ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,002, issued on June 10, was assigned to Donaldson Co. Inc. (Bloomington, Minn.).

"Filter assemblies; components and features thereof; and, methods of use and assembly" was invented by Richard Osendorf (West St. Paul, Minn.) and Joseph Einberger (Oakdale, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Air cleaner assemblies, components therefor, and features thereof are described. Also described are methods of assembly and use. In depicted examples, the air cleaner assemblies and components optionally use advantageous housing seal features. Methods of assembly and use are described."

The patent was filed on Dec. 19, 2023, under Application No....