ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,457, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC (Albuquerque, N.M.).

"Water and heat hub micro-system and method" was invented by Daniel Villa (Alamo, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water and heat hub micro-system and method that provides heat exchange, water consumption, and micro-water-network capabilities, for example, to a single building system or a connected community system for heat and water management. The micro-system is capable of operating independently or may be aggregated with other water and heat hub micro-systems installed to a common network water interface and ...