ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,840, issued on June 24, was assigned to Watt Fuel Cell Corp. (Mt. Pleasant, Pa.).
"Blower and air filter assembly" was invented by Caine M. Finnerty (Mount Pleasant, Pa.), Paul Dewald (Scottdale, Pa.) and Mathew Isenberg (North Canton, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The outlet of a blower extends through a hole in a circuit board to which the blower is attached. Electronics on the board control operation of the blower. The blower can be configured as two blowers in series, to provide more precise control of airflow. An air filter, such as an N95 filter is releasably attached to the blower intake on a front side of the circuit bo...