ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,869, issued on July 29, was assigned to AIR INTERNATIONAL (US) INC. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"HVAC air inlet assemblies and methods" was invented by Joseph J. Spryshak (Hartland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An HVAC system includes a blower assembly. An inlet assembly is fluidly upstream of the blower assembly and includes a first duct housing section and a second duct housing section. The first duct housing section includes a fresh inlet for receiving air from a fresh air source and a recirculation inlet for receiving air from a recirculated air source and a cylinder, which extends toward the blower assembly. The second duct h...