Filter element having sealing system

- Donaldson Company, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a filter element having sealing system; the fluted filter media shown in a portion of the upper face being representative of the appearance of the fluted filter media in the entire upper face; the portions shown in broken lines being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the design sought to be patented;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the embodiment depicted in FIG. 1, the portions shown in broken lines being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the design sought to be patented;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the embodiment depicted in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the embodiment depicted in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right elevational view of the embodiment depicted in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left elevational view of the embodiment depicted in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment depicted in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of a filter element having sealing system, the media being lined to indicate blue color; the top plan view having an appearance depicted in FIG. 2, and the bottom plan view having the appearance depicted in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view of the embodiment depicted in FIG. 8, the filter media being lined to indicate blue color;

FIG. 10 is a right elevational view of the embodiment depicted in FIG. 8, the filter media being lined to indicate blue color; and,

FIG. 11 is a left elevational view of the embodiment depicted in FIG. 8, the filter media being lined to indicate a blue color.

Claims

The ornamental design for a filter element having sealing system, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D466602
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 29, 2002
Date of Patent: Dec 3, 2002
Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Steven Scott Gieseke (Richfield, MN), Carolyn J. Finnerty (Bloomington, MN)
Primary Examiner: Lisa Lichtenstein
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Merchant & Gould P.C.
Application Number: 29/154,798
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Filter (D23/365)
International Classification: 2304;