ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,379,273, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to SENS-IN S.R.L. (Lazzaro di Savena, Italy).
"Fastener, reader, kit, and signal acquiring method" was invented by Federico Lanzani (Azzano Mella, Italy) and Michele Poggipolini (San Lazzaro di Savena, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A signal acquiring method is provided using a plurality of fasteners with sensing elements configured to generate electrical signals as a function of the operating conditions of a plurality of readers, and an acquiring system. The method involves generating one or more electrical signals by means of the sensing elements, mechanically connecting the readers to the f...