Patent 11052332 was granted and assigned to Caterpillar Inc. on July, 2021 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method for manufacturing a filter includes providing a computer-readable three-dimensional model of the filter, the three-dimensional model being configured to be converted into a plurality of slices that each define a cross-sectional layer of the filter, and successively forming each layer of the filter by additive manufacturing.