Patent ID: 7771595

Claim:
A filter element, comprising: a ring of filtration media circumscribing a central axis and having first and second ends; first and second end caps at the first and second ends, respectively, of the media ring; the first end cap including i) an annular body portion defining a central opening around the central axis, and sealingly bonded to the first end of the media ring, ii) an annular sealing ring having an annular, peripheral, resilient sealing portion; and iii) axial support stanchions spaced around the periphery of the body portion and extending between the body portion and the sealing ring and supporting the sealing ring at a location spaced apart from the body portion, the support stanchions defining radial flow openings between adjacent stanchions, and a non-radial flow member extending from each stanchion along an outer surface of the annular body portion to the central opening to define non-radial flow paths along the outer surface of the body portion in fluid communication with the flow openings, wherein the flow members direct flow received against the annular body portion of the first end cap outwardly across the first end cap and through the flow openings in a non-radial manner.