Abstract: A filter assembly may include a valve which includes a valve member. The valve member moves between a first position and a second position and the valve is opened and closed.

Abstract: A filter assembly may include a valve which includes a valve member and a sleeve. The valve member moves between a first position and a second position in response to rotation of the sleeve.

Abstract: A filter assembly comprises a plastics housing and a filter element held in the housing. The housing can be sterilized by subjecting the interior of the housing to steam under pressure while the exterior of the housing is at atmospheric pressure. The filter element comprises a water wettable filter medium. The ends of the filter medium are embedded in first and second plastics end caps. The first and second end caps form respective water-wettable joints with the filter medium and the characteristics of the filter medium are not materially changed.

Abstract: A filter assembly has a housing accommodating a filter element. One end cap of the filter element has a generally annular body with support fins projecting from one surface. A peripheral flange extends from the edge of the body and is spaced from the outer ends of the fins to allow differential expansion of the flange without undue stress. The flange carries two opposed sets of pegs for supporting respective sealing rings to allow the flange to seal between parts of the housing.

Abstract: A porous filter medium is formed by a pleated cylinder of a depth filter medium. An absolute rated inner filtration layer is arranged between upstream and downstream drainage layers. The depth filter medium is formed from a continuous sleeve. Additionally or alternatively at least the downstream drainage layer may be formed integrally with at least a part of an inner filtration layer. The material of the medium may be a fibrous mass of non-woven synthetic polymeric micro-fibres which are free of fibre-to-fibre bonding and are secured to each other by mechanical entanglement or intertwining, with the diameter of the fibrous structure varying across the medium.

Abstract: A filter unit comprises a plastics frame into which a sheet of filter medium is insert moulded. Portions of the frame form apertures and other portions allow fluid access to and from the opposed surfaces of the filter medium when the frame is covered by a flat surface. The frames also form portions of an integral capsule enclosing the medium. A number of such filter units can be stacked together in various configurations so that the apertures form inlets and outlets for fluid so that, in some configurations, fluid can be passed through the filter units in parallel while, in other configurations, fluid can be passed through filter units in succession. Filters of any convenient size can be produced by increasing the number of filter units in a stack. The filters are bi-directional. The frames can be of polypropylene connected to hydrophilic microporous nylon membrane by injection moulding, which has been found to give a filter unit that can be integrity tested.

Abstract: The disclosure describes a filtering apparatus and a method for manufacturing a filtering apparatus comprising a housing and a filter arrangement disposed within the housing. The housing may have first and second identical body portions. The filter arrangement, which may include an end cap and a filter element, may be secured within the housing solely by mechanical compression between the first and second body portions.

Abstract: A filter assembly particularly useful for the nuclear industry is provided with a number of cylindrical cartridge filters attached to a plenum chamber which is formed by a rotational moulding process. A rod is provided on the assembly which can be attached to an automatic handling device to allow remote fitting and removal of the filter assembly into and from a casing. The assembly is easy and cheap to manufacture and can be destroyed after use.

Abstract: A porous filter medium is formed by a pleated cylinder of a depth filter medium. An absolute rated inner filtration layer is arranged between upstream and downstream drainage layers. The depth filter medium is formed from a continuous sleeve. Additionally or alternatively at least the downstream drainage layer may be formed integrally with at least a part of an inner filtration layer. The material of the medium may be a fibrous mass of non-woven synthetic polymeric micro-fibers which are free of fiber-to-fiber bonding and are secured to each other by mechanical entanglement or intertwining, with the diameter of the fibrous structure varying across the medium.