Air filter system and air filter element for an air filter system
US-9511317-B2 · Dec 6, 2016 · US
Air cleaner pre-filtration improvement
US8979958B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8979958-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213401396-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | Feb 21, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
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An air filter is provided and may include a first housing and a filter media disposed within the first housing. A second housing may include an inlet port receiving air at a first pressure from the first housing and an outlet port returning the air to the first housing at a second pressure, less than the first pressure. The second housing may remove debris from the air prior to returning the air to the first housing.
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What is claimed is: 1. An air filter comprising: a first housing; wherein said first housing includes a first inlet; wherein said first inlet is positioned relative to the first housing such that the first inlet is substantially tangential to an inner surface of the first housing to induce a swirl to air entering the first housing at the air inlet; a filter media disposed within said first housing; and a particle separator having a second housing elongated cylindrically su…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8979958B2 cover?
- An air filter is provided and may include a first housing and a filter media disposed within the first housing. A second housing may include an inlet port receiving air at a first pressure from the first housing and an outlet port returning the air to the first housing at a second pressure, less than the first pressure. The second housing may remove debris from the air prior to returning the ai…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Da Silva Carlos Alberto, Simo Rodrigo Dos Santos, Mann & Hummel Gmbh
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B01D46/0046. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).