Patent ID: 7731849

Claim:
A module for filtering media comprising: an axially extending central channel; a first hollow adapter positioned at a first end of the central channel and having an interior through which the central channel extends and an exterior; a second hollow adapter positioned at a second end of the central channel and having an interior through which the central channel extends and an exterior; one or more filter cells positioned between the first and second adapters and around the central channel, wherein each filter cell includes first and second filter layers and wherein each filter layer has an inner surface and an outer surface, the first and second layers defining a passage that fluidly communicates between the inner surfaces of the filter layers and the central channel; and an enclosure including a first retainer ring, a second retainer ring, an envelope, and an exterior, wherein the first retainer ring is mounted around the exterior of the first adapter at the first end of the central channel, wherein the second retainer ring is mounted around the exterior of the second adapter at the second end of the central channel, wherein the envelope extends around the one or more filter cells and includes a first region sealed to the first retainer ring and a second region sealed to the second retainer ring, the envelope and the filter cells forming a fluid chamber, and wherein the enclosure further has an opening that fluidly communicates between the exterior of the enclosure and the second surfaces of the filter layers of the one or more filter cells in the fluid chamber.