Gas separation – Two or more separators
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-17
2010-11-16
Greene, Jason M (Department: 1797)
Gas separation
Two or more separators
C055S385100, C055SDIG017, C096S134000, C096S135000, C210S338000, C303S085000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07833307
ABSTRACT:
A filter includes a housing having an air inlet, an air outlet, a first chamber and a second chamber concentric to and interior the first chamber. A coalescer is in the first chamber and a first filter is in the second chamber. A first inlet of the first chamber is interior the coalescer and connected to the air inlet and a first outlet of the first chamber being exterior the coalescer. A second inlet of the second chamber is interior the first filter and connected to the first outlet of the first chamber and a second outlet of the second chamber is exterior the first filter and connected to the air outlet. The filter includes a membrane separator in the housing connecting the second outlet of the second chamber and the air outlet. The filter may be mounted in a reservoir with the membrane separator extending into the reservoir.
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Kohar Richard
Wright Eric
Greene Jason M
New York Air Brake Corporation
Shumate Anthony
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