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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2019
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Richard J. Trieste, Jr., Staten Island, NY (US);
CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for monitoring an underground valve is provided. The system includes a valve having an actuator operable to open and close the valve. The system includes a first housing having a recess, the recess being sized to fit at least partially over the actuator. A second housing is removably coupled to the first housing, the second housing having a hollow interior disposed to have an open end enclosed by the first housing, the second housing further having a handle feature opposite the open end. A sensor is disposed in the hollow interior, the sensor generating a first signal in operation in response to a movement of the second housing.