ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,827, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to CARRIER Corp. (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).
"Microchannel heat exchanger for heat pump" was invented by Arindom Joardar (Syracuse, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a vapor compression cycle comprising a microchannel heat exchanger. A fluid is configured to circulate within the vapor compression cycle in a first direction during a first mode and is configured to circulate within the vapor compression cycle in a second, opposite direction during a second mode. A receiver is integrally formed with the microchannel heat exchanger."...