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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2023
Uipco, Llc, San Antonio, TX (US);
Michael J. Maciolek, Kerrville, TX (US);
Donnette L. Moncrief Brown, San Antonio, TX (US);
Manfred Amann, San Antonio, TX (US);
Timothy Frank Davison, San Antonio, TX (US);
Snehal Desai, Richardson, TX (US);
Nicole Ferretti, Plano, TX (US);
Rachel Michelle Ballew, San Antonio, TX (US);
Chung Shing Sheldon Lee, South Jordan, UT (US);
Martin Lopez, Frisco, TX (US);
Kelsey Anne O'brien, Austin, TX (US);
Melissa Jane Porter, Lutz, FL (US);
Sayeef Rahim, Allen, TX (US);
Eric David Schroeder, San Antonio, TX (US);
Steven J. Schroeder, Oak Point, TX (US);
Joseph Michael Vesco, Sparks, NV (US);
United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method for identifying the sources of leaking water in a home or other facility. In particular, the embodiments provide devices that can dye water in a plumbing system to provide a visual indicator of water that has leaked from a pipe. These include manifold assemblies with integrated injection devices, as well as stand-alone injection devices that can be coupled to individual pipes and/or pipe connectors.