ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,477,700, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to SWITCH LTD. (Las Vegas).

"Air handling unit with a canopy thereover for use with a data center and method of using the same" was invented by Rob Roy (Las Vegas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein is an air handling unit that includes canopies for compressor fans and exhaust fans located on a top thereof, which canopies provide for noise abatement and a canopy to assist in keeping precipitation out. The canopies further include louvers that can be controlled to provide for even further noise abatement and precipitation control."

The patent was filed on Sept. 20, 2022, under Applicat...