US Patent Issued on Jan. 20 for "Method of identifying and detecting a pipe containing an underground leak" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,617, issued on Jan. 20.

"Method of identifying and detecting a pipe containing an underground leak" was invented by Philip Becerra (Ventura, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of detecting and identifying leaks in a pipeline on a manifold that connects to a leaking underground pipe for properties having a slab or other type of foundation with a plurality of manifolds utilized to distribute water. The method includes turning off the water to the main water entrance of the property. Next, the method includes identifying a first manifold to test after waiting a period of time, heating up each pipeline evenly, and comparing t...