ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,850, issued on June 17, was assigned to DANFOSS POWER SOLUTIONS II TECHNOLOGY A/S (Nordborg, Denmark).
"Low permeation type C air conditioning hose" was invented by Aaron David Clark (Lambertville, Mich.), Gina Clark (Lambertville, Mich.) and Colleen Marie Hathaway (Dundee, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved Type C air conditioning hose is provided that meets or exceeds SAE J2064 and J3062 requirements, offers good flexibility and fracture resistance, and exhibits improved permeation ratings for refrigerants including R134a and R1234yf. The multilayer type C barrier air conditioning hose includes an inner elastomeric tu...