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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2023
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Bloomington, IL (US);
John R. Donovan, Bloomington, IL (US);
Joseph Robert Brannan, Bloomington, IL (US);
Aaron Williams, Congerville, IL (US);
Jeffrey Wilson Stoiber, Atlanta, GA (US);
Bryan R. Nussbaum, Bloomington, IL (US);
Ellakate Lefebre, Mesa, AZ (US);
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, IL (US);
Abstract
Techniques are described herein for detecting status changes to fluid flow devices. An exemplary computer-implemented method may include (1) receiving, from a sensor disposed proximate to a fluid flow device, a vibration signal; (2) determining a current flow rate within the fluid flow device based upon the vibration signal; (3) detecting a status change of the fluid flow device based upon a comparison between the current flow rate and a prior flow rate; (4) determining a recommended remediation action to adjust the current flow rate to the prior flow rate; and (5) generating an alert signal indicating the status change and the recommended remediation action.