US Patent Issued to Donaldson on May 26 for "Filter element, filter head, and filter system" (American, Belgian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,599, issued on May 26, was assigned to Donaldson Co. Inc. (Bloomington, Minn.).

"Filter element, filter head, and filter system" was invented by Erwin Verbelen (Meise, Belgium), Luca Ghisu (Bierbeek, Belgium), Robert A. McGlade (Somerset, Wis.), John K. Aune (Edina, Minn.) and Jared J. Flanigan (St. Louis Park, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filter element for releasable connection with a filter head a first end cap defining a first open aperture; a tubular construction of filter media being secured to the first end cap; and an axially extending neck, surrounding the first open aperture, having, an outer radial surface and an ...