US Patent Issued to Donaldson on Sept. 30 for "Air filter element and air filter comprising same" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,468, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Donaldson Co. Inc. (Bloomington, Minn.).

"Air filter element and air filter comprising same" was invented by Sebastien Bessone (Asnieres-sur-seine, France) and Jean-Philippe Da Cunha (Sartrouville, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention pertains to an air filter element comprising a tubular main body having a first axial end surface and a second axial end surface; wherein said first end surface comprises a first engagement means and said second end surface comprises a second engagement means; said first engagement means and said second engagement means being configured to enter i...