ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,467, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to CUMMINS FILTRATION INC. (Nashville, Tenn.).
"Arched air filter" was invented by Matthew Louison (McFarland, Wis.), Scott Schwartz (Cottage Grove, Wis.), Jeremiah Cupery (Madison, Wis.) and Mark Adams (Madison, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filtration system includes an air cleaner housing and a filter element. The air cleaner housing includes a base and a removable cover. At least one of the base or the cover defines a cavity and a protrusion extending into the cavity. The filter element is disposed within the cavity. The filter element includes a plurality of media blocks each includ...