US Patent Issued to Cummins Filtration IP on June 3 for "Self-assisting element removal features for a filtration system" (Iowa, Tennessee, Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,721, issued on June 3, was assigned to Cummins Filtration IP Inc. (Columbus, Ind.).

"Self-assisting element removal features for a filtration system" was invented by Wassem Abdalla (Fishers, Ind.), Ismail C. Bagci (Cookeville, Tenn.), Robert A. Bannister (Ames, Iowa) and Joshua Luther Young (Livingston, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filtration assembly includes a filter housing and a filter element. The filter housing includes a base and a cover including an underside having one or more retainer features. The cover is removably coupled to the base. The filter element is removably installed within the base when the cover is co...