ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,470, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to ElectroSea LLC (Plymouth, Minn.).

"Heat pump system with electrolytic biocide-generating unit" was invented by Louis Ciro Cosentino (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), Daniel L. Cosentino (Wayzata, Minn.) and Brian Alan Golden (Eden Prairie, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a heat pump system for transferring heat using a body of water. The heat pump system includes a water pumping system and a heating and cooling loop that directs a working fluid through a heat exchanger where heat is transferred between the working fluid and water from the body of water. The wate...