US Patent Issued to ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE on Jan. 13 for "Anti-theft systems and methods for automatic swimming pool cleaners" (French Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,520,981, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE (Belberaud, France).

"Anti-theft systems and methods for automatic swimming pool cleaners" was invented by Simon Duffaut (Castelginest, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cleaning system for swimming pools and spas may include an automatic swimming pool cleaner and an anti-theft system for the automatic swimming pool cleaner. In some cases, the anti-theft system may be an active system generating an active response based on a safety situation. Additionally or alternatively, the anti-theft system may provide increased prevention and/or deterrence to theft."

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