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US 2011/0209622 A1Published application
Filter device for use with machine
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsStephen David Hiner, Michael T. Adams, Charles Edward Thomas Brake
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Abstract
Solutions for improving efficiency of a filter device for use with a machine requiring clean airflow are disclosed. In one embodiment, the filter device includes: a filter housing about an airflow inlet of the machine, wherein the filter housing comprises an air-permeable filter media configured to filter particles from multi-directional airflow moving through a substantial portion of the filter housing into the airflow inlet.
Claims20
A filter device for use with a machine, the filter device comprising:
- a filter housing about an airflow inlet of the machine, wherein the filter housing comprises an air-permeable filter media configured to filter particles from airflow moving through a substantial portion of the filter housing into the airflow inlet.
A machine, the machine comprising:
- an airflow inlet;
- and
- a filter housing about the airflow inlet of the machine, wherein the filter housing comprises an air-permeable filter media configured to filter particles from airflow moving through a substantial portion of the filter housing into the airflow inlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.