ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,569, issued on June 3, was assigned to Copeland LP (Sidney, Ohio).

"Climate control systems having ejector cooling for use with moderate to high glide working fluids and methods for operation thereof" was invented by Andrew M. Welch (Franklin, Ohio) and Daniel J. Rice (Sidney, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Climate control systems, like reversible heat pumps, circulate a working fluid having moderate to high glide with first and second refrigerants having a difference in boiling points less than=about 10deg F. (1 atm.). The system includes a gas-liquid separation vessel, a compressor, a first heat exchanger disposed downstream of...