ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,921, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Global Plasma Solutions Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Duct adaptor for an ion generation device and ion generation device for use therein" was invented by Joseph Lehman (Mooresville, N.C.) and Jeremy Ferden (Salisbury, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adaptor for engagement to an air duct. The adaptor includes a back portion with an aperture within the back portion, a bellow adjacent the back portion with an opening positioned in a corresponding relationship with the aperture of the back portion, a top portion adjacent the bellow and spaced-apart from the back portion. A ring member is rotationa...