ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,677, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to CoolIT Systems Inc. (Calgary, Canada).

"Sensors, multiplexed communication techniques, and related systems" was invented by Geoff Sean Lyon (Saratoga, Canada) and Mike Holden (Calgary, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An observed operational state can include an operational state of one or more system devices. A sensor can emit, in response to a detected observable condition reflective of a given operational state, a simulated signal reflective of a different operational state as a proxy for the detected condition. A controller receiving such a proxy signal can, at least partially responsi...