ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,339,306, issued on June 24, was assigned to LUMIKER APLICACIONES TECNOLOGICAS S.L. (Derio, Spain).

"Method for locating a fault point on a high-voltage three-phase AC cable, and system for locating a fault point" was invented by Francisco Javier Bengoechea De La Llera (Derio, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method for locating a fault point (F) on a high-voltage three-phase AC cable with single point connection system. The method includes the following steps: (a) determining the conductor (R, S, T) in fault based on previously measured conductor currents (IR1, IS1, IT1, IR2, IS2, IT2). In the event the cable includes more than one s...