ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,271, issued on March 18, was assigned to Rite-Hite Holding Corp. (Milwaukee).

"Methods and apparatus to monitor environmental conditions and reduce condensation" was invented by Ryan Beggs (Dubuque, Iowa) and Steven Hart Campbell (Peosta, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and apparatus to monitor environmental conditions and reduce condensation are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first sensor system to measure a first temperature in a first area and a second sensor system to measure a second temperature in a second area adjacent to the first area. The first area being separated from the second area by a door. A ...