Patent 7195122 was granted and assigned to Pall (funeral) on March, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A filter comprising a filter cartridge and a housing having at least one fitting and defining a chamber, the filter cartridge being disposed in the chamber, wherein the housing includes a fluid conduit which extends axially from the fitting along the periphery of the filter cartridge, the fluid conduit being isolated from the filter cartridge chamber along a substantial portion of the length of the fluid conduit.