ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,075, issued on May 27, was assigned to TACO INC. (Cranston, R.I.).
"High efficiency hydronic circulator with sensors" was invented by Steve Thompson (Calgary, Canada), David E. Sweet (Old Lyme, Conn.), Vladislav Milchev Stakev (South Easton, Mass.), Robert F. Birkenstock Jr. (Warwick, R.I.) and Douglas Bird (Narragansett, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A highly efficient circulator system is provided, useful for hydronic systems, including both heating and cooling systems. The stand-alone circulator motor is controllable by input from certain sensors, preferably thermal sensors, which provide data enabling the controller of the ...