US Patent Issued on July 14 for "Refrigerant leak detection and mitigation system and method" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,709, issued on July 14.

"Refrigerant leak detection and mitigation system and method" was invented by Kenneth Ray Green (Crossroads, Texas) and Douglas Hiram Morse (Decatur, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigerant leak detection (RLD) and/or mitigation/containment (RLM/RLC) system/method for use in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems that incorporates a plurality of temperature and/or humidity sensors (THS), alarm status indicator (ASI), and digital control processor (DCP) is disclosed. The THS are positioned within the HVAC system (condenser coils (HCC), evaporator coils (HEC), air intake fans (AIF),...