ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,565, issued on March 24, was assigned to Seely International Pty Ltd (Lonsdale, Australia).

"Evaporative cooler operable in a range of mounting angles" was invented by Steven Slayzak (Denver), Shane Antony Harris (Glenelg South, Australia), Daniel Robert Haynes (Park Holme, Australia) and Ian Howard Pendergrast (Woodcroft, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Evaporative coolers and components therefor that may be used at any of a variety of mounting angles without compromising function or requiring complex and custom adjustments based on a particular mounting angle. In one embodiment, a reservoir for an evaporative cooler inclu...