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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163056 | Air cleaner having anti-rotational arrangement and methods An air cleaner having a housing body and a removable cover and a filter element, in which the cover and the filter element rotationally interfere with each other by engagement between an inside surface of the cover and an outer radial periphery of the filter element... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8152888 | Air filter A filter cartridge is provided which comprises a media pack, a preform and a molded-in-place region of seal material. The media pack generally comprises a coiled arrangement of facing sheet secured to corrugated sheet. The preform includes a projection surrounding t... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8123831 | Liquid separator, particularly oil separator for compressed air systems The invention relates to a liquid separator, particularly an oil separator for compressed air systems. The liquid separator comprises a housing (15), which can be detachably connected by means of a bayonet-type connector (11) to a counterpart (12 | 02/28/2012 |
| 8114183 | Space optimized coalescer A coalescer is provided minimizing trade-offs among high removal efficiency, low pressure drop, long service life, and small size. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8066790 | Fluid filter cartridge and housing A filter housing and filter cartridge engagement structure comprising a housing having at least one ramp adapted to engage lugs of the at least one filter cartridge. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8034144 | Filter arrangement; sealing system; and methods A filter pack includes a filter construction and a sealing system for sealing the construction within a duct or housing. The filter construction has first and second opposite flow faces and is configured for a straight-through flow. The sealing system includes a fra... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029590 | Collapsible filtration tank for a dust collector A collapsible filtration tank for a dust collector includes an outer frame, an engaging base and a filter. The outer frame is formed cylindrical, having plural meshes formed in its circumferential wall. The engaging base is formed annular, installed around the openi... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025708 | Liquid separator, particularly oil separator for compressed air systems The invention relates to a liquid separator, particularly an oil separator for compressed air systems. The liquid separator comprises a housing (15), which can be detachably connected by means of a bayonet-type connector (11) to a counterpart (12 | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021456 | Filter element with high temperature polymer retaining straps and method of manufacture A filter element for removing particles from a particulate laden fluid stream includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a filtration media formed into a tubular configuration and that a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart pleats. The filter element also includes... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8012232 | Filter and method of making A filter formed by the following steps is provided. The steps including: forming a plurality of sheets of filter media, each sheet of filter media having an inlet end and an outlet end, wherein each of the plurality of sheets of filter media are formed by the steps ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7988757 | Air cleaner; replaceable filter cartridges; and, methods The disclosure concern air cleaners. Preferred air cleaners are shown which include a housing and a removable and replacement primary filter cartridge. Optional and advantageous features are shown. An optional mechanical interlock, operated with a non-threaded, move... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7981184 | Fluid filter A diamond patterned tubular pleated filter element is disclosed. Also disclosed is a filter cartridge that comprises a core element having an inner diameter, two ends and apertures formed therein, a diamond patterned tubular pleated filter element having an inner an... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7981185 | Filter installation device Device for extracting droplets of a liquid agent suspended in a gaseous fluid displaced in a machine for displacement of such a gaseous fluid, the extraction device comprising a first part and a second part. The first part comprising a first element, which is of elo... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7981187 | Filter system; element configuration; and methods A filter element is includes a cylindrical media pack defining a central open volume and a longitudinal axis; a first end cap having a central aperture in flow communication with the central open volume; and a second, closed end cap having a central region closing a... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7981186 | Air cleaner; air filter cartridge and method of manufacturing According to the present disclosure an air cleaner and air filter cartridge arrangement is provided. The air filter cartridge is a removable and replaceable cartridge for use in the air cleaner. The cartridge includes, among other things, an end cap having a preferr... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976602 | Filter, especially air filter A filter has a housing and a filter element with a first filter medium, wherein the filter element is arranged in the housing. A releasable lid is provided at an end face of the housing and closes off the housing. The releasable lid and the filter element together f... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7967886 | Z-filter media pack arrangement; and, methods Z-filter media pack arrangements and methods for providing them are described. Certain aspects concern a cured-in-place seal on an outside of a coiled z-filter media combination. Other aspects concern a cured-in-place center core, most preferably one that has opposi... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7964010 | Coalescing filter element A coalescing filter element for removing liquid droplets from a gas stream comprises a wall which is made of a coalescing filtration material and which defines a hollow space within it. An end cap at one end of the element has a port in it through which gas is suppl... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7935166 | Seal arrangement for filter element; filter element assembly; and, methods A filter element arrangement is provided which includes a media pack comprising Z-filter media, a preform and an overmold sealing a portion of the interface between the preform and the media pack, and also forming an air cleaner seal for the filter element. The over... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7931724 | Seal arrangement for filter element; filter element assembly; and, methods A filter element arrangement is provided which includes a media pack including Z-filter media, a preform and an overmold sealing a portion of the interface between the preform and the media pack, and also forming an air cleaner seal for the filter element. The overm... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931725 | Fluted filter apparatus A filter element and filter apparatus, and a method for fabricating a filter element, include a filter element having alternating layers of a face sheet material and a convoluted filter material, with the alternating layers forming substantially longitudinally orien... | 04/26/2011 |
