US5961678A
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Filter drainage layer attachment
Assignee: SPX Flow Technology USA Inc
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Filing: 1997-11-03
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Granted: 1999-10-05
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Expires: 2017-11-03
Abstract
Abstract A filter system utilizing a coalescing-type filter element with at least one end cap and a transport layer such that contaminants are filtered from a gas stream, coalesced and drained from the filter element completely exterior to any other component of the filter element. The filter element includes a drainage sleeve which may extend over and exterior to at least one end cap. The filter element may include a transport layer disposed exterior to a drainage layer extending between end caps. The present invention further includes a method for decontaminating a gas stream utilizing the filter system and filter element.
Inventors
- 👤 Dean Mac Pruette
- 👤 Allan Bradford Thomas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 11:55
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D46/00; B01D46/0027; B01D46/003; B01D46/0031; B01D46/0002; B01D46/0005; B01D46/0039; B01D46/0041; B01D46/0043; B01D46/24; B01D46/2403; B01D46/2411; B01D46/2414; B01D2271/00; B01D2271/02; B01D2271/027; B01D2275/00; B01D2275/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/13; Y10S55/17; Y10S55/25
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
68 words
A filter arrangement for removing contaminants from a fluid passed therethrough, comprising: (i) a filtering medium in which the contaminants coalesce; (ii) a filter drainage layer disposed adjacent said filtering medium for receiving coalesced contaminants therefrom; and (iii) a transport layer disposed in abutment with said filter drainage layer, said transport layer comprising fibers having grooves which draw through capillary action coalesced contaminants from said filter drainage layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
68 words
A filter arrangement for removing contaminants from a fluid passed therethrough, comprising: (i) a filtering medium in which the contaminants coalesce; (ii) a filter drainage layer disposed adjacent said filtering medium for receiving coalesced contaminants therefrom; and (iii) a transport layer disposed in abutment with said filter drainage layer, said transport layer comprising fibers having grooves which draw through capillary action coalesced contaminants from said filter drainage layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The filter arrangement as recited in claim 1, wherein said filter drainage layer includes open cell foam.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The filter arrangement as recited in claim 1, wherein said filter drainage layer includes polyester fibers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The filter arrangement as recited in claim 1, wherein the grooved fibers are disposed in substantially parallel relation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
91 words
An elongated tubular filter element extending along a tubular axis thereof for removing condensable contaminants from a gas, comprising: (i) a porous core extending about the tubular axis; (ii) a filtering medium extending about said porous core in which the contaminants coalesce; (iii) a filter drainage layer extending about said filtering medium for receiving coalesced contaminants therefrom; and (iv) a transport layer extending about and in abutment with said filter drainage layer, said transport layer comprising fibers having grooves which draw through capillary action coalesced contaminants from said filter drainage layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
91 words
An elongated tubular filter element extending along a tubular axis thereof for removing condensable contaminants from a gas, comprising: (i) a porous core extending about the tubular axis; (ii) a filtering medium extending about said porous core in which the contaminants coalesce; (iii) a filter drainage layer extending about said filtering medium for receiving coalesced contaminants therefrom; and (iv) a transport layer extending about and in abutment with said filter drainage layer, said transport layer comprising fibers having grooves which draw through capillary action coalesced contaminants from said filter drainage layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The tubular filter element as recited in claim 5, wherein said filter drainage layer includes open cell foam.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The tubular filter element as recited in claim 5, wherein said filter drainage layer includes polyester fibers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
The tubular filter element as recited in claim 5, wherein the grooved fibers are disposed in substantially parallel relation to the tubular axis of the filter element such that coalesced contaminants are wicked along the tubular axis through capillary action.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
73 words
The tubular filter element as recited in claim 5, further comprising an end cap defining a well extending about the tubular axis of the filter element, wherein an end of said filtering medium is retained within said end cap well, wherein said filter drainage layer and said transport layer extend circumferentially about said end cap, and wherein said end cap is disposed completely within an interior spaced defined by said filter drainage layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
67 words
The tubular filter element as recited in claim 5, further comprising an end cap defining a well extending about the tubular axis of the filter element, wherein an end of said filtering medium is retained within said end cap well, wherein said transport layer extends circumferentially about said end cap, and wherein said end cap is disposed completely within an interior space defined by said transport layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
52 words
The tubular filter element as recited in claim 10, further comprising a retention clip releasably attached to said end cap and defining a recess for receipt therein of said end cap and said transport layer, said retention clip extending about said transport layer and retaining said transport layer against said end cap.
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