Patent ID: 11857901
Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 14:
15. A method of assembling a filter assembly comprising:
positioning an expansion membrane assembly at least partially in a housing such that the expansion membrane assembly extends along a housing inner surface, a housing top surface, and a housing outwardly facing peripheral surface of the housing, the housing outwardly facing peripheral surface being an outermost exterior surface of the housing and being substantially opposite the housing inner surface, the expansion membrane assembly outwardly expandable within the housing towards the housing inner surface and a gap is defined between a portion of an outer surface of the expansion membrane assembly and a portion of the housing inner surface; and
positioning a filter element for filtering a fluid at least partially within the expansion membrane assembly and at least partially within the housing such that the expansion membrane assembly fluidly separates and is positioned between the housing and the filter element, wherein the gap is defined between a portion of an outer surface of the expansion membrane assembly and a portion of the housing inner surface with the filter element radially spaced apart from an inner surface of the expansion membrane assembly.