US Patent Issued on June 3 for "Monitoring chemicals and gases along pipes, valves and flanges" (Florida, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,322,266, issued on June 3.

"Monitoring chemicals and gases along pipes, valves and flanges" was invented by Gregory J. Hummer (Shaker Heights, Ohio) and Matthew Hummer (Atlantic Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Detection and real-time reporting (via wireless to a remote receiver) of the release of harmful or otherwise unwanted chemicals or chemicals of corrosion into the environment and, more particularly, the undesired release of such chemicals from pipelines, supporting energy/electric/heating/cooling/storage/distribution infrastructure, refineries, chemical plants, factories, processing and manufacturing plants and equipment,...