ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,380, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to PHINIA JERSEY HOLDINGS LLC (Wilmington, Del.).

"Adsorbent retention plate assembly for an evaporative emissions canister" was invented by Cesar Cain Chavez Sandoval (Ciudad Juarez, Mexico) and Jose Mauricio Alonso (Ciudad Juarez, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retention plate assembly and an evaporative emissions canister including the retention plate assembly are provided. The assembly includes a cover for closing an open end of the canister. The cover has an inner surface. A retention plate has a first surface facing the cover and an opposite second surface facing away from cover. Th...