ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,596, issued on Jan. 20.
"Wireless sensor with embedded solar panel and interior light detector" was invented by E. Strode Pennebaker III (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wireless sensor comprising an enclosure that houses sensor electronics and wireless communication electronics; a solar panel embedded into the enclosure such that the solar panel forms a first wall of the enclosure; and a light detector disposed in an interior of the enclosure underneath the solar panel. The light detector measures ambient light within the enclosure. The wireless sensor communicates, via the wireless communication electronics, the measured a...