ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,996, issued on March 3, was assigned to Regal Beloit America Inc. (Milwaukee).

"Motor controller for draft inducer motor in a furnace and method of use" was invented by Devan Scroggins (Cassville, Mo.) and Paul Steven Mullin (Yellow Springs, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor controller for a draft inducer motor that operates an inducer blower in a furnace is provided. The motor controller includes a communication interface operable to receive a signal from a system controller. The signal represents a command to operate the draft inducer motor. The motor controller includes a processor operable to operate the draft inducer m...