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Filter device

US6514404B1 · kind B1 · utility

21Cited by
6References
10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 6, 2001
Grant dateFeb 4, 2003
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02M37/54
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A filter device for separating water and other impurities from liquid fuel including a housing body (11), inside which a first filter element (12) is disposed; a collector vessel (17) which is disposed underneath the filter element (12); a pump (25) which is used to remove water present in the collector vessel (17), and a detector (23) which is used to determine whether water has accumulated in the collector vessel (17).

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