Patent ID: 7985344

Claim:
A method of filtering a non-aqueous liquid comprising a fuel, a lubricant, a hydraulic fluid, or a brake fluid, the method consisting essentially of: passing the non-aqueous liquid with a particulate load through a filter medium comprising a layer comprising 5 to 50 wt % of a bicomponent binder fiber, about 50 to 95 wt % of a glass fiber, and about 0.5 to 25 wt % of a binder resin, the layer having a basis weight of about 30 to 250 g-m −2 , the layer having a permeability of 10 to 50 ft-min −1 , a wet bursting strength of about 5 lb-in −2 to 30 lb-in −2 ; and removing the particulate load.