US Patent Issued to Electro Scan on Aug. 12 for "Lead detection system for underground pipes" (California, Idaho Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,865, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Electro Scan Inc. (Sacramento, Calif.).

"Lead detection system for underground pipes" was invented by Charles A. Hansen (Carmichael, Calif.), Sean Blottie (Fair Oaks, Calif.), Matthew Campos (Fair Oaks, Calif.), Thomas VanBergen (Sacramento, Calif.), Janine Mullinix (El Dorado Hills, Calif.), Sonja Hansen (Carmichael, Calif.), Bianca Hansen (Carmichael, Calif.), Morgan Hansen (Carmichael, Calif.) and Valeri Zaharie (Post Falls, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A probe provides one end of an electrically conductive path with a ground stake defining a second end. The probe is supported on a t...