ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,708, issued on Nov. 25.

"System for temperature mapping in temperature-controlling storage units" was invented by T. Patrick Mullin (Franklin, Mass.) and Ethan P. Mullin (Franklin, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The various components of the controlled temperature unit allow the unit to control temperature and collect or manage temperature data. The controlled temperature unit may be equipped with multiple temperature probes, and data generated by these probes may be managed by a process control unit housed within the wall of the controlled temperature unit. The process control unit may then be operable to display temperature r...