US 12,257,541 B2
Filter cartridges; air cleaner assemblies; housings; features components; and, methods
Kristof Decoster, Vilvoorde (BE); Johnny Craessaerts, Huldenberg (BE); Johan G. Dewit, The Hague (NL); Bart Catoor, Kessel-Lo (BE); Tim Billiau, Bierbeek (BE); Anthonius Jan-Baptist Maria Moers, Holsbeek (BE); Rui Sun, Minneapolis, MN (US); and Jacob C. Savstrom, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Assigned to Donaldson Company, Inc., Bloomington, MN (US)
Filed by Donaldson Company, Inc., Bloomington, MN (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/458,806.
Application 18/458,806 is a continuation of application No. 17/066,705, filed on Oct. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,772,031.
Application 17/066,705 is a continuation of application No. 16/062,579, granted, now 10,835,852, issued on Nov. 17, 2020, previously published as PCT/US2016/067329, filed on Dec. 16, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/316,713, filed on Apr. 1, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/269,761, filed on Dec. 18, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0091696 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B01D 46/52 (2006.01); B01D 46/62 (2022.01); B01D 50/20 (2022.01)
CPC B01D 46/526 (2013.01) [B01D 46/527 (2013.01); B01D 46/62 (2022.01); B01D 50/20 (2022.01); B01D 2265/021 (2013.01); B01D 2265/026 (2013.01); B01D 2271/027 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An air filter cartridge comprising:
(a) a media pack defining an outer perimeter and including media having opposite inlet and outlet flow ends; and
(b) a seal arrangement defining an outwardly radially directed seal surface and circumscribing the media pack outer perimeter, the seal arrangement including a plurality of alternating first seal segments and adjoining second seal segments, wherein each of the second seal segments extends away from the adjoining first seal segment in a direction toward the media inlet flow end or outlet flow end, wherein each second seal segment includes an angled section extending to an adjacent first seal segment at a first angle that is oblique to a plane extending across the media inlet flow end.