US Patent Issued to Cummins Filtration on Sept. 30 for "Integrated abrasion resistant barrier for filter media" (Wisconsin, Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,463, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Cummins Filtration Inc. (Nashville, Tenn.).

"Integrated abrasion resistant barrier for filter media" was invented by Yashpal Subedi (Madison, Wis.), Alexis Orea Amador (Middleton, Wis.), Steve Mitchell Hiles (Gallatin, Tenn.), Steve Anderson (Eau Claire, Wis.), Mark P. Adams (Madison, Wis.), Jeremiah Cupery (Madison, Wis.) and Jason A. Scherck (Madison, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filter element includes a media pack and a support body. The media pack may be arranged in an enclosed shape defining a central cavity. The media pack includes a formed filter media and an abrasion resista...