Patent ID: 11969686
Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A filter element comprising:
a first endplate;
a second endplate;
filter media fitted between the first endplate and the second endplate, the first endplate including an opening that allows a working fluid to flow into or out of the filter media, the filter media allowing the working fluid to be filtered through the filter media; and
a seal member having an oval profile disposed on the first endplate and configured to seal with a filter housing, the seal member comprising a longitudinal axis formed along a major axis of the oval profile, a transverse axis formed along a minor axis of the oval profile, an outer perimeter of the seal member comprising a plurality of outwardly curved surfaces projecting radially outward from the oval profile along a plane in which the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis extend.