Liquid purification or separation – Flow – fluid pressure or material level – responsive – Check valve
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-15
2009-06-30
Cecil, Terry K (Department: 1797)
Liquid purification or separation
Flow, fluid pressure or material level, responsive
Check valve
C210S234000, C210S440000, C210SDIG017
Reexamination Certificate
active
07553409
ABSTRACT:
A replaceable liquid filter, particularly for the lubricating oil of an internal combustion engine, including a substantially cup-shaped housing with a concentrically arranged outlet opening for filtered liquid and at least one inlet opening for the liquid to be filtered, and a filter element disposed in a sealing manner in the housing between the inlet opening and the outlet opening. The housing is connected to a top plate, and the top plate is connected to an end plate. The top plate encloses a displacement space which is disposed in an inlet chamber in the mating part, such that the inlet opening in the top plate is disposed in the region of the displacement space and/or a backflow check valve is disposed in the area of the outlet opening such that the backflow check valve is positioned axially outside the effective filter element surface.
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European Search Report dated Feb. 17, 2006 (Six (6) pages) including English Translation of relevant portion.
Kolczyk Markus
Loos Rainer
Luka Helmut
Schreckenberger Dieter
Cecil Terry K
Crowell & Moring LLP
Mann & Hummel GmbH
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