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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2019
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
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);
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
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.