ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,758, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to ALDERON INDUSTRIES LLC (Hawley, Minn.).

"Septic system including control and monitoring system" was invented by Robert Gordon Klabunde (Frazee, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of operating a septic system to facilitate maintenance and avoid damage to property and/or the environment. A septic system that collects and monitors data to provide information to a user about the nature of a problem condition, or to warn a user of potential problems in advance, or to recommend courses of action to avoid costly repairs, or property damage, or damage to the environment."

The patent was filed...