ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,332,149, issued on June 17, was assigned to KLATU Networks Inc. (Poulsbo, Wash.).

"Managing the effectiveness of repairs in refrigeration assets" was invented by Richard Kriss (Poulsbo, Wash.), Daniel Simpson (San Diego), Christopher Exline (Escondido, Calif.) and Peter Christopher Larsson (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and an apparatus are provided that may be applicable to refrigeration assets, including refrigeration plants and cold-storage facilities comprising large numbers of refrigeration assets. The performance of refrigerators and refrigeration devices may be monitored based on temperature and electrical curr...