ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,197, issued on April 14, was assigned to MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH (Germany).
"HVAC module" was invented by Edward Wolfe (Clarence Ctr., N.Y.), Bailey Reid (Lockport, N.Y.), Steve Zielinski (North Tonawanda, N.Y.) and Richard Baranowski (Lake View, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) module includes an air inlet, a first valve, a second valve, and a third valve. The air inlet includes a first inlet portion that receives a first input air and a second inlet portion to receive a second input air. The blower is in communication with the air inlet. The blower includes a first airflow se...