Patent ID: 7481923

Claim:
A filter, comprising: a housing defining an inlet fluid opening and an outlet fluid opening, the inlet fluid opening and the outlet fluid opening defining a fluid path through the filter; a filter element disposed inside the filter housing, the filter element being disposed in the flow path such that fluid flowing through the flow path must pass through the filter element; a dispersement device disposed within the housing, the dispersement device comprising a housing having a first chamber and a second chamber, the second chamber being sealed from the first chamber by a pair of dividing walls, the dispersement device being secured to the filter element and a central opening of the filter element and the dispersement device are in fluid communication with the outlet fluid opening; a first additive disposed within the first chamber; a second additive disposed within the second chamber; a first metering opening that is sealed with an oil soluble material the first metering opening being in fluid communication with the first chamber when the oil soluble material is removed from the first metering opening; and a second metering opening that is sealed with an oil soluble material the second metering opening being in fluid communication with the second chamber when the oil soluble material is removed from the second metering opening.