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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410572 | Combination particulate and acid-neutralizing filter The present invention provides a filter apparatus for use in removing impurities and acids contained in a fluid that includes a particulate filter and an acid-neutralizing filter. Preferably, the particulate filter and the acid-neutralizing filter are positioned wit... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7357865 | Automatic transmission fluid filtration system An automatic transmission fluid (ATF) filtration system that combines both coarse filtering mesh and microfine depth filtering elements simultaneously to remove a wide range of particulate matter, but also maintains an unrestricted flow of ATF to the pump to ensure ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351335 | Filter module A filter module provided with a housing (3) having an inlet (6) for a liquid to be filtered and an outlet (10) for filtered liquid, with a first filter element (7-9, 12) accommodated in the housing (3), in the form of a poro... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344579 | Pipe trap A pipe trap comprising a body, a disc filter, a pipe and a plurality of mesh filter suitable for filtering gases is provided. The pipe trap body has a gas inlet and a gas outlet. The disc filter and the mesh filters are enclosed inside the pipe trap body. One end of... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7291197 | Particulate trap filter element A filter element has a filter media and at least one base member. The filter element further has a ceramic paste connecting the filter media to the at least one base member. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7264720 | Pool filter with a pre-filtering unit The invention relates to a pool filter comprising a housing, which can be supported on a ground side on the base, a longitudinal axis and a transversal axis, and a water inlet, a channel outlet and a pool outlet which are embodied in the housing wall thereof. A flow... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7240809 | Fuel impurities separator A fuel impurity separation device includes a cylindrical body extending into a fuel can. The separation device includes a screen and a filter. The screen is located at one end of the cylindrical body that extends into a fuel storage cavity defined by sidewalls of th... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232517 | Passive freestanding portable liquid filtration device A freestanding portable liquid filtration device (18) having an upper housing (24), a lower housing (32) and a base (36) which are secured together with an interference fit, with an enclosed lower portion of the upper housing (24) ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7210585 | Edge filter assembly An edge filter assembly is disclosed. The edge filter assembly may include a housing having an inlet and an outlet. The edge filter assembly may further include a filter element disposed within the housing including first and second filter plates and first and secon... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7166215 | Pressure vessel and recyclable filter cartridge A filter assembly is described that includes a substantially recyclable filter cartridge inside a pressure vessel. The invented filter cartridge comprises substantially non-pressure bearing walls, except for a pressure-bearing neck or cap with neck that is adapted t... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150376 | Double-layered fluid container A double-layered fluid container which includes an upper diaphragm and a lower diaphragm, which provides alternating squeezing action so that the upper diaphragm and the lower diaphragm causes an opening and a closing action to the container. The contents in the con... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7138054 | Cartridge filter system A fluid filter system including a cartridge filter housed in a tank having a standpipe extending from a bottom surface of the tank. The cartridge filter is positioned in the tank with the standpipe extending into an outlet tube in the filter. Fluids flow into the ta... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7132047 | Combination particulate and acid-neutralizing filter The present invention provides a filter apparatus for use in removing impurities and acids contained in a fluid that includes a particulate filter and an acid-neutralizing filter. Preferably, the particulate filter and the acid-neutralizing filter are positioned wit... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7090773 | Coaxial full-flow and bypass oil filter An improved combination full flow bypass oil filter is presented where the output of the bypass filter is obtained by non-venturi means and the extremely clean bypass filter output is measurable at all engine oil pressures. The bypass filter output is not blended wi... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7093066 | Method for bus capacitance reduction Data bus capacitance is reduced by decoupling unaccessed memory circuits from a data bus during data transfers to or from other memory circuits. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7081201 | Encapsulated filter cartridge An encapsulated filter cartridge is disclosed, which includes a filter assembly including a carbon block filter element and a microporous filter element. The filter cartridge has a permanently sealed sump defining an interior chamber configured to accommodate the fi... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7029582 | Fuel filter device A fuel filter device includes a first member made of a plastic and having a connecting portion to be connected to a fuel intake port, and a second member made of a plastic and assembled with the first member for forming an interior space communicating with the conne... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7001507 | Retention and removal of debris and pollutants from surface water runoff A system to restrict and remove debris and pollutants from runoff water received from surrounding areas. A receptacle receives the runoff water, and a grate detains the heavier part of its solids burden. A first screen within the receptacle detains solids of lesser ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6986428 | Fluid separation membrane module The present invention includes a membrane construction for selectively transferring a constituent to or from a fluid. The membrane construction includes a multi-layer fluid impermeable support sheet having a plurality of supports on at least one side of the support ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6979148 | Golf course green storm water filter A method of making a golf course green drainage system and the system made from the process which includes forming a drainage system field in a golf course green and coupling a drain pipe to the drain field for channeling water collected from the drain field. The pr... