US Patent Issued to Universal Electronics on July 1 for "Smart thermostat for controlling adjacent room temperatures" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,432, issued on July 1, was assigned to Universal Electronics Inc. (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

"Smart thermostat for controlling adjacent room temperatures" was invented by Thomas Thibault (Carlsbad, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smart thermostat for controlling the ambient air temperature in a first area when the smart thermostat is located in a second area. One or more desired setpoint temperatures are changed automatically by the smart thermostat based on one or more setpoint modification factors, such as the time of day, current season, location, orientation and present and future weather conditions."

The patent was filed on Fe...