Filtering device with associated sealing design and method
First Claim
1. A filter device comprising:
- a housing having a first end;
a first ring joinable to said first end wherein said first ring has a first annular anchor on an interior portion of said first ring;
a first flange cap joinable to said first ring forming a first seal;
a plurality of microfibers extending from said first ring through said housing, and a first potting material encasing said plurality of microfibers at said first ring and encasing said first annular anchor forming a second seal.
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Abstract
A filter device made of less expensive material than comparable filter devices heretofore has basic filter components plus some unique design aspects and an additional ring component. The ring provides an interface inside the filter which enables the potting compound to adhere to the filter and create a seal between a first and second fluid compartment within the filter. An embedded region of the ring possesses a detailed geometry which helps ensure that a delamination would be localized and unable to propagate from the first to the second compartment, maintaining the structural integrity of the filter device. To ensure that the sealing interface remains intact and free from delamination, the ring is subjected to a surface treatment, which modifies the surface energy of the ring. This modified surface energy of the ring allows the hydrophilic potting compound to more effectively bond to the modified hydrophobic ring.
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61 Claims
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1. A filter device comprising:
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a housing having a first end;
a first ring joinable to said first end wherein said first ring has a first annular anchor on an interior portion of said first ring;
a first flange cap joinable to said first ring forming a first seal;
a plurality of microfibers extending from said first ring through said housing, and a first potting material encasing said plurality of microfibers at said first ring and encasing said first annular anchor forming a second seal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A filter device comprising:
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a housing having a first end;
a first ring joinable to said first end wherein said first ring has a first annular anchor on an interior portion of said first ring;
a first flange cap joinable to said first ring forming a first seal;
a plurality of microfibers extending from said first ring through said housing;
a first potting material encasing said plurality of microfibers at said first ring and encasing said first annular anchor forming a second seal;
a first fluid inlet port through said first flange cap wherein a first portion of a first fluid pathway is defined by said first fluid inlet port and said plurality of microfibers; and
a second fluid inlet port through said housing and proximate to said first end wherein a first portion of a second fluid pathway is defined by said second fluid inlet port and a space between said plurality of microfibers. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A filter device prepared by a process comprising the steps of:
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(a) joining a first ring to a first end of a housing wherein said first ring has a first annular anchor on an interior portion of said first ring;
(b) inserting a plurality of microfibers within said housing that extend to said first ring;
(c) encasing said plurality of microfibers and said first annular anchor at said first ring with a first potting material forming a first seal; and
(d) joining a first flange cap to said first ring forming a second seal. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A filtering method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a filter device having a first ring joinable to a first end of a housing wherein said first ring has a first annular anchor on an interior portion of said first ring, a plurality of microfibers within said housing that extend to said first ring, a first potting material encasing said plurality of microfibers and said first annular anchor at said first ring forming a first seal, a first flange cap joinable to said first ring forming a second seal, a second ring joinable to a second end of said housing wherein said second ring has a second annular anchor on an interior portion of said second ring, a second potting material encasing said plurality of microfibers and said second annular anchor at said second ring forming a third seal, and a second flange cap joinable to said second ring forming a fourth seal;
(b) flowing a first fluid through a first flow path defined by a first fluid inlet port in said first flange cap, through said plurality of microfibers, and flowing out of a first fluid outlet port in said second flange cap; and
(c) flowing a second fluid through a second flow path defined by a second fluid inlet port through said housing and proximate to said first end, through a space between said plurality of microfibers, and flowing out of a second fluid outlet port through said housing and proximate to said second end. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A filter device comprising:
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a housing having a first end;
a first ring joinable to said first end wherein said first ring has a first annular anchor on an interior portion of said first ring, and further wherein said first annular anchor receives a surface treatment, wherein said surface treatment modifies a surface energy of said first annular anchor;
a first flange cap joinable to said first ring forming a first seal;
a plurality of microfibers extending from said first ring through said housing, and a first potting material encasing said plurality of microfibers at said first ring and encasing said first annular anchor forming a second seal. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A filter device comprising:
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a housing having a first end;
a first ring joinable to said first end wherein said first ring has a first annular anchor on an interior portion of said first ring;
a first plurality of rounded ridges on an upper surface of said first annular anchor and a second plurality of rounded ridges on a lower surface of said first annular anchor;
a first flange cap joinable to said first ring forming a first seal;
a plurality of microfibers extending from said first ring through said housing; and
a first potting material encasing said plurality of microfibers at said first ring, and encasing said first plurality of rounded ridges on said upper surface and said second plurality of rounded ridges on said lower surface of said first annular anchor, forming a second seal;
wherein said first and second plurality of rounded ridges on said first annular anchor minimizes a delamination of said first potting material from said first annular anchor. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A filter device comprising:
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a housing having a first end;
a first ring joinable to said first end wherein said first ring has a first annular anchor on an interior portion of said first ring;
a first flange cap joinable to said first ring forming a first seal;
a plurality of microfibers extending from said first ring through said housing; and
a first potting material encasing said plurality of microfibers at said first ring and encasing said first annular anchor forming a second seal; and
at least one annular channel located between said first ring and said first flange cap;
wherein each of said at least one annular channel accommodates a residue material during said joining of said first flange cap to said first ring. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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Specification