ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,578,245, issued on March 17, was assigned to Mueller International LLC (Atlanta).

"Self-leveling sensor assembly" was invented by Mohammad Hassan Sobhani (Burlington, Canada), Andrew Wallace (Richmond Hill, Canada) and Daryl Lee Gibson (Cleveland, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-leveling sensor assembly comprising an outer bushing defining a bushing passage, a bushing axis extending centrally through the bushing passage; an inner housing received in the bushing passage and rotatable about the bushing axis, the inner housing comprising a housing weight disposed at a first housing side of the inner housing; and a vibration sen...