ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,921, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to CARRIER Corp. (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).

"Heat exchanger baffle assembly with horizontal gap" was invented by Paul M. Haydock (Zionsville, Ind.), Pratap Kumar DVS (Hyderabad, India) and Asad M. Sardar (Avon, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A furnace with a baffle assembly including at least one horizontal gap, and a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system incorporating the same are provided. The furnace includes a furnace heat exchanger, a baffle assembly, and a fan. The baffle assembly is disposed adjacent to the furnace heat exchanger. The fan is in airflow communicat...