ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,754,094, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to RAM Cos. LLC (St. Paul, Minn.).

"System for monitoring the integrity of a roof" was invented by Joseph C. Cobb (Medina, Ohio) and Jeffrey Cacioppo (Medina, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "It is disclosed herein a system for monitoring the integrity of a roof. The system comprises a plurality of monitoring devices. Each monitoring device may comprise at least one power supply, a sensor comprising at least one detection device, a shroud at the end of a conduit which is in sealed fluid communication with the inside of a roof assembly, a motivating source, a central processor, and a receiver."

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