ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,681,448, issued on July 14, was assigned to ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS LLC (Carlsbad, Calif.).

"Managing digital connections of connected equipment and devices to pool automation systems" was invented by Mark J. Bauckman (San Marcos, Calif.) and Darin Eames (Carlsbad, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for managing pool and spa connections is described. The method may involve maintaining a first set of permitted connections to the controller, the permitted connections including at least one pool or spa device connection and at least one pool or spa equipment connection. The method may further involve receiving a connection update in...