ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,283, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Trane International Inc. (Davidson, N.C.).

"Systems and methods for dehumidification using climate control systems" was invented by Amanda Davis (Austin, Texas), Jeffrey L. Stewart (Tyler, Texas) and Dominique Schaefer Pipps (Flint, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment of a climate control system includes an indoor unit including a first heat exchanger to transfer heat between a refrigerant and an airflow provided to a conditioned space. In addition, the system includes an outdoor unit that further includes a second heat exchanger to transfer heat between the refrigerant and an ou...