ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,441, issued on May 20, was assigned to Air Production & Services Inc. (Pembroke, N.C.).

"Air compressor load management system and method including an air compressor load control device" was invented by Charles R. Gilliam (Ellerbe, N.C.) and Kiel L. Locklear (Pembroke, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air compressor load management device. The air compressor load management device may include a supply air inlet; a first valve; a controller; a sensor; a regulator; a second valve; a supply air outlet; and a sensing line, wherein the sensor is configured to sense an air pressure at the supply air outlet, and wherein depending on t...