ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,427, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to TACO INC. (Cranston, R.I.).
"Switchable magnetic filter" was invented by Justin Jenne (Rochester, Mass.), Edward Dion Jr. (Dartmouth, Mass.), Robert Sampson (Fall River, Mass.) and Ronnie Falcon (Fall River, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A switchable magnetic filter for collecting metallic particles in a fluid flowing through a vessel, comprising a handle for rotatably or slidingly engaging a magnetic assembly within a housing to an ON position to create a magnetic field outside of the housing to collect and retain metallic particles against the outer wall of the housing, and to an OFF pos...