Patent ID: 11865488
Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A filter element, comprising:
filter media comprising:
a first sheet of filter media having a first side and a second side and including a plurality of folds defining a plurality of flow channels, a first set of the plurality of flow channels having open first ends, a second set of the plurality of flow channels having open second ends; and
a second sheet of filter media extending across the first sheet of filter media, the second sheet of filter media comprising a plurality of embossments arranged in an interrupted straight line pattern, each of the plurality of embossments forming a raised surface configured to maintain a separation distance between the second sheet of filter media and an adjacent sheet of filter media, the plurality of embossments arranged at an angle Φ with respect to an X-Y axis that defines a plane of the second sheet of filter media, wherein the angle Φ is between 0 and 60 degrees relative to a lateral direction; and

a first support member positioned adjacent the first side of the filter media.