ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,760, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Aclara Technologies LLC (St. Louis).
"Very low power contaminant detection circuit" was invented by Randy John Williams (Sandy, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A contaminant detector is capable of sending a signal or alert when a contaminant is detected within a housing of a utility meter, a meter transmission unit (MTU), or other associated equipment. Circuitry enclosed within the housing is capable of detecting utility usage, transmitting information between one or more utility meters and a utility provider, and/or otherwise monitoring or tracking utility usage. The contaminant detector i...