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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Johnson Controls Tyco Ip Holdings Llp, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Inventors:
Stephen C. Szczepanski, Wichita, KS (US);
Debra S. Yates, Wichita, KS (US);
Elmer Wayne Romero, Oxford, KS (US);
Cole Brennan Morrow, Derby, KS (US);
Johnny Huang, Wichita, KS (US);
Xianjin Cheng, Andover, KS (US);
Assignee:
Johnson Controls Light Commerical IP GmbH, Schaffhausen, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 13/22 (2006.01); F24F 13/20 (2006.01); F24F 13/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 13/222 (2013.01); F24F 13/20 (2013.01); F24F 13/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drain pan for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a trough defining a flow path and configured to direct condensate along the flow path, a shield disposed within the trough and having a body extending across the trough, and a notch formed in the shield and positioned in the flow path to enable flow of the condensate along the flow path and through the notch.