US Patent Issued to United Services Automobile Association (USAA) on Feb. 10 for "Appliance monitoring sensors" (Texas, Idaho, Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,057, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio).

"Appliance monitoring sensors" was invented by Matthew Flachsbart (Fort Worth, Texas), Benjamin D. Ethington (Savannah, Texas), Wayne M. Hartman (Pocatello, Idaho) and Kade L. Scott (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Sensor units that includes a power source, a communication interface, and a sensor coupled to the power source and the communication interface. The sensor is calibrated to connect the power source to the communication interface upon an occurrence of a condition in an appliance. The sensor, thereby, permits ...