Return line in-tank filter assembly with disposable filter element
US11358080B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D2201/34
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An in-tank filter assembly for an industrial fluid reservoir tank includes a filter assembly mount with tank coupling elements to secure the assembly mount to a tank, and wherein the mount includes an inlet connection configured to be coupled to the an inlet line of the tank; a bypass structure configured to selectively open allowing flow to flow around the filter element into the tank in bypass operation; and a disposable filter element including at least a top end cap and a bottom end cap with filter media extending between the top end cap and a lower end cap, wherein the filter assembly forms a bowl-less in tank return line filter having inside-out flow.
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