ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,871, issued on June 30, was assigned to OK International Inc. (Cypress, Calif.).
"Extractor and method of use" was invented by Hoa Dinh Nguyen (Santa Ana, Calif.), Michael Carlomagno (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) and Joshua Jacque Edberg (Mission Viejo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of using an extractor for extracting harmful chemicals and particulates from air for a soldering iron station, the extractor including an intake assembly, a filter assembly, a fan, and an exhaust assembly, comprising receiving harmful chemicals, particulates, and air from the soldering iron station through the intake assembly; filtering the fumes...