ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,578,115, issued on March 17, was assigned to TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC. (Davidson, N.C.).

"Controlled routing of hydronic flow using a distribution area director" was invented by Ronnie R. Moffitt (Harrodsburg, Ky.), Brian J. Fiegen (La Crosse, Wis.) and Lee R. Cline (West Salem, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided for the controlled routing of hydronic flow within a climate control system. The method includes determining a condition type request for a plurality of area zones corresponding to a particular thermal zone. The method further includes determining a supply temperature type associated with at least a supply ...