ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,768,439, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Assembly including a housing and a vent" was invented by Sarang Lokhande (Brunswick, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vent includes a casing that defines a hollow that extends from a first opening to a second opening, a filter that extends across the first opening and is configured to allow air to pass therethrough, and a shield that extends within the hollow defined by the casing configured to allow air to pass therethrough and restrict oil from passing therethrough. The shield has at least one retention feature that engages ...