ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,928, issued on March 24, was assigned to ENTEGRIS INC. (Billerica, Mass.).

"Filter cartridge assembly" was invented by Jean Camille Lu Ersando (Manchester, N.H.) and Barry Lee Gregerson (Deephaven, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filter assembly for filtering liquid includes a filter housing and a filter cartridge disposed in an enclosed space of the filter housing. The filter housing including a cap affixed to the bowl to form the enclosed space. The cap including a fluid inlet port, a fluid outlet port, and a gas venting port for the enclosed space. The filter cartridge includes radial projections disposed in slots of the b...