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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2023
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Bloomington, IL (US);
John R. Donovan, Bloomington, IL (US);
Richard Jan Tjaden, Bloomington, IL (US);
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, IL (US);
Abstract
The present aspects relate to techniques for testing water mitigation equipment (e.g., sump pumps and sensors) using a testing platform that simulates a water intrusion environment. The methods and systems of simulating a water intrusion environment discussed herein improve testing and verification of water mitigation devices without the requirement of installing the devices in a real-world structure. A device may include (i) a liquid reservoir comprising a supply cavity configured to hold a volume of a liquid; (ii) a holding sump including a holding cavity; (iii) a first supply line coupled between the liquid reservoir and the holding sump; (iv) a testing sump including the testing cavity; (v) a second supply line coupled between the holding sump and the testing sump; and (vi) a return line coupled between the testing sump and the liquid reservoir.