Liquid purification or separation – Flow – fluid pressure or material level – responsive – Vent control
Patent
1998-06-16
1999-07-06
Hruskoci, Peter A.
Liquid purification or separation
Flow, fluid pressure or material level, responsive
Vent control
210188, 210282, 210288, 210289, 210472, 2104932, B01D 2442
Patent
active
059193573
ABSTRACT:
A filter cartridge assembly comprising: at least one filter cartridge; said filter cartridge including a housing having two ends, the housing containing a filter media; a first end cap disposed on one end of said housing, said first end cap including a fluid inlet port, a fluid outlet port, a first fluid distributor, and a vent including at least one hydrophobic membrane positioned in a channel formed in said first end cap that allows entrapped air to be removed from said cartridge; a second end cap disposed on a second end of said housing, said second end cap including a product collection plenum, and a second fluid distributor that separates said filter media from said product collection plenum; and a liquid transfer tube disposed within the housing and extending from said product collection plenum to said fluid outlet port, is disclosed.
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PCT/US98/10568 International Search Report, dated Dec. 16, 1998.
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Bendlin Herbert
Brust Achim
Dupont Stephane
Liang Li-Shiang
Wilkins Frederick C.
Hruskoci Peter A.
United States Filter Corporation
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