Disposable filter including an integrated sensor assembly

A disposable filter for filtering a working fluid comprising:

• a housing including a threaded end having a threaded female connector for allowing the disposable filter to be threaded onto a corresponding male connector of a filter system;
• said housing including an inlet disposed radially outside of the threaded female connector for being disposed in fluid communication with a working fluid and an outlet defined by the threaded female connector for being disposed in fluid communication with a machine;
• a filter disposed within the housing for filtering the working fluid passing through the disposable filter between the inlet and the outlet;
• a pressure sensor disposed entirely within the housing for monitoring an operational condition of the disposable filter;
• a bypass structure including a flange-like structure extending radially outward from the threaded female connector and movable in response to a predetermined pressure within the filter to open the bypass structure and allow the working fluid to bypass the filter and exit through the outlet;
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• the pressure sensor comprised of an RF tank circuit disposed within the housing adjacent the bypass structure and including a capacitor plate extending adjacent the flange-like structure and configured to sense movement of the flange-like structure of the bypass structure to shift a resonant frequency of the RF tank circuit and monitor a pressure change across the filter.