ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,863, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to THE DETECTION GROUP INC. (North Andover, Mass.).
"System and method for localizing a water leak" was invented by Glen Paulus (La Mesa, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The system and method for localizing a water leak uses the automated opening and closing of shut-off valves to localize a water leak in a plumbing system. Water flow in the plumbing system is monitored with a flow meter as shut-off valves associated with a main line and a plurality of branch lines are successively opened and closed. When the continuous flow of water is detected following the opening of one of the shut-off va...