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Coalescing filter assembly

US6517615B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 8, 2001
Grant dateFeb 11, 2003
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/7833
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A filter arrangement for use with a vessel containing pressurized fluid includes a body engageable with the vessel. The arrangement further includes a coalescing filter assembly supported by the body such that the filter assembly is disposable inside the vessel when the body is engaged with the vessel. In one embodiment of the filter arrangement, the coalescing filter assembly includes a housing having a cavity, a coalescing filter disposed in the cavity for removing entrained liquid from the fluid, and a drain device in fluid communication with the cavity for draining the liquid removed by the coalescing filter from the cavity into the vessel.

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