Liquid purification or separation – With means to add treating material
Reexamination Certificate
2011-05-10
2011-05-10
Barry, Chester T (Department: 1797)
Liquid purification or separation
With means to add treating material
C210S205000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07938960
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for adding a lubricating additive to a diesel fuel. In one exemplary embodiment a diesel fuel filter is provided, the diesel fuel filter comprising: a housing having at least one inlet opening and at least one outlet opening configured to define a flow path therethrough; filter media disposed in the flow path; and an additive cartridge configured to disperse a lubricating additive into diesel fuel passing through the filter, wherein the fuel filter comprises an adsorbent comprising an inorganic oxide having a surface acidity characterized by a pKa of less than or equal to −3.
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Bause Daniel E.
Bilski Gerard W.
Gerwin Weston H.
Rohrbach Ronald P.
Tabb Scott J.
Barry Chester T
Cantor & Colburn LLP
Honeywell International , Inc.
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