ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,122, issued on June 3.

"Filtration device with ion dispersing material" was invented by Karen M. Sager (Ridgewood, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filtration device for filtering a fluid includes a first barrier member having a plurality of openings through which the fluid can penetrate the first barrier member, the first barrier member having a plurality of edges including a first edge; and a first ion-dispersing thread in the first barrier member. A portion of the first ion-dispersing thread extends in a direction, the direction is non-parallel to the first edge of the first barrier member, and the direction is non-perpendicul...