Patent ID: 8206625

Claim:
A method of making a filter element, comprising: providing a filter pack having oppositely facing first and second flow faces and defining an axis extending through the first and second flow faces, the filter pack having an outer filter pack surface extending transversely between the first and second flow faces; arranging a seal support frame on the filter pack, the seal support frame including an annular extension disposed at least partially over the second flow face, the seal support frame having an inner surface facing inwardly generally toward the axis and an outer surface facing generally outwardly away from the axis; providing the seal support frame with a flow face screen extending over the second flow face; molding an annular seal member along the annular extension with a mold having an annular channel with the annular extension and urethane seal material received in the annular channel; and contacting the mold along an inner surface of the seal support frame in spaced relation to a terminating tip end of the annular extension and in spaced relation to the flow face screen to elevate the terminating tip end and the flow face screen in spaced relation above the mold so that neither the terminating tip end of the annular extension nor the flow face screen are in contact with the mold during molding.