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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7625418 | Spacer arrangement for pleated filter A pleated fluid filter having a pair of spaced longitudinally extending flanks is formed by at least one layer of a fluid filter media. A spacing member is integral with one of the flanks and extends outwardly in contacting relation with an adjacent flank. ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7398887 | Product and method of forming successive layers of face-to-face adjacent media with calculated pore size A filter media product and method of making the same wherein at least two independent filter media thicknesses of differing coarse and fine pore sizes are held in face-to-face relationship with the pore sizes being so calculated that the overall average pore size of... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7105124 | Method, apparatus and product for manufacturing nanofiber media A unified arrangement for providing a unique nanofibrous porous media formed as a chemical compound from a water-soluble polymer combined with a cross-linking agent with a balance of water, which chemical compound prevents the polymer from dissolving in water, inclu... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097684 | Method of forming combined pleated scrim and filter media materials and product of same A high efficiency fluid filter arrangement wherein a combined layer of scrim and filter media applications is of empirically relatively estimated weight size and depth with intermediate pleat spacing so as to arrive at a combined filtration capability value in keepi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6908294 | Apparatus for forming a layered fibrous mat of varied porosity An arrangement for producing a fibrous mat from a heated die source wherein the produced mat includes a first layered, preselected fiber portion of substantially straight fibers produced by directing such fibers directly to a collector source and a second layered pr... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6736914 | Series arrangement for forming layered fibrous mat of differing fibers and controlled surfaces An arrangement for forming a web of fibrous media wherein at least one formed layered portion is attenuated from a first die source selectively unto a first collector and successively combining such portion with at least another formed layered portion which is atten... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6652748 | Treated filter media and frame A filter medium and frame therefore wherein the filter medium is treated by a novel adhesive comprised of a major portion by weight of an oil group consisting of vegetable and animal oils and a minor portion of a preselected thickening material with the r... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6387140 | Fluid stream velocity distribution control An arrangement for filtering a particulate-laden fluid stream in a confined flow-through passage which includes a porous filter media extending thereacross and a velocity distribution control member cooperative with said filter media to preselectively con... | 05/14/2002 |