Patents
US 12315357 B2: Systems and methods for detecting water damage using energy-harvesting sensors
- Granted
- 2025-05-27
- Filed
- 2023-05-22 application 18200281
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A system for detecting water damage to a structure may include a plurality of energy-harvesting sensors on or within the structure, each sensor being configured to (i) generate sensor data indicative of one or more characteristics of air, construction materials, and/or water within the structure and (ii) generate power for operating the sensor responsively to an external stimulus other than an electrical power source. One or more processors of the system receive sensor data generated by the energy-harvesting sensors, detecting water damage to the structure by analyzing at least the sensor data, and cause an indication of the detected water damage to be presented to a user.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250527.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 2,604 patents | US company or organization | Bloomington, IL | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO Form D issuer FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Mark Fields | Phoenix, AZ | 287 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Shawn M. Call | Bloomington, IL | 143 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jaime Skaggs | Chenoa, IL | 112 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matthew S. Megyese | Bloomington, IL | 48 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G08B | Signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems; order telegraphs; alarm systems | G08B21/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E03B | Installations or methods for obtaining, collecting, or distributing water | E03B7/072 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01D | Measuring not specially adapted for a specific variable; arrangements for measuring two or more variables not covered in a single other subclass; tariff metering apparatus; measuring or testing not otherwise provided for | G01D21/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01M | Testing static or dynamic balance of machines or structures; testing of structures or apparatus, not otherwise provided for | G01M3/045 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F30/27 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06N | Computing arrangements based on specific computational models | G06N3/088 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H02J | Electric power networks; circuit arrangements or systems for supplying or distributing electric power; systems for storing electric energy | H02J50/001 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N33/246 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FIELDS, BRIAN MARK signed 2023-05-18 CALL, SHAWN M. signed 2023-05-17 SKAGGS, JAIME signed 2023-05-19 MEGYESE, MATTHEW S. signed 2023-05-15 | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY BLOOMINGTON, IL | 63865/353 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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