US Patent Issued to Aqua Tru on July 15 for "Filter device with magnetic floater to stop overflow" (American, Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,960, issued on July 15, was assigned to Aqua Tru LLC (Sherman Oaks, Calif.).

"Filter device with magnetic floater to stop overflow" was invented by Michael Pedersen (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) and Chuanzhen Chen (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filter device and methods of use thereof are provided. The filter device may include a pitcher for removably engaging with a base in fluid communication with a fluid source. The pitcher may include a magnetic float assembly, and the base may include a sensor, e.g., a Reed switch, for detecting when a magnetic float of the magnetic float assembly is within a detectable range of the ...