Inventors:
Robert A. Bertelsen - St. Louis Park MN
David J. Paulson - Minnetonka MN
Assignee:
Osmonics, Inc. - Minnetonka MN
International Classification:
B01D 2704, B01D 2906
Abstract:
A spirally wound filter cartridge and a method of making the same in which the cartridge includes an elongated, centrally disposed tube or mandrel, and a sheet of filtration material spirally wound around the tube such that the cartridge has a tapered configuration with a first end of the cartridge being greater in diameter than the second end. The present invention also relates to a filtration device having a filter cartridge housing adapted to receive the above mentioned tapered filter cartridge.