ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,419, issued on April 15, was assigned to WM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC (Houston).
"System and method for landfill flare anti- vibration" was invented by Adam C. DeRobbio (Greentown, Pa.) and Dennis Craig Siegel (Mount Pleasant, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated system to monitor, record, and stop landfill harmonic vibrations before they become detectable to the local community is provided. Key components of the system are measured and monitored for vibration intensity and duration. When any of these measurements exceeds critical set point values, the landfill gas blower speed is reduced or the system is shutdown....