ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,293, issued on May 13, was assigned to BLUE BOX AIR LLC (Dallas).

"Method and system for automated cleaning of filter wall for HVAC systems" was invented by James Metropoulos (Dallas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, and methods for the automated cleaning of filters and filter walls within heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems. Disclosed devices can include self-cleaning filter assemblies configured to receive and surround at least one filter, such as an HVAC filter. In some embodiments, the self-cleaning assemblies receive and surround at least one filter and at least one fan. For example, at least...