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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth A. Clark, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Timofey Sitnikov, Harrison, TN (US);
Paul Gifford, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Assignee:
Mueller International LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/18 (2006.01); F17D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/18 (2013.01); F17D 5/00 (2013.01); Y10T 137/7025 (2015.04);
Abstract
A water sensing assembly includes: a valve box securely mountable on an underground water pipe; a sensor mounted inside the valve box, the sensor configured to sense a property of water within the underground water pipe; a top section connected to the valve box; and an electrical communication device mounted at a top portion of the adjustable top section such that the electrical communication device is positioned at or near the surface of the ground.