Gas separation inventions 02/08

20080047240 - Flexible filter element: A filter element, especially a filter element for filtering the air for the interior of a motor vehicle, having a filter insert acting as the filter medium with at least one strip which is arranged around the lateral edges of the filter insert so as to form a seal and... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080047244 - Crack resistant substrate for an exhaust treatment device: The present disclosure relates to an exhaust treatment article including a substrate having a length that extends along a central longitudinal axis from a first end to second end. The substrate has walls defining a honeycomb arrangement of longitudinal passages that extend along the central longitudinal axis between the first... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080041026 - Air cleaner assembly; components; and, methods: An air cleaner assembly and components therefor are described. One of the components characterized is a filter cartridge including a first end cap with an outwardly directed pinch seal flange on an end cap at one end of the cartridge; and, an opposite end with a housing seal. An example... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080034717 - Compressed air cleaner utilizing a centrifugal impeller and spiral grooves: This invention relates to a compressed gas cleaner utilizing a centrifugal impeller and spiral grooves by spinning a centrifugal impeller automatically with the dynamic power of compressed gas from a compressor, thus the separation of liquid, water, oil sludge and particular pollution dust can be completely cleaned with the spiral... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080034719 - Diesel particulate filter having improved thermal durability: Disclosed is a diesel particulate filter, including a plurality of cells, which are partitioned by porous cell walls and are closed in a staggered manner by plugs at the upstream end of the filter and at the opposite downstream end thereof, wherein a first oxidation catalyst coating layer is formed... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.