ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,640, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to CAMFIL AKTIEBOLAG (Stockholm).
"Air filter mounting plate" was invented by Frank Seales (Lachine, Canada), Jack Thomas Clements (Lees Summit, Minn.), Pascal Lee (Montreal), Rose Avedissian (Laval, Canada), Lars Westlund (Trosa, Sweden) and Mikael Forslund (Bromma, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air filter mounting plate having sealing side and a filter media retaining side, said mounting plate including an air passage opening and a gasket encircling the air passage opening provided on sealing side of the mounting plate, the gasket comprising a connection portion and double sealing lip...