Patent ID: 8551335

Claim:
A filter comprising: an outer filter having a first media, the first media being a coalescer that causes water to separate from a working fluid; an inner filter having a second media; and a barrier disposed between the first media and the second media, the barrier including a wall that extends below the outer filter, the barrier is sealed to a top end plate and configured to direct fluid flow between the first and second media, the barrier configured to create a flow path between the first and second media, such that a working fluid, which is desired to pass through the first and second media, is directed by the barrier and flows downward along an outer surface of the barrier towards the bottom of the barrier after the working fluid has passed through the first media, flows upward towards the second media and then flows through the second media, and such that water, which is not desired to pass through the second media, is directed by the barrier and separates from the working fluid, wherein the barrier includes a wall that (1) is continuous with the barrier and (2) flares toward and below the outer filter.