ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,030, issued on April 21.

"System for securing an open-ended filter to a submersible cleaner" was invented by Frederic Wicks (Winter Park, Fla.) and Aaron Wicks (Winter Park, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system to secure an open-ended filter to a submersible cleaner including a yoke attached to the submersible cleaner that fits within a first opening of the open-ended filter, a cap for covering a distal end of the open-ended filter, and a rod extending within the open-ended filter from the yoke to the cap to connect the yoke to the cap."

The patent was filed on Feb. 19, 2025, under Application No. 19/056,933.

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