ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,519, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to FLUID HANDLING LLC (Morton Grove, Ill.).

"System condition detection using inlet pressure" was invented by Matthew J. Ruffo (Geneva, N.Y.) and Paul Ruzicka (Auburn, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A controller for a municipal water system having a pump connected to a suction line, featuring a signal processor and a memory module configured to: receive suction line pressure sensor signaling sensed by a suction line pressure sensor arranged on the suction line and containing information about a suction line pressure of water flowing in the suction line; receive low suction pressure limit sign...