Conical filter

- Donaldson Company, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of a conical filter, according to the principles of the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows a side elevational view thereof, the other sides being identical to that shown;

FIG. 3 shows a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 shows a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D399944
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 26, 1996
Date of Patent: Oct 20, 1998
Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Gary R. Gillingham (Prior Lake, MN), Wayne M. Wagner (Apple Valley, MN), Joseph C. Tokar (Apple Valley, MN), Daniel T. Risch (Burnsville, MN), Jim C. Rothman (Burnsville, MN), Steven A. Carter (Eagan, MN)
Primary Examiner: Lisa Lichtenstein
Law Firm: Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt
Application Number: 0/53,683
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Filter (D23/365)
International Classification: 2304;