ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,266, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to RSC ASSOCIATES INC. (Bowling Green, Ohio).

"Monitoring devices, systems, and methods for detecting wetness in a garment" was invented by Thomas Reed Stevens (Palo Alto, Calif.), Ivan J. Goering (Palo Alto, Calif.) and Suguru Nishioka (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A monitoring device for detecting wetness in a garment is disclosed. The monitoring device of the present disclosure includes a clip removably attachable to the garment and having a printed circuit board and a plurality of pins in communication with the printed circuit board, a portion of the plurality of pins extending t...