Patent ID: 8152888

Claim:
An air filter cartridge comprising: (a) a media pack comprising a plurality of inlet flutes and outlet flutes extending between first and second, opposite, flow faces and formed from an arrangement of a facing sheet secured to a corrugated sheet and coiled; (i) the media pack defining an outer periphery; and, (ii) the media pack being configured for air flow in a direction between the opposite flow faces; (b) a preform secured to the media pack adjacent one of the first and second, opposite, flow faces; (i) the preform including a projection surrounding the media pack; and (ii) the projection surrounding the media pack including a portion directed radially away from the media pack; and (c) a molded-in-place region of seal material; (i) the molded-in-place region of seal material defining a radially outwardly directed surface defining a housing radial seal; and, (ii) the molded-in-place region of seal material having embedded therein at least part of the portion of the preform that is directed radially away from the media pack.