| RE42174 | Filter with efficiently sealed end A filter element has a resiliently compressible end cap at a first axial end sealing the filter and providing sealed engagement with a flow tube. A filter assembly comprising a filter media element having a first end and a second end, a first end cap disposed at th... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7850755 | Filter with improved fatigue performance and torque transfer 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 parti... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7828870 | Filter assembly with cost effective seal A filter assembly includes a filter element mounted in a housing at a sealing interface provided by an integrally molded seal. ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7799110 | Filter apparatus especially for filtration of combustion air in internal combustion engines A filter apparatus having an element configured as a tubular filter, which is mounted in a carrier tube such that an annular space for fluid flow is formed between the outer surface of the tubular filter element and the inner surface of the carrier tube. The tubular... | 09/21/2010 |
| RE41713 | Filter with efficiently sealed end A filter element has a resiliently compressible end cap at a first axial end sealing the filter and providing sealed engagement with a flow tube. ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7740679 | Air filter element with composite molded end cap A method and apparatus are provided for constructing a filter element, having enhanced structural capabilities, through use of a molded end cap having first and second foam portions of differing physical properties meeting at a common juncture of the first and secon... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7678170 | Filter system A filter element, especially for filtering intake air for an internal combustion engine, which filter element is composed of a coiled filter, through which a flow of air passes axially, and which has an annular gasket on at least one end face, the annular gasket bei... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7662203 | Air cleaner; replaceable filter cartridges; and, methods The disclosure concern air cleaners. Preferred air cleaners are shown which include a housing and a removable and replacement primary filter cartridge. Optional and advantageous features are shown. An optional mechanical interlock, operated with a non-threaded, move... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7645312 | Pleated multi-layer filter media and cartridge A pleated filter element includes a composite depth filter medium formed into a plurality of pleats. The composite depth filter medium includes a plurality of depth filter media layers. Each of the plurality of depth filter media layers includes adsorber particulate... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7628837 | Air filter with composite end cap An air filter element having an inner metal liner, an outer metal liner, a filter media, an annular end cap, and a composite end cap is provided. The annular end cap is formed over the metal liners such that the metal liners are secured and at least a portion of the... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7608124 | Particulate filtration system A particulate filtration system including a frustoconical-shaped filtration element, a housing enclosing the filtration element and coaxial therewith, an inlet, and an outlet. The filtration element has a closed first end and a larger oppositely-disposed open second... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7572310 | Filter system; element configuration; and methods A filter element is includes a cylindrical media pack defining a central open volume and a longitudinal axis; a first end cap having a central aperture in flow communication with the central open volume; and a second, closed end cap having a central region closing a... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7563300 | Air cleaner The present invention provides an air cleaner, in which a casing has an air inlet pipe making air inflow along a direction perpendicular to the axis of a cylindrical filter element, and an air outlet pipe making filtered air outflow along the axis, and the casing ha... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7550023 | Multi functional filter In a filter, a rotatable connection flange with two kidney-shaped openings and a diametral web between the openings is located between the top part and bottom part of the filter. Rotating the connection flange allows the direction in which a gas flows through the fi... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7537631 | Filter cartridges; air cleaners; and methods The disclosure concern air cleaners. Preferred air cleaners are shown which include a housing and a removable and replacement primary filter cartridge. Optional and advantageous features are shown. The preferred primary filter cartridge is conical in shape. A prefer... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7476267 | Filter cartridge for vacuum cleaner A filter cartridge for a compact vacuum container includes a cylindrical side wall with an inwardly facing flange and a least one cross-beam extending along a diameter of the opening at the bottom and a radially pleated filer element is provided. The filer cartridge... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7465330 | Filter assembly and method of making a filter assembly A filter assembly has an annular outer wall with a channel for receiving a layer of adhesive and a center ring within the outer wall. A filter media having a plurality of pleats in a closed loop is bonded with adhesive to the outer wall. The assembly is made by rota... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7442220 | Assembly for collecting material entrained in a gas stream An assembly for collecting material entrained in a gas stream comprising a housing having a head part and a body part, and inlet and outlet ports. A chamber port is provided in the head part having internal walls defining a primary chamber with a first end communica... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7416576 | Fiber bed assembly and fiber bed therefor A fiber bed assembly for a mist eliminator that operates at high efficiency and inhibits re-entrained liquid from leaving the mist eliminator. The fiber bed assembly has a construction that facilitates rapid drainage of liquid collected by the fiber bed. A pre-filte... | 08/26/2008 |
