ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,319, issued on July 21, was assigned to CHARLES AUSTEN PUMPS LTD. (Surrey, Great Britain).
"Condensate tray assembly" was invented by Michael Coughlan (West Byfleet Surrey, Great Britain) and Bill Shepherd (West Byfleet Surrey, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A condensate tray assembly for use below a condensate generating appliance, particularly a refrigeration unit. The assembly comprises a tray (1) with an inlet (3A) and an outlet (3) towards the bottom of the tray. A self-priming pump (5) is connected to the outlet for pumping liquid from the tray. A sensor (12) within the tray determines the rate of change of the de...