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Filter cartridge

Granted 21 Jun 2005 · no office action yet

Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.

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Inventors: Benny Kevin Nelson, David Wayne Nelson, Wayne R. W. Bishop · Examiner: Robin V. Taylor · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/202,063
filed 24 Mar 2004
Publication
Not published
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US D506539
granted 21 Jun 2005

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a filter cartridge made according to our new design; the fluted filter media shown in only a portion of the upper face being representative of the appearance of the fluted filter media in the entire upper face; the portions shown in broken lines forming no part of the design sought to be patented;

FIG. 2 is an alternate perspective view of a first embodiment of the filter cartridge depicted in FIG. 1; the fluted filter media shown in only a portion of the upper face and being representative of the appearance of the fluted filter media in the entire upper face;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the filter cartridge depicted in FIG. 2, the portions shown in broken lines forming no part of the design sought to be patented; the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left end elevational view of the filter cartridge of FIG. 2, the portions shown in broken lines forming no part of the design sought to be patented; the right end elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the filter cartridge depicted in FIG. 2; the fluted filter media shown in only a portion of the filter face and being representative of the appearance of the fluted filter media in the entire filter face;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the filter cartridge depicted in FIG. 2; the fluted filter media shown in only a portion of the filter face and being representative of the appearance of the fluted filter media in the entire filter face; the portions shown in broken lines forming no part of the design sought to be patented;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a filter cartridge made according to our new design; the fluted filter media being shown in broken lines and forming no part of the design sought to be patented; the fluted filter media shown in broken lines being depicted in only a portion of the filter face, but being representative of the appearance of the entire filter face;

FIG. 8 is an alternate perspective view of the filter cartridge depicted in FIG. 7; the fluted filter media being shown in broken lines and forming no part of the design sought to be patented; the fluted filter media shown in broken lines being shown in only a portion of the filter face and being representative of the appearance of the fluted filter media in the entire filter face;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the filter cartridge depicted in FIG. 8; the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 10 is a left end elevational view of the filter element depicted in FIG. 8, the right end elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the filter cartridge depicted in FIG. 8; the fluted filter media being shown in broken lines and forming no part of the design sought to be patented; the fluted filter media shown in broken lines being shown in only a portion of the filter face and being representative of the appearance of the fluted filter media in the entire filter face;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of the filter cartridge depicted in FIG. 8; the fluted filter media being shown in broken lines and forming no part of the design sought to be patented; the fluted filter media shown in broken lines being shown in only a portion of the filter face and being representative of the appearance of the fluted filter media in the entire filter face;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a filter cartridge according to our new design; the portions shown in broken lines forming no part of the design sought to be patented; the fluted filter media being shown in broken lines and being shown in only a portion of the upper face and being representative of the appearance of the fluted filter media in the entire upper face;

FIG. 14 is an alternate perspective view of the filter cartridge in FIG. 13; the fluted filter media being shown in broken lines and forming no part of the design sought to be patented; the fluted filter media shown in broken lines being shown in only a portion of the filter faceand being representative of the appearance of the fluted filter media in the entire filter face;

FIG. 15 is a front elevational view of the filter cartridge depicted in FIG. 14; the portions shown in broken lines forming no part of the design sought to be patented; the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 16 is a left end elevational view of the filter cartridge depicted in FIG. 14; the portions shown in broken lines forming no part of the design sought to be patented; the right end elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view of the filter cartridge depicted in FIG. 14; the fluted filter media being shown in broken lines and forming no part of the design sought to be patented; the fluted filter media shown in broken lines being shown in only a portion of the filter face and being representative of the appearance of the fluted filter media in the entire filter face; and,

FIG. 18 is a bottom plan view of the filter cartridge depicted in FIG. 14; the portions shown in broken lines forming no part of the design sought to be patented; the fluted filter media being shown in broken lines and being shown in only a portion of the filter face and being representative of the appearance of the fluted filter media in the entire filter face.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D23/365

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