ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,105, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Potter Electric Signal Co. LLC (St. Louis).
"Solenoid supervisory system" was invented by Timothy B. Decker (Florissant, Mo.), Michael F. Cabral (Labadie, Mo.) and Andrew Louis Berry (Fairview Heights, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for a solenoid supervisory detection system which can detect the presence or absence of a solenoid plunger within a solenoid coil. These systems can be used to verify correct reassembly of a solenoid valve after it has been disassembled for testing."
The patent was filed on April 17, 2023, under Application No. 18/135,458.
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