ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,705, issued on July 14, was assigned to Nortek Air Solutions LLC (Okarche, Okla.).
"Collapsible hood" was invented by Lee Aaron Magill (Mustang, Okla.) and Terry Ray Leatham (Oklahoma City).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air handling unit (AHU) includes a cabinet and a collapsible hood. One or more components of the AHU are arranged in the cabinet, which defines at least one air vent. The collapsible hood includes a cap plate, base bracket, hood plate, and pair of side plates. The cap plate is fixedly connected to the cabinet above the at least one air vent. The base bracket is fixedly connected to the cabinet below the cap plate. ...