ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,663, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Research Products Corp. (Madison, Wis.).

"System and method for air sanitization" was invented by Pete Davis (Madison, Wis.), Gerald J. McNerney (Madison, Wis.), Thomas Anoszko (Madison, Wis.) and Joseph Brandt (Madison, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for controlling air quality within an indoor space are disclosed. An example system includes an air circulation unit that moves air through ductwork of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system and an air sanitization unit within the ductwork of the HVAC system that sanitizes air passing through the ductwo...