US Patent Issued to CARRIER on June 16 for "Device and method for detection of electrical discharge in an HVAC control box" (Indiana, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,656,006, issued on June 16, was assigned to CARRIER Corp. (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).

"Device and method for detection of electrical discharge in an HVAC control box" was invented by Theodore Hermann (Eden Prairie, Minn.) and Benjamen Baker (New Haven, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device and method for the detection of electrical discharge in an HVAC control box are disclosed. The device comprises an ultrasonic sensor(s) such as a MEMS-based sensor that detects the acoustic spectrum(s) generated within the HVAC control box, and a processing unit in communication with the ultrasonic sensor. The processing unit is configured to re...