ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,652, issued on March 24.
"Air conditioner water treatment and overflow prevention system" was invented by Chandler Fairley (Purvis, Miss.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-contained apparatus designed to treat condensate produced by an air conditioner and to prevent overflow of condensate from an air conditioner condensate drain pan is provided. The apparatus has an enclosure that includes a plumbing trap, a compartment that holds a chemical that treats condensate from the drain pan, and a reservoir that holds treated condensate. A pump transfers treated condensate from the reservoir back to the drain pan to prevent the growth o...