ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,871, issued on July 22, was assigned to BEST TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Reno, Nev.).

"Calibration of a fluid metering device" was invented by John C. Karamanos (San Jose, Calif.) and Herbert Willke (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The LFFC technology allows for accurate measurement and metering of fluids in a HVAC system-based on parameters such as pressure, velocity, volume, particles, and temperature. A procedure in a processor allows for the calibration of the aperture devices thru various methods in real time based on the actual system performance. The fluid aperture device calibration curves can be developed in a lab environment...