ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,538, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to CARRIER Corp. (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).
"Microchannel heat exchanger tube supported bracket" was invented by Tobias H. Sienel (Baldwinsville, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat exchange tube segments defining a plurality of fluid pathways therein and a plurality of fins disposed between adjacent heat exchange tube segments of the plurality of heat exchange tube segments. A bend is formed in the plurality of heat exchange tube segments defining a first portion of the heat exchanger located at a first side of the bend, and a second portion of the h...