ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,077, issued on April 15, was assigned to Vuyk Technology Holdings LLC (Cypress, Texas).

"Methods and apparatus for foundation monitoring" was invented by Adrian Vuyk Jr. (Cypress, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for monitoring a foundation includes a sensor cartridge assembly. The sensor cartridge assembly includes a sensor disposed in a sensor tube and a sensor head attached to an end of the sensor tube. Wiring coupled to the sensor and routed in the sensor tube to the sensor head conveys power and/or telemetry between the sensor and a controller. The sensor tube is configured to be inserted into a raceway attached to a...