(12) united states patent
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(12) United States Patent
US007323106B2
(10) Patent N0.: US 7,323,106 B2 Jaroszczyk et a1. (45) Date of Patent: Jan. 29, 2008
(54) MULTI-ELEMENT FILTER WITH MULTIPLE (58) Field of Classi?cation Search ................... .. None PLEAT CHANNEL HEIGHT See application ?le for complete search history.
(75) Inventors: Tadeusz Jaroszczyk, Stoughton, W1 (56) References Cited (US); Mark A. Terres, Stoughton, WI {J's~ PATENT DOCUMENTS (US); Scott W. Schwartz, Fort Atkinson’ WI (Us); Eric A_ 3,420,377 A * 1/1969 Vandersip ................. .. 210/342 Janikowski Jefferson WI (Us). Je?rey 5,824,232 A * 10/1998 Asher et a1. ........... .. 210/493.5
’ ’ ’ 6,149,700 A 11/2000 Morgan et a1. S. Morgan, Stoughton, WI (US); Barry M. Verdegan, Stoughton, WI (US); Scott P. Heckel, Stoughton, WI (US); Caryn J. Christianson, Stoughton, WI (US); Jerald J. Moy, Oregon, WI (US); Murray R. Schukar, Fitchburg, WI (US)
(73) Assignee: Fleetguard, Inc., Nashville, TN (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 USC 154(b) by 127 days.
(21) App1.No.: 11/247,619
(22) Filed: Oct. 11, 2005
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2007/0045167 A1 Mar. 1, 2007
Related U.S. Application Data
(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 11/217,934, ?led on Sep. 1, 2005.
(51) Int. Cl. B01D 29/07 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. c1. ................. .. 210/493.1;210/315;210/338;
210/342; 210/493.5; 210/487; 55/486; 55/489
6,261,334 B1 7/2001 Morgan et a1. 6,306,193 B1 10/2001 Morgan et a1. 6,375,700 B1 4/2002 Jaroszczyk et a1. 6,383,244 B1 5/2002 Wake et a1. 6,391,076 B1 5/2002 Jaroszczyk et a1. 6,416,561 B1 7/2002 Kallsen et a1. 6,482,247 B2 11/2002 Jaroszczyk et a1. 6,511,599 B2 1/2003 Jaroszczyk et a1. 6,569,330 B1* 5/2003 Sprenger et a1. .......... .. 210/315
6,641,637 B2 11/2003 Kallsen et a1. 6,962,660 B2* 11/2005 Wybo ....................... .. 210/315
7,014,761 B2 * 3/2006 Merritt et a1. ............ .. 210/342
FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
JP 02207807 * 8/1990
* cited by examiner
Primary ExamineriKrishnan Menon Assistant ExamineriMadeline Gonzalez (74) Attorney, Agent, or FirmiAndrus, Sceales, Starke & SaWa11, LLP; J. Bruce Schelkopf
(57) ABSTRACT
A ?lter has multiple pleated ?lter elements having axially extending channels having a transverse pleat channel height and a lateral channel Width. The pleated ?lter elements have different channel heights.
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