US Patent Issued to Pitco Frialator on Jan. 13 for "Modular position and state sensing system and method" (New Hampshire Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,520,967, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Pitco Frialator Inc. (Bow, N.H.).

"Modular position and state sensing system and method" was invented by Steven J. Cyr (Londonderry, N.H.), Michael McGinnis (Windham, N.H.), Brian Gregory Brophy (Alton Bay, N.H.) and Michael T. Fecteau (Derry, N.H.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multipurpose sensing module used in association with a removable filter pan includes a capacitive sensor that is disposed within or proximate to the removable filter pan such that the sensor is adapted to measure and determine status parameters and data of a fluid contained within the removable filter pan. A sealed co...