ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,279, issued on March 18, was assigned to Advantek Consulting Engineering Inc. (Melbourne, Fla.).
"Air conditioner with selectively activated coil segments for increased dehumidification and efficiency" was invented by Michael Kenneth West (Melbourne, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, apparatus and methods for independently reducing temperature and humidity of air in a controlled space to meet separate temperature and humidity control set points. A preferred system can include a compressor, a condenser connected to the compressor to provide a liquid refrigerant flow, a controllable segmented heat-exchanger coil for control...