ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,258, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Hill Phoenix Inc. (Conyers, Ga.).
"Deploying defrost heaters to evaporators" was invented by Roy Bates (Chesterfield, Va.), Joshua Christensen (Prince George, Va.) and Jeff Hinkins (Conyers, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for deploying a defrost heater include a rod heater bracket that includes a body including a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge. The bracket includes at least one L-shaped slot formed in the body. The L-shaped slot includes an opening along the first edge, and a groove located adjacent to the second edge and configured to retain at lea...