US 12,152,556 B2
Air filter for turbochargers and superchargers
Steve Williams, Cherry Valley, CA (US)
Assigned to K&N Engineering, Inc., Riverside, CA (US)
Filed by K&N Engineering, Inc., Riverside, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/398,163.
Application 16/542,059 is a division of application No. 15/453,808, filed on Mar. 8, 2017, granted, now 10,473,066, issued on Nov. 12, 2019.
Application 17/398,163 is a continuation of application No. 16/542,059, filed on Aug. 15, 2019, granted, now 11,092,120.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/305,709, filed on Mar. 9, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0363946 A1, Nov. 25, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B01D 46/00 (2022.01); B01D 46/24 (2006.01); B01D 46/52 (2006.01); F02M 35/024 (2006.01); F02M 35/10 (2006.01); F16L 21/06 (2006.01); F16L 33/08 (2006.01)
CPC F02M 35/02416 (2013.01) [B01D 46/0004 (2013.01); B01D 46/2403 (2013.01); B01D 46/521 (2013.01); F02M 35/0245 (2013.01); F02M 35/10157 (2013.01); B01D 2265/027 (2013.01); B01D 2279/60 (2013.01); Y02T 10/12 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An air filter for turbochargers and superchargers, comprising:
a base for supporting a filter medium wherein base includes a ridge and a recess configured to fixedly receive an end of the filter medium;
an end cap for enclosing an interior cavity of the filter medium; and
a conduit disposed between a first opening in the base and a second opening in the end cap.