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(88) Date of publication A3: 03.01.2013 (43) Date of publication: 05.02.2014 Bulletin 2014/06 (21) Application number: 12764878.0 (22) Date of filing: 30.03.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F01M 11/03(2006.01) B01D 35/06(2006.01) F01M 1/10(2006.01) B01D 29/72(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2012/031561 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/135689 (04.10.2012 Gazette 2012/40)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 31.03.2011 US 201161470214 P (71) Applicant: FRAM Group IP LLC Lake Forest, IL 60045 (US)	(72) Inventors: BAUSE, Dan Flanders, New Jersey 07836 (US) ROHRBACH, Ronald Flemington, New Jersey 08822 (US) CHEEKALA, Nageswara Rao Perrysburg, Ohio 43551 (US) ARTZ, Brian Maumee, Ohio 43537 (US) UNGER, Peter Morristown, New Jersey 07960 (US) (74) Representative: Algemeen Octrooi- en Merkenbureau B.V.  P.O. Box 645 5600 AP Eindhoven 5600 AP Eindhoven (NL)