Sump pump monitoring device and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9500193
APP PUB NO 20150240803A1
SERIAL NO

14187642

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A method and device are disclosed for monitoring a sump pump system. The monitoring device may include electrical sensors to sense electrical characteristics of the sump pump system. The sensors may include one or more current clamps which may be clamped around an electrical lead or wire of the sump pump system. The monitoring device may further include control logic circuitry configured to monitor sensed electrical characteristics of the sump pump system and deduce an operating status based on the sensed electrical characteristics. The monitoring device may further include a communications interface configured to report the deduced operating status to an interested party via a communications device.

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  • SEARS BRAND, L.L.C.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Coric, Milos Lincolnshire, US 12 142
Knight, Colin G Winnetka, US 9 138

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