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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2017
Hs Labs, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Ramsey Devereaux, San Antonio, TX (US);
Manfred Amann, San Antonio, TX (US);
Eric David Schroeder, San Antonio, TX (US);
Donna Moncrief Brown, San Antonio, TX (US);
Emily Margaret Gray, San Antonio, TX (US);
Jess W. Gingrich, San Antonio, TX (US);
Justin Dax Haslam, San Antonio, TX (US);
Sharon Kay Haverlah, Bulverde, TX (US);
Michael Kyne, San Antonio, TX (US);
Juspreet Kaur, San Antonio, TX (US);
HS Labs, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
A flow monitoring system, which is configured to detect a leak in a water distribution system having appliances, includes a flow sensor. The flow sensor is configured to detect flow data of a flow of water within a conduit configured to fluidly couple to the appliances. The flow monitoring system also includes a processor. The processor is configured to receive the flow data from the flow sensor, determine whether a reference flow pattern (of a plurality of reference flow patterns) is present in the flow data (where the plurality of reference flow patterns correspond with expected water flow patterns to one or more appliance of the appliances), and initiate a shut-down mode configured to stop the flow of water in response to a determination that the reference flow pattern is not present in the flow data.