ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,540, issued on Dec. 16.
"Water filter hydrator" was invented by John Petrilli Sr. (Oceanside, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The water filter hydrator is a filter component. The water filter hydrator is configured for use with water. When installed, the water filter hydrator aids to filter impurities and pathogens out of the water. The water filter hydrator includes a cistern structure and one or more receiving structures. The one or more receiving structures receive and filter the water stored in the cistern structure. Each receiving structure selected from the one or more receiving structures is designed to maintain the satura...