Patent ID: 8499749

Claim:
A crankcase ventilation filter cartridge comprising: (a) a media pack comprising a first extension of filter media surrounding a filter media open interior and extending between a media first end and a media second end; (i) the media having an outer perimeter surface and an inner perimeter surface, each comprising gas flow surfaces; (b) a first end piece at the media first end defining a central flow aperture therethrough in communication with the media open interior; (c) a second end piece at the media second end; the second end piece being positioned in overlap with the second end of the media and defining a media axial overlap drain arrangement in overlap with the first extension of filter media at the media second end; (i) the drain arrangement being positioned and configured to define a passage through the second end piece for at least some liquid flow directly downwardly through and from the filter media second end, at a location between the media outer perimeter surface and the media inner perimeter surface, as gases flow through the filter media in a direction between the outer and inner perimeter surfaces during filtering; and, (d) a housing seal arrangement.