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6969461 | Combination particulate and acid-neutralizing filter The present invention provides a filter apparatus for use in removing impurities and acids contained in a fluid that includes a particulate filter and an acid-neutralizing filter. Preferably, the particulate filter and the acid-neutralizing filter are positioned wit... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6955761 | Multifunctional filter Filters, more particularly to multifunctional filters that are capable of removing as well as adding components to a filtered material are provided by the present invention. In addition to a multifunctional filter, the present invention relates to the use of such a ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6942796 | Filter device for filtering a liquid A filter unit is disclosed suitable for use in a filter housing. The filter unit comprises superposed and spaced-apart inclined lamellar structures, preferably in the form of hollow truncated cones, each having a lower end side opposite an upper end side and a passa... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932900 | Filter device A filter device includes a filter housing (10) in which at least two filter elements (12, 14) with differing filter grades of filter material (16) are arranged. The filter elements are partially separated from each other by a separating device (... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926821 | Water treatment device with volumetric and time monitoring features A totalization meter system for a water treatment device, the device having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture, and a channel for channeling water between the inlet and outlet apertures. A flow reactive device is positioned in the channel and is exposed to the... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6911146 | Removable filters and water heating vessels incorporating such A filter (10) for use in a water heating vessel, such as an electric kettle, to filter sedimentary material in the water includes a scale collector (25), for example in the form of a compacted mesh block, carried on the filter. The block can be support... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6893555 | Dual flow filter A dual flow filter unit for the filtration of a pressurized liquid such as oil, comprising a closed housing (10) having an inlet (31), and main and secondary outlets (32, 13) for that liquid. The unit further comprises a main filter element (... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6761822 | Dual filter with flow mixer and centrifugal separator A filter for filtering a fluid, such as lubricating oil for an engine, has a first element for trapping small particles and a second filter element for trapping sludge, the second filter element being stacked on the first filter element. A flow-deflecting element is... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6666968 | Fluid filtration apparatus An oil filter assembly has an outer canister in which full flow and bypass flow filtration sections are operatively housed in a nested relationship. Oil forced into the canister has imparted thereto a vortex flow pattern which forces contaminant particles... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6660160 | Apparatus for separation of solids from a liquid A separation apparatus, in particular intended for separation of amalgam from water, includes a pre-settling chamber, a distribution chamber and a fine settling zone. The fine settling zone includes a plate package, with a plurality of plates fixed with s... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6627077 | Multi-part filter combination A multi-part filter combination is received in a stepped bore of a fluid-carrying component. A larger-diameter filter part is associated with a larger-diameter bore portion, and a smaller-diameter filter part is associated with a smaller-diameter bore por... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6623631 | Filter assembly for vacuum filtration There is disclosed a vacuum filtration device for aqueous media that includes a hydrophilic tubular filter element in a cylindrical housing and at least one hydrophobic gas-permeable membrane, coupled with a gas bleed-off valve to allow the escape of air ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6585892 | Concentrically-arranged flexible media and support basket with second stage cartridge filter A concentric arrangement of bag-type filter sleeves 11, 12 of a filter insert are removably supported within a concentric arrangement of screens 60, 61 of an annularly-shaped basket 10a. The screens respectively support the filter sleeves against radial f... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6569329 | Personal water filter bottle system A bottle mountable filtration system typically includes a plurality of different filter elements or filtering and treatment elements having a substantially common central axis that are mounted to extend into a bottle from a cap with a manual valve. Mounti... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6540914 | Cleanable filter with spinning screen A fluid filter which comprises a canister having an open end and a closed end, the canister sealing to an adapter body to prevent leakage between the canister and the adapter body, the adapter body having a plurality of fluid inlet ports extending through... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6537446 | Drainage filter system for debris and contaminant removal An apparatus and system for removing debris and contaminants from water passing through a storm drain generally includes a debris trap adapted to fit within a storm drain a porous, filtering element adapted to separate debris from a water flow passing thr... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6517711 | Waste treatment system An improved waste treatment system and improved waste treatment system components are provided. In a preferred form, a waste stream is initially separated into primarily solid and primarily liquid components, and the liquids are then fed to a filter assem... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6482321 | Weighted suction filter for a fuel hose A suction head is provided for the end of a fuel hose in a fuel tank of a portable implement. The suction head comprises a cup-shaped housing of polymeric material that is closed off by a cap. Provided on the cap is a connector for the end of the fuel hos... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6409920 | Filter device having a simplified configuration A filter device includes a cover secured on the upper portion of a filter housing and includes a water inlet and a water outlet. Two or more filter members are received in the filter housing and disposed between the water inlet and the water outlet of the... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6405875 | Water filtration device and method A gravity-flow cyst-reducing water filtration device, comprising a removable high surface area cyst-reducing filtration member that provides at least 99.95% removal of 3-4 μm particles when tested in accordance with NSF standard 53, Drinking Water Treatm... | 06/18/2002 |
