ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SIPCO, LLC is pleased to announce that SmartLabs, Inc., a leader in automation and control technology, has become a proud member of the Essential Wireless Mesh^TM Patent Portfolio by taking a license to SIPCO’s patents, including U.S. Patent Numbers 7,103,511; 6,437,692; and 7,697,492.

About SIPCO, LLC

SIPCO is a leading innovator of mesh networking and related technology based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded by renowned inventor T. David Petite, SIPCO developed technologies enabling robust self-organizing wireless networking and related technologies known as Wireless Mesh in conjunction with Intus^IQ. Wireless Mesh is used in protocols such as ZigBee, Z-Wave, IEEE 802.15.4, WirelessHART and proprietary mesh network and in other wireless applications such as SmartGrid, building automation, industrial controls, network backhaul, smart vehicles, home appliances, home automation and entertainment, sensor monitoring, healthcare monitoring and Internet service provisioning. SIPCO licenses its technology through world patent licensing leader MPEG LA, LLC. For more information, please refer to http://www.sipcollc.com/ and http://www.mpegla.com/main/programs/wirelessmesh/Pages/Intro.aspx.