ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,828, issued on Nov. 4.
"Device for exchanging thermal energy with ambient air and heat pump with a device of this type" was invented by Andreas Seibold (Kernen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for exchanging thermal energy with ambient air including a heat exchanger, a fan arranged downstream for conveying air flow through the heat exchanger, and an air supply unit with at least one air inlet opening and an air discharge unit with an air outlet opening for discharging the air flow out of the fan into the environment. The air inlet opening and the air outlet opening are arranged on the same side of the device. The air s...