ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,803, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Copeland Comfort Control LP (St. Louis).
"Self-configuring ignition controls" was invented by Thomas P. Buescher (Webster Groves, Mo.), John F. Broker (Warrenton, Mo.) and Donald R. Shaw III (St. Louis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control for a gas fired pool heater is configurable to operate at either a first voltage or a second voltage higher than the first voltage. The control includes an input voltage measurement circuit and an automatic voltage select circuit. The input voltage measurement circuit is configured to be operable for measuring an input line voltage to determine whether the...