ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,990, issued on April 21, was assigned to JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS ACQUISITION LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Air purification and filtration system using UV light" was invented by Salvatore Brauer (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for controlling air quality in a vehicle cabin includes at least one mechanical filtering device receiving unfiltered air and collecting particulate matter from the unfiltered air. Air flow downstream from the mechanical filtering device is a first filtered air flow. At least one ultraviolet (UV) light source is positioned within the vehicle between the at least one mechanical filt...