ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,474,230, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Bloomington, Ill.).

"Structure plumbing flow simulation apparatus" was invented by John R. Donovan (Bloomington, Ill.) and Richard Jan Tjaden (Bloomington, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A structure plumbing flow simulation apparatus is described herein. An example structure plumbing flow simulation apparatus may include: (1) a reservoir configured to hold a set volume of a liquid; (2) a pump connected to the reservoir configured to pump the liquid; (3) a pressure source connected to the pump and configured to pressurize the liquid from the p...