ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,521, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Built-in magnetic filter module and clutch separation system" was invented by Guangyu Jian (Shanghai) and Zhili Xu (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A built-in magnetic filter module for filtering the working fluids of clutch separation systems, the built-in magnetic filter module including an air release valve and a magnetic filtration unit including a housing. The housing includes a pipe section providing passage for the working fluid. The magnetic filtration unit is installed on the circumference of the internal wall of sai...