ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,656, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to InOvate Acquisition Co. (Jupiter, Fla.).
"Exhaust vent doors" was invented by Richard Harpenau (Jupiter, Fla.), Clifford Budnick (Jupiter, Fla.), James Ortiz (Jupiter, Fla.) and Timothy Podnar (Crescent Township, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wall exhaust vent (e.g., for a dryer or other HVAC system) can include a housing defining a vent opening, and one or more bumpers on or at least partially within the housing and configured contact a door of the wall exhaust vent in a closed position. The one or more bumpers can include a bumper body, and a magnet disposed at least partially within t...