ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,225, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Dometic Sweden AB (Solna, Sweden).
"Parking cooler" was invented by Daniel Fedor Westendarp (Munster, Germany), Thorsten Wichert (Ibbenburen, Germany) and Michael Dunkel (Ludinghausen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A parking cooler which is capable of battery powered operation during engine off operation. The parking cooler or air conditioning system may vary in cooling capacities to maximize cooling or maximize battery life. The parking cooler includes one or more condensers and a housing to accommodate such variation of cooling capacity."
The patent was filed on March 24, 2023, unde...