US Patent Issued on July 15 for "Detection of interference of the operation of smoke detectors" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,361,819, issued on July 15.

"Detection of interference of the operation of smoke detectors" was invented by Anastasia Mae Edwards (Morris, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A circuit added to a smoke detector which uses a sensing device to detect interference to smoke detectors. The circuit can be MOSFET circuit or a normally open relay circuit. The sensing devices to determine whether interference has occurred to the smoke detector, for example covering or interfering with the outer housing of the smoke detector can include a fan, a distance sensing device, a LiDAR device or other devices."

The patent was filed on Sept. 29, 2023, und...