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Filter unit and dust-proof mask therewith

US6309438A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 15, 1999
Grant dateOct 30, 2001
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Expiry dateNov 15, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D39/163
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a filter containing a filter material folded into a chrysanthemum shape. While such a filter can be made of an electret fiber nonwoven fabric or a fiberglass nonwoven fabric, preferably it is made of a polytetrafluoroethylene porous film that is extended lengthwise and widthwise such that the overall area is extended by more than fifty-fold.

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