ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,209,763, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Ademco Inc. (Golden Valley, Minn.).
"Hybrid line volt two-wire thermostat" was invented by Raul Antonio Rascon (Chihuahua, Mexico).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are systems and methods that provide a novel thermostat system, which involves a hybrid line volt two-way thermostat configured with triode for alternating current (TRIAC) and relay components. The configuration and operational benefits of each thermostat type can be leveraged by the disclosed hybrid thermostat, which can provide a silent, efficiently operated thermostat system. Such system provides a resource efficient heatin...