ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,405,317, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to ATEQ (Les Clayes sous Bois, France).

"Leak detection device and associated electrical power supply" was invented by Thierry May (Les Clayes-sous-bois, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A leak detection device includes a space intended to receive a part to be tested, at least two electrodes disposed on either side of the reception space, a direct-current electrical power supply supplying at least one of the electrodes with an output voltage, and a current detector configured to measure the current generated by the voltage difference between the electrodes. The electrical power supply is a po...