Invention Publication
- Patent Title: Systems and Methods for Detecting Water Damage Using Energy-Harvesting Sensors
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Application No.: US18200281Application Date: 2023-05-22
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Publication No.: US20240144807A1Publication Date: 2024-05-02
- Inventor: Brian Mark Fields , Shawn M. Call , Jaime Skaggs , Matthew S. Megyese
- Applicant: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US IL Bloomington
- Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
- Current Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Bloomington
- Main IPC: G08B21/20
- IPC: G08B21/20 ; G01D21/02 ; G01M3/04 ; H02J50/00

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.
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