Filter element with centerpiece

- Donaldson Company, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a schematic, perspective view of a filter element with centerpiece embodying our new design, the fluted filter media being shown schematically in the upper face;

FIG. 2 is another schematic, perspective view of a filter element with centerpiece depicted in FIG. 1, the fluted filter media being shown schematically in only a portion of the upper face but being representative of the entire face;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the design depicted in FIG. 2, the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right elevational view of the design depicted in FIG. 2, the left elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the design depicted in FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the design depicted in FIG. 2.

Claims

The ornamental design for a filter element with centerpiece, as shown and described.

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Foreign Patent Documents
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Patent History
Patent number: D437402
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 5, 1999
Date of Patent: Feb 6, 2001
Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Steven Scott Gieseke (Richfield, MN), William M. Juliar (Coon Rapids, MN), Edward A. Steinbrueck (Eden Prairie, MN), Wayne R. W. Bishop (St. Louis Park, MN), Patrick Golden (Roseville, MN), Wayne C. Musselman (Big Lake, MN)
Primary Examiner: Lisa Lichtenstein
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Merchant & Gould P.C.
Application Number: 29/113,520
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Filter (D23/365)
International Classification: 2304;