Filter element

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Description

FIG. 1 is a first isometric view of a filter element according to a first embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a second isometric view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 8, the cross-sectional view in the opposite direction being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 10-10 of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 11-11 of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a first isometric view of a filter element according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a second isometric view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 20-20 of FIG. 19, the cross-sectional view in the opposite direction being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 21-21 of FIG. 19; and,

FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 22-22 of FIG. 19.

The ornamental design which is claimed is shown in solid lines in the drawings. The dashed lines in the drawings represent a boundary of claimed subject matter, and the dashed lines form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash lines in the drawings illustrate unclaimed subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a filter element, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D770592
Type: Grant
Filed: May 5, 2015
Date of Patent: Nov 1, 2016
Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC. (Columbus, IN)
Inventors: Scott W. Schwartz (Cottage Grove, WI), Robert A. Bannister (Stoughton, WI), Joel D. Roltgen (DeForest, WI), Jeffrey A. Rech (Verona, WI), Stephen L. Fallon (Oregon, WI), Gregory K. Loken (Stoughton, WI)
Primary Examiner: Robin V Webster
Application Number: 29/525,960
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Filter Or Strainer (2) (D23/209)