ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,530, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Friction Flow LLC (St. George, Utah).
"Pool heating system with baffles to generate heat" was invented by Carl Benton (St. George, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pool heating system has a housing, a water inlet, a plurality of pipes comprising baffles, and a water outlet. The baffles create turbulence in the flow of the water, increasing kinetic energy and pressure (compression). As a result of the compression and kinetic energy, the temperature of the water increases. The water then passes to the outlet, where it exits at a higher temperature than when it entered."
The patent was filed o...