ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,676, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Datatecnics Corporation LTD (Birmingham, Great Britain).

"Apparatus and method for the detection of properties of a pipe" was invented by Suhayl Zulfiquar (Birmingham, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and Method for the Detection of Properties of a Pipe There is described herein a system for determining one or more properties of a pipe, the system comprising an attachment pad, at least one sensor configured to be coupled to the outside of a pipe wall, wherein the attachment pad is configured to overlie one or more of the at least one sensor such that the one or more sensor...