An improved oil conditioning filter, for use with an internal combustion engine, includes a mechanically active filter element and a chemically active filter element containing a beneficial additive therein. The beneficial additive is provided to extend the useful life of lubricating oil in an inter
An improved oil conditioning filter, for use with an internal combustion engine, includes a mechanically active filter element and a chemically active filter element containing a beneficial additive therein. The beneficial additive is provided to extend the useful life of lubricating oil in an internal combustion engine. The beneficial additive may include an antioxidant, an anti-wear agent, and/or a basic salt. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the chemically active conditioning agent is provided in a plurality of particles disposed within the oil filter housing. The particles may be bonded together to form an integral porous filter element having spaces defined between the particles thereof. The particles are made either by a hot extrusion process or by a solvent process.
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Having, thus, described the invention, what is claimed is: 1. An oil filter, comprising: a hollow housing having an inlet and an outlet and defining a chamber therein with a flow path between the inlet and outlet; a mechanically active filter member disposed inside the housing in the flow path; and
Having, thus, described the invention, what is claimed is: 1. An oil filter, comprising: a hollow housing having an inlet and an outlet and defining a chamber therein with a flow path between the inlet and outlet; a mechanically active filter member disposed inside the housing in the flow path; and a chemically active filter member disposed inside the housing in the flow path; wherein the chemically active filter member comprises a plurality of particles having interstitial spaces therebetween, said particles having an average diameter of from 0.1 to 6 millimeters and being retained in said oil filter, the particles comprising a beneficial additive to be released into engine oil as said engine oil circulates through the interstitial spaces and wherein the particles further comprise a polymeric binder selected from the group consisting of polyamides, polyimides, polyesters, polyolefins, polysulfones, and mixtures thereof, and the particles are a product of a process comprising the steps of: providing the polymeric binder in a finely divided form; mixing the polymeric binder with the additive in a liquid solvent; forming the mixture of the binder and additive into particles; and removing the solvent from the particles by evaporation. 2. The oil filter of claim 1, wherein the beneficial additive comprises a basic salt that is at least one of the group consisting of calcium carbonate, potassium carbonate, potassium bicarbonate, aluminum dihydroxy sodium carbonate, magnesium oxide, magnesium carbonate, zinc oxide, sodium bicarbonate, sodium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, and mixtures thereof. 3. The oil filter of claim 1, wherein the mechanically active filter element is substantially cylindrical in shape, and wherein the chemically active filter element is also substantially cylindrical in shape and is disposed radially and coaxially inside of said mechanically active filter element. 4. The oil filter of claim 1, wherein the particles of the chemically active filter member are connected together to form a substantially integral permeable member. 5. The oil filter of claim 1 wherein the beneficial additive comprises an antioxidant that is at least one of the group consisting of imidazoline-phosphonate salts, substituted triazoles, sulfrized carboxylates, phenolic compounds, arylamino compounds, substituted thiazoles, substituted thiadiazoles, phosphosulfurized olefins, zinc dithiophosphates, and zinc dialkyldithiophosphates, aromatic sulfides, aromatic polysulfies, alkyl sulfides, alkyl polysulfides, sulfurized olefins, sulfurized carboxylic acid esters, sulfurized ester-olefins, and mixtures thereof. 6. An oil filter, comprising: a hollow housing having a tapping plate for placement proximate an engine surface, said tapping plate having an outlet aperture formed therethrough and an inlet aperture formed therethrough and spaced apart from said outlet aperture; a mechanically active filter element disposed within said housing spaced away from said tapping plate; a substantially cylindrical dividing wall member disposed within said housing adjacent said tapping plate; said dividing wall member defining an inlet flow channel on the outside thereof within the housing and in fluid communication with said inlet aperture of said tapping plate; said dividing wall member further defining an outlet flow channel therein in fluid communication with said outlet aperture of said tapping plate; and a chemically active filter member disposed within said inlet flow channel of said housing between said tapping plate and said mechanical filter element, said chemically active filter member comprising a plurality of particles retained in said oil having a diameter in a range of 0.10 to 6 mm, said particles consisting essentially of a beneficial additive to interact with engine oil as said engine oil circulates through the filter and a polymeric binder, said beneficial additive consisting essentially of an antioxidant, a basic salt, or a mixture of a basic salt and an antioxidant, said antioxidant being selected from the group consisting of imidazoline-phosphonate salts, substituted