wall and a tangent of the inner circumference is greater than or equal to ninety degrees. | 10-09-2014 |
20160376164 | CONTAINER FOR FILTER-AS-YOU-POUR SYSTEM - The invention relates to container bodies configured to be used in filter-as-you-pour systems, where filtering is achieved as the user pours water from the container. Such container bodies may have an undivided internal storage volume, so as to not include a reservoir compartment for unfiltered water. They may be part of systems configured to filter water both as water is introduced into a container body of the system and as water is poured from the container body of the system. The filter assembly may be attached to the container body at a location proximate the outlet of the system. Filter media of the filter assembly may comprise an activated carbon textile material that presents a curved surface to water passing through the filter assembly. The container body may be configured as a pitcher, carafe, water bottle, jug, or other shaped container. | 12-29-2016 |
20160376165 | FILTER AS YOU POUR SYSTEM - The invention relates to filter-as-you-pour filtration container systems. Such a system may include a container body defining an internal storage volume for holding water, a lid that may be releasably attachable over the container body, and a filter assembly (e.g., disposed within the container body). The system includes an inlet through which unfiltered water is introduced into the container body, and an outlet through which filtered water may be poured. The filter assembly may be attachable to at least one of the lid or container body, and is disposed relative to the outlet so as to be in a flow stream of the water as the water is poured from the container. The filter media of the filter assembly may comprise an activated carbon fibrous textile material that presents a curved surface to the water. Such systems surprisingly provide for relatively high flow rates (e.g., at least 0.3 GPM). | 12-29-2016 |
20180021703 | FILTER ASSEMBLY HAVING CRYOGENIC SEAL ARRANGEMENT | 01-25-2018 |