ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,543, issued on June 3, was assigned to DAIKIN APPLIED AMERICAS INC. (Minneapolis).

"Thermally broken panel assembly for an air handler cabinet" was invented by Spencer Nord (Maple Grove, Minn.), Brent Johnski (Minnetrista, Minn.) and Jeremy Small (Plymouth, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermally broken panel assembly includes a first panel member, a second panel member, a first insulating member, and a second insulating member. The first panel member includes a first base member, and a first wall extending outwardly from an outer edge of the first base member. The second panel member includes a second base member, a second w...