ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,886, issued on July 14.
"Remote fluid properties detection and reporting" was invented by Scott M. Hines (Canton, Mich.) and Kas Kasravi (West Bloomfield, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for remote detection and reporting of fluid properties. A float has a sensor array for detecting the temperature of a fluid and visually transmitting the temperature to a user. The float has at least one side arm and at least one lower arm for detection of fluid properties, where the lower arm has a ballast and a gas bladder for orienting and stabilizing the float. The float, the side arms, and the lower arm are made of a thermally cond...