ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,405,184, issued on Sept. 2.
"Water meter and leak detection system" was invented by Michael Edward Klicpera (Incline Village, Nev.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is a system comprised of a water meter collection node (i.e., water meter or base station) with a water flow rate sensor(s), water valve control mechanism (water shut-off/on), and leak detection capability. The system uses wireless transceiver technology to communicate with a private or corporate network, or to communicate via an internet connection. The system transfers encrypted water data and information via application programming interface to remote co...