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(43) Date of publication: 05.07.2017 Bulletin 2017/27 (21) Application number: 15821413.0 (22) Date of filing: 14.07.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01D 27/14(2006.01) B01D 35/30(2006.01) B01D 29/56(2006.01) F16L 3/13(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2015/040291 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/010973 (21.01.2016 Gazette 2016/03)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA (30) Priority: 17.07.2014 IN 3508CH2014 (71) Applicant: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc. Columbus, IN 47201 (US)

(72) Inventors: FATIMA, Roma Cookeville, Tennessee 38501 (US) HOGADE, Mayur H. Pune 411046 (IN) JIANG, Zemin Cookeville, Tennessee 38506 (US) MEDLIN, Gwynn G. Cookeville, Tennessee 38501 (US) SHUKLA, Deeksha Hardoi Uttar Pradesh 241001 (IN) KASTURI, Sreedevi Rajahmundry Andhra Pradesh 533103 (IN) (74) Representative: Roberts, Peter David  Marks & Clerk LLP 1 New York Street Manchester M1 4HD Manchester M1 4HD (GB)