ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,882, issued on July 29, was assigned to Donaldson Co. Inc. (Bloomington, Minn.).
"Breather vent for hydraulic tank" was invented by Fabrizio Buratto (Sustinente, Italy), Larry E. Gerken (Bowling Green, Ohio) and Isacco Pavanelli (Sermide e Felonica, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vent having a vent housing defining a mounting structure, a first opening between a first end and a second end of the vent housing, a first airflow pathway from the first opening, a second airflow pathway from a second opening, and a draining pathway from the first airflow pathway through the first end of the vent housing. The first airflow pathway h...