ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,264, issued on June 23, was assigned to Geokon Inc. (Lebanon, N.H.).
"In-place inclinometer" was invented by Samuel G. Rondeau (Lebanon, N.H.) and Peter Twarog (Lebanon, N.H.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An in-place inclinometer system is provided. The system allows for improved precision in measurement compared to the prior art, as well as improved ease in packaging, installation, and manufacture. The system utilizes a plurality of probes which can fit into an inclinometer casing which may have an accelerometer within each probe and/or which may pivot relative to an adjacent probe while maintaining approximately the same measureme...