US Patent Issued to 900 Ethan Allen Hwy on Oct. 28 for "Systems and methods for backflow management" (Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,821, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to 900 Ethan Allen Hwy LLC (Ridgefield, Conn.).

"Systems and methods for backflow management" was invented by Andrew Mulvaney (Ridgefield, Conn.) and Joseph Mulvaney (Ridgefield, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for automatic backflow identification, detection, remediation, and/or management. In some embodiments, a backflow management device may comprise a threaded and electronically-enabled plug installed in a non-pressurized pipe system cleanout, branch, or stub."

The patent was filed on July 31, 2023, under Application No. 18/362,090.

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