ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,579,877, issued on March 17, was assigned to Fortune Brands Water Innovations LLC (Deerfield, Ill.).
"Electronic plumbing system including fall detection and alerts" was invented by Matthew J. Lance (North Ridgeville, Ohio) and Matthew Benjamin Nicholls (Rocky River, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides an electronic plumbing system including fall detection and alerts. The system comprises a body, a user input/output module, and a processor. The body is operable to be mounted on a surface. The user input/output module is operable to communicate with a user regarding operation of the system and includes a fa...