ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,916, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. (Osaka, Japan).

"Communication unit, air treatment apparatus, communication system for air treatment apparatus, and communication method for air treatment apparatus" was invented by Masaya Nishimura (Osaka, Japan), Atsushi Kondou (Osaka, Japan) and Nobuo Domyo (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A communication unit is provided for an air treatment apparatus. The communication unit includes a receiver, a transmitter, and a storage. The receiver receives measurement data sent from a measuring apparatus separate from the air treatment apparatus. The measuring apparat...