ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,151, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Trane International Inc. (Davidson, N.C.).

"Sound and vibration damping enclosures for refrigerant compressors of climate control systems" was invented by Percy F. Wang (Tyler, Texas), Beth Robinson (Tyler, Texas), Don A. Schuster (Lindale, Texas) and Hannah Exner (La Crosse, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment of an outdoor unit for a climate control system includes a refrigerant compressor. In addition, the outdoor unit includes a plurality of refrigerant lines coupled to the refrigerant compressor. Further, the outdoor unit includes an enclosure positioned around the refriger...