ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,645, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Hyku Home Inc.
"Room humidifier" was invented by Lucas Lappe (Austin, Texas), Justin Seidenfeld (Austin, Texas), Aaron Saxton (New York), King Shing Chan (Hong Kong, Hong Kong) and Yuk Cheung Wong (Hong Kong, Hong Kong).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An evaporative humidifier including a wicking filter reduce the proclivity for mold growth using one or more of: a disinfecting light emitting diode (LED) and at least one sensor adapted to determine whether water is present in a particular area of the device and to operate a fan or blower while water is present. A method can include operating a blo...