ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,798, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Valeo Systemes Thermiques (La Verriere, France).

"Heating, ventilation and/or air-conditioning device for a motor vehicle" was invented by Philippe Pierres (La Verriere, France), Thierry Barbier (La Verriere, France), Philippe Menin (La Verriere, France) and Nestor Ismael Varela Santoyo (La Verriere, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heating, ventilation and/or air-conditioning device for a motor vehicle, with a housing which includes a first duct for a first air stream, a second duct for a second air stream, a partition placed inside the housing so as to separate the ducts, a first hea...