ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,892, issued on Feb. 24.
"Wakeup device utilizing weight of liquid to enable and disable functionality" was invented by Joshua Camden Volkening (Brooklyn, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wakeup device includes an alarm clock with a cup that rests on a load cell. The load cell measures the weight of the cup, thereby detecting the presence or absence of a liquid in the cup. At night if the load cell detects the absence of a liquid in the cup, the device will produce signals that can be disabled by adding liquid to the cup. When the alarm clock goes off to awaken the individual, the alarm clock is snoozed and alarms are disabled fo...