Nibco Incorporated

Inventio Ag

Stowe Woodward Licensco LLC

Invento Ag

Christopher William Mason

David Andrew Bobo

Benjamin L Lawrence

Andrew J Terry

Ronald Dale Paige

Richard D Latham

David A Bobo

Lisa Lyon

Andrew J Coates

Hugo Felder

Eric J Gustafson

Keith W Yoder

Paul Frische-Mouri

Justin J Carey

James M Walker

William S Butterfield

Samuel Howard Reaves, Iii

Robert B Kelsey

Sam Reaves

Brandon Kilbourne

Samuel H Reaves Iii

Housing for water monitoring device

A serviceable swing check valve assembly includes an access port for servicing the swing check valve. The valve assembly also includes a strainer that strains the fluid before it reaches the swing check valve. A valve assembly is positioned adjacent to a drain port to drain the debris that is collected by the strainer.

Serviceable swing check valve with integrated strainer and removable drain

An isolation mounting arm for use with an expansion tank has a passageway with a first end portion, a second end portion, and a medial portion located between the first end portion and the second end portion with the drain port located at the terminal end of the second end portion. A first tee is located in the first end portion with oppositely disposed first and second ports. A second tee is located in the second end portion, with oppositely disposed fourth and fifth ports. A first valve member is coupled to the first port, a second valve member is coupled to the second port, and a third valve member is located adjacent to the drain port. An expansion tank is coupled to either the fourth port or the fifth port with a plug coupled to the other port.

Hydronic expansion tank assembly

A magnetic water filter assembly with a removable lighter weight lower section to permit access to the internal components of the filter assembly. The removable lower section allows the servicing and/or replacement of the internal filter as well as cleaning of the assembly. The lighter weight lower section reduces the stress placed on the surrounding plumbing components, including the piping/tubing that couples to the filter assembly.

Magnetic water filter assembly

A water sediment filter assembly includes a screen member and a drain port which permits the removal of collected debris. The water sediment filter assembly includes a valve member which can be moved to different positions to permit the draining of collected sediment through the drain port.

Water sediment filter assembly

An isolation assembly for a boiler unit that incorporates a pressure relief valve and an automatic air vent to a valve body that includes a valve positioned adjacent to the automatic air vent. The unitary valve body reduces the number of components and leak paths and incorporates a ball valve to permit removing and/or securing the automatic air vent without having to purge the adjacent plumbing system.

Boiler pressure relief valve and automatic air vent isolation assembly

A plumbing system pressure protection valve assembly that utilizes a unitary body to connect a hot water tank to a cold water supply, a vacuum breaker, and an expansion tank. The assembly includes two ball valves coupled to the unitary body to isolate the hot water tank from the cold water feed and to isolate and permit draining of the expansion tank. The assembly also includes a rod and foot coupled to a tab on the unitary body to provide support for the expansion tank service valve assembly.

Expansion tank service valve assembly

A motorized zone valve assembly permits the servicing and/or replacement of a motorized zone valve in a hydronic heating and/or cooling system. The motorized zone valve assembly includes isolation valves coupled to the incoming and outgoing ports of the motorized zone valve via union nuts. The isolation valve members can be closed to permit the removal of the motorized zone valve by the loosening of the two union nuts. In addition, the isolation valve coupled to the outgoing port can include a drain valve and drain port to permit the isolation and draining of individual zones of the hydronic system.

Isolation service valve assembly for motorized zone valves

A dual union drain valve assembly has one or more reversible check valve inserts in the fitting(s) that are coupled to the drain valve body. The coupling of the fittings to the drain valve body is done using union couplings permitting the easy installation and/or reversal of the check valve insert(s). In addition, the union couplings permit removal of the dual union drain valve assembly from the surrounding plumbing system for service or replacement of the dual union drain valve assembly.

Dual union drain valve with reversible check inserts

A connection socket for a tubular connection includes a socket cup having a metal alloy composition and a sealing portion. A primary seal is positioned within the sealing portion. The primary seal includes an elastomeric material having a service temperature. One or more spacer rings are positioned within the sealing portion. A secondary seal is positioned within the sealing portion. The secondary seal includes a metal composition, wherein the secondary seal has a melting temperature at or above the service temperature of the primary seal. One or more locking rings are positioned within the sealing portion, wherein each of the one or more locking rings comprises a biting feature defined along an internal circumference of the locking ring.

Piping connections and connection sockets

A water supply monitoring system in connection with a supply line includes a fluid sensor configured to identify flow rate data identifying a flow rate of water through the supply line. A controller is configured to receive the flow rate data from the fluid sensor and compare the flow rate data over time to a plurality of flow rate models. The flow rate models define flow rate characteristics of a plurality of preconfigured water implements. The controller is further configured to classify a water consumption identified by the flow rate data as being consumed by a plurality of consumption implements in connection with the supply line in a plurality of consumption classifications.

Smart water monitoring and leak detection system

A ball check valve assembly includes a combination ball valve and spring check valve within a valve assembly. The use of union ends on the valve assembly permits the easy removal and replacement of the components of the valve assembly from a plumbing system. An integral bleeder valve allows for the pressure release and drainage of the ball check valve assembly before the union ends are decoupled.

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Granger, IN, United States of America

Christopher William Mason