US Patent Issued to Mahle International on March 3 for "Filter system, positioning mechanism, filter element and method for inserting and positioning a filter element" (Romanian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,804, issued on March 3, was assigned to Mahle International GmbH (Germany).

"Filter system, positioning mechanism, filter element and method for inserting and positioning a filter element" was invented by Cristian Cristache (Pitesti, Romania).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filter system may include a housing, a filter element, and a separate positioning mechanism. The housing may include an opening, a function carrier, a drain opening, and a radially protruding contour. The filter element may include a first end disc, a second end disk, and a filter material disposed between the first end disk and the second end disk. The first end ...