US Patent Issued to Innovative Utility Solutions on Oct. 7 for "Continued power for grinder pumps based on elevated load" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,981, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Innovative Utility Solutions LLC (Tyler, Texas).

"Continued power for grinder pumps based on elevated load" was invented by Tracy Burt (Tyler, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hardware (e.g., a process and/or circuitry) and/or software-based controller for septic system grinder or chopper units monitors load to the unit. As the unit encounters debris, electrical and mechanical load on the unit increases. In some cases, a signal to stop the unit from grinding/chopping (including but not limited to a signal based a waste-water level) is received while the unit is under the increased load. The...