ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,284, issued on June 10, was assigned to Rheem Manufacturing Co. (Atlanta).

"Systems and methods for humidity control in an air conditioning system" was invented by Derek Brasuell (Van Buren, Ark.), Mark Creason (Hackett, Ark.) and Robert Neihouse (Jenks, Okla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are air conditioning systems including a refrigerant line configured to transport a refrigerant; a compressor in fluid communication with the suction line; and a controller in communication with a sensor configured to measure a characteristic of the refrigerant line. The compressor can be configured to move the refrigerant through...