To whom it may concern:
Be it known, that I, Willis H Carrier, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Methods of Humidifying Air and Controlling the Humidity and Temperature Thereof, of which the following is a specification.
So beginnt das US Patent Nummer 1085971 von Willis H Carrier, der uns die Unabhängigkeit von der Aussenwelt brachte.... also ausser wenn wir grad mit der Bahn fahren...