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Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 29, 2024
Applicant:

Mitsubishi Electric Us, Inc., Cypress, CA (US);

Inventor:

Dan Mihai Manole, Suwanee, GA (US);

Assignee:

Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., Cypress, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 13/22 (2006.01); F24F 11/36 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 13/222 (2013.01); F24F 11/36 (2018.01);
Abstract

An air conditioner is provided, comprising: a drain pan including plurality of drain pan walls forming an outer circumference of the drain pan, and a drain pan bottom, connected to each of the plurality of drain pan walls such that the plurality of drain pan walls and the drain pan bottom form a basin capable of collecting liquid; and a refrigerant sensor arranged proximate to a first outer surface of a first drain pan wall selected from the plurality of drain pan walls, the refrigerant sensor being configured to detect refrigerant in air proximate to the drain pan. The first drain pan wall includes a first recess on the first outer surface, and the refrigerant sensor is located in the first recess.


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Manole, Dan. (2026). Air conditioner containing drain pan and refrigerant sensor (U.S. Patent No. 12674601). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12674601

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