ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,054, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to SANDEN Corp. (Isesaki, Japan).
"Vehicle air conditioning apparatus" was invented by Taichi Fujita (Isesaki, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle air conditioning apparatus includes an air conditioning unit including an air flow path along a floor of a vehicle. The air conditioning unit includes a drain pan provided in a bottom of the air conditioning unit, and drainage channels provided around the drain pan. The drain pan includes an inclined surface formed on its inner wall surface and configured to incline downward from a top portion having an upward convex shape to the drainage cha...