ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,701, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Pentair Water Pool and Spa Inc. (Cary, N.C.).

"Variable speed pumping system and method" was invented by James Miller (Sanford, N.C.) and Ryan Weaver (Cary, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A variable speed pumping system including a variable speed pump, a remote user device, and an auxiliary device is provided. The variable speed pump includes a motor, a drive, a housing including a drive cover, and an onboard controller. The onboard controller includes a plurality of buttons formed in the drive cover, a touchscreen interface positioned on the drive cover, a main circuit board including a non...