ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,379,116, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio).
"Smart air filtration system and method of use" was invented by Jose L. Romero Jr. (San Antonio), Andre Rene Buentello (San Antonio), Dustin Bowen Bitter (Lehi, Utah) and Nina Cooper (San Antonio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The embodiments provide a system and method for filtering out smoke and/or toxic gases/fumes from air in a building. The system integrates various smart devices with an HVAC system along with a controlling software application that can change the state of the smart devices, thereby controlling the types and quanti...