ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,955, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Brunswick Corp. (Mettawa, Ill.).
"Thermal management systems and methods thereof for marine vessels" was invented by Aniket Ajay Lad (Urbana, Ill.) and Brennan J. Kelly (Urbana, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermal management system for a marine vessel includes a closed loop circuit in which heat transfer fluid circulates, a first refrigeration component cooled or heated by the heat transfer fluid and configured to cool or heat air within a compartment on the marine vessel, and an open loop circuit. A pump is configured to pump water from a body of water in which the marine vessel is ope...