ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,504,183, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Masonite Corp. (Tampa, Fla.).
"Active HVAC door and methods" was invented by Benjamin W. Docksteader (Custer, Wash.) and Joel Sellinger (Blaine, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An active HVAC door and a method of opening or closing a door having a door handle, at least one hinge configured to pivotally couple the door to a frame, a first fan assembly provided through the door on an upper portion and on the handle side thereof and a second fan assembly provided through the door on a lower portion and on the handle side thereof, wherein the first and second fan assemblies comprise at least o...