US Patent Issued on June 10 for "Add-on apparatus for converting a conventional air-source refrigeration cycle for multiple heat transfer options" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,281, issued on June 10.

"Add-on apparatus for converting a conventional air-source refrigeration cycle for multiple heat transfer options" was invented by Barry Richard Brooks (Pilot Hill, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An add-on apparatus for improving the overall efficiency of a conventional air-source air conditioner or air-source heat pump is disclosed. The add-on apparatus is a combination of piping and at least one controllable valve that provides fluid and electric or electronic control communication between the host receiving air conditioner or heat pump piping circuit and a discretionary interacting energy exchange me...