triazoles, sulfurized carboxylates, phenolic compounds, arylamino compounds, substituted thiazoles, substituted thiadiazoles; phosphosulfurized olefins, zinc dithiophosphates, and zinc dialkyldithiophosphates, aromatic sulfides, aromatic polysulfides, alkyl sulfides, alkyl polysulfides, sulfurized olefins, sulfurized carboxylic acid esters, sulfurized ester-olefins, and mixtures thereof and wherein said polymeric binder selected from the group consisting of polyamides, polyimides, polyesters, polyolefins, polysulfones, and mixtures thereof, and the particles are a product of a process comprising the steps of: providing the polymeric binder in a finely divided form; mixing the polymeric binder with the additive in a liquid solvent; forming the mixture of the binder and additive into particles; and removing the solvent from the particles by evaporation. 7. The oil filter of claim 6, further comprising a foraminous divider disposed between the chemically active filter element and the mechanically active filter element. 8. The oil filter of claim 6, wherein the basic salt selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, potassium carbonate, potassium bicarbonate, aluminum dihydroxy sodium carbonate, magnesium oxide, magnesium carbonate, zinc oxide, sodium bicarbonate, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, and mixtures thereof. 9. A supplemental cartridge for use in conjunction with an oil filter, said supplemental cartridge comprising: a hollow housing, comprising: a tapping plate for placement proximate an engine surface, said tapping plate having an outlet aperture formed substantially centrally therethrough and an inlet aperture formed therethrough and spaced apart from said outlet aperture; a cap opposite said tapping plate for placement proximate an oil filter, said cap having an inlet aperture formed substantially centrally therethrough and an outlet aperture formed therethrough and spaced apart from said inlet aperture; an outer wall connecting said cap and said tapping plate; a substantially cylindrical dividing wall member disposed within said housing and separating said housing interior into an inlet flow channel in fluid communication with said inlet aperture of said tapping plate, and an outlet flow channel in fluid communication with said outlet aperture of said tapping plate; and a chemically active filter member disposed within said inlet flow channel of said housing, said chemically active filter member comprising a plurality of particles having a diameter in a range of 0.10 to 6 mm, said particles consisting essentially of a beneficial additive and a polymeric binder, said beneficial additive consisting essentially of at least one of an antioxidant, or a mixture of a basic salt and an antioxidant and wherein said polymeric binder is selected from the group consisting of polyamides, polyimides, polyesters, polyolefins, polysulfones, and mixtures thereof, and the particles are a product of a process comprising the steps of: providing the polymeric binder in a finely divided form; mixing the polymeric binder with the additive in a liquid solvent; forming the mixture of the binder and additive into particles; and removing the solvent from the particles by evaporation. 10. The supplemental cartridge of claim 9, wherein the basic salt is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, potassium carbonate, potassium bicarbonate, aluminum dihydroxy sodium carbonate, magnesium oxide, magnesium carbonate, zinc oxide, sodium bicarbonate, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, and mixtures thereof. 11. The supplemental cartridge of claim 9, further comprising: an auxiliary inlet tube attached to said outer wall of said housing and being in fluid communication with said inlet flow channel thereof; and an auxiliary outlet tube attached to said outer wall of said housing and being in fluid communication with said interior thereof. 12. An oil filter, comprising: a housing defining an inlet fluid opening and an outlet fluid opening, said inlet fluid opening and said outlet opening defining a fluid path through said housing; a mechanically active filter member disposed inside the housing, said mechanically active filter being disposed in said fluid path such that fluid flowing through said fluid path must pass through said mechanically active filter member; and a chemically active filter member disposed inside the housing, said chemically active filter being disposed in said fluid path such that fluid flowing through said fluid path must pass through said chemically active filter member; wherein the chemically active filter member comprises a plurality of particles retained in said oil filter, said particles comprising from 90 to 97% by weight of a beneficial additive to be released into engine oil as said engine oil circulates through the oil filter, based on the total solid weight of the particles, wherein the beneficial additive comprises at least one of an antioxidant, an anti-wear agent, a basic salt, or a mixture thereof and wherein the particles further comprise a polymeric binder selected from the group consisting of polyamides, polyimides, polyesters, polyolefins, polysulfones, and mixtures thereof, and the particles are a product of a process comprising the steps of: providing the polymeric binder in a finely divided form; mixing the polymeric binder with the additive in a liquid solvent; forming the mixture of the binder and additive into particles; and removing the solvent from the particles by evaporation.
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