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Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 07, 2019
Applicant:

Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Timofey Sitnikov, Harrison, TN (US);

Paul S. Gifford, Chattanooga, TN (US);

Carlos Stephen Moreno, Chattanooga, TN (US);

Diego Aguilera, Chattanooga, TN (US);

Daryl Lee Gibson, Cleveland, TN (US);

Assignee:

Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03B 9/02 (2006.01); G01F 15/18 (2006.01); G01F 1/075 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03B 9/02 (2013.01); G01F 15/18 (2013.01); G01F 1/075 (2013.01); Y10T 137/5327 (2015.04);
Abstract

A method of measuring a characteristic of a fluid inside a fluid distribution system includes receiving a fluid inside a channel of a vein of a stem of a hydrant; recording data corresponding to the characteristic of the fluid with a sensing device, the sensing device including: a housing; a vein in sealing contact with the housing, the vein defining a channel extending from a lower end of the vein to an upper end of the vein; a sensor facing the channel and in sealing contact with the vein; at least one battery in electrical communication with the sensor and positioned within the housing; and an antenna in electrical communication with the sensor; and transmitting the data to the antenna.


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