ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,513, issued on June 16, was assigned to MAHLE International GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany).

"Air recirculation control system employing a mass balance for liquid management" was invented by Edward Wolfe (Clarence Center, N.Y.), George Melero (Buffalo, N.Y.) and Bailey Reid (Lockport, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of controlling air recirculation via a continuous-feedback loop control system that adjusts cabin air recirculation in vehicles based on a number of different sensor inputs. The system uses a mass balance on the interior passenger compartment of the vehicle to sense and adjust the amount of dissolved water vapor in...