ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,826, issued on July 15, was assigned to Rheem Manufacturing Co. (Atlanta).
"Air handler" was invented by Kevin Mercer (Danville, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides an air handler including a body and an axial fan housing disposed within the body. The axial fan housing defines an aperture in fluid communication with an axial fan disposed therein and at least one enclosure located at a corner thereof, such that the at least one enclosure is isolated from a continuous airflow passageway through the aperture of the axial fan housing. The enclosure is configured to house electronic controls therein."
The ...