ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,699,065, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Georg Fischer Signet LLC (Irwindale, Calif.).
"Conductivity sensor" was invented by David Eugene Robertson (Glendora, Calif.) and Kevin Michael Franks (Fairfield Rd, Vt.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conductivity sensor is provided having an elongated non-conductive body. First and second electrodes extend from the body and are vertically separated from each other. Preferably, the body has a slot therein running partially away from the bottom of the body and being open in a radially outwardly direction. An upper portion of the slot defines a downwardly facing ledge. The first electrode extends...