ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,158, issued on June 9, was assigned to BSH Hausgerate GmbH (Munich).

"Electrostatic filter module for air cleaner, and air cleaner" was invented by Georg Hepperle (Heilbronn, Germany), Barbara John (Bruchsal, Germany) and Daniel Vollmar (Pfinztal, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrostatic filter module for an air cleaner includes a housing having an installation space configured to be sealed at least against ingress of liquid. The installation space has a high-voltage connection and a connection for lower voltage. Arranged in the housing are a separation unit and an ionization unit arranged in the housing, and a high-vol...