ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,717, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Sundance Spas Inc. (Chino, Calif.).
"Automated temperature control system for spas" was invented by Larry R. Ovalle (Glendora, Calif.), Erica A. Langpeter Moir (Santa Ana, Calif.) and Brian Pierson (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spa system including an operating mode that results in efficient and/or reduced electrical energy consumption while ensuring the use temperature is achieved no matter the time and/or date at which the user desires to enjoy the spa. The operating mode described herein obtains information indicating a time at which a user may like to enjoy the spa, prec...