US Patent Issued to Intellihot on April 14 for "Condensate trap system with blockage detection and heating system freeze-protection control" (Illinois, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,524, issued on April 14, was assigned to Intellihot Inc. (Galesburg, Ill.).

"Condensate trap system with blockage detection and heating system freeze-protection control" was invented by Sivakumar Chinnasamy (Mundelein, Ill.), Miguel Gonzales (McHenry, Ill.), Sridhar Deivasigamani (Mundelein, Ill.) and Sivaprasad Akasam (Round Rock, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a condensate trap system for condensing appliances. The trap includes a cap, a dip tube extending through the cap from a top end to a bottom end, and a canister that houses a cup and has a bottom drain port. An opening along the dip tube proximate the top ...