ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,267, issued on Dec. 30.

"Nozzle for air duct" was invented by Zdenek Prihoda (Hlinsko, Czech Republic).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nozzle for an air conditioning vent is disclosed. Specifically, the nozzle is a tube composed of a flexible material to allow the airflow from the nozzle outlet to be adjusted to flow in a desired direction. The nozzle includes an adjustment element to allow a user to adjust and set the output direction of the nozzle. The adjustment element attaches to each end of the nozzle and can be elongated or shortened as needed to achieve the desired output angle. The nozzle can further include reinforcements t...