ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,265, issued on Oct. 14.
"Diffuser and filter assemblies with magnetic features" was invented by Cambre Allen Romero (Broussard, La.) and Clayton Allen Romero (Broussard, La.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An external filter assembly is shown having a slotted filter section, including an optional upper collar attached below the mounting member, and lower collar attached below the bottom cap of a lower filter element, where each collar includes a plurality of extensions containing magnets. Specifically, in the case of each extension, a bore is formed longitudinally within the extension, and a diametrically magnetic rare earth (neodymiu...