Two stage fuel water separator and particulate filter utilizing pleated nanofiber filter material

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8517185
APP PUB NO 20110168621A1
SERIAL NO

12820784

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A water separator and particulate filter with a first or outer stage configured to coalesce water from fluid such as fuel, and a second or inner stage configured to separate coalesced water from the fluid and also remove fine solid contaminants from the fluid. The coalescing stage includes a pleated cylinder of polymeric media. The pleated cylinder has pleat valleys and downstream pleat tips, and release sites defined at the downstream pleat tips. The separator stage includes a non-pleated cylinder of polymeric media surrounding and in contact with outer pleat tips of a multi-layer pleated cylinder.

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CUMMINS FILTRATION IP INC500 JACKSON STREET COLUMBUS IN 47201

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Haberkamp, William Cookeville, US 3 54
Holm, Christopher E Madison, US 95 1478
Schwandt, Brian W Fort Atkinson, US 73 1443
Sheumaker, Jonathan Cookeville, US 3 149
Shults, Terry Cookeville, US 6 155
Verdegan, Barry M Stoughton, US 93 3036
Wieczorek, Mark Cookeville, US 7 166

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