Patent ID: 11857894
Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A coalescing filter element comprising:
a first endplate;
a second endplate;
a pleated filter media coupled to the first endplate and the second endplate;
a first layer of filter media coupled to the first endplate and the second endplate, the first layer of filter media positioned downstream of the pleated filter media, the first layer of filter media being unpleated and comprising a first perforation;
a tube coupled to the first endplate and the second endplate, the tube positioned downstream of the first layer of filter media, the tube comprising a second perforation; and
a filter element coupled to the first endplate and the second endplate, the filter element positioned downstream of the tube.