Patents Represented by Attorney McConnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
  • Patent number: 7803273
    Abstract: A filter comprises at least one filtration unit with a filtration passage having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the filtration unit includes at least one groove formed in an inlet side surface of the filtration unit, said at least one groove extending to the inlet and dimensioned to hold back substances which may clog the filtration passage, by means of upper edges of said at least one groove. According to the present invention, by forming at least one groove in an inlet side surface of the filtration unit, the filtration passages of the filter can be effectively prevented from being clogged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Inventor: K. W. Michael Siu