Patent ID: 11927163
Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL FILTRATION TECHNOLOGY US LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 11:
12. A filter assembly comprising:
a filter housing defining an internal chamber between a first end and a second end; and
a filter element disposed within the internal chamber of the filter housing, the filter element comprising:
a first end cap opposing the first end of the filter housing;
a second end cap opposing the second end of the filter housing;
a ring of filter media axially extending between the first end cap and the second end cap;
a male portion of an air-bleed conduit having a first proximal end integrally formed with the first end cap to define an inlet formed through the first end cap; and
a female portion of the air-bleed conduit fluidly connected to the male portion and having a second proximal end integrally formed with the second end cap to define an outer opening formed through the second end cap.