ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,274, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to CARRIER Corp. (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).

"Liquid desiccant dedicated vapor compression system and a method of operation thereof" was invented by Bart van Hassel (Weatogue, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid desiccant dedicated vapor compression system is disclosed. The system comprises an evaporator fluidically connected to a condenser through a compressor, an absorber fluidically connected to the evaporator to facilitate flow of air through the evaporator and the absorber, and a desorber fluidically connected to the absorber to facilitate the flow of the desiccant solution therebet...