ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,841, issued on May 13, was assigned to Dyson Technology Ltd. (Malmesbury, Great Britain).
"Air amplifier" was invented by Philip Tennison Reilly (Gloucester, Great Britain) and Dale Marc Comley (Bristol, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air amplifier for directing airflow from a fan assembly, and a fan assembly including an air amplifier. The air amplifier includes an inlet for receiving airflow from a fan assembly, and an airflow cavity. The airflow cavity includes a first wall and a second wall that define an airflow passageway extending towards an exhaust outlet for emitting air. A lip is provided at or towards a fr...