ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,164, issued on Aug. 25.
"Clothes dryer exhaust redirection system" was invented by Nigel Elcock (Feasterville Trevose, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The clothes dryer exhaust redirection system includes a tee fitting, U-shaped ductwork, a lint filter, a lint trap, a first blast gate, a second blast gate, a first air sensor, and a second air sensor. The clothes dryer exhaust redirection system may recover heat from the exhaust of an electric dryer by redirecting the heat into a building where the electric dryer is located. The tee fitting may couple to an exhaust outlet of the electric dryer and may direct heated air out of the b...