7 Filter devices, filter apparatus, filter modules, filter cartridges, filter elements as parts of filtering machines and filtering installations constructed therefrom for the filtration, clarifying, and sterilizing of fluids, namely, filters for machines used in the beverage, food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, electronic and chemical industries, namely filters comprised of organic and inorganic fillers, fibrous materials, ion exchanging materials, resins, polymers, and hydrophilic agents