US Patent Issued to Rheem Manufacturing on Oct. 27 for "Heat pump systems and methods for defrost humidification" (Indiana, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,834, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Rheem Manufacturing Co. (Atlanta).

"Heat pump systems and methods for defrost humidification" was invented by Kevin Mercer (Danville, Ind.) and Aaron Patrick Gorman (New Braunfels, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for heating and humidifying an interior space using a heat pump are provided. The heat pump may be a window unit and may include a catch for collecting condensation forming on heat exchanger coils positioned in an exterior environment. Using a humidification system, the condensation may be directed via a toward and distributed on (e.g., via dripping and/or spra...