Patent ID: 8404014

Claim:
A filter for liquid entrained in a gas; the filter including: (a) a vacuum formed media stage comprising: (i) at least 50% by weight, based on total weight of fiber material in the vacuum formed media stage, bi-component fiber material having an average fiber largest cross-sectional dimension of at least 10 microns and an average length of 120 mm, inclusive; and, (ii) at least 20%, by weight, based on total weight of fiber material in the vacuum formed media stage, secondary fiber material having an average fiber largest cross-sectional dimension of no more than 10 micron; and (b) the vacuum formed media stage having: (i) a calculated pore size, X-Y direction, of 12-50 microns, inclusive; and, (ii) an added binder resin content, if any, of no greater than 7% by total weight of fiber material.