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Structural foundation monitoring sensor system

  • US 10,526,763 B2
  • Filed: 05/20/2016
  • Issued: 01/07/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for detecting a change in orientation of a building'"'"'s structural foundation, the apparatus comprising:

  • one or more energy storage units;

    three or more inclination sensors each;

    rigidly attached to respective portions of a building'"'"'s structural foundation, andconfigured to measure inclination of the respective portion of the building'"'"'s structural foundation, wherein measure inclination includes measure an orientation of the respective inclination sensor relative to a gravitational acceleration vector;

    one or more location reporting units;

    one or more wireless communication modules; and

    one or more processors configured to activate one of the one or more wireless communication modules at one or more intervals to report inclination of the building'"'"'s structural foundation measured by one of the three or more inclination sensors.

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