ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,487,004, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to NTI GLOBAL (Amsterdam, N.Y.).

"Interchangeable duct seal" was invented by Rachal McCarthy (Frisco, Texas), Sarek Raeburn (Little Elm, Texas) and Benal Raeburn (Aubrey, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interchangeable duct seal is provided. The interchangeable duct seal includes a first panel, the first panel having a first support structure and a first material attached to the first support structure; and a brace configured for securing the first panel to a structure; wherein the first panel includes a first opening and is configured to connect to a first duct and/or allow the first duct t...