ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,966, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio).

"System and method for mitigating leaks in pipes" was invented by Manfred Amann (San Antonio), Snehal Desai (Richardson, Texas), Nicole Ferretti (Plano, Texas), Martin Lopez (Frisco, Texas), Michael J. Maciolek (Kerrville, Texas), Donnette L. Moncrief Brown (San Antonio), Melissa Jane Porter (Lutz, Fla.), Sayeef Rahim (Frisco, Texas), Andrew Logan Taylor (San Antonio) and Joseph Michael Vesco (Sparks, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for preventing leaks from plumbing systems in buildings as well as limiting wat...