ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,811, issued on July 15, was assigned to ACLARIS WATER INNOVATIONS GMBH, LINDAU, ZWEIGNIEDERLASSUNG REBSTEIN (Rebstein, Switzerland).

"Filter cartridge" was invented by Kurt Wallerstorfer (Strasswalchen, Austria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filter cartridge for a household appliance, which is provided with a filter housing, the wall of which separates a housing internal side from a housing external side. A filter inlet opening which in the operation of the filter cartridge is open in relation to the external environment of the filter housing. A device for water conduction which comprises at least one filter chamber having at least...