ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,471, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Baldwin Filters Inc. (Cleveland).
"Embedding variable slit width embossed filter media packs" was invented by Erik R. Bower (Kearney, Neb.), Levi W. Dexter (Elm Creek, Neb.) and Joshua W. Witte (Kearney, Neb.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filter cartridge is provided. The filter cartridge includes a pack of filter media having an inlet face and an outlet face. The filter media pack further includes opposite first and second sides and opposite first and second ends. The sides and ends extend transversely between the inlet and outlet faces. The sides also extend transversely between the ends...