Filter drainage layer attachment
US5961678A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S55/25
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A filter system utilizing a coalescing-type filter element with at least one end cap and a transport layer such that contaminants are filtered from a gas stream, coalesced and drained from the filter element completely exterior to any other component of the filter element. The filter element includes a drainage sleeve which may extend over and exterior to at least one end cap. The filter element may include a transport layer disposed exterior to a drainage layer extending between end caps. The present invention further includes a method for decontaminating a gas stream utilizing the filter system and filter element.
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