ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,541, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to CUMMINS FILTRATION INC. (Nashville, Tenn.).
"Easy lock spin-on filter" was invented by Wassem Abdalla (Fishers, Ind.), Robert A. Bannister (Ames, Iowa) and Vaibhav Pimpalte (Pune, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filter cartridge includes a shell, a connecting ring, an end cap, and an axially directed sealing member. The shell defines an inner cavity and an upper lip disposed along an upper edge of the inner cavity. The upper lip defines a channel. The connecting ring is positioned outside of the inner cavity and is engaged with the channel. The connecting ring includes a threaded region ...