Described are liquid filter apparatuses that include a housing, an interior within the housing, a cartridge assembly (otherwise known as a “filter cartridge”) contained within the housing, and a vent that allows gaseous fluid from an interior of the housing to be released to an exterior of the housing, as well as related methods.

Described are liquid filter apparatuses that include a housing, an interior within the housing, a cartridge assembly (otherwise known as a “filter cartridge”) contained within the housing, and a vent that allows gaseous fluid from an interior of the housing to be released to an exterior of the housing, as well as related methods.

A filter pipe fitting is provided for use in connecting a supply pipe to drip line tubing used within heap leach mining. The filter pipe fitting includes first and second ends. The pipe fitting's first end includes male threads for threadably affixing to female threads formed in the sidewall of a supply pipe. The pipe fitting's first end further includes a filter element preferably including longitudinally extending slats forming longitudinally extending slots. The filter element preferably has a closed end, which may or may not be disengageable from the slats. The pipe fitting's second end includes male threads for affixing to a ring nut. The second end further includes a male clamping surface for engaging a female clamping surface circumferentially found on the interior of the ring nut. The male and female clamping surfaces are utilized to clamp onto the tubular end of drip line tubing.

Pipe fittings with a filter contain a body, a filter valve, and two seal gaskets. The body includes a first connection pipe and a second connection pipe, a receiving orifice, and at least one guide slot. The filter valve includes a driven section and an operation portion. The two seal gaskets are accommodated in the first peripheral groove and the second peripheral groove respectively. The driven section has a first peripheral groove, a second peripheral groove, and a filtration orifice defined between the first peripheral groove and the second peripheral groove and communicating with the driven section, and at least one fixing bolt mounted between the operation portion and the first peripheral groove and extending outward from the driven section. The at least one fixing bolt slides into the at least one guide slot respectively so that the filter valve is accommodated in the receiving orifice.

Pipe fittings with a filter contain a body, a filter valve, and two seal gaskets. The body includes a first connection pipe and a second connection pipe, a receiving orifice, and at least one guide slot. The filter valve includes a driven section and an operation portion. The two seal gaskets are accommodated in the first peripheral groove and the second peripheral groove respectively. The driven section has a first peripheral groove, a second peripheral groove, and a filtration orifice defined between the first peripheral groove and the second peripheral groove and communicating with the driven section, and at least one fixing bolt mounted between the operation portion and the first peripheral groove and extending outward from the driven section. The at least one fixing bolt slides into the at least one guide slot respectively so that the filter valve is accommodated in the receiving orifice.

A filter assembly includes a body of filter media, a seal, and a compression ring. The body of filter media having a first end surface, a second end surface spaced apart from and opposing the first end surface, and an outer surface extending between the first end surface and the second end surface. The seal surrounds the first end surface. The compression ring is disposed about the second end surface. The compression ring includes a first channel configured to allow fluid communication between the second end surface and the outer surface.

A filter assembly includes a body of filter media, a seal, and a compression ring. The body of filter media having a first end surface, a second end surface spaced apart from and opposing the first end surface, and an outer surface extending between the first end surface and the second end surface. The seal surrounds the first end surface. The compression ring is disposed about the second end surface. The compression ring includes a first channel configured to allow fluid communication between the second end surface and the outer surface.

A filter assembly includes a body of filter media, a seal, and a compression ring. The body of filter media having a first end surface, a second end surface spaced apart from and opposing the first end surface, and an outer surface extending between the first end surface and the second end surface. The seal surrounds the first end surface. The compression ring is disposed about the second end surface. The compression ring includes a first channel configured to allow fluid communication between the second end surface and the outer surface.

A filter assembly includes a body of filter media, a seal, and a compression ring. The body of filter media having a first end surface, a second end surface spaced apart from and opposing the first end surface, and an outer surface extending between the first end surface and the second end surface. The seal surrounds the first end surface. The compression ring is disposed about the second end surface. The compression ring includes a first channel configured to allow fluid communication between the second end surface and the outer surface.

A hydrocarbon absorbing cone filter for an air intake system may include a generally truncated cone shaped media filter and an internal hydrocarbon absorbing element therein. The hydrocarbon absorbing element may absorb hydrocarbons at the clean air side of an air stream flowing through the media filter and into a combustion engine system.