ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,773, issued on May 6, was assigned to Cyclone Filter Tools LLC (Murfreesboro, Tenn.).

"Filter cleaning system" was invented by Jordan Thiessen (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) and Jeff Thiessen (Murfreesboro, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filter cleaning system including filter cleaning apparatus including a tubular mast rotatingly disposed on a support rod. One or more filter retainers adapted to retain a filter can be disposed on the tubular mast. A filter disposed on the tubular mast can rotate about the support rod. A fluid stream can be directed on the filter to clean the filter rotating about the support rod."

The patent was fil...