US Patent Issued to Synergetics on Nov. 11 for "Ventilation and particulate matter removal system" (Australian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,959, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Synergetics Pty Ltd. (West Melbourne, Australia).

"Ventilation and particulate matter removal system" was invented by David Hayden Collins (Parkville, Australia), James Brett (West Melbourne, Australia), James Forsyth (Murrumbeena, Australia) and Rolf Meumann (Brunswick, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for removing particulate matter from an enclosure having an internal space and an opening into the internal space, includes a cover positionable adjacent the opening so that the cover covers the opening, a gas source external to the internal space, an inlet conduit that in u...