IP Library Granted Patent US 12699019
Granted Patent B2
US 12699019 · App. 19/256,685 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Leakage detector system

Inventors: Amir Mehrdad Mahdjoubi Namin (Malmö, SE); Markus Friberg (Malmö, SE); Dick Hammer (Lund, SE); Michael Ridell (Staffanstorp, SE)
Assignee: ORBITAL SYSTEMS AB
G01M3/04E03F5/0407
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Patent No.
US 12699019
App. No.
19/256,685
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention describes a leakage detector system 1 comprising a sensor unit 2 , said sensor unit 2 comprising a moisture sensor 20 and a transmitter, said leakage detector system also comprising an enclosing material 3 embedding the sensor unit 2.

Claims (26)

1 . Leakage detector system comprising:

a sensor unit, said sensor unit comprising a moisture sensor and a transmitter;

an enclosing material embedding the sensor unit; and

a permanently installed charging unit comprising a battery, the charging unit arranged to enable charging of the sensor unit,

wherein the sensor unit is arranged on a sealed side of a moisture barrier and wherein the charging unit is arranged on the other side of the moisture barrier with respect to the sensor unit,

wherein the moisture sensor is a passive sensor, which is activated when getting into contact with moisture, and

wherein the leakage detector system is arranged to, in response to an external event, send a signal to the sensor unit to perform a measurement, wherein the external event is indicative of water being fed into a system,

wherein the leakage detector system is arranged to send a signal to the sensor unit to perform a measurement and send measurement data from the transmitter of the sensor unit to a receiver unit, and

wherein the receiver unit and the charging unit is one and the same unit.

2 . Leakage detector system according to claim 1 , wherein the enclosing material is an embedment arrangement, wherein the embedment arrangement is a hermetically sealing.

3 . Leakage detector system according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is arranged to enable to send a signal through the enclosing material.

4 . Leakage detector system according to claim 1 , wherein the enclosing material is at least a part of the moisture barrier.

5 . Leakage detector system according to claim 1 , wherein there is a wire connection between the charging unit and the sensor unit.

6 . Leakage detector system according to claim 1 , wherein there is a wireless connection between the charging unit and the sensor unit provided with key charging technology.

7 . Leakage detector system according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit comprises a chargeable battery or a supercapacitor.

8 . Leakage detector system according to claim 1 , wherein the leakage detector system is arranged with blue-tooth low energy (BLE) technology.

9 . Leakage detector system according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit is connected to a network bridge arranged to transfer data sent from the transmitter of the sensor unit.

10 . Leakage detector system according to claim 1 , wherein the charging unit is arranged with a wifi connection to send data.

11 . Leakage detector system according to claim 1 , wherein the moisture sensor is a near-field communication (NFC) sensor.

12 . Leakage detector system according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit also comprises a temperature sensor.

13 . Leakage detector system according to claim 1 , wherein the moisture sensor is arranged on the sealed side of the moisture barrier in close proximity to a floor drain unit.

14 . Leakage detector system according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit comprises one or more sensor wires.

15 . Leakage detector system according to claim 14 , wherein said one or more sensor wires is arranged around feed tubing.

16 . Leakage detector system according to claim 1 , wherein there is a protection holder arranged between the moisture sensor and the enclosing material.

17 . Leakage detector system according to claim 1 , wherein the leakage detector system is arranged on top of a floor material, and embedded in a layer of screed with the moisture barrier arranged on top of the layer of screed.

18 . Leakage detector system according to claim 1 , wherein the leakage detector system comprises at least two moisture sensors.