ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,609,847, issued on April 21, was assigned to Intermatic LLC (Libertyville, Ill.).

"Apparatus, system, and method for remotely monitoring and controling pool/spa equipment" was invented by Charles Murphy (Oakwood, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of adjusting pool or spa equipment parameters in a multi-vendor pool or spa equipment system is provided. The method includes providing a pool or spa equipment system including a plurality of different pool or spa equipment provided by a plurality of different pool or spa equipment suppliers with each of the plurality of different pool or spa equipment having its own adjustable param...