ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,339,152, issued on June 24, was assigned to WATTS REGULATOR Co. (North Andover, Mass.).

"Gas flow, pressure and BTU/hour analyzer with a smart device" was invented by Michael T. Angus (Derry, Pa.), Kevin Fisk (Vernon, Canada), Richard Huber (Harmony, Pa.), Craig R. Campbell (Cranberry Township, Pa.), George Davis (Pittsburgh), Matthew Meurer (Pittsburgh) and Robert Parks (Pittsburgh).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system monitors gas flow and pressure to a gas appliance in a fluid network comprising an analyzer. The analyzer has a housing defining an inlet, an outlet, and an interior in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet....