US Patent Issued to B/E AEROSPACE on Nov. 11 for "Systems and methods for mitigating leaking flammable refrigerants" (Connecticut, California, Kansas, Missouri Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,237, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to B/E AEROSPACE INC. (Winston Salem, N.C.).

"Systems and methods for mitigating leaking flammable refrigerants" was invented by Paul Papas (West Hartford, Conn.), Matthew R Pearson (Hartford, Conn.), Michael T Zimmerman (Newport Beach, Calif.), Brian Mills (Blue Springs, Mo.) and Jacob A Spinner (Overland Park, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A leakage protection system for a heating, ventilation, and air condition (HVAC) system can comprise: a power source; a louvered assembly including a frame, slats spaced apart vertically within the frame and extending from a first side to a second side o...