ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,777,615, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, Idaho).

"Heat transfer system controller and method" was invented by John Hopkins (Meridian, Idaho) and Jordan D. Greenlee (Boise, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and methods include cooling devices and systems. Cooling devices and methods include dissolved ions in cooling fluid, such as cooling water. Cooling devices and methods include an electrical conductivity measurement sensor within the cooling water, wherein the electrical conductivity measurement sensor includes an electrode resistant to the dissolved ions."

The patent was filed on July 16...