US Patent Issued to CARRIER on Feb. 3 for "Dusting frequency detection based on air cleaner performance" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,744, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to CARRIER Corp. (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).

"Dusting frequency detection based on air cleaner performance" was invented by Michael J. Birnkrant (Manlius, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air cleaning system includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet, and a filter positioned within the housing, downstream of the inlet. A fan assembly is located within the housing. The fan assembly is in airflow communication with the filter. A sensor is positioned within the housing. The sensor is configured to monitor at least one of a particle size, an accumulation of dust on a surface of the filter, a...